Tehama County, California

Tehama County (/təˈheɪmə/ tə-HAY-mə) is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,463.[1] The county seat and largest city is Red Bluff.[3]

Tehama County, California
County
County of Tehama
Images, from top down, left to right: Black Rock in the Ishi Wilderness, State Theatre in Red Bluff, Park Headquarters in Lassen Volcanic National Park, front of the William B. Ide Adobe
Seal
Location in the U.S. state of California
California's location in the United States
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Shasta Cascade
Incorporated	1856
Seat	Red Bluff
Largest city	Red Bluff
Area
• Total	2,962 sq mi (7,670 km^2)
• Land	2,950 sq mi (7,600 km^2)
• Water	12 sq mi (30 km^2)
Population  (April 1, 2010)[1]
• Total	63,463
• Estimate  (2019)[2]	65,084
• Density	21/sq mi (8.3/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Website	www.co.tehama.ca.us

Tehama County comprises the Red Bluff, California micropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Redding-Red Bluff, California combined statistical area. The county is bisected by the Sacramento River.

History

Tehama County was formed from parts of Butte, Colusa, and Shasta Counties in 1856.

The county is named for the City of Tehama. The origin of the name is not known. Suggested possible roots are the Spanish language word tejamanil (shingle), or "high water" in the dialect of local Native Americans.

The first permanent non-indigenous settlers in the area that is now Tehama County were Robert Hasty Thomes, Albert Gallatin Toomes, William George Chard, and Job Francis Dye. The four men were each given land grants by the government of Mexico in 1844. Thomes received Rancho Saucos, Toomes received Rancho Rio de los Molinos, Chard received Rancho Las Flores, and Dye received Rancho Primer Cañon o Rio de Los Berrendos. Later in the same year Josiah Belden received Rancho Barranca Colorado.[4]

Famous early figures include Kit Carson, who took part in a fight that gave name to Bloody Island and Battle Creek, Jedediah Smith, John C. Fremont, and William B. Ide, the first and only president of the California Republic.

The history of Tehama County includes the January 1886 relocation of Red Bluff's Chinese population, followed by the August 1886 torching of Red Bluff's Chinatown by alleged arsonists.[5] The January 29th, 1886 edition of The Daily Alta detailed 'The Anti-Coolie Move' and confirms that a secret anti-Chinese meeting was convened in the town of Tehama, and an organization established to relocate the estimated 2,000 Chinese in and around Vina. Secret daily anti-Chinese caucuses in Red Bluff were also held.[6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,962 square miles (7,670 km²), of which 2,950 square miles (7,600 km²) is land and 12 square miles (31 km²) (0.4%) is water.[7] Watercourses in Tehama County include Dye Creek and Payne's Creek. The county is intersected by Sacramento River.[8] A small part of Lassen Volcanic National Park extends into the northeast corner of the county. The highest point of the county[9] is Brokeoff Mountain (9,235 feet[10]).

Adjacent counties

• Shasta County - north
• Plumas County - northeast
• Butte County - east
• Glenn County - south
• Mendocino County - southwest
• Trinity County - west

National protected areas

• Lassen National Forest (part)
• Lassen Volcanic National Park (part)
• Mendocino National Forest (part)
• Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge (part)
• Shasta–Trinity National Forest (part)

Transportation

Major highways

• Interstate 5
• State Route 32
• State Route 36
• State Route 89
• State Route 99

Public transportation

Tehama Rural Area Express (TRAX) operates local service in Red Bluff and service to Los Molinos and Corning. Greyhound buses stop in Red Bluff.

Airports

Red Bluff Municipal Airport and Corning Municipal Airport are two general aviation airports.

Crime

The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense.

Population and crime rates
Population[11]	62,985
Violent crime[12]	387	6.14
Homicide[12]	3	0.05
Forcible rape[12]	9	0.14
Robbery[12]	28	0.44
Aggravated assault[12]	347	5.51
Property crime[12]	725	11.51
Burglary[12]	400	6.35
Larceny-theft[12][note 1]	808	12.83
Motor vehicle theft[12]	136	2.16
Arson[12]	33	0.52

Cities by population and crime rates

Cities by population and crime rates
City	Population[13]	Violent crimes[13]	Violent crime rate per 1,000 persons	Property crimes[13]	Property crime rate per 1,000 persons
Corning	7,751	51	6.58	281	36.25
Red Bluff	14,236	112	7.87	811	56.97

Demographics

2011

Population, race, and income
Total population[11]	62,985
White[11]	53,613	85.1%
Black or African American[11]	418	0.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native[11]	1,426	2.3%
Asian[11]	768	1.2%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander[11]	69	0.1%
Some other race[11]	4,159	6.6%
Two or more races[11]	2,532	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)[14]	13,491	21.4%
Per capita income[15]	$20,689
Median household income[16]	$38,753
Median family income[17]	$46,805

Places by population, race, and income

Places by population and race
Place	Type[18]	Population[11]	White[11]	Other[11] [note 2]	Asian[11]	Black or African American[11]	Native American[11] [note 3]	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)[14]
Bend	CDP	620	93.1%	3.7%	1.5%	0.0%	1.8%	3.5%
Corning	City	7,624	77.7%	18.3%	1.4%	0.0%	2.6%	42.0%
Flournoy	CDP	115	99.1%	0.9%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	29.6%
Gerber	CDP	855	72.7%	24.3%	0.0%	0.0%	2.9%	51.0%
Lake California	CDP	2,855	90.2%	4.9%	0.5%	0.0%	4.3%	4.5%
Las Flores	CDP	100	74.0%	26.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Los Molinos	CDP	2,479	84.0%	15.4%	0.0%	0.0%	0.6%	24.7%
Manton	CDP	313	87.9%	8.3%	0.0%	3.8%	0.0%	7.0%
Mineral	CDP	133	97.0%	3.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	4.5%
Paskenta	CDP	71	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Paynes Creek	CDP	56	92.9%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	7.1%	14.3%
Proberta	CDP	254	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Rancho Tehama Reserve	CDP	1,356	82.4%	17.6%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	16.2%
Red Bluff	City	14,026	89.3%	7.4%	0.9%	0.4%	2.0%	21.2%
Richfield	CDP	243	88.9%	3.3%	3.7%	0.0%	4.1%	0.8%
Tehama	City	383	85.9%	12.5%	0.0%	0.0%	1.6%	13.3%
Vina	CDP	107	93.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	6.5%	15.0%

Places by population and income
Place	Type[18]	Population[19]	Per capita income[15]	Median household income[16]	Median family income[17]
Bend	CDP	620	$31,726	$72,917	$86,597
Corning	City	7,624	$13,884	$38,225	$42,561
Flournoy	CDP	115	$60,147	$70,000	$78,333
Gerber	CDP	855	$13,410	$29,612	$31,346
Lake California	CDP	2,855	$21,022	$47,611	$50,027
Las Flores	CDP	100	$12,060	$21,389	$23,636
Los Molinos	CDP	2,479	$15,727	$32,567	$40,077
Manton	CDP	313	$23,536	$41,875	$45,000
Mineral	CDP	133	$35,310	$65,729	$65,729
Paskenta	CDP	71	$15,446	$29,375	$45,625
Paynes Creek	CDP	56	$29,325	$51,250	$75,000
Proberta	CDP	254	$19,601	$32,049	$31,111
Rancho Tehama Reserve	CDP	1,356	$14,323	$26,306	$29,485
Red Bluff	City	14,026	$17,877	$31,690	$39,388
Richfield	CDP	243	$21,631	$42,969	$43,438
Tehama	City	383	$20,801	$36,786	$39,712
Vina	CDP	107	$40,851	$51,607	[20]

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Tehama County had a population of 63,463. The racial makeup of Tehama County was 51,721 (81.5%) White, 406 (0.6%) African American, 1,644 (2.6%) Native American, 656 (1.0%) Asian, 76 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 6,258 (9.9%) from other races, and 2,702 (4.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13,906 persons (21.9%).[21]

Population reported at 2010 United States Census
The County	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic orLatino (of any race)
Tehama County	63,463	51,721	406	1,644	656	76	6,258	2,702	13,906
Incorporated cities and towns	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic orLatino (of any race)
Corning	7,663	5,510	44	201	82	11	1,496	319	3,271
Red Bluff	14,076	11,366	128	438	187	16	1,168	773	3,037
Tehama	418	346	6	23	1	0	27	15	57
Census-designated places	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic orLatino (of any race)
Bend	619	570	4	15	3	0	14	13	48
Flournoy	101	90	0	1	3	2	4	1	9
Gerber	1,060	575	6	55	8	0	371	45	526
Lake California	3,054	2,751	11	81	31	6	55	119	251
Las Flores	187	127	0	5	0	0	41	14	72
Los Molinos	2,037	1,581	0	39	7	2	321	87	537
Manton	347	312	0	20	1	0	7	7	35
Mineral	123	115	0	1	1	0	1	5	4
Paskenta	112	95	0	0	0	0	8	9	19
Paynes Creek	57	51	0	2	0	0	1	3	7
Proberta	267	174	0	7	1	1	76	8	91
Rancho Tehama Reserve	1,485	1,181	21	52	21	5	102	103	214
Richfield	306	264	0	4	0	0	35	3	65
Vina	237	195	1	7	2	0	20	12	42
Other unincorporated areas	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic orLatino (of any race)
All others not CDPs (combined)	31,314	26,418	185	693	308	33	2,511	1,166	5,621

2000

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	4,044		—
1870	3,587		−11.3%
1880	9,301		159.3%
1890	9,916		6.6%
1900	10,996		10.9%
1910	11,401		3.7%
1920	12,882		13.0%
1930	13,866		7.6%
1940	14,316		3.2%
1950	19,276		34.6%
1960	25,305		31.3%
1970	29,517		16.6%
1980	38,888		31.7%
1990	49,625		27.6%
2000	56,039		12.9%
2010	63,463		13.2%
Est. 2019	65,084	[2]	2.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[22] 1790-1960[23] 1900-1990[24] 1990-2000[25] 2010-2015[1]

As of the census[26] of 2000, there were 56,039 people, 21,013 households, and 14,898 families residing in the county. The population density was 19 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 23,547 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 84.8% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 2.1% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 8.3% from other races, and 3.4% from two or more races. 15.8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 14.4% were of German, 11.0% English, 9.6% Irish and 9.5% American ancestry according to the 2000 United States Census. 86.0% spoke English and 13.0% Spanish as their first language.

There were 21,013 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,206, and the median income for a family was $37,277. Males had a median income of $30,872 versus $22,864 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,793. About 13.0% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.0% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Voter registration statistics

Population and registered voters
Total population[11]	62,985
Registered voters[27][note 4]	30,485	48.4%
Democratic[27]	9,163	30.1%
Republican[27]	13,542	44.4%
Democratic–Republican spread[27]	-4,379	-14.3%
American Independent[27]	1,502	4.9%
Green[27]	125	0.4%
Libertarian[27]	234	0.8%
Peace and Freedom[27]	92	0.3%
Americans Elect[27]	0	0.0%
Other[27]	108	0.4%
No party preference[27]	5,719	18.8%

Cities by population and voter registration

Cities by population and voter registration
City	Population[11]	Registered voters[27] [note 4]	Democratic[27]	Republican[27]	D–R spread[27]	Other[27]	No party preference[27]
Corning	7,624	33.8%	35.2%	35.1%	+0.1%	11.7%	22.8%
Red Bluff	14,026	42.1%	33.8%	37.2%	-3.4%	12.8%	21.6%
Tehama	383	54.3%	35.1%	39.9%	-4.8%	15.4%	16.8%

Overview

Tehama is a strongly Republican county in Presidential and congressional elections. The last Democrat to win a majority in the county was Jimmy Carter in 1976. Bill Clinton won a plurality in 1992.

Presidential elections results

Tehama County vote
by party in presidential elections[28]

Year	REP	DEM	Others
2016	64.81% 15,494	28.48% 6,809	6.71% 1,605
2012	61.95% 14,235	34.53% 7,934	3.52% 808
2008	60.44% 14,843	36.42% 8,945	3.14% 772
2004	66.42% 15,572	32.01% 7,504	1.57% 368
2000	63.63% 13,270	31.20% 6,507	5.16% 1,077
1996	50.34% 10,292	35.66% 7,290	13.99% 2,861
1992	35.36% 7,419	35.79% 7,508	28.85% 6,052
1988	56.52% 9,854	41.37% 7,213	2.11% 367
1984	62.78% 11,586	35.37% 6,527	1.85% 342
1980	59.13% 9,140	31.26% 4,832	9.61% 1,485
1976	44.81% 6,110	51.27% 6,990	3.92% 535
1972	48.73% 6,054	41.65% 5,175	9.62% 1,195
1968	47.26% 5,198	41.50% 4,565	11.24% 1,236
1964	39.50% 4,529	60.42% 6,928	0.09% 10
1960	49.96% 5,522	49.61% 5,483	0.43% 47
1956	53.82% 4,866	45.82% 4,143	0.36% 33
1952	64.31% 5,742	34.83% 3,110	0.86% 77
1948	51.27% 3,348	44.72% 2,920	4.02% 262
1944	47.79% 2,903	51.53% 3,130	0.68% 41
1940	43.95% 2,913	54.59% 3,618	1.46% 97
1936	38.46% 2,376	59.68% 3,687	1.86% 115
1932	34.20% 2,001	60.40% 3,534	5.40% 316
1928	65.58% 3,393	31.89% 1,650	2.53% 131
1924	45.97% 1,943	11.50% 486	42.54% 1,798
1920	61.81% 2,462	27.09% 1,079	11.10% 442
1916	36.32% 1,739	52.92% 2,534	10.76% 515
1912	0.38% 13	47.16% 1,595	52.45% 1,774
1908	47.46% 1,064	39.88% 894	12.67% 284
1904	56.32% 1,234	32.86% 720	10.82% 237
1900	50.35% 1,210	47.36% 1,138	2.29% 55
1896	45.39% 969	53.16% 1,135	1.45% 31
1892	43.39% 969	46.80% 1,045	9.80% 219

In the United States House of Representatives, Tehama County is in California's 1st congressional district, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa.[29]

In the California State Legislature, the county is in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican Jim Nielsen,[30] and the 3rd Assembly District, represented by Republican James Gallagher.

On November 4, 2008, Tehama County voted 72.7% for Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages.[31]

Communities

Cities

• Corning
• Red Bluff
• Tehama

Census-designated places

• Bend
• Flournoy
• Gerber
• Lake California
• Las Flores
• Los Molinos
• Manton
• Mineral
• Paskenta
• Paynes Creek
• Proberta
• Rancho Tehama Reserve
• Richfield
• Vina

Other unincorporated places

• Kirkwood
• Mill Creek

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Tehama County.[32]

† county seat

Rank	City/Town/etc.	Municipal type	Population (2010 Census)
1	† Red Bluff	City	14,076
2	Corning	City	7,663
3	Lake California	CDP	3,054
4	Los Molinos	CDP	2,037
5	Rancho Tehama Reserve	CDP	1,485
6	Gerber	CDP	1,060
7	Bend	CDP	619
8	Tehama	City	418
9	Manton	CDP	347
10	Richfield	CDP	306
11	Proberta	CDP	267
12	Vina	CDP	237
13	Las Flores	CDP	187
14	Mineral	CDP	123
15	Paskenta	CDP	112
16	Flournoy	CDP	101
17	Paynes Creek	CDP	57

See also

• Hiking trails in Tehama County
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Tehama County, California
• Orland Buttes

Notes

1. Only larceny-theft cases involving property over $400 in value are reported as property crimes.
2. Other = Some other race + Two or more races
3. Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native
4. Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.

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External links

• Official website