Caribou, California
Encyclopedia
Caribou is a Census-designated place
located in Plumas County, California
, United States
. As of the 2010 Census, the town had a population of 0. Caribou is located on the North Fork Feather River
, 9.5 miles (15.3 km) south of Almanor
. The closest communities are Belden
to the southwest, Twain
to the southeast, Canyondam
to the north, and Greenville
to the east.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²), of which, 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water
.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
located in Plumas County, California
Plumas County, California
Plumas County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. The county gets its name from the Spanish words for the Feather River , which flows through the county. As of the 2010 census, the population 20,007, down from 20,824 at the 2000 census...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2010 Census, the town had a population of 0. Caribou is located on the North Fork Feather River
North Fork Feather River
The North Fork Feather River is a watercourse of the northern Sierra Nevada in the U.S. state of California. It flows generally southwards from its headwaters near Lassen Peak to Lake Oroville, a reservoir formed by Oroville Dam in the foothills of the Sierra, where it runs into the Feather River....
, 9.5 miles (15.3 km) south of Almanor
Almanor, California
Almanor is a census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 0 at the 2010 Census. Almanor is located south-southeast of Chester.-History:...
. The closest communities are Belden
Belden, California
Belden is a census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States. Belden is located on the North Fork Feather River, southwest of Caribou. The population was 22 at the 2010 census, down from 26 at the 2000 census.-History:...
to the southwest, Twain
Twain, California
Twain is a census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 82, down from 87 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Twain is located at ....
to the southeast, Canyondam
Canyondam, California
Canyondam is a census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States. Canyondam is located near the dam that forms Lake Almanor, east-southeast of Almanor...
to the north, and Greenville
Greenville, California
Greenville is a census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States, on the north-west side of Indian Valley. The population was 1,129 at the 2010 census, down from 1,160 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
to the east.
History
The place started as a placer mining camp in 1850. The name honors an Indian miner named Johnny Caribou. The Caribou post office operated from 1922 to 1976.Geography
Caribou is located at 40°4'48" North, 121°9'27" West (40.079929, -121.157397).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the town has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²), of which, 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water
Water
Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
.
Demographics
As of the 2010 Census, there are no people living in the town. According the US Census data, there are only two buildings in the community, both of them listed as "Vacant housing units" and "For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use". http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US0611166&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_DP1&-ds_name=D&-_lang=enMedia
The primary local news source is the Feather River Bulletin, a newspaper published every Wednesday.External links
- http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ReferenceMapFramesetServlet?_bm=y&-tree_id=420&-_MapEvent=&-errMsg=&-redoLog=false&-_zoomLevel=&-rm_config=|b=50|l=en|t=420|zf=0.0|ms=ref_legal_00dec|dw=0.13129910658957278|dh=0.07573729754789436|dt=gov.census.aff.domain.map.EnglishMapExtent|if=gif|cx=-121.1608905|cy=40.077026000000004|zl=4|pz=4|bo=404:315:314:313:323:321:319|bl=362:360:393:392:355:354:385|ft=350:349:335:389:388:332:331|fl=403:381:204:380:369:379:368|g=16000US0611166&-PANEL_ID=rm_result&-_pageY=330&-_lang=en&-geo_id=16000US0611166&-_pageX=534&-_mapY=127&-_mapX=373&-_latitude=&-_pan=&-_longitude=&-_changeMap=ZoomOutUS Census map]
- History of California, Volume II