Sierraville (Sierra, Spanish for "mountain range" and Ville, French for "town") is a census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States. It is at the southern end of the huge Sierra Valley which is used primarily as pasture and is also at the junction of California State Route 49 and California State Route 89 southwest of Loyalton. Sierraville has a post office with ZIP code 96126.ZIP Code Lookup The post office opened under the name Sierra Valley in 1862 and became known as the Sierraville post office in 1899. The population was 239 as of the 2020 census.
It is the site of the only traffic signal (a flashing red light) in Sierra County. In the winter of 2007, it was removed after an automobile accident and was replaced in the fall of 2008.
Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 5.0 square miles (13.0 km), of which 99.98% is land and 0.02% is water.
Climate This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Sierraville has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.Climate Summary for Sierraville, California
Demographics
Sierraville first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
Racial and ethnic composition +Sierraville CDP, California – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)18219891.00%82.85%Black or African American alone (NH)201.00%0.00%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Asian alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Other race alone (NH)020.00%0.84%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)090.00%3.77%Hispanic or Latino (any race)16308.00%12.55%Total200239 100.00%100.00%
2020 census The 2020 United States census reported that Sierraville had a population of 239. The population density was . The racial makeup of Sierraville was 200 (83.7%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 0 (0.0%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 12 (5.0%) from other races, and 27 (11.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30 persons (12.6%).
The whole population lived in households. There were 94 households, out of which 25 (26.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 30 (31.9%) were married-couple households, 12 (12.8%) were cohabiting couple households, 31 (33.0%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 21 (22.3%) had a male householder with no partner present. 36 households (38.3%) were one person, and 19 (20.2%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.54. There were 51 families (54.3% of all households).
The age distribution was 45 people (18.8%) under the age of 18, 7 people (2.9%) aged 18 to 24, 49 people (20.5%) aged 25 to 44, 72 people (30.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 66 people (27.6%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 55.4years. For every 100 females, there were 91.2 males.
There were 130 housing units at an average density of , of which 94 (72.3%) were occupied. Of these, 62 (66.0%) were owner-occupied, and 32 (34.0%) were occupied by renters.
Politics In the state legislature, Sierraville is included in , and .
Federally, Sierraville is in .
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