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Burnt Ranch, California

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Burnt Ranch
census-designated place
Location of Burnt Ranch in Trinity County, California.
Location of Burnt Ranch in Trinity County, California.
Burnt Ranch is located in California
Burnt Ranch
Burnt Ranch
Position in California.
Coordinates: 40°48′38″N 123°28′46″W / 40.81056°N 123.47944°W / 40.81056; -123.47944
Country United States
State California
CountyTrinity
Area
[1]
 • Total
13.38 sq mi (34.66 km2)
 • Land13.38 sq mi (34.66 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0.01%
Elevation
[2]
1,502 ft (458 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
250
 • Density19/sq mi (7.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code
95527
Area code530
GNIS feature ID2582954
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burnt Ranch, California

Burnt Ranch (Chimariko: č’utamtače) a census-designated place (CDP) in Trinity County, California, United States.[2] It has a school and a post office. Its ZIP Code is 95527, and it is in area code 530. Its elevation is 1,502 feet (458 m).[2] Its population is 250 as of the 2020 census, down from 281 from the 2010 census.

History

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In early times, the area was inhabited by people speaking a form of the Chimariko language, which was spoken along the Trinity River from the mouth of South Fork at Salyer as far upstream as Big Bar; their principal village was at present-day Burnt Ranch.[3] Pre-contact, the Native American people of this area all spoke Chimariko as well as a dialect of the Hupa language. This is the Tsnungwe dialect of Hupa.[4]

Burnt Ranch is so named because a party of Indian raiders burned down the majority of the town in 1863.[5][6]

On 2 August 1858, J.W. Winslet's party of 16 men from Burnt Ranch were ambushed by the Whilkut in the Bald Hills along a trail to the Hupa villages, killing one man and wounding Winslet; the party retreated to Pardee's Ranch.[7][8]

Burnt Ranch was destroyed in the spring of 1863 by an Indian raiding party.

"On the Trinity, for many miles above its confluence with the Klamath, there were indications of a general uprising of discontented tribes. At Cedar Flat a trading post was attacked and destroyed, the keeper and another man escaping to Burnt Ranch. The family at Burnt Ranch was removed to a safer locality, and none too soon; one day thereafter the Indians arrived and set fire to everything that would burn."[9]

Burnt Ranch became a temporary camp from May to November 1864, used by 1st Battalion California Volunteer Mountaineers while moving Indians to Fort Humboldt.[10]

Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 13.4 square miles (35 km2), of which 99.99% is land and 0.01% is water. The town is 15.7 miles[11] southeast of Willow Creek on State Route 299.

Climate

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This region experiences hot and dry summers. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Burnt Ranch has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[12]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010281—
2020250−11.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[13]
1850–1870[14][15] 1880-1890[16]
1900[17] 1910[18] 1920[19]
1930[20] 1940[21] 1950[22]
1960[23] 1970[24] 1980[25]
1990[26] 2000[27] 2010[28]

Amesti first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[28]

2020 census

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As of the 2020 census, Burnt Ranch had a population of 250. The population density was 18.7 inhabitants per square mile (7.2/km2). The median age was 48.0 years. The age distribution was 39 people (15.6%) under the age of 18, 11 people (4.4%) aged 18 to 24, 69 people (27.6%) aged 25 to 44, 69 people (27.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 62 people (24.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 135.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 145.3 males age 18 and over.[29][30][31]

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[32]

The whole population lived in households. There were 118 households in Burnt Ranch, of which 11.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 39.8% were married-couple households, 10.2% were cohabiting-couple households, 39.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 11.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12.[29][31] There were 66 families (55.9% of all households).[33]

There were 135 housing units at an average density of 10.1 units per square mile (3.9 units/km2), of which 118 (87.4%) were occupied and 17 (12.6%) were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 0.0%. Of the occupied units, 87 (73.7%) were owner-occupied and 31 (26.3%) were occupied by renters.[29][31]

Racial composition as of the 2020 census[30]
RaceNumberPercent
White19377.2%
Black or African American00.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native114.4%
Asian20.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander10.4%
Some other race31.2%
Two or more races4016.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)197.6%

Politics

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In the state legislature, Burnt Ranch is in the 2nd senatorial district, represented by Democrat Mike McGuire,[34] and the 2nd Assembly district, represented by Democrat Chris Rogers.[35]

Federally, Burnt Ranch is in California's 2nd congressional district, represented by Democrat Jared Huffman.[36]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burnt Ranch, California
  3. ↑ Golla, Victor (2011) California Indian Languages. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-26667-4.
  4. ↑ Tsnungwe Place Names, by Tsnungwe Tribal Elders, 1994
  5. ↑ De Massey, Ernest, A Frenchman in the Gold Rush, California Historical Society, 1927 - 183 pages, page 100, reprinted: Kessinger Publishing, September 2010, ISBN 9781163174647
  6. ↑ Gudde, Erwin Gustav California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names, University of California Press, 1960
  7. ↑ Fight with Indians - One Man Killed and One Wounded Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Weekly Humboldt Times, August 7, 1858: p. 2, col. 3.
  8. ↑ Bledsoe, Anthony Jennings, Indian wars of the Northwest: A California sketch, Bacon and Co., San Francisco, 1885, pp. 233-237
  9. ↑ Bledsoe, Anthony Jennings, Indian wars of the Northwest: A California sketch, Bacon and Co., San Francisco, 1885, p. 410
  10. ↑ Historic California Posts: Camp Burnt Ranch, California State Military Department, The California Military Museum
  11. ↑ per Google Maps
  12. ↑ The climate as of 2017 is much hotter reaching high temperatures of 110 degrees Fahrenheit.Climate Summary for Burnt Ranch, California
  13. ↑ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  14. ↑ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  15. ↑ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  16. ↑ "1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  17. ↑ "1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  18. ↑ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  19. ↑ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  20. ↑ "1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  21. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  22. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  23. ↑ "1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  24. ↑ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  25. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  26. ↑ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  27. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  28. 1 2 "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  29. 1 2 3 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  30. 1 2 "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  31. 1 2 3 "Burnt Ranch CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  32. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  33. ↑ "Burnt Ranch CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  34. ↑ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  35. ↑ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  36. ↑ "California's 2nd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
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