New Pine Creek, California facts for kids

Quick facts for kids New Pine Creek
census-designated place
New Pine Creek Location in California
Country	United States
State	California
County	Modoc
Area
• Total	2.285 sq mi (5.918 km2)
• Land	2.285 sq mi (5.918 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	4,842 ft (1,476 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	87
• Density	38.07/sq mi (14.70/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)	530
GNIS feature IDs	1164121; 2583092

New Pine Creek (once called Pine Creek) is a small community in Modoc County, California. It is known as a census-designated place, which means it's an area that looks like a town but isn't officially governed as one.

This community is right on the border with Oregon. It sits about 7 miles (11 km) north-northeast of Willow Ranch. New Pine Creek is quite high up, at an elevation of 4,842 feet (1,476 meters) above sea level.

In 2020, 87 people lived here. This number was a bit lower than in 2010, when 98 people lived in New Pine Creek. A book from 1913 said that Pine Creek was near Goose Lake and had about 300 residents back then.

The Border Mystery

New Pine Creek is unique because it sits right on the border between California and Oregon. Part of the community is even in Oregon! However, it's not the very northernmost place in California.

This is due to a surveying mistake made in 1868. The actual border was placed about half a mile south of where it was supposed to be. In 1984, California and Oregon talked about this error, but they decided not to change the official status of New Pine Creek.

Geography of New Pine Creek

New Pine Creek covers an area of about 2.3 square miles (5.9 square kilometers). All of this area is land, meaning there are no large bodies of water within its boundaries.

Who Lives in New Pine Creek?

The 2010 United States Census gathered information about the people living in New Pine Creek.

Population Details

In 2010, the population was 98 people. This means there were about 42.9 people living in each square mile.

Most of the people in New Pine Creek were White (90.8%). A small number (8.2%) were from two or more racial backgrounds. About 4.1% of the people were of Hispanic or Latino origin.

All 98 people lived in homes, not in group living places or institutions.

Households and Families

There were 53 homes in New Pine Creek.

• 9 homes (17%) had children under 18.
• 20 homes (37.7%) were married couples.
• 5 homes (9.4%) had a female head of household with no husband.
• 2 homes (3.8%) had a male head of household with no wife.

Some homes (34%) were made up of just one person. About 13 homes (24.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average number of people in each home was 1.85.

There were 27 families, making up about half of all households. The average family size was 2.26 people.

Age Groups

The population was spread out by age:

• 10 people (10.2%) were under 18.
• 1 person (1.0%) was aged 18 to 24.
• 13 people (13.3%) were aged 25 to 44.
• 43 people (43.9%) were aged 45 to 64.
• 31 people (31.6%) were 65 or older.

The average age in New Pine Creek was 55.5 years. For every 100 females, there were about 122.7 males.

Housing Information

There were 67 housing units in total. About 67.9% of these homes were owned by the people living in them, while 32.1% were rented. Most people (63.3%) lived in homes they owned, and 36.7% lived in rented homes.

Climate

See also

In Spanish: New Pine Creek (California) para niños