Ruth, California facts for kids
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Ruth
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 Ruth, California
Location in California
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Trinity |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.520 sq mi (104.948 km2) |
| • Land | 38.842 sq mi (100.600 km2) |
| • Water | 1.678 sq mi (4.347 km2) 4.14% |
| Elevation | 2,933 ft (894 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 254 |
| • Density | 6.269/sq mi (2.420/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code |
95526
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| Area code(s) | 707 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2628787 |
Ruth is a small community in Trinity County, California. It is known as a census-designated place (CDP). This means it's a special area defined by the government for counting people.
Ruth is located in the southern part of Trinity County. The community and the nearby Ruth Lake got their names from Ruth McKnight. She was the daughter of some of the first people to settle there.
The area uses the ZIP code 95526 and the area code 707. Ruth is close to where the Mad River begins. It is also next to the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness, a large natural area. Ruth sits high up, about 2,933 feet (894 meters) above sea level. In 2020, 254 people lived in Ruth. This was more than the 195 people counted in 2010.
Ruth's Location and Size
Ruth is a fairly large area, even though not many people live there. It covers about 40.5 square miles (104.9 square kilometers). Most of this area is land, around 38.8 square miles (100.6 square kilometers). The rest, about 1.7 square miles (4.3 square kilometers), is water. This water makes up about 4.14% of the total area.
Who Lives in Ruth?
The 2010 United States Census counted 195 people living in Ruth. This means there were about 4.8 people for every square mile.
Most of the people in Ruth were White, making up about 87.2% of the population. There were also some Native American residents (4.6%) and a small number of Asian residents (0.5%). About 7.2% of the people were from two or more different racial backgrounds. Only a small number, about 1.0%, were Hispanic or Latino.
Almost everyone in Ruth lived in homes, with only a few people living in group housing.
Families and Homes in Ruth
In 2010, there were 99 households in Ruth. A household is a group of people living together in one home.
- About 16% of these households had children under 18.
- Many households (33.3%) were married couples.
- Some households had a single parent, either a mother (10.1%) or a father (5.1%).
- About 42.4% of the households had only one person living there.
- About 12.1% of homes had someone aged 65 or older living alone.
The average household in Ruth had about 1.94 people. There were 48 families, with an average of 2.56 people per family.
Age Groups in Ruth
The people living in Ruth in 2010 were of different ages:
- 12.3% were under 18 years old.
- 3.6% were between 18 and 24 years old.
- 17.4% were between 25 and 44 years old.
- 42.6% were between 45 and 64 years old.
- 24.1% were 65 years old or older.
The average age in Ruth was about 54.9 years. For every 100 females, there were about 97 males.
There were 315 housing units in Ruth. Most of these homes (73.7%) were owned by the people living in them. The rest (26.3%) were rented. Most of the people in Ruth (76.9%) lived in homes they owned.
