Trinity Center, California facts for kids
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Trinity Center
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 Trinity Center, California
Location in California
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Trinity |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.231 sq mi (13.547 km2) |
| • Land | 5.231 sq mi (13.547 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 2,510 ft (770 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 198 |
| • Density | 37.85/sq mi (14.62/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code |
96091
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| Area code(s) | 530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583167 |
Trinity Center is a small community in Trinity County, California, United States. It is located about 29 miles (47 km) north of Weaverville. This area is famous for Trinity Lake, which is a very popular spot for tourists in the summer.
Trinity Center has a store, an airport called Trinity Center Airport, a marina for boats, a community church, and several places to camp or stay. The nearby community of Coffee Creek is also close by. The ZIP code for Trinity Center is 96091. The town sits at an elevation of about 2,390 feet (728 meters) above sea level. In 2020, 198 people lived there.
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History of Trinity Center
The first town of Trinity Center was started in 1851. It was a stop for people traveling further north. This original town is now underwater, beneath Trinity Lake. The lake was created when the Trinity River Dam was built in 1961.
Before the dam, some buildings were moved from the old town to where Trinity Center is today. These included the I.O.O.F. building and several homes. Trinity Center was once a gold mining town. You can still see signs of this, like the piles of leftover rock from mining at the north end of the lake.
Geography of Trinity Center
Trinity Center is a small area of land. It covers about 5.2 square miles (13.5 square kilometers). All of this area is land, with no water within its official boundaries.
Climate and Weather
Trinity Center has a type of weather called a hot-summer mediterranean climate. This means it has hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters. On climate maps, this is shown as "Csa".
The hottest temperature ever recorded in Trinity Center was a very warm 116°F (47°C) on July 29, 2022. The coldest temperature recorded was 4°F (-16°C) on December 22, 1990.
| Climate data for Trinity River Hatchery, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1974–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 70 (21) |
81 (27) |
85 (29) |
94 (34) |
101 (38) |
111 (44) |
116 (47) |
113 (45) |
114 (46) |
99 (37) |
83 (28) |
67 (19) |
116 (47) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 58.4 (14.7) |
67.6 (19.8) |
75.3 (24.1) |
83.6 (28.7) |
91.5 (33.1) |
100.0 (37.8) |
105.0 (40.6) |
103.5 (39.7) |
99.4 (37.4) |
89.4 (31.9) |
71.9 (22.2) |
56.8 (13.8) |
106.6 (41.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 50.0 (10.0) |
56.0 (13.3) |
61.5 (16.4) |
67.7 (19.8) |
77.3 (25.2) |
86.5 (30.3) |
95.6 (35.3) |
94.4 (34.7) |
88.8 (31.6) |
75.6 (24.2) |
58.4 (14.7) |
48.2 (9.0) |
71.7 (22.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 41.4 (5.2) |
44.5 (6.9) |
48.4 (9.1) |
52.7 (11.5) |
60.6 (15.9) |
67.6 (19.8) |
74.8 (23.8) |
73.1 (22.8) |
67.2 (19.6) |
57.1 (13.9) |
47.1 (8.4) |
40.2 (4.6) |
56.2 (13.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 32.7 (0.4) |
32.9 (0.5) |
35.4 (1.9) |
37.7 (3.2) |
44.0 (6.7) |
48.6 (9.2) |
54.0 (12.2) |
51.9 (11.1) |
45.6 (7.6) |
38.6 (3.7) |
35.6 (2.0) |
32.3 (0.2) |
40.8 (4.9) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 23.5 (−4.7) |
23.7 (−4.6) |
27.6 (−2.4) |
29.2 (−1.6) |
34.1 (1.2) |
39.0 (3.9) |
46.9 (8.3) |
45.1 (7.3) |
37.3 (2.9) |
29.6 (−1.3) |
25.0 (−3.9) |
23.5 (−4.7) |
19.1 (−7.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 12 (−11) |
10 (−12) |
20 (−7) |
23 (−5) |
27 (−3) |
33 (1) |
37 (3) |
38 (3) |
32 (0) |
20 (−7) |
15 (−9) |
4 (−16) |
4 (−16) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.95 (151) |
4.71 (120) |
4.07 (103) |
2.57 (65) |
1.69 (43) |
0.86 (22) |
0.19 (4.8) |
0.14 (3.6) |
0.33 (8.4) |
1.94 (49) |
3.50 (89) |
6.45 (164) |
32.40 (823) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 1.2 (3.0) |
1.6 (4.1) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.6 (1.5) |
2.7 (6.9) |
6.4 (16.26) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 14.8 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 10.8 | 14.8 | 95.2 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 3.8 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
Population and People
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 240 | — | |
| 1870 | 160 | −33.3% | |
| 2010 | 267 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1850–1870 1880-1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 |
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In 2010, the population of Trinity Center was 267 people. By 2020, the population had decreased to 198 people.
Most of the people living in Trinity Center in 2010 were White. There were also small numbers of Native American, Asian, and Pacific Islander residents. About 4% of the population identified as Hispanic or Latino.
The average age of people in Trinity Center in 2010 was 62 years old. This means it is a community with many older adults. About 9% of the population was under 18 years old.
See also
In Spanish: Trinity Center (California) para niños
