Cedarville, California

Cedarville is located at 41°31' North, 120°10' West (41.31, -120.17). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of , of which 99.92% is land and 0.08% is water. The largest town in Surprise Valley, Cedarville is located on the alluvial apron at the mouth of Cedar Canyon, on the eastern base of the Warner Mountains, near the western shore of Middle Alkali Lake. ==History==

Originally known as Deep Creek, Cedarville was founded around 1864 as a stopping place for wagon trains. In 1867 a trading post was being run by William Cressler and John Bonner, who later also built the first road over Cedar Pass, which connected Surprise Valley to Alturas and the rest of Modoc County. The first post office opened in 1869. and once Fort Bidwell, to the north, was demilitarized Cedarville's central location and access to Cedar Pass made it the natural population and business center of the valley. A 1913 book described Cedarville as being on Middle Alkali Lake and having a population of about 500. The Laxague Lumber Company mill was located in Cedarville, and employed from 18 to 60 residents. ==California Historical Landmarks==

west of the city center on California State Route 299 is Bonner Grade, a California Historical Landmark. California Historical Landmark number 15 reads: :NO. 15 BONNER GRADE - The first road from Cedarville to Alturas followed the course of the present highway over Warner Mountains from Surprise Valley. It was named in honor of John H. Bonner, who was instrumental in securing the construction of the road over Bonner Grade in 1869. The pass is a 6% grade between Bear Mountain and Payne Peak. In Cedarville Park is California Historical Landmark number 14. California Historical Landmark number 14 reads: :NO. 14 CRESSLER AND BONNER TRADING POST, 1865 - Cressler and Bonner started the first mercantile establishment in Modoc County here, in the first building erected in the town of Cedarville. They carried on a thriving business with emigrants en route to California and Oregon, and later with Surprise Valley settlers. ==Demographics==

Cedarville first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 214 households in Cedarville, of which 11.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.1% were married-couple households, 24.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 42.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 25.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. reported that Cedarville had a population of 514. The population density was . The racial makeup of Cedarville was 422 (82.1%) White, 1 (0.2%) African American, 15 (2.9%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 59 (11.5%) from other races, and 17 (3.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 86 persons (16.7%). The Census reported that 490 people (95.3% of the population) lived in households, 2 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 22 (4.3%) were institutionalized. There were 237 households, out of which 55 (23.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 98 (41.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 21 (8.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 13 (5.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 19 (8.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 1 (0.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 92 households (38.8%) were made up of individuals, and 51 (21.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07. There were 132 families (55.7% of all households); the average family size was 2.71. The population was spread out, with 94 people (18.3%) under the age of 18, 31 people (6.0%) aged 18 to 24, 104 people (20.2%) aged 25 to 44, 149 people (29.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 136 people (26.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males. There were 294 housing units at an average density of , of which 146 (61.6%) were owner-occupied, and 91 (38.4%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 12.5%. 296 people (57.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 194 people (37.7%) lived in rental housing units. 2000 At the United States 2000 Census, there were 849 people, 374 households, and 236 families residing with a population density of 3.2 per within Zip Code 96104, not all of which is within Cedarville. There were 465 housing units at an average density of 1.6 per . The racial makeup of the city was 90.3% White, 0.1% African American, 3.8% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 3.1% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. 8.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Males had a median income of $37,136 versus $19,083 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,412. 18.5% of the population and 14.1% of families were below the poverty line. ==Climate==

Cedarville has a steppe climate (BSk) according to the Köppen climate classification system. {{Weather box | width = auto | collapsed = yes | single line = yes | location = Cedarville, California (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1894–present) | Jan record high F = 69 | Feb record high F = 72 | Mar record high F = 80 | Apr record high F = 88 | May record high F = 98 | Jun record high F = 105 | Jul record high F = 110 | Aug record high F = 111 | Sep record high F = 106 | Oct record high F = 96 | Nov record high F = 79 | Dec record high F = 66 | year record high F = | Jan high F = 43.5 | Feb high F = 47.5 | Mar high F = 53.6 | Apr high F = 59.6 | May high F = 68.9 | Jun high F = 79.4 | Jul high F = 90.5 | Aug high F = 89.3 | Sep high F = 81.2 | Oct high F = 67.3 | Nov high F = 51.5 | Dec high F = 42.0 | year high F = 64.5 | Jan mean F = 32.7 | Feb mean F = 35.7 | Mar mean F = 40.9 | Apr mean F = 46.1 | May mean F = 54.8 | Jun mean F = 63.6 | Jul mean F = 73.0 | Aug mean F = 70.9 | Sep mean F = 62.7 | Oct mean F = 50.8 | Nov mean F = 39.0 | Dec mean F = 31.4 | year mean F = 50.1 | Jan low F = 21.9 | Feb low F = 23.9 | Mar low F = 28.2 | Apr low F = 32.6 | May low F = 40.8 | Jun low F = 47.9 | Jul low F = 55.5 | Aug low F = 52.5 | Sep low F = 44.2 | Oct low F = 34.3 | Nov low F = 26.5 | Dec low F = 20.9 | year low F = 35.8 | Jan record low F = -23 | Feb record low F = -17 | Mar record low F = -2 | Apr record low F = 10 | May record low F = 19 | Jun record low F = 22 | Jul record low F = 31 | Aug record low F = 27 | Sep record low F = 21 | Oct record low F = 1 | Nov record low F = -7 | Dec record low F = -28 | year record low F = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation inch = 1.71 | Feb precipitation inch = 1.16 | Mar precipitation inch = 1.48 | Apr precipitation inch = 1.41 | May precipitation inch = 1.35 | Jun precipitation inch = 0.67 | Jul precipitation inch = 0.24 | Aug precipitation inch = 0.23 | Sep precipitation inch = 0.34 | Oct precipitation inch = 0.94 | Nov precipitation inch = 1.55 | Dec precipitation inch = 2.04 | year precipitation inch = 13.12 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in | Jan precipitation days = 9.3 | Feb precipitation days = 8.3 | Mar precipitation days = 9.3 | Apr precipitation days = 9.2 | May precipitation days = 8.5 | Jun precipitation days = 4.8 | Jul precipitation days = 1.6 | Aug precipitation days = 1.9 | Sep precipitation days = 2.5 | Oct precipitation days = 5.3 | Nov precipitation days = 8.8 | Dec precipitation days = 10.1 | year precipitation days = 79.6 | Jan snow inch = 6.1 | Feb snow inch = 3.3 | Mar snow inch = 2.3 | Apr snow inch = 0.8 | May snow inch = 0.0 | Jun snow inch = 0.0 | Jul snow inch = 0.0 | Aug snow inch = 0.0 | Sep snow inch = 0.0 | Oct snow inch = 0.3 | Nov snow inch = 2.8 | Dec snow inch = 6.6 | year snow inch = 22.2 | unit snow days = 0.1 in | Jan snow days = 2.2 | Feb snow days = 1.7 | Mar snow days = 0.9 | Apr snow days = 0.5 | May snow days = 0.1 | Jun snow days = 0.0 | Jul snow days = 0.0 | Aug snow days = 0.0 | Sep snow days = 0.0 | Oct snow days = 0.1 | Nov snow days = 1.2 | Dec snow days = 2.4 | year snow days = 9.1 | source = NOAA ==Economy==

The town hosts an annual Last Frontier Fair in August. Tourist services, such as bed and breakfast accommodations, are available in the community. One area attraction is the Warner Mountains, most of which are inside Modoc National Forest, and the headquarters of the Warner Mountain Ranger District is in downtown Cedarville. ==Government==

In the state legislature, Cedarville is in , and . Federally, Cedarville is in . ==Education==

Public schools in Cedarville are administered the Surprise Valley Joint Unified District and include Surprise Valley High School as well as Surprise Valley Elementary and Middle School. ==Infrastructure==

The ZIP code for Cedarville is 96104. Wired telephone numbers in Cedarville follow the format (530) 279-2xxx or 279-6xxx. Wired telephone service is provided by Frontier Communications. Cedarville Hospital, operated by the Surprise Valley Hospital District, is located on Main Street at Washington. Cedarville Airport is located along Surprise Valley Road, north of California State Route 299. ==Notable people==

• Steven Kistler, the scientist and engineer who invented aerogel, was born in the town in 1900. • Clinton Romesha, Medal of Honor recipient, graduated Surprise Valley High School. ==See also==