Calpine is a census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States. Calpine sits at an elevation of . The 2020 United States census reported Calpine's population was 223.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.7square mile (1.8km2), of which 99.69% is land and 0.31% is water.

History

The town was founded to support the Davies-Johnson Lumber Mill circa 1919. From 1921 until 1940, a branch of the Western Pacific Railroad served the town and the mill, working out of Portola. The timber stocks were gone by 1939 and the mill closed soon after.

The name could be an abbreviation of the surname McAlpine.

Demographics

Calpine first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.

Racial and ethnic composition

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Calpine had a population of 223. The population density was . The median age was 50.8years. The age distribution was 40 people (17.9%) under the age of 18, 4 people (1.8%) aged 18 to 24, 44 people (19.7%) aged 25 to 44, 72 people (32.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 63 people (28.3%) who were 65years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 110.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males age 18 and over.

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

The whole population lived in households. There were 112 households, of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.9% were married-couple households, 6.3% were cohabiting couple households, 17.9% had a female householder with no partner present, and 25.0% had a male householder with no partner present. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12 (10.7%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.99. There were 67 families (59.8% of all households).

There were 164 housing units at an average density of , of which 112 (68.3%) were occupied. Of these, 84 (75.0%) were owner-occupied, and 28 (25.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.7%.

Politics

In the state legislature, Calpine is in , and .

Federally, Calpine is in .

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