Adin, California
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Adin, as seen from California State Route 139 heading North
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| Coordinates: 41°11′38″N 120°56′43″W / 41.19389°N 120.94528°WCoordinates: 41°11′38″N 120°56′43″W / 41.19389°N 120.94528°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Modoc |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.443 sq mi (8.918 km2) |
| • Land | 3.437 sq mi (8.902 km2) |
| • Water | 0.006 sq mi (0.016 km2) 0.18% |
| Elevation | 4,203 ft (1,281 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 272 |
| • Density | 79/sq mi (31/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| GNIS feature ID | 256119; 2582927 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adin, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adin, California | |
Adin (formerly, Adinville and Aidenville) is a census-designated place in Modoc County, California. It is located 29 miles (47 km) southwest of Alturas, at an elevation of 4203 feet (1281 m). The population was 272 at the 2010 census.
Adin, the first town in Modoc County west of the Warner Mountains, was founded in 1869 by Adin McDowell as the supply point for the mining town of Hayden in northern Lassen County, and was named for him in 1870. The Aidenville post office opened in 1871, and changed its name to Adin in 1876.
A 1913 book described Adin as having a population of 200, and as the chief town of the Big Valley. It became a sawmill town in the mid-1930s when the Edgerton Brothers Mill moved into town, from the Adin Mountains.
The town suffered devastating fires in 1904, 1915, 1931, and finally in 1939. Following the 1939 fire, the town organized a volunteer fire brigade.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 3.4 square miles (8.9 km²), 99.82% of it land, 0.18% of it water.
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Adin has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Adin had a population of 272. The population density was 79.0 people per square mile (30.5/km²). The racial makeup of Adin was 240 (88.2%) White, 2 (0.7%) African American, 8 (2.9%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 9 (3.3%) from other races, and 13 (4.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 32 persons (11.8%).
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