Hayfork | |
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census-designated place | |
Location in Trinity County and the state of California |
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Location in the United States | |
Coordinates: 40°34′17″N 123°8′48″W / 40.57139°N 123.14667°WCoordinates: 40°34′17″N 123°8′48″W / 40.57139°N 123.14667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Trinity |
Area | |
• Total | 72.120 sq mi (186.791 km2) |
• Land | 72.098 sq mi (186.733 km2) |
• Water | 0.022 sq mi (0.058 km2) 0.03% |
Elevation | 2,310 ft (704 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,368 |
• Density | 33/sq mi (13/km2) |
Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
ZIP code | 96041 |
Area code(s) | 530 |
FIPS code | 06-32562 |
GNIS feature ID | 0277529 |
Hayfork is a census-designated place (CDP) in Trinity County, California, United States. The population was 2,368 at the 2010 census, up from 2,315 at the 2000 census. Hayfork was originally named Nor'el pom, after the Native American tribe that lived in the area.
The community was so named on account of hay fields near the South Fork Trinity River.
Hayfork is located at 40°34′17″N 123°8′48″W / 40.57139°N 123.14667°W (40.571406, -123.146619).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 72.1 square miles (187 km2), of which, 72.1 square miles (187 km2) of it is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) of it (0.03%) is 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, Hayfork has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Hayfork had a population of 2,368. The population density was 32.8 people per square mile (12.7/km²). The racial makeup of Hayfork was 1,999 (84.4%) White, 4 (0.2%) African American, 162 (6.8%) Native American, 8 (0.3%) Asian, 2 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 38 (1.6%) from other races, and 155 (6.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 189 persons (8.0%).