Janesville, California
| Janesville | |
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| census-designated place | |
 Location of Janesville in Lassen County, California. |
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 Janesville
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| Coordinates: 40°17′48″N 120°31′27″W / 40.29667°N 120.52417°WCoordinates: 40°17′48″N 120°31′27″W / 40.29667°N 120.52417°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Lassen County |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.199 sq mi (34.186 km2) |
| • Land | 13.187 sq mi (34.154 km2) |
| • Water | 0.012 sq mi (0.032 km2) 0.09% |
| Elevation | 4,239 ft (1,292 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,408 |
| • Density | 110/sq mi (41/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP Code | 96114 |
| Area code(s) | 530 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1658853; 2611437 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Janesville, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Janesville, California | |
Janesville (also known as Gas Point and Lassen) is a census-designated place in Lassen County, California. It is located 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Susanville, at an elevation of 4239 feet (1292 m). Janesville is located on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountain range. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,408.
The community consists of an elementary school, a park, four churches, two gas stations, a pizza parlor, a coffee shop, a veterinary hospital, a hardware store, a post office, and a few other businesses.
Janesville stretches over a distance of 8 miles (13 km). Its ZIP Code is 96114. The community is inside area code 530.
Fort Janesville In 1860, after the Battle of Pyramid Lake (also known as "The Ormsby Massacre"), settlers built a loopholed stockade for protection from an Indian attack that never materialized. The fort, which had a bastion, or block house, in its southwest angle, was less than a mile from the town of Janesville. The site of the fort is now a California Historic Landmark.
In 1864, Janesville lost to Susanville by one vote from becoming the county seat. The Janesville post office opened in 1861, closed for a time in 1864, changed its name to Lassen in 1914, and renamed to Janesville in 1923. The name honors Jane Bankhead, wife of an early settler.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.2 square miles (34.2 km²), of which over 99% is land.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Janesville had a population of 1,408. The population density was 106.7 people per square mile (41.2/km²). The racial makeup of Janesville was 1,283 (91.1%) White, 13 (0.9%) African American, 32 (2.3%) Native American, 11 (0.8%) Asian, 3 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 27 (1.9%) from other races, and 39 (2.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 118 persons (8.4%).
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