Klamath, California
| Klamath | |
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| census-designated place | |
 Location in Del Norte County and the state of California |
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 Klamath
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| Coordinates: 41°31′35″N 124°02′18″W / 41.52639°N 124.03833°WCoordinates: 41°31′35″N 124°02′18″W / 41.52639°N 124.03833°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Del Norte |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.541 sq mi (32.480 km2) |
| • Land | 12.541 sq mi (32.480 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 779 |
| • Density | 62/sq mi (24/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95548 |
| Area code(s) | 707 |
| FIPS code | 06-38702 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0277534 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Klamath, California | |
Klamath (Tolowa: taa-chit ) is an unincorporated, rural, census-designated place (CDP) in Del Norte County, California, situated on US Route 101 inland from the mouth of the Klamath River. The population was 779 at the 2010 census, up from 651 at the 2000 census. Klamath is at an elevation of 30 feet (9 m).
The original "town" center was destroyed by the 1964 Flood. Streets and sidewalks of this original site, west of US 101 and the current site of the town's core, remain visible.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.5 square miles (32 km2), all of it land.
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, Klamath has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Klamath had a population of 779. The population density was 62.1 people per square mile (24.0/km²). The racial makeup of Klamath was 379 (48.7%) White, 1 (0.1%) African American, 325 (41.7%) Native American, 3 (0.4%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 5 (0.6%) from other races, and 66 (8.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 90 persons (11.6%).
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