La Porte, California
| La Porte | |
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| census-designated place | |
 Location in Plumas County and the state of California |
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 La Porte
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| Coordinates: 39°40′55″N 120°59′5″W / 39.68194°N 120.98472°WCoordinates: 39°40′55″N 120°59′5″W / 39.68194°N 120.98472°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Plumas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.457 sq mi (11.544 km2) |
| • Land | 4.457 sq mi (11.544 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 4,980 ft (1,518 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 26 |
| • Density | 5.8/sq mi (2.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95981 |
| Area code(s) | 530 |
| FIPS code | 06-40312 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0262254 |
La Porte is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 26 at the 2010 census, down from 43 at the 2000 census.
La Porte is located at 39°40′55″N 120°59′5″W / 39.68194°N 120.98472°W (39.681908, -120.984732).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.5 square miles (12 km2), all of it land.
During the late California Gold Rush in the 1870s and 1880s the town of La Porte had a population of approximately 10,000 people, and had its own bank (Bank of La Porte). Potable water was provided free through redwood mains (some of which are still in service) by wealthy local citizens. Civic leaders strongly opposed hydraulic mining in the area, citing potential damage to watershed land as legal means to stop most hydraulic mining. Also of note is that La Porte is well known as the birthplace of downhill ski-racing.
The 2010 United States Census reported that La Porte had a population of 26. The population density was 5.8 people per square mile (2.3/km²). The racial makeup of La Porte was 24 (92.3%) White, 1 (3.8%) African American, 1 (3.8%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 0 (0.0%) from other races, and 0 (0.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0 persons (0.0%).
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