Mineral | |
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Census designated place | |
Location in Tehama County and the state of California |
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Location in the United States | |
Coordinates: 40°21′20″N 121°34′2″W / 40.35556°N 121.56722°WCoordinates: 40°21′20″N 121°34′2″W / 40.35556°N 121.56722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Tehama |
Area | |
• Total | 44.476 sq mi (115.192 km2) |
• Land | 44.365 sq mi (114.905 km2) |
• Water | 0.111 sq mi (0.287 km2) 0.25% |
Elevation | 4,918 ft (1,499 m) |
Population (April 1, 2010) | |
• Total | 123 |
• Density | 2.8/sq mi (1.1/km2) |
Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
ZIP codes | 96061, 96063 |
Area code | 530 |
FIPS code | 06-47794 |
GNIS feature ID | 1659139 |
Mineral is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tehama County, California, United States. The population was 123 at the 2010 census, down from 143 at the 2000 census.
Mineral is located at 40°21′20″N 121°34′2″W / 40.35556°N 121.56722°W (40.355686, -121.567333).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 44.5 square miles (115 km2), of which, 44.4 square miles (115 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.25%) 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, Mineral has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Mineral had a population of 123. The population density was 2.8 people per square mile (1.1/km²). The racial makeup of Mineral was 115 (93.5%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 1 (0.8%) Native American, 1 (0.8%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 1 (0.8%) from other races, and 5 (4.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4 persons (3.3%).