Shasta County is the house of Lassen Peak, Shasta Lake, and a Lassen Volcanic National Park.

History
Shasta County was one of a original counties of California, created around 1850 at the instance of statehood. Area of the county's territory were given to Siskiyou County in 1852, and to Tehama County in 1856.

This county was known as when Mount Shasta; the title "Shasta" is from either a English equivalent for the name of an Indian tribe that another time sleep in the area. A title of a tribe was spelled inside various ways until a present version was utilized once the county was established. Originally Mt. Shasta was in a county, however these are okay, section of Siskiyou County, northerly. Its 14,162-foot peak is seeable throughout virtually all of the county.

Geography
Based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 9,965 km² (3,847 mi²). 9,804 klick² (3,785 mi²) of these are l& and 161 klick² (62 mi²) of these are h2o. A sum front yard is Ace.62% water system. Mountains line a county on the east, northerly & west. A Sacramento Flow of any stream flows away from a mountains northward, through a center of the county, & toward the Sacramento Valley in the south.

Demographics
When of the census² of 2000, there are 163,256 people, 63,426 households, and 44,017 families residing in the county. A population density is 17/km² (43/mi²). There are 68,810 housing units at an typical density of 7/km² (18/mi²). A racial makeup of the county is 89.32% White, 0.75% Black or African American, 2.77% Native American, 1.87% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 1.71% from other races, and 3.47% from two or more races. Quint.51% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 63,426 family away from which 31.70% own youngsters under a age of Xviii accept the two, 53.00% come married couples living together, 11.90% have a female homeowner sustaining there is no married man present, & Xxx.60% come non-families. Xxiv.70% of a lot family come mass produced higher of souls & Decade.20% stand person dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical house size is Ii.5Ii & a typical personal size is 2.98.

In a county the people is spread retired by using Twenty-six.10% under a age of Xviii, Octet.20% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Xxv.30% from either Twenty-five to 44, 25.20% from either 45 to 64, & Fifteen.20% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 39 years. For each Century females there are 95.Tenner males. For each Hundred females age Eighteen & complete, there are 91.Twenty males.

the median income for a home in the county is $34,335, & the median income for a personal is $40,491. Males have a median income of $35,959 versus $24,773 for females. A per capita income for the county is $17,738. Fifteen.40% of the people & Eleven.30% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a aggregate people, Twenty-one.00% of victims under a age of 18 & 7.30% of people 65 & older come residing following a poverty level.

Cities and towns
Anderson Big Bend Burney Cottonwood Fall River Mills French Gulch Lakehead-Lakeshore McArthur Millville Montgomery Creek Palo Cedro Redding Round Mountain Shasta Lake Shingletown

Points of interest
Lassen Peak Lassen Volcanic National Park Shasta Lake Turtle Bay Exploration Park