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Happy Camp, California
Happy Camp (Karuk: athithúf-vuunupma) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Siskiyou County, California, United States. Its population is 905 as of the 2020 census, down from 1,190 from the 2010 census.
The town of Happy Camp, "The Heart of the Klamath," is located on State Route 96, about 70 miles (110 km) west of Interstate 5 and 100 miles (160 km) northeast of Willow Creek. The town of Takilma, Oregon is accessible from Happy Camp (which is nearly 40 miles (64 km) away). The shortest route to Oregon, over the Grey Back Pass, is a seasonal summer road and is not cleared or maintained in snowy conditions. The Forest Service, located in Happy Camp on SR 96, provides road closure information.
Happy Camp was so named by miners in the early days of prosperity. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names. H.C. Chester, who interviewed Jack Titus in 1882–83, states that Titus named the camp because his partner James Camp, upon arriving there, exclaimed, "This is the happiest day in my life." Redick McKee mentions the camp on November 8, 1851, as "Mr Roache's Happy Camp" at the place known as Murderer's Bar. (Indian Report 1853:178)
Happy Camp sits on the Klamath River and a nexus of creeks including Elk Creek, Little Grider Creek, Indian Creek, Doolittle Creek, Ikes Creek, Deer Lick Creek and Cade Creek.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 12.3 square miles (32 km2), 12.1 square miles (31 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (1.94%) is water.
The town of Happy Camp is also known as the "Gateway to the Marbles". There are many trailheads for this wilderness area within 10 miles (16 km) of the town for which the U.S. Forest Service provides trail information. The Marble Mountains cover thousands of acres, and contain almost a hundred lakes. Among the most interesting lakes are Spirit Lake, which contains a luminescent chemical and has been seen to "glow" in the dark;[citation needed] Ukonom Lake, which is very large and beautiful even though the area is recovering from fire damage; and the Green and Blue Granite Lakes, where trout swim in the cold and clear waters. Deer, bear, elk, and mountain lion are common here.
The 2020 United States census reported that Happy Camp had a population of 905. The population density was 74.8 inhabitants per square mile (28.9/km2). The racial makeup of Happy Camp was 483 (53.4%) White, 5 (0.6%) African American, 289 (31.9%) Native American, 2 (0.2%) Asian, 1 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 30 (3.3%) from other races, and 95 (10.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 73 persons (8.1%).
The whole population lived in households. There were 405 households, out of which 56 (13.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 136 (33.6%) were married-couple households, 40 (9.9%) were cohabiting couple households, 108 (26.7%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 121 (29.9%) had a male householder with no partner present. 164 households (40.5%) were one person, and 80 (19.8%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.23. There were 197 families (48.6% of all households).
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Happy Camp, California
Happy Camp (Karuk: athithúf-vuunupma) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Siskiyou County, California, United States. Its population is 905 as of the 2020 census, down from 1,190 from the 2010 census.
The town of Happy Camp, "The Heart of the Klamath," is located on State Route 96, about 70 miles (110 km) west of Interstate 5 and 100 miles (160 km) northeast of Willow Creek. The town of Takilma, Oregon is accessible from Happy Camp (which is nearly 40 miles (64 km) away). The shortest route to Oregon, over the Grey Back Pass, is a seasonal summer road and is not cleared or maintained in snowy conditions. The Forest Service, located in Happy Camp on SR 96, provides road closure information.
Happy Camp was so named by miners in the early days of prosperity. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names. H.C. Chester, who interviewed Jack Titus in 1882–83, states that Titus named the camp because his partner James Camp, upon arriving there, exclaimed, "This is the happiest day in my life." Redick McKee mentions the camp on November 8, 1851, as "Mr Roache's Happy Camp" at the place known as Murderer's Bar. (Indian Report 1853:178)
Happy Camp sits on the Klamath River and a nexus of creeks including Elk Creek, Little Grider Creek, Indian Creek, Doolittle Creek, Ikes Creek, Deer Lick Creek and Cade Creek.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 12.3 square miles (32 km2), 12.1 square miles (31 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (1.94%) is water.
The town of Happy Camp is also known as the "Gateway to the Marbles". There are many trailheads for this wilderness area within 10 miles (16 km) of the town for which the U.S. Forest Service provides trail information. The Marble Mountains cover thousands of acres, and contain almost a hundred lakes. Among the most interesting lakes are Spirit Lake, which contains a luminescent chemical and has been seen to "glow" in the dark;[citation needed] Ukonom Lake, which is very large and beautiful even though the area is recovering from fire damage; and the Green and Blue Granite Lakes, where trout swim in the cold and clear waters. Deer, bear, elk, and mountain lion are common here.
The 2020 United States census reported that Happy Camp had a population of 905. The population density was 74.8 inhabitants per square mile (28.9/km2). The racial makeup of Happy Camp was 483 (53.4%) White, 5 (0.6%) African American, 289 (31.9%) Native American, 2 (0.2%) Asian, 1 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 30 (3.3%) from other races, and 95 (10.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 73 persons (8.1%).
The whole population lived in households. There were 405 households, out of which 56 (13.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 136 (33.6%) were married-couple households, 40 (9.9%) were cohabiting couple households, 108 (26.7%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 121 (29.9%) had a male householder with no partner present. 164 households (40.5%) were one person, and 80 (19.8%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.23. There were 197 families (48.6% of all households).