Post Mountain, California

Post Mountain, California
Unincorporated community Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 40°25′22″N 123°13′20″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Trinity
Area [1]
• Total	32.15 km^2 (12.41 sq mi)
• Land	32.15 km^2 (12.41 sq mi)
• Water	0.0 km^2 (0.0 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	995 m (3,264 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,032
• Density	94/km^2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code	96041 (Hayfork)
Area code	530
FIPS code	06-58456
GNIS feature ID	2804441[2]

Post Mountain is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Trinity County, California, United States. It is on the north side of California State Route 36, 68 miles (109 km) west of Red Bluff and 69 miles (111 km) east of U.S. Route 101 near Fortuna. Hayfork, the nearest post office, is 14 miles (23 km) to the north on California State Route 3. Its population is 3,032 as of the 2020 census.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	3,032		—
U.S. Decennial Census[3] 1850–1870[4][5] 1880-1890[6] 1900[7] 1910[8] 1920[9] 1930[10] 1940[11] 1950[12] 1960[13] 1970[14] 1980[15] 1990[16] 2000[17] 2010[18] 2020[19]

Post Mountain first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.^[20]

2020 Census

Post Mountain CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020[19]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	1,197	39.48%
Black or African American alone (NH)	2	0.07%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	15	0.49%
Asian alone (NH)	1,674	55.21%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	4	0.13%
Other race alone (NH)	9	0.30%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	23	0.76%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	108	3.56%
Total	3,032	100.00%

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
2. "Post Mountain Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. "Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau.
4. "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
5. "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
6. "1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
7. "1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
8. "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
9. "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
10. "1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
11. "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
12. "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
13. "1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
14. "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
15. "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
16. "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
17. "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
18. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
19. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Post Mountain CDP, California". United States Census Bureau.
20. "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.