Lake City, Modoc County, California


Lake City is a census-designated place in Modoc County, California. It is located north-northwest of Cedarville, at an elevation of. Its population is 71 as of the 2020 census, up from 61 from the 2010 census.
The first post office at Lake City opened in 1868. Lake City's ZIP Code is 96115.
A 1913 book described Lake City as being near Upper Alkali Lake and having a population of about 150.
The city is mentioned in the 1995 travel novel California Fault by author Thurston Clarke, when he referenced the area of Modoc County by his great-grandfather's travels in the 1850s in the Fandango Pass.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 5.8 square miles, 99.95% of it land, and 0.05% of it water.

Demographics

Lake City first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
The 2020 United States census reported that Lake City had a population of 71. The population density was. The racial makeup of Lake City was 65 White, 0 African American, 1 Native American, 0 Asian, 0 Pacific Islander, 0 from other races, and 5 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4 persons.
The whole population lived in households. There were 41 households, out of which 9 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 19 were married-couple households, 1 were cohabiting couple households, 11 had a female householder with no partner present, and 10 had a male householder with no partner present. 14 households were one person, and 11 were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.73. There were 24 families.
The age distribution was 15 people under the age of 18, 3 people aged 18 to 24, 12 people aged 25 to 44, 16 people aged 45 to 64, and 25 people who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 53.2years. There were 41 males and 30 females.
There were 44 housing units at an average density of, of which 41 were occupied. Of these, 27 were owner-occupied, and 14 were occupied by renters.

Politics

In the state legislature, Lake City is in, and.
Federally, Lake City is in.

Notable people