Goodyears Bar, California
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Goodyears Bar | |
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 Location of Goodyears Bar in Sierra County, California. | |
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| Coordinates: 39°32′24″N 120°53′04″W / 39.54000°N 120.88444°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Sierra |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.066 sq mi (5.352 km2) |
| • Land | 2.050 sq mi (5.309 km2) |
| • Water | 0.017 sq mi (0.043 km2) 0.81% |
| Elevation | 2,674 ft (815 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 69 |
| • Density | 34/sq mi (13/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95944 |
| Area code | 530 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1658637; 2583027 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goodyears Bar, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goodyears Bar, California | |
Goodyears Bar, known as Slaughter's Bar before 1851, is a census-designated place[4] (CDP) in Sierra County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, Goodyears Bar had a population of 69.[5] Goodyears Bar is located along the North Yuba River and California State Route 49 3.25 miles (5.23 km) west-southwest of Downieville. Goodyears Bar has a post office with ZIP code 95944.[6] The post office opened in 1851.[7]
Goodyears Bar is a historic gold mining camp. Gold was discovered here by the brothers Miles and Andrew Goodyear, along with a Dr. Vaughan and a Mr. Morrison in 1849. It was given the name Goodyears Bar in honor of its founders. The Goodyear boys built a cabin there. Miners prospected gold on the Goodyears Creek. A post office was established on October 7, 1851 with Mr. Woodruff as the first Postmaster. The first school was begun in 1856 with Mrs. Massey as the first teacher.[8]
Folk singer Kate Wolf is buried in Goodyears Bar.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), 99.19% of it land and 0.81% of it water.
Climate
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, Goodyears Bar has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[9]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 68 | — | |
| 2020 | 69 | 1.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[10] 2010[11] | |||
Goodyears Bar first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[11]
The 2020 United States census reported that Goodyears Bar had a population of 69. The population density was 33.7 inhabitants per square mile (13.0/km2). The racial makeup of Goodyears Bar was 63 (91%) White, 0 (0%) African American, 2 (3%) Native American, 0 (0%) Asian, 0 (0%) Pacific Islander, 1 (1%) from other races, and 3 (4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7 persons (10%).[12]
The whole population lived in households. There were 31 households, of which 16 were families and 12 were one person living alone.[13] The median age was 52.4 years. There were 47 males and 22 females.[12]
There were 42 housing units at an average density of 20.5 units per square mile (7.9 units/km2), of which 31 were occupied, 4 by homeowners and 27 by renters.[12]
