Hiouchi, California
Census-designated place in California, United States
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Hiouchi (Tolowa: Xaa-yuu-chit)[3] is a census-designated place[4] in Del Norte County, California, United States. It is located on the Smith River, 7.5 miles (12 km) east-northeast of Crescent City,[5] at an elevation of 171 feet (52 m). Its population is 314 as of the 2020 census, up from 301 from the 2010 census.
Hiouchi | |
|---|---|
  Hiouchi Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 41°47′33″N 124°04′19″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Del Norte |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.580 sq mi (1.502 km2) |
| • Land | 0.580 sq mi (1.502 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 171 ft (52 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 314 |
| • Density | 541/sq mi (209/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| FIPS code | 06-33935 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 261367, 2611435 |
Climate
Hiouchi has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) typical of coastal California with moderate temperatures year-round consisting of mild to warm summers and cool, very rainy winters.
| Climate data for Hiouchi, California 459ft(140m) (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 52.8 (11.6) |
55.3 (12.9) |
58.6 (14.8) |
60.3 (15.7) |
65.2 (18.4) |
69.8 (21.0) |
73.5 (23.1) |
72.4 (22.4) |
72.7 (22.6) |
66.9 (19.4) |
56.7 (13.7) |
52.2 (11.2) |
63.0 (17.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 45.8 (7.7) |
47.3 (8.5) |
49.2 (9.6) |
50.9 (10.5) |
55.2 (12.9) |
59.4 (15.2) |
62.6 (17.0) |
62.2 (16.8) |
61.2 (16.2) |
56.3 (13.5) |
49.2 (9.6) |
45.5 (7.5) |
53.7 (12.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 38.9 (3.8) |
39.3 (4.1) |
39.8 (4.3) |
41.4 (5.2) |
45.1 (7.3) |
49.1 (9.5) |
51.8 (11.0) |
51.9 (11.1) |
49.6 (9.8) |
45.8 (7.7) |
41.8 (5.4) |
38.8 (3.8) |
44.4 (6.9) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 12.35 (314) |
11.52 (293) |
10.67 (271) |
6.96 (177) |
4.22 (107) |
2.06 (52) |
0.38 (9.7) |
0.58 (15) |
1.33 (34) |
5.19 (132) |
11.16 (283) |
15.11 (384) |
81.53 (2,071.7) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79.7 | 77.7 | 76.1 | 75.1 | 72.5 | 72.6 | 71.9 | 72.9 | 66.6 | 70.2 | 78.8 | 79.4 | 74.5 |
| Average dew point °F (°C) | 39.9 (4.4) |
40.7 (4.8) |
42.0 (5.6) |
43.3 (6.3) |
46.5 (8.1) |
50.6 (10.3) |
53.4 (11.9) |
53.4 (11.9) |
50.0 (10.0) |
46.7 (8.2) |
42.9 (6.1) |
39.5 (4.2) |
45.7 (7.7) |
| Source: NOAA,[6] PRISM[7] | |||||||||||||
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Demographics
Hiouchi first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[9]
The 2020 United States census reported that Hiouchi had a population of 314. The population density was 541.4 inhabitants per square mile (209.0/km2). The racial makeup of Hiouchi was 270 (86.0%) White, 3 (1.0%) African American, 12 (3.8%) Native American, 4 (1.3%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 3 (1.0%) from other races, and 22 (7.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16 persons (5.1%).[10]
The whole population lived in households. There were 142 households, out of which 36 (25.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 71 (50.0%) were married-couple households, 12 (8.5%) were cohabiting couple households, 24 (16.9%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 35 (24.6%) had a male householder with no partner present. 47 households (33.1%) were one person, and 19 (13.4%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.21.[10] There were 90 families (63.4% of all households).[11]
The age distribution was 38 people (12.1%) under the age of 18, 18 people (5.7%) aged 18 to 24, 50 people (15.9%) aged 25 to 44, 106 people (33.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 102 people (32.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males.[10]
There were 171 housing units at an average density of 294.8 units per square mile (113.8 units/km2), of which 142 (83.0%) were occupied. Of these, 89 (62.7%) were owner-occupied, and 53 (37.3%) were occupied by renters.[10]
The filming of the Ewoks portion of Return of the Jedi was at Jedidiah Smith State Park just west of Hiouchi.[citation needed]
Politics
In the state legislature, Hiouchi is in the 2nd senatorial district, represented by Democrat Mike McGuire,[12] and the 2nd Assembly district, represented by Democrat Chris Rogers.[13]
Federally, Hiouchi is in California's 2nd congressional district, represented by Democrat Jared Huffman.[14]
