Klamath (Tolowa: Taa-chit) is an unincorporated community in Del Norte County, California, United States, situated on US Route 101, inland from the mouth of the Klamath River. The population of Klamath is 1088 based on the 2020 US Census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Klamath as a census-designated place (CDP). Klamath is at an elevation of . Klamath is located within the Yurok Indian Reservation.
The original town center was destroyed by the 1964 Flood. Streets and sidewalks of this original site, west of US 101 and the current site of the town's core, remain visible.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Climate
The region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Klamath has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
thumb|[[Klamath River Overlook near Klamath]]
Demographics
Klamath first appeared as a census designated place in the 1990 U.S. census.
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|368
|354
|style='background: #ffffe6; |426
|56.53%
|45.44%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |39.15%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.00%
|0.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.28%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|214
|275
|style='background: #ffffe6; |429
|32.87%
|35.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |39.43%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|5
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.77%
|0.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.18%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.28%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.15%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.18%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|27
|57
|style='background: #ffffe6; |142
|4.15%
|7.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13.05%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|36
|90
|style='background: #ffffe6; |81
|5.53%
|11.55%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.44%
|-
|Total
|651
|779
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,088
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Klamath had a population of 1,088 and a population density of .
The age distribution was 256 people (23.5%) under the age of 18, 65 people (6.0%) aged 18 to 24, 248 people (22.8%) aged 25 to 44, 273 people (25.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 246 people (22.6%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 42.4years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.1 males age 18 and over.
There were 425 households, out of which 113 (26.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 128 (30.1%) were married-couple households, 49 (11.5%) were cohabiting couple households, 137 (32.2%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 111 (26.1%) had a male householder with no partner present. Of all households, 160 (37.6%) were one person households, and 72 (16.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.55. There were 231 families (54.4% of all households).
The census reported that 775 people (99.5% of the population) lived in households, 4 (0.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.
There were 307 households, 83 (27.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 107 (34.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 37 (12.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 30 (9.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 38 (12.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 5 (1.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 94 households (30.6%) were one person and 35 (11.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.52. There were 174 families (56.7% of households); the average family size was 3.20.
The age distribution was 183 people (23.5%) under the age of 18, 53 people (6.8%) aged 18 to 24, 168 people (21.6%) aged 25 to 44, 231 people (29.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 144 people (18.5%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 43.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.9 males.
There were 406 housing units at an average density of , of which 307 were occupied, 173 (56.4%) by the owners and 134 (43.6%) by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 8.8%. 398 people (51.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 377 people (48.4%) lived in rental housing units.
Economy
thumb|KHV No. 10, a 3-truck [[Heisler locomotive on the Klamath & Hoppow Valley Railroad, 1972]]
Salmon fishing was a major component of the local economy. As of 2023, fish stocks were in steep decline due to political feuds with upstream agribusiness water users in the Klamath Falls area.
Arts and culture
thumb|upright|Babe the Blue Ox and Trees of Mystery in Klamath
Klamath has a statue of Babe the Blue Ox, the legendary sidekick of Paul Bunyan, the famous mythical lumberjack, at Trees of Mystery.
Klamath is home to one of three California redwood trees that can be driven through.
Government
In the state legislature, Klamath is in , and .
Federally, Klamath is in .
See also
- Trees of Mystery