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Alturas, California, county seat of Modoc County, California. Shasta in the back. Alturas is a city in and the county seat of Modoc County, California, United States. The population was 2,827 at the 2010 census. Alturas is located on the Pit River, east of the center of Modoc County, at an elevation of 4370 feet (1332 m).
Alturas (Spanish for "Heights"; Achumawi: Kasalektawi) [7] is a city and the county seat of Modoc County, California. Located in the Shasta Cascade region of Northern California , the city had a population of 2,715 at the 2020 census .
Modoc County (/ ˈ m oʊ d ɒ k / ⓘ) is a county located in the far northeast corner of the U.S. state of California. Its population is 8,700 as of the 2020 census, down from 9,686 from the 2010 census. This makes it California's third-least-populous county. The county seat and only incorporated city is Alturas. [4]
Fort Bidwell (Northern Paiute: yammussu) [4] is a census-designated place [5] in Modoc County, California. [2] It is located 32 miles (51 km) northeast of Alturas, [6] at an elevation of 4564 feet (1391 m). [2] Its population is 180 as of the 2020 census, up from 173 from the 2010 census.
Likely (formerly, South Fork) [3] is a census-designated place [4] in Modoc County, California. [2] It is located near the South Fork of the Pit River, 18 miles (29 km) south of the county seat of Alturas, [3] at an elevation of 4,449 feet (1,356 m). [2] Its population is 53 as of the 2020 census, down from 63 at the time of the 2010 census.
Part of the county's territory went to Del Norte County in 1857, and in 1874 the remainder was divided between Humboldt and Siskiyou counties. Pautah County, California was created in 1852 out of territory which, the state of California assumed, was to be ceded to it by the United States Congress from territory in what is now the state of Nevada.
Modoc High School (MHS) is a small high school located in Alturas, California. It is one of two high schools located in Modoc County, California. In 1994, Modoc High School was awarded the California Distinguished School award. [2]
California Area School District encompasses approximately thirty-five square miles (91 km 2). It is among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. According to the 2000 federal census, it serves a resident population of 10,705. In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $15,577, while the median family income was just $39,225. [1]