Beckwourth
Plumas · USGS GNIS name record 1658022
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These Census tracts have reference points near Beckwourth. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 3 ↗
Plumas County · CA
- Population
- 5,439
- Median home value
- $297,500
Census tract 2.01 ↗
Plumas County · CA
- Population
- 1,258
- Median home value
- $497,400
Census tract 100 ↗
Sierra County · CA
- Population
- 2,746
- Median home value
- $331,900
Census tract 26.13 ↗
Washoe County · NV
- Population
- 8,365
- Median home value
- $457,400
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Beckwourth ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
Located in sec 26,T23N,R14E, Mount Diablo Meridian. On the east bank of Middle Fork Feather River, 1.9 km (1.2 mi) north of Sierra Valley Channels, 7 km (4.4 mi) west of The Buttes, and 8 km (5 mi) east-northeast of Portola. (US-T121)
Named for James P Beckwourth (d.1867), adventurer and trapper, who discovered the gap in 1851; he also built the first house in the Sierra Valley, and operated an inn and trading post there. During the 1850's, the gap served as an important immigrant route, and later, as the route of the Sierra Valley & Mohawk Railroad. (US-T121)
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
SHA-256 20c96936a3ba430b345eed1c7395b6aab52875aac8e1e2905fab37b388cab381
SHA-256 45ad8d56b3bb4990ad8105cdda15ee7d2f07afd6941afe75b783f29b02723697
SHA-256 919fac887628b8547ec1b24fae319522a9481a56909c3914d1e0a2b56783147c