Fort Bidwell, California

Fort Bidwell
Location of Fort Bidwell in Modoc County, California.
Location of Fort Bidwell in Modoc County, California.
Fort Bidwell is located in California
Fort Bidwell
Fort Bidwell
Location in California
Coordinates: 41°51′38″N 120°09′05″W / 41.86056°N 120.15139°W / 41.86056; -120.15139
Country United States
State California
CountyModoc
Area
 • Total3.217 sq mi (8.332 km2)
 • Land3.200 sq mi (8.288 km2)
 • Water0.017 sq mi (0.044 km2)  0.52%
Elevation4,564 ft (1,391 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total180
 • Density56/sq mi (22/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code
96112
Area code530
GNIS feature IDs1656026; 2583014
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort Bidwell, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort Bidwell, California
Reference no.430[3]

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.

  1. ^ U.S. Census Archived 2012-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort Bidwell, California
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference CHL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Liljeblad, Sven; Fowler, Catherine S.; Powell, Glenda (2012). "Fort Bidwell". Northern Paiute–Bannock Dictionary. Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press. p. 765. ISBN 9781607819684.
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort Bidwell, California
  6. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 378. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.