Igo, California

Igo, California
Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
Igo, California is located in California
Igo, California
Igo, California
Location in California
Igo, California is located in the United States
Igo, California
Igo, California
Igo, California (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°30′20″N 122°32′30″W / 40.50556°N 122.54167°W / 40.50556; -122.54167
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyShasta County
Area
[1]
 • Total1.017 sq mi (2.63 km2)
 • Land0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2)
 • Water1.016 sq mi (2.63 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,024 ft (312 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total103
 • Density100/sq mi (39/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID225832[2]

Igo is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) 9 miles west of Redding, CA in Shasta County, California. Its population is 103 as of the 2020 census. Its ZIP Code is 96047. Wired Telephone numbers follow the pattern 530-396-xxxx. It has a neighboring town of Ono, which is four miles west of Igo. It is also home to the Northern California Veterans Cemetery,[3] dedicated in December 2005. It has a post office, elementary school, general store, and a restaurant/banquet hall.

The name Igo may be derived from an unidentified Native American language.[4] According to folk etymology, Igo was named from the question "I go?" frequently asked by a miner's son who liked to accompany his father to work. Igo was founded in 1849 as a mining town in the Igo-Ono Mining District. [5]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files - California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Igo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "California Veterans Cemetery". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  4. ^ Gallant, Frank K. (2012). A Place Called Peculiar: Stories about Unusual American Place-Names. Courier Dover Publications. p. 26. ISBN 9780486483603.
  5. ^ Remington, Frank L. (September 8, 1969). "Take a Good Look at the US Map. Towns Have the Craziest Names". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 1. Retrieved May 18, 2015.[permanent dead link]