Tehama County, California | |
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County of Tehama | |
Images, from top down, left to right: Black Rock in the Ishi Wilderness, State Theatre in Red Bluff, Park Headquarters in Lassen Volcanic National Park, front of the William B. Ide Adobe | |
![]() Interactive map of Tehama County | |
![]() Location in the state of California | |
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Region | Shasta Cascade |
Incorporated | 1856 |
County seat | Red Bluff |
Largest city | Red Bluff |
Government | |
• Type | Council–Administrator |
• Chair | Bill Moule |
• Vice Chair | John Leach |
• Board of Supervisors[1] | Supervisors
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• Chief Administrator | Gabriel Hydrick |
Area | |
• Total | 2,962 sq mi (7,670 km2) |
• Land | 2,950 sq mi (7,600 km2) |
• Water | 12 sq mi (30 km2) |
Highest elevation | 9,239 ft (2,816 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 65,829 |
• Density | 22/sq mi (8.6/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific Standard Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Pacific Daylight Time) |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | www.co.tehama.ca.us |
Tehama County (/təˈheɪmə/ tə-HAY-mə; Wintun for "high water") is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,829.[3] The county seat and largest city is Red Bluff.[4]
Tehama County comprises the Red Bluff, California micropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Redding-Red Bluff, California combined statistical area. The county is bisected by the Sacramento River.