SUSANVILLE, CALIFORNIA

'Susanville' is a city and county seat of Lassen County, California, USA. At the 2000 census, the population was 13,541. Susanville, a former logging and mining town, is the site of the High Desert State Prison. The prison, a high-security facility, opened in 1995. The prison and its effects on the community was featured on the PBS documentary ''P.O.V.''.[1]

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Media

Trivia

Famous residents

External links

Geography

Susanville is located at (40.417092, -120.646014).
The elevation of Susanville is approximately 4258 feet above sea level. It is considered a gateway city to Reno on U.S. Highway 395.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.3 km² (5.9 mi²). 15.3 km² (5.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.17% is water.
Eagle Lake is located 15 miles North of the town.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 13,541 people, 3,516 households, and 2,250 families residing in the city. The population density was 886.1/km² (2,294.8/mi²). There were 3,882 housing units at an average density of 254.0/km² (657.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.03% White, 12.50% African American, 3.18% Native American, 1.14% Asian, 0.89% Pacific Islander, 3.46% from other races, and 2.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.57% of the population.
There were 3,516 households out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 13.6% from 18 to 24, 41.5% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 198.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 231.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,675, and the median income for a family was $45,216. Males had a median income of $29,973 versus $27,044 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,238. About 11.0% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.

Media

The primary local news source is the Lassen County Times, a newspaper published every Tuesday.

Trivia

Susanville is mentioned in the Quentin Tarantino film, Jackie Brown. The character of Louis says he served four years in prison, presumably at California Correctional Center.
Actor Danny Trejo served some time in the California Correctional Center in Susanville.
In the film Pink Cadillac, Susanville is said to be only 25 miles from Reno, NV., not the true distance of 86 miles.

Famous residents

★ Aaron Duran, Writer, Media Producer

★ Mike Leach, Texas Tech's head football coach was born in Susanville

★ Mike Skinner, NASCAR driver

★ Ken Shamrock, UFC Hall of Fame, Former WWE Superstar

★ Frank Shamrock, Mixed martial arts legend

External links

★ City of Susanville website

★ Multiple business listings in Susanville