Kennett was an important copper mining town in northern California, United States until it was flooded by Shasta Lake while Shasta Dam was being constructed. Kennett is submerged under approximately 400 ft. of water (depending on the lake level). It was the largest, most important mining town in the area outside of Redding and Shasta .
32-982: Kennett may refer to: Places [ edit ] Settlements [ edit ] Kennett, California Kennett, Cambridgeshire , England Kennett, Missouri Kennett River, Victoria , town in Australia Kennett Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania West Kennett and East Kennett , villages in Wiltshire, England Mountains [ edit ] Mount Kennett , mountain in Antarctica Kennett Ridge , ridge in Antarctica Rivers [ edit ] Kennett River (disambiguation) River Kennett , Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, England Other locations [ edit ] Kennett Square, Pennsylvania ,
64-452: A borough Kennett Memorial Airport , Missouri Old Kennett Meetinghouse , Kennett Township, Pennsylvania People [ edit ] Kennett (surname) Other uses [ edit ] Kennett High School (disambiguation) Bryan v. Kennett , court case See also [ edit ] Kennet (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
96-465: A fiscal conservative and social moderate, after enough signatures were collected to have the election. The county's Board of Supervisors shifted to a conservative supermajority in subsequent elections. The board issued a declaration opposing state vaccine mandates and fired the health officer after the change in the makeup of the all Republican board. The Board cancelled its contract with Dominion Voting Systems in 2023 to pursue other options including
128-500: A hotel, he brought his extended family to Kennett, and they became the town's most prominent family. The two largest mines in the area were the Mammoth and Golinsky mines. They contained extremely pure copper ore, and brought great wealth to the small town. Parts of these mines are still above water, but can only be accessed by hiking through dense foliage or up a steep embankment from the lake. Also, measures have been taken to seal off
160-435: A population of 177,223. The racial makeup of Shasta County was 153,726 (86.7%) White, 1,548 (0.9%) African American, 4,950 (2.8%) Native American, 4,391 (2.5%) Asian, 271 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 4,501 (2.5%) from other races , and 7,836 (4.4%) from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 14,878 persons (8.4%). As of the census of 2000, 163,256 people, 63,426 households, and 44,017 families were residing in
192-527: A railroad camp near Kennett, which resulted in a number of businessmen opening shops nearby to cater to the needs of the railroad workers. When the railroad was complete, it became the most important factor in Kennett's growth. Sometime during the construction of the railroad, the settlement on Backbone Creek was named Kennet in honor of a railroad-man "Squire" Kennet. Little else is known about him, and there are no official records related to him. At some point,
224-580: The 1st Senate District , represented by Republican Brian Dahle , and the 1st Assembly District , represented by Republican Megan Dahle . Shasta at one time favored the Democratic Party in Presidential elections elections. The economy was shaped by the construction of Shasta Dam and some 60 percent of its registered voters were pro-labor Democrats. It went Democratic in all but one presidential election from 1932 to 1976, and
256-583: The County of Shasta , is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California . Its population is 182,155 as of the 2020 census, up from 177,223 from the 2010 census. The county seat is Redding . Shasta County comprises the Redding, California metropolitan statistical area . The county occupies the northern reaches of the Sacramento Valley , with portions extending into
288-586: The San Francisco Bay Area , San Joaquin Valley and the Los Angeles area via rail and bus connections. Redding Municipal Airport has scheduled passenger flights. Other (general aviation) airports within the county include Benton Field (near Redding), Fall River Mills Airport , and Shingletown Airport . The Shasta County sheriff provides prison administration and coroner services for
320-411: The 1850s due to disease, low birth rates, starvation, killings, and massacres, as White settlers moved in. The name of the tribe was spelled in various ways until the present version was used when the county was established. The 14,179-foot (4,322 m) peak of Mt. Shasta is visible throughout most of Shasta County. Originally within the county, it is now part of Siskiyou County , to the north. Parts of
352-424: The 63,426 households, 31.7% had children under 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were not families. About 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.52, and the average family size was 2.98. In the county, theage distribution
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#1732765495235384-540: The California Energy Commission under Assembly Bill 205 which established a new certification program for non-fossil-fuel powered plants of 50 megawatts or more and related facilities. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 3,847 square miles (9,960 km ), of which 72 square miles (190 km ) (1.9%) are covered by water. Mountains line the county on the east, north, and west. The Sacramento River flows out of
416-665: The Kennett site was in an article from the Daily Alta California dated June 7, 1852, announcing that gold had been discovered in Backbone Creek, which became the location of Kennett. One of the first Anglo-American men to settle in this location was John Sisk, who arrived in June 1857 via the Lassen Trail. Besides mining, Kennett also grew as a result of railroad construction. Colonel James Scobie established
448-683: The area was Pearson Reading , who was given a land grant by the Mexican government in 1843. Rather than drive the Native Americans out, as was commonly done at the time, Reading befriended them and taught them agricultural skills. Shasta County was created in 1850, and by 1852 large numbers of settlers had begun to arrive in search of gold and other precious ore . After the Wintoon War of 1858-59, almost all Wintu were either dead or forced onto reservations . The first recorded mention of
480-626: The capacity to generate 216 megawatts of electricity. In 2021, the Shasta County Planning Commission voted unanimously to reject the project's use permit, followed by an appeal to the Shasta County Board of Supervisors that similarly resulted in a 4–1 vote to deny the appeal. Wildfire risks and firefighting challenges, among other issues, were given as a primary reason for the rejection of the project. In early 2023, ConnectGen resubmitted its application to
512-613: The county was $ 17,738. About 11.3% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the poverty line , including 21.0% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over. In the United States House of Representatives , Shasta County is in California's 1st congressional district , represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa . In the California State Legislature , Shasta County is in
544-687: The county's territory were transferred to Siskiyou County in 1852, and to Tehama County in 1856. In 1992, the Fountain Fire burned more than 63,000 acres (25,000 ha) and destroyed hundreds of homes and other structures, including large parts of Round Mountain and Montgomery Creek. More than 7,000 people were forced to evacuate. Estimated losses totaled $ 105.6 million (equivalent to about $ 205.9 million in 2023). The Fountain Wind project, proposed by energy firm ConnectGEN LLC, includes up to 71 wind turbines, 679 feet (207 m) tall, with
576-643: The county. The population density was 43 people per square mile (17 people/km ). The 68,810 housing units had an average density of 18 units per square mile (6.9 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 89.3% White, 0.8% African American, 2.8% Native American, 1.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.7% from other races, and 3.5% from two or more races. About 5.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. About 15.7% were of German , 12.3% English , 11.2% Irish , 9.9% American , and 5.2% Italian ancestry according to Census 2000 ; 94.0% spoke English and 3.3% Spanish as their first language. Of
608-439: The entire county, and patrol, investigative, and coroner services for the unincorporated portions of the county. Redding and Anderson have municipal police departments. The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense. School districts include: Unified: Secondary: Elementary: Shasta County has four colleges and universities: The population ranking of
640-441: The land around Kennett was home to nine major groups of Wintu , living in approximately 250 villages. The Wintu name for the Kennett site was Munuktsiraw. They first came into contact with Europeans some time in the early 19th century, in the form of fur-trappers and traders. By 1835 it is estimated that 75% of their population had been decimated by diseases from contact with whites and Mexicans. The first Anglo-American settler in
672-496: The local economy. In 1931, Kennett was disincorporated, as the population had dropped below the level required to be an incorporated city. The federal government had considered building a dam in the area since the 1870s, and the New Deal gave them the perfect opportunity to do so. In 1935, construction on Shasta Dam began. There is no record of any public hearings to ask Kennett residents their opinion. The diminished population of
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#1732765495235704-420: The mines due to safety concerns. Kennett continued to prosper, and saw an economic boom during World War I brought on by the increase in metal prices. The end of the war contributed to an economic depression for the town, as the expanded mines, smelters, and railroad lines were too large to be supported by a peacetime economy. The largest mine in Kennett, the Mammoth mine, closed permanently in 1923, devastating
736-577: The mountains to the north, through the center of the county, and toward the Sacramento Valley to the south. According to Willis Linn Jepson , the biota of Shasta County was not explored in a scientific manner until just before 1900. Until the 1920s, the Southern Pacific Railroad Company owned vast tracts of natural grasslands, but during the 1920s, the railroad sold off much of its grassland holdings, leading to
768-464: The new provider of voting equipment. Redding Area Bus Authority (RABA) provides service in and around Redding. One route operates to Burney via State Route 299. Amtrak 's Coast Starlight serves Redding Station once a day in each direction. Amtrak Thruway provides twice daily service from Redding to/from Stockton or Sacramento for connections to the San Joaquins , which serve
800-548: The possibility of counting votes by hand. The county's contract with Dominion was not up for renewal until 2025. County supervisor Kevin Crye met privately with Mike Lindell in Minnesota before the vote. According to Lindell, they discussed how to run elections without voting machines. State and federal law require that voters with disabilities have access to an electronic voting system. The county selected Hart InterCivic as
832-489: The rapid clearing of brush and large-scale conversion from habitat to agricultural uses. Shasta County has extensive forests, which cover over one half the land area with commercially productive forest systems. Common forest alliances include mixed-oak woodland and mixed conifer-oak woodland, as well as Douglas fir forest. Common trees found include white-bark pine, California black oak , and California buckeye . The 2010 United States Census reported that Shasta County had
864-693: The southern reaches of the Cascade Range . Points of interest in Shasta County include Shasta Lake , Lassen Peak , and the Sundial Bridge . Shasta County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. The county was named after Mount Shasta ; the name is derived from the English equivalent for the Shasta people . Their population declined in
896-529: The title Kennett . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kennett&oldid=931944343 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kennett, California Prior to settlement by Euro-Americans,
928-448: The town of Kennet began to be spelled Kennett, possibly through the mistake of a mapmaker. In 1884, 24-year-old Charley Golinsky arrived in Kennett with the intention of opening a store to serve the miners in the area. Golinsky's store quickly became the most important in town, and was even used as a polling place in 1886. His store also became the Kennett post office, and Golinsky was elected postmaster. After expanding his store to include
960-498: The town was likely considered too insignificant to matter. Most people sold their land to the government willingly, while some waited until the waters began to rise before abandoning their homes. Kennett was completely submerged by 1944, one year before the completion of the dam. 40°44′30″N 122°24′27″W / 40.74167°N 122.40750°W / 40.74167; -122.40750 Shasta County Shasta County ( / ˈ ʃ æ s t ə / ), officially
992-432: Was 26.1% under 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 91.2 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 34,335, and for a family was $ 40,491. Males had a median income of $ 35,959 versus $ 24,773 for females. The per capita income for
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1024-460: Was one of the few counties in the state to be won by George McGovern . Since 1980, it has become one of the most Republican counties in the state in Presidential and congressional elections. The last Democrat to carry the county in a presidential race was Jimmy Carter in 1976 . A 2022 successful recall unseated supervisor, Leonard Moty, Redding's ex-police chief who describes himself as
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