California's 1st Congressional District
Demographics:
*Butte, Shasta, Nevada, Tehama, Siskiyou, Plumas, Lassen, Modoc, Sierra, No. Auburn-Placer Co. & eastern section-Glenn Co.
Democrats: 31.5%
Republicans: 43.3%
Decline To State: 18.9%
The Congressional District 1 stretches from the Oregon border in the north to Northern Auburn-Placer Co. in the south. From Siskiyou, Shasta, Tehama Co. to the Nevada border going West-East. Approximately 250 mi. long and 175 mi. wide. Census: 783,000.
White-82.16%. Hispanic-11.98%. Asian-2.4%. Black-1.37%.
Commerce in CD1:
Agricultural, Timber, Tourism, Small Manufacturing, Locally-owned businesses, Water, Health Care and Government.
Key Cities:
Redding and Chico are the governmental/shopping/health/education centers of the I-5 counties. Alturas, Susanville, Quincy, Downieville/Sierraville, Nevada City/Grass Valley are the important communities of the eastern sector of District 1.
Key communities:
Chico, Redding, Grass Valley, Nevada City, Penn Valley, Red Bluff, Corning, Los Molinos, Paskenta, Gerber, Tehama, Proberta, Palo Cedro, Burney, McArthur, Anderson, Cottonwood, Shasta Lake, Oroville, Paradise, Forest Ranch, Gridley, Yreka, Mt. Shasta, Weed, Dunsmuir, Etna, Ft. Jones, Quincy, Chester, Portola, Lake Almanor, Alturas, Canby, Cedarville, Susanville, Westwood, Big Valley, Downieville, Sierraville.
Travel CD 1:
For a candidate to travel throughout CD 1, the I-5 counties is a 2.5 hr. drive from Yreka to Chico, regardless of the weather. The eastern portion of CD 1, Modoc-Nevada Co., is weather conditional. Flying in the Spring/Summer months is the optional method of travel to quickly get from one point to the other. The winter months is best driven by a 4-wheel vehicle in the eastern counties.
When viewing a map of the New CD1, you quickly realize there are basically 2 geographic sectors to the district; the I-5 counties and the eastern counties; primarily split by the Mt. Shasta/Mt.Lassen range from north to south.
*In order of census.
- Prepared by Frank Treadway-Campaign Coodinator. Sep.2011
*Butte, Shasta, Nevada, Tehama, Siskiyou, Plumas, Lassen, Modoc, Sierra, No. Auburn-Placer Co. & eastern section-Glenn Co.
Democrats: 31.5%
Republicans: 43.3%
Decline To State: 18.9%
The Congressional District 1 stretches from the Oregon border in the north to Northern Auburn-Placer Co. in the south. From Siskiyou, Shasta, Tehama Co. to the Nevada border going West-East. Approximately 250 mi. long and 175 mi. wide. Census: 783,000.
White-82.16%. Hispanic-11.98%. Asian-2.4%. Black-1.37%.
Commerce in CD1:
Agricultural, Timber, Tourism, Small Manufacturing, Locally-owned businesses, Water, Health Care and Government.
Key Cities:
Redding and Chico are the governmental/shopping/health/education centers of the I-5 counties. Alturas, Susanville, Quincy, Downieville/Sierraville, Nevada City/Grass Valley are the important communities of the eastern sector of District 1.
Key communities:
Chico, Redding, Grass Valley, Nevada City, Penn Valley, Red Bluff, Corning, Los Molinos, Paskenta, Gerber, Tehama, Proberta, Palo Cedro, Burney, McArthur, Anderson, Cottonwood, Shasta Lake, Oroville, Paradise, Forest Ranch, Gridley, Yreka, Mt. Shasta, Weed, Dunsmuir, Etna, Ft. Jones, Quincy, Chester, Portola, Lake Almanor, Alturas, Canby, Cedarville, Susanville, Westwood, Big Valley, Downieville, Sierraville.
Travel CD 1:
For a candidate to travel throughout CD 1, the I-5 counties is a 2.5 hr. drive from Yreka to Chico, regardless of the weather. The eastern portion of CD 1, Modoc-Nevada Co., is weather conditional. Flying in the Spring/Summer months is the optional method of travel to quickly get from one point to the other. The winter months is best driven by a 4-wheel vehicle in the eastern counties.
When viewing a map of the New CD1, you quickly realize there are basically 2 geographic sectors to the district; the I-5 counties and the eastern counties; primarily split by the Mt. Shasta/Mt.Lassen range from north to south.
*In order of census.
- Prepared by Frank Treadway-Campaign Coodinator. Sep.2011
California's New First Congressional District Map
