Sattley, California
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Sattley, formerly known as Church's Corners, is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 in Sierra County
Sierra County, California
Sierra County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California, northeast of Sacramento on the border with Nevada. As of the 2010 census the population was 3,240, down from 3,555 at the 2000 census. The county seat is Downieville....

, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

, United States
United States
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. Sattley is located on California State Route 49
California State Route 49
State Route 49 is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California that passes through many historic mining communities of the 1849 California gold rush. Highway 49 is numbered after the "49ers", the waves of immigrants who swept into the area looking for gold, and a portion of it...

 and California State Route 89
California State Route 89
State Route 89 is a California State Highway that travels in the north–south direction, and is the major thoroughfare for many mountain communities. It starts from U.S. Route 395 near Topaz Lake, winding its way up to the Monitor Pass, down to the Carson River, and up again over the Luther...

 southwest of Loyalton
Loyalton, California
Loyalton is a city in Sierra County, California, United States. The population was 769 at the 2010 census, down from 862 at the 2000 census. The ZIP code for the community is 96118. Wired telephone numbers in the community follow the format 993-xxxx. The town is near the north extent of State...

. Sattley was named after resident Harriet Sattley Church. The post office in Sattley opened in 1884.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP covers an area of 2.0 square miles (5.3 km²), 99.91% of it land and 0.09% of it water

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census reported that Sattley had a population of 49. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 was 23.9 people per square mile (9.2/km²). The racial makeup of Sattley was 48 (98.0%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 1 (2.0%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 0 (0.0%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

, and 0 (0.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1 persons (2.0%).

The Census reported that 49 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 25 households, out of which 4 (16.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 10 (40.0%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 4 (16.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 0 (0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 0 (0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
POSSLQ is an abbreviation for "Persons of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters," a term coined in the late 1970s by the United States Census Bureau as part of an effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of cohabitation in American households....

, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 11 households (44.0%) were made up of individuals and 3 (12.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.96. There were 14 families
Family (U.S. Census)
A family or family household is defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes as "a householder and one or more other people related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption. They do not include same-sex married couples even if the marriage was performed in a state...

(56.0% of all households); the average family size was 2.71.

The population was spread out with 9 people (18.4%) under the age of 18, 2 people (4.1%) aged 18 to 24, 11 people (22.4%) aged 25 to 44, 22 people (44.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 5 people (10.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.8 years. For every 100 females there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

There were 34 housing units at an average density of 16.6 per square mile (6.4/km²), of which 15 (60.0%) were owner-occupied, and 10 (40.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 6.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 0%. 32 people (65.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 17 people (34.7%) lived in rental housing units.
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