- Caribou, California
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Caribou, California
settlement_type = CDP
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map_caption = Location in Plumas County and the state ofCalifornia
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_name1 =California
subdivision_name2 = Plumas
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area_total_km2 = 0.4
area_total_sq_mi = 0.2
area_land_km2 = 0.4
area_land_sq_mi = 0.2
area_water_km2 = 0
area_water_sq_mi = 0
elevation_ft = 3287
elevation_m = 1002
population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 0
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population_density_km2 = 0.0
population_density_sq_mi = 0.0
timezone = Pacific (PST)
utc_offset = -8
latd = 40 |latm = 4 |lats = 48 |latNS = N
longd = 121 |longm = 9 |longs = 27 |longEW = W
timezone_DST = PDT
utc_offset_DST = -7
postal_code_type =ZIP code
postal_code = 95915
area_code = 530
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 06-11166
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blank1_info = 1658222
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website =Caribou is a
Census-designated place located inPlumas County, California ,United States . As of the2000 census, the town had a totalpopulation of 0. The closest communities are Belden to the southwest, Twain to the southeast, Canyondam to the north, and Greenville to the east.Geography
Caribou is located at 40°4'48" North, 121°9'27" West (40.079929, -121.157397)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 0.2square mile s (0.4km² ), of which, 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it is land and none of it is covered bywater .Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of2000 , there are no people living in the town. According the US Census data, there are only two buildings in the community, both of them listed as "Vacant housing units" and "For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use". [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US0611166&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_DP1&-ds_name=D&-_lang=en]Media
The primary local news source is the [http://www.plumasnews.com Feather River Bulletin] , a newspaper published every Wednesday.
Politics
In the state legislature Caribou is located in the 1st Senate District, represented by Republican
Dave Cox , and in the 3rd Assembly District, represented by RepublicanRick Keene . Federally, Caribou is located inCalifornia's 4th congressional district , which has a Cook PVI of R +11 [cite web | title = Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest? | publisher = Campaign Legal Center Blog | url=http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html | accessdate = 2007-10-20] and is represented by RepublicanJohn Doolittle .References
External links
* [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ReferenceMapFramesetServlet?_bm=y&-tree_id=420&-_MapEvent=&-errMsg=&-redoLog=false&-_zoomLevel=&-rm_config=|b=50|l=en|t=420|zf=0.0|ms=ref_legal_00dec|dw=0.13129910658957278|dh=0.07573729754789436|dt=gov.census.aff.domain.map.EnglishMapExtent|if=gif|cx=-121.1608905|cy=40.077026000000004|zl=4|pz=4|bo=404:315:314:313:323:321:319|bl=362:360:393:392:355:354:385|ft=350:349:335:389:388:332:331|fl=403:381:204:380:369:379:368|g=16000US0611166&-PANEL_ID=rm_result&-_pageY=330&-_lang=en&-geo_id=16000US0611166&-_pageX=534&-_mapY=127&-_mapX=373&-_latitude=&-_pan=&-_longitude=&-_change
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* [http://www.google.com/books?id=sO4tAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover#PPA102,M1 History of California, Volume II]
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