Concow, California
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Concow (Maidu: Koyoom Kʼawi, meaning "Meadow")[6] is an unincorporated community and census-designated place[7] (CDP) in the Sierra Nevada foothills covering eastern Butte County, California. Due to a decline in employment and repeated wildfires, over the past hundred years the population declined from several thousand to several dozen. On November 8, 2018, a wildfire, the Camp Fire, destroyed most of Concow, as well as the adjacent municipality of Paradise.
Concow, California | |
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Coordinates: 39°44′14″N 121°30′52″W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Butte |
Government | |
• U. S. rep. | Doug LaMalfa (R)[1] |
• State senator | Marie Alvarado-Gil (D)[2] |
• Assemblymember | Megan Dahle (R)[3] |
• County supervisor | Bill Connelly |
Area | |
• Total | 27.78 sq mi (71.95 km2) |
• Land | 27.41 sq mi (70.98 km2) |
• Water | 0.37 sq mi (0.97 km2) 1.35% |
Elevation | 2,005 ft (611 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 402 |
• Density | 14.67/sq mi (5.66/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−08:00 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
ZIP Code | 95965 |
Area code | 530 |
FIPS code | 06-16035 |
GNIS feature IDs | 1867007, 2407652 |
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Concow, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Concow, California |
Concow is named after the Native American tribe that is indigenous to the area, the Concow Maidu. The original inhabitants ate salmon from the Feather River, acorns and pine nuts, venison, nō-kōm-hē-i'-nē, and other sources of food which abounded in the California foothills.