South Lake Tahoe, California City of South Lake Tahoe South Lake Tahoe near Heavenly Village South Lake Tahoe near Heavenly Village Location in El Dorado County and the state of California Location in El Dorado County and the state of California City of South Lake Tahoe is positioned in the US City of South Lake Tahoe - City of South Lake Tahoe South Lake Tahoe is the most crowded city in El Dorado County, California, United States, in the Sierra Nevada.
As its name suggests, the town/city is positioned on the southern shore of Lake Tahoe.
The city's populace was 21,403 at the 2010 census, down from 23,609 at the 2000 census.
Route 50, also known as Lake Tahoe Boulevard.
The east end of the city, on the California-Nevada state line right next to the town of Stateline, Nevada, is mainly geared towards tourism, with T-shirt shops, restaurants, hotels, and Heavenly Mountain Resort with the Nevada casinos just athwart the state line in Stateline.
The end of town is mainly residentiary, and clusters around "The Y", the X-shaped intersection of US 50, State Route 89, and the continuation of Lake Tahoe Boulevard after it loses its federal highway designation.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 16.6 square miles (43 km2), of which 10.2 square miles (26 km2) is territory and 6.4 square miles (17 km2), or 38.80%, is water.
Beach front walkway South Lake Tahoe, Memorial Day weekend 2007 The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that South Lake Tahoe had a populace of 21,403.
The ethnic makeup of South Lake Tahoe was 15,733 (73.5%) White, 182 (0.9%) African American, 232 (1.1%) Native American, 1,186 (5.5%) Asian, 39 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 3,230 (15.1%) from other competitions, and 801 (3.7%) from two or more competitions.
The Enumeration reported that 21,034 citizens (98.3% of the population) lived in homeholds, 181 (0.8%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 188 (0.9%) were institutionalized.
There were 8,918 homeholds, out of which 2,421 (27.1%) had kids under the age of 18 living in them, 3,100 (34.8%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 983 (11.0%) had a female homeholder with no husband present, 594 (6.7%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.
2,918 homeholds (32.7%) were made up of individuals and 652 (7.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The populace was spread out with 4,400 citizens (20.6%) under the age of 18, 2,478 citizens (11.6%) aged 18 to 24, 6,416 citizens (30.0%) aged 25 to 44, 6,013 citizens (28.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 2,096 citizens (9.8%) who were 65 years of age or older.
There were 15,087 housing units at an average density of 908.7 per square mile (350.8/km ), of which 3,473 (38.9%) were owner-occupied, and 5,445 (61.1%) were occupied by renters.
7,684 citizens (35.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 13,350 citizens (62.4%) lived in rental housing units.
There were 14,005 housing units at an average density of 1,392.5 per square mile (537.5/km ).
There were 9,410 homeholds out of which 30.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 39.3% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 42.7% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
South Lake Tahoe and the encircling unincorporated communities are serviced by Lake Tahoe Unified School District, which is composed of four elementary schools: Bijou Community School, Sierra House Elementary School, Tahoe Valley Elementary School, and the Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet School, a middle school, South Tahoe Middle School, and a high school, South Tahoe High School. Until 2004, Al Tahoe Elementary School and Meyers Elementary School served region children.
They closed due to budget cuts, though Meyers reopened as Lake Tahoe Environmental Magnet School after a year's absence. South Lake Tahoe also homes a improve college, Lake Tahoe Community College. The town/city council of South Lake Tahoe is composed of five propel members: three council members, a Mayor, and a Mayor Pro Tem.
Currently, Austin Sass is the Mayor of South Lake Tahoe and Wendy David is the Mayor Pro-tem.
In the state legislature, South Lake Tahoe is in the 1st Senate District, represented by Republican Ted Gaines, and the 5th Assembly District, represented by Republican Frank Bigelow. Federally, South Lake Tahoe is in California's 4th congressional district, represented by Republican Tom Mc - Clintock. The town/city incorporated in 1965 by combining the previously unincorporated communities of Al Tahoe, Bijou, Bijou Park, Stateline, Tahoe Valley, and Tallac Village. A postal service was established in 1967. In 1991, Jaycee Lee Dugard (age 11) was abducted from a bus stop in South Lake Tahoe; she was found alive in Antioch, California, in 2009.
Gambling appeared at the Lake in 1944, when Harvey's Wagon Wheel Saloon and Gambling Hall opened as one of the area's first gaming establishments (technically on the Nevada side of the state border in the South Lake Tahoe (Nevada gaming area).
When the 1960 Winter Olympics came to Squaw Valley, Lake Tahoe was put firmly on the map as the skiing center of the United States.
It is a name the Tribe would like t to El Dorado County and South Lake Tahoe as a motif of peace, prosperity and goodness." South Lake Tahoe is served by a primary east-west highway, U.S.
The Lake Tahoe Airport serves general aviation while the closest scheduled passenger airline service is available via the Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO).
South Lake Tahoe has a snowy highland climate with winters that are chilly, especially at evening, and summers that feature warm to hot days and cool to cold evenings with low humidity.
The climate is either classified as a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Koppen Csb), using the 27 F ( 2.8 C) isotherm of the initial Koppen scheme, or a continental Mediterranean climate (Koppen Dsb), using the 32 F (0 C) isotherm preferred by some climatologists.
Snowfall is extremely heavy, with an average of 143.4 inches or 3.64 metres, whilst the wettest "rain year" has been from July 2005 to June 2006 with 31.12 inches (790.4 mm) and the driest from July 2002 to June 2003 with 9.26 inches (235.2 mm).
Tahoe averages two days per year that reach 90 F or 32.2 C or higher, most generally occurring in July and August.
Every month of the year averages at least two evenings with a low temperature of 32 F or 0 C or lower, and overall there are 227 mornings in an average year that fall below freezing, although only seven fall to 0 F or 17.8 C.
Top temperatures below 32 F (0 C) occur on average on sixteen days per year.
Climate data for South Lake Tahoe, California On 24 June 2007, a wildfire broke out at the Seneca Pond recreation area, near Meyers, three miles south of South Lake Tahoe. The Angora Fire, so titled for its adjacency to Angora Ridge, stands as the worst forest fire in recorded Lake Tahoe history. "California Cities by Incorporation Date" (Word).
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