Keddie, California
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| Keddie, California | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Plumas |
| Area | |
| - Total | 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km²) |
| - Land | 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km²) |
| - Water | 0 sq mi (0 km²) |
| Elevation | 3,264 ft (995 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 96 |
| - Density | 137.1/sq mi (56.5/km²) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| - Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95952 |
| Area code(s) | 530 |
| FIPS code | 06-37904 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1656106 |
Keddie is a census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 96 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Keddie is located at (40.005901, -120.956899)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.7 km²), all of it land.
Keddie is the location of the Keddie Wye, a railway cut through the mountains.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 96 people, 37 households, and 23 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 144.5 people per square mile (56.2/km²). There were 67 housing units at an average density of 100.8/sq mi (39.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.46% White, 2.08% Black or African American, 1.04% Native American, 3.12% Asian, 4.17% from other races, and 3.12% from two or more races. 7.29% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 37 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.0 under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 33.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $64,583, and the median income for a family was $76,721. Males had a median income of $0 versus $50,227 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,685. There were no families and 8.9% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.
[edit] History
Keddie was named for surveyor Arthur W. Keddie, who surveyed the railroad cut through the mountains in Plumas County in the early 1900s.
On April 11, 1981, at the Keddie Resort, three grisly murders were committed in cabin #28. Glenna Sharp, 36, her 15 year old son John and 17 year old family friend Dana Wingate were bludgeoned and stabbed by assailants still unidentified. Sharp's 13 year old daughter Tina was missing from the scene when the bodies were discovered by 14 year old Sheila Sharp the following morning. Sheila had been spending the night with a friend. Glenna Sharp's two youngest boys and another boy, toddlers at the time, had been spared and were found safe in another room of the cabin. Ultimately, Tina Sharp's remains were discovered three years later when a bottle digger found parts of her remains 95 miles away near a water fall. In the years following the murders the Keddie Resort fell into disrepair and most buildings were condemned. Many around the area talked of the cabin being haunted. Cabin #28 was eventually razed in the summer of 2004, either to deter ghost hunters or to make way for a new generation of Keddie Resort buildings. The case remains unsolved. Some say that the site is still haunted and that the killers are still rampant in the area. [3][4]
[edit] Media
The primary local news source is the Feather River Bulletin, a newspaper published every Wednesday.
[edit] Politics
In the state legislature Keddie is located in the 1st Senate District, represented by Republican Dave Cox, and in the 3rd Assembly District, represented by Republican Rick Keene. Federally, Keddie is located in California's 4th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +11[5] and is represented by Republican John Doolittle.
[edit] References
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Similar murder case still baffling
- ^ Exorcising ghosts of past New owner hopes to reopen resort haunted by 20-year-old slayings
- ^ Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?. Campaign Legal Center Blog. Retrieved on 2007-10-20.
[edit] External links
http://www.keddiemurdersmovie.com
- http://www.cabin28.com/
- http://www.asylumeclectica.com/asylum/sightseer/us/ca/keddie.htm
- http://boards.aetv.com/thread.jspa?threadID=300023976&start=0
- http://www.paranormalwatch.com/2007/05/02/the-murder-house-of-keddie-resort/
- Keddie, California is at coordinates Coordinates:
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