Silver City, California

Silver City
Unincorporated
Location in Tulare County and the state of California
Location in Tulare County and the state of California
Silver City is located in California
Silver City
Silver City
Position in California.
Coordinates: 36°27′50″N 118°39′03″W / 36.46389°N 118.65083°W / 36.46389; -118.65083
Country United States
State California
CountyTulare
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.117 sq mi (0.302 km2)
 • Land0.117 sq mi (0.302 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
[2]
6,732 ft (2,052 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
0
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID2585449
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silver City, California

Silver City is a census-designated place (CDP) in the mountainous area of central Tulare County, California.[2] Silver City sits at an elevation of 6,732 feet (2,052 m).[2] It lies 72 km ENE of Visalia, California, within the boundary of Sequoia National Park. The 2010 and 2020 United States censuses reported that Silver City was uninhabited.[4]

Silver City is the name of an inholding in Sequoia National Park located at Mile 21 on the 25-mile road to Mineral King.[5] It consists of 58 fee-simple lots, 39 of which have cabins on them, plus a commercial area consisting of a store, restaurant and several rental cabins called the Silver City Mountain Resort.[6] It is classified as a transient non-community because it is occupied only during the spring, summer and fall but not during the winter.[citation needed]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2), all of it land.

History

Archaeological evidence indicates that the area surrounding Silver City has supported indigenous peoples for thousands of years.[citation needed] A Yokuts tribe called Wukchumni established permanent campsites along the Kaweah River in the lower elevations below Silver City.[citation needed] During the hot summers, these people moved to the higher elevations, thus becoming the first users of the Silver City area.[citation needed] They traded with the Monache and the Numic peoples who came over the Sierras from the eastern side in hunting and foraging movements.[citation needed]

The first settler of the modern historical era homesteaded Silver City in 1856; Hale Tharp. In 1858 Tharp’s brother-in-law, John Swanson, erected a dwelling there.[citation needed] For several subsequent years, valley ranchers used the alpine areas during the summer heat, allowing their cattle to graze there.[citation needed]

By 1873, sufficient metal ore had been identified in the nearby mountains to cause a minor gold rush. Although short-lived, it consolidated Mineral King and Silver City into viable summertime communities.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20100—
20200—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1850–1870[9][10] 1880-1890[11]
1900[12] 1910[13] 1920[14]
1930[15] 1940[16] 1950[17]
1960[18] 1970[19] 1980[20]
1990[21] 2000[22] 2010[23]

Silver City first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[23]

Education

It is within the Three Rivers Union Elementary School District and the Woodlake Unified School District for grades 9-12.[24]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silver City, California
  3. ^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  4. ^ "2010 Census P.L. 94-171 Summary File Data". United States Census Bureau.
  5. ^ The county-owned Mineral King Road is not maintained in wintertime, and due to heavy snowfall the road is closed.
  6. ^ [1] Resort website home page
  7. ^ [2] History of Silver City, Silver City Mountain Resort (website)
  8. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ "1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  12. ^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  13. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  14. ^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  15. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  16. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  17. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  18. ^ "1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  19. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  20. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  21. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  22. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  23. ^ a b "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  24. ^ Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Tulare County, CA (PDF) (Map). Suitland, Maryland: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 14, 2026. - Text list
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