Silver City | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated | |
  Silver City Position in California. | |
| Coordinates: 36°27′50″N 118°39′03″W / 36.46389°N 118.65083°W | |
| Country | 
United States |
| State | 
California |
| County | Tulare |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.576 sq mi (1.491 km2) |
| • Land | 0.576 sq mi (1.491 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 6,732 ft (2,052 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 2585449 |
| 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 United States census reported Silver City was uninhabited. [3]
Silver City is the name of an inholding in Sequoia National Park located at Mile 21 on the 25-mile road to Mineral King. [4] 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. [5] 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
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.6 square miles (1.5 km2), all of it land.
History
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verification. (June 2021) |
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. [6]
References
- ^ U.S. Census Archived July 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silver City, California
- ^ "2010 Census P.L. 94-171 Summary File Data". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ The county-owned Mineral King Road is not maintained in wintertime, and due to heavy snowfall the road is closed.
- ^ [1] Resort website home page
- ^ [2] History of Silver City, Silver City Mountain Resort (website)
