Shingle Springs, California

{{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Shingle Springs |settlement_type = Census-designated place |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_seal = |image_map = El_Dorado_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Shingle_Springs_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250x200px |map_caption = Location in El Dorado County and the state of California |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = | pushpin_map = USA | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{USA}} |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = {{flag|California}} |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = El Dorado |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_date =  | unit_pref =US |area_magnitude = | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 4, 2025}}</ref> | area_total_sq_mi = 8.237 | area_land_sq_mi = 8.199 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.038 | area_total_km2 = 21.335 | area_land_km2 = 21.235 | area_water_km2 = 0.100 | area_water_percent = 0.47 | area_note =

|elevation_ft = 1421 |elevation_m = 433 |population_as_of = 2020 |population_footnotes = <ref name="US Census Bureau 2020 Shingle Springs, CA Population">{{cite web |title=US Census Bureau |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Shingle%20Springs%20CDP,%20California |website=www.census.gov |access-date=10 August 2024}}</ref> |population_total = 4660 |population_metro = |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = auto |timezone = Pacific (PST) |utc_offset = -8 |coordinates = {{coord|38|39|57|N|120|55|34|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |timezone_DST = PDT |utc_offset_DST = -7 |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 95682 |area_codes = 530, 837 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 06-71554 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 1659645 |footnotes = {{gnis|1659645}} {{Designation list|embed=yes|designation1=California|designation1_number=456}} |website = }} '''Shingle Springs''' (formerly, '''Shingle Spring''' and '''Shingle''')<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|554}}</ref> is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Dorado County, California, United States. The population was 4,660 at the 2020 census, up from 4,432 at the 2010 census. It is located about {{Convert|40|mi|km|abbr=}} from Sacramento in the Gold Country foothills and sits directly on Highway 50. The towns of Coloma and Placerville are less than {{Convert|15|mi|km|abbr=}} away.

Shingle Springs is part of the Sacramento metropolitan area. The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, a federally recognized tribe of Maidu and Miwok people, are headquartered in Shingle Springs.<ref>[http://www.crihb.org/inside-crihb/member-tribes.html "Member Tribes."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504135819/http://www.crihb.org/inside-crihb/member-tribes.html |date=2012-05-04 }} ''California Rural Indian Health Board.'' Retrieved 31 May 2012.</ref>

==History==

Like many of the other towns in California's Mother Lode, Shingle Springs grew out of a camp set up by gold miners during the California Gold Rush - in this case, a group of "49ers" who'd followed the Carson-Emigrant Trail through Pleasant Valley, Nevada. The community took its name from a horse-drawn shingle machine capable of producing 16,000 shingles a day that was located near the springs at the western edge of the camp.<ref>[http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/stories/shinglesprings.html "Shingle Springs – A Gold Rush Mining Camp Turns Rail Town"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070618161638/http://co.el-dorado.ca.us/stories/shinglesprings.html |date=2007-06-18 }} by Anthony Belli; retrieved June 5, 2007</ref>

A rich store of written records preserved by Shingle Springs pioneers has left a detailed picture of the Gold Rush. For example, the Boston-Newton Joint Stock Association, which left Boston on April 16, 1849, camped there the night before their arrival at Sutter's Fort on September 27, after a remarkable journey across the continent.{{citation needed|date=June 2007}} The "Shingle Spring" post office also operated from 1853 to 1855.<ref name=CGN /> The "Shingle Springs" post office opened in 1865. The office's name was changed to "Shingle" in 1895, and reverted in 1955.<ref name=CGN /> As a result, the town is now designated California Historical Landmark #456.<ref name=CHL>{{cite ohp|456|Shingle Springs|2012-10-07}}</ref>

Before the area was settled by Anglo-Americans, a Maidu village called Bamom was located in the vicinity of modern-day Shingle Springs.<ref name=gnis>{{gnis|1733954}}</ref>

==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of {{convert|8.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which, over 99% is land.

For the 2000 census, the CDP had a total area of {{convert|5.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|5.2|sqmi|km2}} of it was land and 0.19% was water.

==Demographics== {{US Census population |1980= 1268 |1990= 2049 |2000= 2643 |2010= 4432 |2020= 4660 |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref> 1850–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1880-1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 13, 2024|archive-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823050629/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> | align = right }}

Shingle Springs first appeared as a census designated place in the 1980 U.S. census.<ref name=1980CensusCA/>

===Racial and ethnic composition=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Shingle Springs CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} !Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Shingle Springs CDP, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0671554&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Shingle Springs CDP, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0671554&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Shingle Springs CDP, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0671554&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020 |- |White alone (NH) |2,318 |3,651 |style='background: #ffffe6; |3,599 |87.70% |82.38% |style='background: #ffffe6; |77.23% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |10 |13 |style='background: #ffffe6; |18 |0.38% |0.29% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.39% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |25 |96 |style='background: #ffffe6; |31 |0.95% |2.17% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.67% |- |Asian alone (NH) |38 |48 |style='background: #ffffe6; |72 |1.44% |1.08% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.55% |- |Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) |3 |2 |style='background: #ffffe6; |11 |0.11% |0.05% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.24% |- |Other race alone (NH) |0 |14 |style='background: #ffffe6; |35 |0.00% |0.32% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.75% |- |Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) |74 |139 |style='background: #ffffe6; |277 |2.80% |3.14% |style='background: #ffffe6; |5.94% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |175 |469 |style='background: #ffffe6; |617 |6.62% |10.58% |style='background: #ffffe6; |13.24% |- |'''Total''' |'''2,643''' |'''4,432''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''4,660 ''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}

===2020 census=== As of the 2020 census, Shingle Springs had a population of 4,660. The population density was {{convert|568.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. 78.2% of residents lived in urban areas, while 21.8% lived in rural areas.<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Shingle Springs CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0671554 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=June 4, 2025}}</ref><ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=place%3A71554&in=state%3A06|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=place%3A71554&in=state%3A06|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=place%3A71554&in=state%3A06|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

The whole population lived in households. There were 1,727 households, out of which 27.5% included children under the age of 18, 60.5% were married-couple households, 4.7% were cohabiting couple households, 21.0% had a female householder with no partner present, and 13.8% had a male householder with no partner present. 21.9% of households were one person, and 13.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.7. There were 1,248 families (72.3% of all households).<ref name=DP1/><ref name="Census2020DP"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Shingle Springs CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0671554 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=June 4, 2025}}</ref>

The age distribution was 20.9% under the age of 18, 7.1% aged 18 to 24, 18.6% aged 25 to 44, 28.3% aged 45 to 64, and 25.0% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 47.9{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males age 18 and over.<ref name=DP1/><ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 1,791 housing units at an average density of {{convert|218.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}, of which 1,727 (96.4%) were occupied. Of these, 77.6% were owner-occupied, and 22.4% were occupied by renters. 3.6% of housing units were vacant; the homeowner vacancy rate was 0.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 3.3%.<ref name=DP1/><ref name="Census2020DP"/><ref name="Census2020PL"/> ==Politics== In the state legislature, Shingle Springs is in {{Representative|casd|4|fmt=sdistrict}},<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://senate.ca.gov/senators |title=Senators |access-date=October 17, 2025 |publisher=State of California}}</ref> and {{Representative|caad|5|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers |title=Members Assembly |access-date=October 17, 2025 |publisher=State of California}}</ref>

Federally, Shingle Springs is in {{Representative|cacd|5|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|5|access-date=July 10, 2024}}</ref>

==Education== [[File:Gavin Newsom at Blue Oak Elementary 03.jpg|thumb|California Governor Gavin Newsom visiting Blue Oak Elementary in Shingle Springs in 2019.]] The CDP is divided between two elementary school districts: Rescue Union Elementary School District and Buckeye Union Elementary School District. All of the CDP is in the El Dorado Union High School District.<ref name=2020SDMapCensus>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06017_el_dorado/DC20SD_C06017.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: El Dorado County, CA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=December 18, 2020|access-date=2025-09-14}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06017_el_dorado/DC20SD_C06017_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

The facility of Latrobe Elementary School District. has a mailing address of Shingle Springs, CA,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latrobesd.org/|title=Home|publisher=Latrobe School District|access-date=2025-09-14}}</ref> while no portions of the Shingle Springs CDP are in the Latrobe school district.

Local schools:{{fact|date=September 2025}} * Buckeye Elementary School * California Montessori Project * Pleasant Grove Middle School * Ponderosa High School * Latrobe Elementary School * Miller's Hill Middle School * Rescue Elementary School

==Climate== The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Csa" (Mediterranean Climate).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=371840&cityname=Shingle+Springs,+California,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Shingle Springs, California Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}</ref>

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Category:Census-designated places in El Dorado County, California Category:California Historical Landmarks Category:Mining communities of the California Gold Rush Category:Populated places in the United States established in 1849 Category:1849 establishments in California Category:Census-designated places in California

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