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Tehama County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California. It is bisected by the
Sacramento River. As of 2000 its population was 56,039. The county seat is Red Bluff.Tehama County was formed from parts of
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Butte, Colusa and Shasta Counties in 1856.
The county is named
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for the City of Tehama. Suggested possible roots are the Arabic word tehama ("hot low-lands"), the Spanish word tejamanil (shingle), or "high water" in the dialect of local Native Americans.
Famous early
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figures include Kit Carson, who took part in a fight that gave name to Bloody Island and Battle Creek, Jedidiah Smith, John Fremont, and William B. Ide, the first and only president of the California Republic.
As of the census² of 2000, there were 56,039 people, 21,013 households, and 14,898 families residing in the county. The
population density was 7/km² (19/mi²). There were 23,547 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 84.79% White, 0.57% Black or African American, 2.10% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 8.26% from other races, and 3.39% from
two or more races. 15.83% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.