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Etna

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Etna

Total population

642

Median home value

$221,200

30.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$49,063

Etna$49k
National$74k

Founded

1878

Elevation2936 m
Land area1.96 km²
Weather89°F · Sunny
Coordinates41.46°, -122.90°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Founded
1878
Elevation
2936 m
Area
1.96 km²
Official website
etnaca.com

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Etna is a town in the Scott Valley area of Siskiyou County, California, United States. Its population is 678 as of the 2020 census, down from 737 from the 2010 census.

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History & geography

History

The town began in 1853 as the rough-and-tumble Gold Rush settlement of Rough and Ready, which was later incorporated as the City of Etna in 1878. In 1854 a flour mill was built a mile away and named the Aetna Mills. However, the winter of 1861-62 it was destroyed by a flood and the remaining businesses moved to Rough and Ready Mill near the current town. This also including the post office which kept the name Aetna Mills.

Geography

Etna is located at (41.457350, -122.896875). Etna is in Northern California near the Oregon border, located in Scott Valley near the CDP of Greenview, the city of Fort Jones, and the unincorporated community of Callahan. Etna is located at the foot of the Marble Mountain Wilderness in the Siskiyou subrange of the Klamath (Cascades) Range and is an attraction for hikers, rafters, climbers and people who do all sorts of other outdoor activities. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which 99.88% land and 0.12% is water.

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Demographics & economy

Median age
48.7
Median home value
$221,200
Housing units
352
Poverty rate
18%
Unemployment
10.3%

Race & ethnicity

White
78.8%
Black
1.1%
Asian
0%
Hispanic
4%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
41.4582
Longitude
-122.8958
Water area
0.00 mi²
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

This Afternoon
89°F
Sunny
Tonight
53°F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
88°F
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
53°F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
91°F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
57°F
Mostly Clear

Forecast for Etna, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
29.1%
Diabetes
9%
Adult obesity
30.8%
Binge drinking
19.4%
Adult smoking
14.4%
No leisure activity
21.3%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Schools

Total
4
Elementary
1
Middle
0
High
3
Other
0

Largest nearby schools

  • Etna Union High
    High · Etna · 180 students · 13.8:1 ratio
  • Etna Elementary
    Elementary · Etna · 117 students · 19.5:1 ratio
  • Scott River High
    High · Etna · 11 students · 11:1 ratio
  • Scott Valley Community Day
    High · Etna

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

A
Ally Stacher
professional cyclist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in California

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.84
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,765

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
654
Avg daily Wikipedia views
22
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Etna

Scott Valley centennial edition
Western Sentinel. Etna, California. · 1948
Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1
Etna Californ State of Mind Collection · 2019
Geology of the Facey Rock area, Etna Quadrangle, California
Richard Woods Porter · 1973
Stratigraphy and structure of the Horseshoe Gulch area, Etna and China Mountain quadrangles, California
Ted Andrew Zdanowicz · 1972
City of Etna general plan, 1986-2000
Etna (Calif.) · 1987
City of Etna housing element amendment, 1992-1997
Etna (Calif.) · 1992
Etna Union High School District Watershed Education Program
Sue Maurer · 1999
Treasures of the Book Club Library
Book Club of California · 2000

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Recent natural events nearby

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Pear-shaped Puffball
Pear-shaped Puffball
Apioperdon pyriforme
Seen 2026-09-29
scarlet monkeyflower
scarlet monkeyflower
Erythranthe cardinalis
Seen 2026-09-23
slenderstem lessingia
slenderstem lessingia
Lessingia nemaclada
Seen 2026-09-23
Oregon oak
Oregon oak
Quercus garryana
Seen 2026-09-23
Grouse Whortleberry
Grouse Whortleberry
Vaccinium scoparium
Seen 2026-09-22
Brewer's spruce
Brewer's spruce
Picea breweriana
Seen 2026-09-22
Margined Calligrapher
Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
Seen 2026-09-16
waterpepper
waterpepper
Persicaria hydropiper
Seen 2026-09-15
Columbian Black-tailed Deer
Columbian Black-tailed Deer
Odocoileus hemionus columbianus
Seen 2026-09-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • iNaturalist
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • NASA EONET