Platina, California

History

Platina was founded as Noble's Station in 1902, named after Don Noble, a local resident. It served as a stage stop for stagecoaches traveling to and from Red Bluff to Knob, Wildwood, Peanut, and Hayfork. A boarding house, general store and post office were located in the tiny settlement.

During the 1920s, Noble and others discovered platinum in nearby Beegum Creek, causing Noble's Station to quickly become known as "Platina". Platina is a native alloy of platinum with osmium and other related metals.

The current Platina post office was established in 1921. Today, it and the general store stand on almost the same spot as the old station. The store's owners recently tried to sell it and a few other buildings in town on eBay, but were unsuccessful.

Monastery

Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery, a monastic community of the Serbian Orthodox Church, is located just outside of Platina, to the south. It was founded in 1968 by Fr. Herman Podmoshensky and Fr. Seraphim Rose, with the blessing of St. John the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco. Rose was a graduate of Pomona College and the University of California at Berkeley who converted to Russian Orthodoxy and became a prolific author and translator of ancient Orthodox texts, many of which were printed at the monastery. Fr. Seraphim died September 2, 1982, and is buried in the monastery cemetery.

Fr. Seraphim is revered by many Orthodox Christians around the world. Although he has not been formally canonized (as of 2024) by any Orthodox synod, he has been locally canonized in the Metropolis of Akhalkalaki, Kumurdo, and Kari of the Georgian Orthodox Church.

Politics

In the state legislature, Platina is located in , and in .

Federally, Platina is in .

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Platina has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps. |Jan record high F = 75 |Feb record high F = 78 |Mar record high F = 82 |Apr record high F = 91 |May record high F = 100 |Jun record high F = 106 |Jul record high F = 112 |Aug record high F = 110 |Sep record high F = 108 |Oct record high F = 98 |Nov record high F = 88 |Dec record high F = 75 |year record high F = | Jan avg record high F = 66 | Feb avg record high F = 68 | Mar avg record high F = 73 | Apr avg record high F = 79 | May avg record high F = 90 | Jun avg record high F = 99 | Jul avg record high F = 103 | Aug avg record high F = 102 | Sep avg record high F = 99 | Oct avg record high F = 90 | Nov avg record high F = 77 | Dec avg record high F = 64 |year avg record high F = 103 | Jan avg record low F = 20 | Feb avg record low F = 21 | Mar avg record low F = 21 | Apr avg record low F = 24 | May avg record low F = 30 | Jun avg record low F = 34 | Jul avg record low F = 43 | Aug avg record low F = 44 | Sep avg record low F = 37 | Oct avg record low F = 30 | Nov avg record low F = 24 | Dec avg record low F = 20 |year avg record low F = 17 |Jan record low F = 4 |Feb record low F = -2 |Mar record low F = 13 |Apr record low F = 12 |May record low F = 21 |Jun record low F = 17 |Jul record low F = 28 |Aug record low F = 34 |Sep record low F = 25 |Oct record low F = 18 |Nov record low F = 11 |Dec record low F = -3 |year record low F =

|access-date = May 6, 2023

Demographics

|align-fn=center 1850–1870 1880-1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

Platina first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census. It was reported that in about 2001, Platina had an estimated population of 60.

2020 Census

Notable people

• Seraphim Rose, Eastern Orthodox hieromonk and author

References

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files - California". [[United States Census Bureau]].
2. {{cite gnis. 264843. Platina
3. Dottie Smith, [http://blogs.redding.com/dsmith/archives/2009/03/platina-is-tuck.html Platina is Tucked Away in the SW corner of Shasta County] {{Webarchive. link. (July 15, 2011 . Retrieved 2010-04-04.)
4. [https://orthochristian.com/151232.html FR. SERAPHIM (ROSE) LOCALLY CANONIZED IN ONE GEORGIAN DIOCESE (+VIDEO)]. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
5. "Final Maps {{!}} California Citizens Redistricting Commission".
6. {{Cite GovTrack. CA. 1
7. [http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=197340&cityname=Platina%2C+California%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Platina, California]
8. "Decennial Census by Decade". [[US Census Bureau]].
9. "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County".
10. "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County".
11. "1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions".
12. "1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions".
13. "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California".
14. "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California".
15. "1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California".
16. "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California".
17. "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California".
18. "1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California".
19. "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California".
20. "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California".
21. "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California".
22. "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California".
23. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California".
24. "2020 Geography Changes". [[United States Census Bureau]].
25. (13 April 2001). "Lives of a Saint". Pomona College Magazine.
26. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Platina CDP, California". [[United States Census Bureau]].