Igo, California

Igo is an unincorporated community with 625 residents 9 miles west of Redding, CA. Its ZIP Code is 96047. Wired Telephone numbers follow the pattern 530-396-xxxx. It has a neighboring town of Ono, which is four miles west of Igo. It is also home to the Northern California Veterans Cemetery,^[1] dedicated in December 2005. It has a post office, elementary school, general store, and a restaurant/beer & wine bar/banquet hall - The Igo Inn. It is also home to Brigadoon Castle Bed and Breakfast, but it is now a private residence.

The name Igo may be derived from an unidentified Native American language.^[2] According to folk etymology, Igo was named from the question "I go?" frequently asked by a miner's son who liked to accompany his father to work.^[3]

Politics[]

In the state legislature Igo is in the 1st Senate District, represented by Republican Ted Gaines, and in the 1st Assembly District, represented by Republican Brian Dahle.

Federally, Igo is in California's 1st congressional district, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa.^[4]

Igo, California, and its neighboring community Ono, share a community newsletter, the Umbrella available online at http://www.igoono.com/

Climate[]

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Igo has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.^[5]

References[]

^ "California Veterans Cemetery". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
^ Gallant, Frank K. (2012). A Place Called Peculiar: Stories about Unusual American Place-Names. Courier Dover Publications. p. 26. ISBN 9780486483603.
^ Remington, Frank L. (Sep 8, 1969). "Take a Good Look at the US Map. Towns Have the Craziest Names". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 1. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
^ "California's 1st Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
^ Climate Summary for Igo, California

Coordinates: 40°30′20″N 122°32′30″W / 40.505556°N 122.541667°W / 40.505556; -122.541667

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[1] "California Veterans Cemetery". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-07-14.

[2] Gallant, Frank K. (2012). A Place Called Peculiar: Stories about Unusual American Place-Names. Courier Dover Publications. p. 26. ISBN 9780486483603.

[3] Remington, Frank L. (Sep 8, 1969). "Take a Good Look at the US Map. Towns Have the Craziest Names". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 1. Retrieved 18 May 2015.

[4] "California's 1st Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2013.

[5] Climate Summary for Igo, California

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v t Municipalities and communities of Shasta County, California, United States
County seat: Redding
Cities	Anderson Redding Shasta Lake
CDPs	Bella Vista Big Bend Burney Cassel Castella Centerville Cottonwood Fall River Mills French Gulch Happy Valley Hat Creek Igo Johnson Park Jones Valley Keswick Lakehead McArthur Millville Montgomery Creek Mountain Gate Oak Run Old Station Ono Palo Cedro Platina Round Mountain Shasta Shingletown Whitmore
Unincorporated communities	Beegum Dana Enterprise Ingot Lakehead-Lakeshore Motion O'Brien Pollard Flat Viola
Indian reservations	Big Bend Rancheria Redding Rancheria
Ghost towns	Gas Point Kennett Whiskeytown
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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