| Igo, California | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
| Pushpin Image: | California Locator Map with US.PNG |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | California |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Shasta County |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.017 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.001 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.016 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 103 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Pacific |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1024 |
| Coordinates: | 40.5056°N -122.5417°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Blank Name Sec1: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 225832[2] |
Igo is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) 9 miles west of Redding, CA in Shasta County, California. Its population is 103 as of the 2020 census. 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,[3] dedicated in December 2005. It has a post office, elementary school, general store, and a restaurant/banquet hall.
The name Igo may be derived from an unidentified Native American language.[4] 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. Igo was founded in 1849 as a mining town in the Igo-Ono Mining District. [5]
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 .[6]
Igo, California, and its neighboring community Ono, share a community newsletter, the Umbrella available online at http://www.igoono.com/
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Igo has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[7]
Igo first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[8]
| White alone (NH) | 103 | 75.73% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 1 | 0.97% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 3 | 2.91% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 0.97% | |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 14 | 13.59% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6 | 5.83% | |
| Total | 103 | 100.00% |