POPULATION: 178,045

INCORPORATION DATE: 1850

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: 

• District 1 – Kevin Crye
• District 2 – Tim Garman
• District 3 – Mary Rickert
• District 4 – Patrick Henry Jones
• District 5 – Chris Kelstrom

FORM OF GOVERNMENT: General Law

SHASTA. County seat, Redding. Created February 18, 1850. This county was named after Mount Shasta, the name Shasta is derived from the English equivalent for the name of an Indian tribe that once lived in the area. The name of the tribe was spelled in various ways until the present version was used when the county was established.