page_title: Weed, California
hierarchical_section_title: Weed, California
caption_attribution_description: English: Entrance to the town of Weed with Mt. Shasta in the distance. Digital photograph taken by Eric Guinther on April 29, 2004.
context_page_description: Weed is a town in Siskiyou County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the town had a total population of 2,967, down from 2,979 in 2000. There are several unincorporated communities adjacent to, or just outside, Weed proper, including Edgewood, Carrick, and Lake Shastina. These communities generally have mailing addresses that use Weed or its ZIP code. The total population of this area in 2007 was 6,318. Weed is about 10 miles west-northwest of Mount Shasta, a prominent northern California landmark, and the second-tallest volcano in the Cascade Range.
  Weed's motto is "Weed like to welcome you". Weed has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.
context_section_description: Weed is a town in Siskiyou County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the town had a total population of 2,967, down from 2,979 in 2000. There are several unincorporated communities adjacent to, or just outside, Weed proper, including Edgewood, Carrick, and Lake Shastina. These communities generally have mailing addresses that use Weed or its ZIP code. The total population of this area in 2007 was 6,318. Weed is about 10 miles (16 km) west-northwest of Mount Shasta, a prominent northern California landmark, and the second-tallest volcano in the Cascade Range.
  Weed's motto is "Weed like to welcome you". Weed has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.
caption: Entrance to Weed in 2004, with Mount Shasta in the background.
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