Canby, California
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Main otherScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Main other Canby is a census-designated place[1] in Modoc County, California.[2] It is located Template:Convert west of Alturas,[3] at an elevation of Template:Convert.[2] Its population is 183 as of the 2020 census, down from 315 from the 2010 census. The ZIP Code is 96015. The community is inside area code 530.
Canby is the location of the main branch of the I'SOT religious community,[4] and is known for the I'SOT's nativity scenes prominently displayed along the town's main street, California State Route 299.[5]
History
The first post office opened at Canby in 1874.[3] The town was named in honor of General Edward Canby,[3] who was shot by the Modoc tribal leader Captain Jack at a peacemaking session as part of the Modoc War. This shooting lead to the siege at Captain Jack's Stronghold.[6]
Until the late 1940s, Canby was the site of Big Lakes Box Company and the supply point for Big Lakes Logging Camp in the Adin Mountains about Template:Convert to the southeast, where conditions were primitive.[7]
- California Historical Landmarks:
About Template:Convert northwest of Canby is a California Historical Landmark number #111 about the Old Emigrant Trail.[8]
California Historical Landmark number 111 reads:
- NO. 111 OLD EMIGRANT TRAIL - Near the present Pit River-Happy Camp Road this old pioneer trail, part of one of the earliest roads in northeastern California, is yet easily traced. Trees eight to ten inches in diameter are growing in the old road bed.[9]
About Template:Convert southeast of Canby is California Historical Landmark number 125.[10]
California Historical Landmark number 125 reads:
- NO. 125 EVANS AND BAILEY FIGHT-1861 - S. D. Evans, Sr. and Joe Bailey, stockmen from Rogue River Valley, Oregon, and 16 of their employees were driving 900 head of beef cattle from Roseburg to the mines at Virginia City, Nevada when they were attacked by Indians and the two owners killed.[11]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of Template:Convert, 98.21% of it land, and 1.79% of it water.
Climate
This region experiences hot and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Canby has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[12]
Demographics
Canby first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.[13]
The 2020 United States census reported that Canby had a population of 183. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Canby was 144 (78.7%) White, 5 (2.7%) African American, 2 (1.1%) Native American, 2 (1.1%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 8 (4.4%) from other races, and 22 (12.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12 persons (6.6%).[14]
The census reported that 119 people (65.0% of the population) lived in households, 57 (31.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 7 (3.8%) were institutionalized.[14]
There were 51 households, out of which 18 (35.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 25 (49.0%) were married-couple households, 6 (11.8%) were cohabiting couple households, 15 (29.4%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 5 (9.8%) had a male householder with no partner present. 12 households (23.5%) were one person, and 7 (13.7%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.33.[14] There were 34 families (66.7% of all households).[15]
The age distribution was 25 people (13.7%) under the age of 18, 10 people (5.5%) aged 18 to 24, 41 people (22.4%) aged 25 to 44, 51 people (27.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 56 people (30.6%) who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 55.5Template:Nbspyears. There were 98 males and 85 females.[14]
There were 64 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 51 (79.7%) were occupied. Of these, 30 (58.8%) were owner-occupied, and 21 (41.2%) were occupied by renters.[14]
Politics
In the state legislature, Canby is in Template:Representative,[16] and Template:Representative.[17]
Federally, Canby is in Template:Representative.[18]
See also
References
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- ↑ Climate Summary for Canby, California
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