Biggs, California
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Biggs (formerly Biggs Station)[1] is a city in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 1,964 at the 2020 census, up from 1,707 at the 2010 census.[2]
Geography
Biggs is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (39.413820, -121.710316).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., all of it land.[4]
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History
A post office was established at Biggs Station in 1871, and the name changed to Biggs in 1884.[5] It was incorporated in 1903.[5] Biggs is named for Maj. Marion Biggs, who first shipped grain by rail from the town's location.[5]
In 1877, ancestors of the scientist Linus Pauling left Missouri and travelled to California, where they lived for a time in Biggs, "a settlement composed mostly of Germans"[6] (the ancestors in question were themselves of German descent).[6]
In late 2002, the town's mayor received a letter from Jeff Manning, executive director of the California Milk Processor Board, proposing that the town change its name to "Got Milk?". The town council of Biggs subsequently rejected the proposal.[7]
As of 2019, Biggs has been declared a sister city to Woburn, MA by the mayor of Woburn—Ralph Grande.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 1880 | 95 | — | |
| 1890 | 571 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1910 | 403 | — | |
| 1920 | 683 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1930 | 463 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1940 | 547 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1950 | 784 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1960 | 831 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1970 | 1,115 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1980 | 1,413 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1990 | 1,581 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2000 | 1,793 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2010 | 1,707 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2020 | 1,964 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
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The 2020 United States census reported that Biggs had a population of 1,964. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of Biggs was 57.1% White, 1.2% African American, 1.9% Native American, 4.1% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 25.5% from other races, and 10.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 39.6% of the population.[9]
The whole population lived in households. There were 642 households, out of which 42.8% included children under the age of 18, 53.6% were married-couple households, 7.3% were cohabiting couple households, 27.1% had a female householder with no partner present, and 12.0% had a male householder with no partner present. 15.1% of households were one person, and 8.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.06.[9] There were 499 families (77.7% of all households).[10]
The age distribution was 27.6% under the age of 18, 9.0% aged 18 to 24, 23.6% aged 25 to 44, 25.9% aged 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65Script error: No such module "String".years of age or older. The median age was 35.4Script error: No such module "String".years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males.[9]
There were 676 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which 642 (95.0%) were occupied. Of these, 70.6% were owner-occupied, and 29.4% were occupied by renters.[9]
Education
Biggs is within the Biggs Unified School District.[11] The public schools in the Biggs Unified School District are Biggs Elementary School, Richvale Elementary School and Biggs High School.[12]
References
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- ↑ Raine, George. "Biggs Goes Sour on Got Milk?" SFGate. Hearst Communications, Inc., November 6, 2002. Web. March 10, 2010. <https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Biggs-goes-sour-on-Got-Milk-2774581.php>.
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