Forbestown, California
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Forbestown (formerly, Boles Dry Diggins and Forbes Diggins) is a census-designated place[1] in Butte County, California.[2] It lies at an elevation of 2772 feet (845 m).[2] Its zip code is 95941 and its area code is 530. Forbestown had a population of 396 at the 2020 census.
Forbestown is named for B.F. Forbes, who opened a store there in 1850.[3] The post office was established in 1854, closed in 1925, and re-opened in 1936.[3]
Forbestown's heyday was the last half of the nineteenth century, when it was a large mining center.[4] By the late 1930s, it was nearly a ghost town.[4] The site has foundations and debris from its mining era.[4]
Demographics
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Forbestown first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.[6]
The 2020 United States census reported that Forbestown had a population of 396. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of Forbestown was 310 (78.3%) White, 4 (1.0%) African American, 14 (3.5%) Native American, 2 (0.5%) Asian, 1 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 12 (3.0%) from other races, and 53 (13.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 45 persons (11.4%).[7]
The whole population lived in households. There were 163 households, out of which 35 (21.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 72 (44.2%) were married-couple households, 10 (6.1%) were cohabiting couple households, 35 (21.5%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 46 (28.2%) had a male householder with no partner present. 55 households (33.7%) were one person, and 37 (22.7%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.43.[7] There were 99 families (60.7% of all households).[8]
The age distribution was 96 people (24.2%) under the age of 18, 23 people (5.8%) aged 18 to 24, 72 people (18.2%) aged 25 to 44, 120 people (30.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 85 people (21.5%) who were 65Script error: No such module "String".years of age or older. The median age was 48.2Script error: No such module "String".years. For every 100 females, there were 131.6 males.[7]
There were 188 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which 163 (86.7%) were occupied. Of these, 145 (89.0%) were owner-occupied, and 18 (11.0%) were occupied by renters.[7]
Government
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In the United States House of Representatives, Forbestown is in Template:Representative.[11]
Education
It is in the Marysville Joint Unified School District.[12]
See also
- Ponderosa Fire, 2017
- North Complex Fire, 2020
References
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