Forbestown, California

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Forbestown
Census-designated place
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Shakespeare Mining & Milling Co, headframe and miners, ca. 1860
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Location of Forbestown in Butte County, California.
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Forbestown
Location in California
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Forbestown
Forbestown (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°31′02″N121°16′02″W / 39.51722°N 121.26722°W / 39.51722; -121.26722
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of California.svg California
County Butte County
Area
[1]
 • Total
6.280 sq mi (16.266 km2)
 • Land6.274 sq mi (16.250 km2)
 • Water0.006 sq mi (0.015 km2)  0.09%
Elevation
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2,772 ft (845 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
396
 • Density63/sq mi (24/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature IDs1656023; 2612480
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forbestown, California, U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forbestown, California

Forbestown (formerly, Boles Dry Diggins and Forbes Diggins) is a census-designated place [4] 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.

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Forbestown is named for B.F. Forbes, who opened a store there in 1850. [5] The post office was established in 1854, closed in 1925, and re-opened in 1936. [5]

Forbestown's heyday was the last half of the nineteenth century, when it was a large mining center. [6] By the late 1930s, it was nearly a ghost town. [6] The site has foundations and debris from its mining era. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 320—
2020 39623.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]
2010 [8]

Forbestown first appeared as a census-designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census. [8]

The 2020 United States census reported that Forbestown had a population of 396. The population density was 63.1 inhabitants per square mile (24.4/km2). 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%). [9]

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. [9] There were 99 families (60.7% of all households). [10]

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 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 131.6 males. [9]

There were 188 housing units at an average density of 30.0 units per square mile (11.6 units/km2), of which 163 (86.7%) were occupied. Of these, 145 (89.0%) were owner-occupied, and 18 (11.0%) were occupied by renters. [9]

Government

In the California State Legislature, Forbestown is in the 1st senatorial district , represented by Republican Megan Dahle, [11] and the 3rd Assembly district , represented by Republican James Gallagher. [12]

In the United States House of Representatives, Forbestown is in California's 1st congressional district , represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa. [13]

Education

It is in the Marysville Joint Unified School District. [14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forbestown, California
  3. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forbestown, California
  5. 1 2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 236. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.
  6. 1 2 3 Miller, Donald C. (1978). Ghost Towns of California. Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Publishing Company. p. 65. ISBN   0871085178.
  7. ↑ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau .
  8. 1 2 "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Forbestown CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Forbestown CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  13. ↑ "California's 1st Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  14. ↑ Geography Division. 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Butte County, CA (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved May 31, 2025. - Text list
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