Forbestown, California
| Forbestown | |
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| census-designated place | |
Shakespeare Mining & Milling Co, headframe and miners, ca. 1860
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 Forbestown
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| Coordinates: 39°31′02″N 121°16′02″W / 39.51722°N 121.26722°WCoordinates: 39°31′02″N 121°16′02″W / 39.51722°N 121.26722°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Butte County |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.280 sq mi (16.265 km2) |
| • Land | 6.274 sq mi (16.250 km2) |
| • Water | 0.006 sq mi (0.015 km2) 0.09% |
| Elevation | 2,772 ft (845 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 320 |
| • Density | 51/sq mi (20/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1656023; 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 in Butte County, California. It lies at an elevation of 2772 feet (845 m). Its zip code is 95941 and its area code is 530. Forbestown had a population of 320 at the 2010 census.
Forbestown is named for B.F. Forbes, who opened a store there in 1850. The post office was established in 1854, closed in 1925, and re-opened in 1936.
Forbestown's heyday was the last half of the nineteenth century, when it was a large mining center. By the late 1930s, it was nearly a ghost town. The site has foundations and debris from its mining era.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Forbestown had a population of 320. The population density was 51.0 people per square mile (19.7/km²). The racial makeup of Forbestown was 262 (81.9%) White, 4 (1.3%) African American, 15 (4.7%) Native American, 10 (3.1%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 4 (1.3%) from other races, and 25 (7.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23 persons (7.2%).
The Census reported that 320 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 138 households, out of which 28 (20.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 78 (56.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 15 (10.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 3 (2.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 10 (7.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 32 households (23.2%) were made up of individuals and 17 (12.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32. There were 96 families (69.6% of all households); the average family size was 2.71.
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