Williams, California
| City of Williams | |
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Entrance arch to Williams.
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 Location in Colusa County and the state of California |
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 City of Williams
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| Coordinates: 39°09′17″N 122°08′58″W / 39.15472°N 122.14944°WCoordinates: 39°09′17″N 122°08′58″W / 39.15472°N 122.14944°W | |
| Country | United States |
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 California
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| County | Colusa |
| Incorporated | May 17, 1920 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.444 sq mi (14.101 km2) |
| • Land | 5.444 sq mi (14.101 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,123 |
| • Density | 940/sq mi (360/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95987 |
| Area code(s) | 530 |
| FIPS code | 06-85586 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652653, 2412268 |
| Website | www |
Williams (formerly, Central) is a city in Colusa County, California, United States. The population was 5,123 at the 2010 census, up from 3,670 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.4 square miles (14 km2), all of it land.
The postal service established a post office at Central in 1874. The town and post office were renamed in 1876, in honor of W.H. Williams, who platted the townsite. The city of Williams was incorporated in 1920.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Williams had a population of 5,123. The population density was 941.0 people per square mile (363.3/km²). The racial makeup of Williams was 2,785 (54.4%) White, 59 (1.2%) African American, 55 (1.1%) Native American, 94 (1.8%) Asian, 4 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 1,946 (38.0%) from other races, and 180 (3.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3,891 persons (76.0%).
The Census reported that 5,014 people (97.9% of the population) lived in households, 23 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 86 (1.7%) were institutionalized.
There were 1,369 households, out of which 782 (57.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 892 (65.2%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 140 (10.2%) had a female householder with no husband present, 98 (7.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 73 (5.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 7 (0.5%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 185 households (13.5%) were made up of individuals and 73 (5.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.66. There were 1,130 families (82.5% of all households); the average family size was 4.04.
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