Biggs, California | |
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| Nickname: "Heart of Rice Country" | |
| Motto: "Where The People Own The Water And Power" | |
 Location of Biggs in Butte County, California. | |
  Biggs, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates:39°24′50″N121°42′37″W / 39.41389°N 121.71028°W /39.41389; -121.71028 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Butte |
| Incorporated | June 26, 1903[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council - Manager |
| • State Senator | Megan Dahle (R)[2] |
| • State Assembly | James Gallagher (R)[3] |
| • U. S. Congress | Vacant[4] |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.90 sq mi (2.32 km2) |
| • Land | 0.90 sq mi (2.32 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 98 ft (30 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,964 |
| • Density | 2,195.3/sq mi (847.61/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95917 |
| Area codes | 530, 837 |
| FIPS code | 06-06560 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277474,2409848 |
| Website | www |
Biggs (formerlyBiggs Station)[6] is a city inButte County, California, United States. The population was 1,964 at the2020 census, up from 1,707 at the2010 census.[7]
Biggs is located at39°24′50″N121°42′37″W / 39.41389°N 121.71028°W /39.41389; -121.71028 (39.413820, -121.710316).[8]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), all of it land.[5]
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A post office was established at Biggs Station in 1871, and the name changed to Biggs in 1884.[9] It was incorporated in 1903.[9] Biggs is named for Maj. Marion Biggs, who first shipped grain by rail from the town's location.[9]
In 1877, ancestors of the scientistLinus Pauling left Missouri and travelled to California, where they lived for a time in Biggs, "a settlement composed mostly ofGermans"[10] (the ancestors in question were themselves of German descent).[10]
In late 2002, the town's mayor received a letter from Jeff Manning, executive director of theCalifornia Milk Processor Board, proposing that the town change its name to "Got Milk?". The town council of Biggs subsequently rejected the proposal.[11]
As of 2019, Biggs has been declared a sister city to Woburn, MA by the mayor of Woburn—Ralph Grande.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1880 | 95 | — | |
| 1890 | 571 | 501.1% | |
| 1910 | 403 | — | |
| 1920 | 683 | 69.5% | |
| 1930 | 463 | −32.2% | |
| 1940 | 547 | 18.1% | |
| 1950 | 784 | 43.3% | |
| 1960 | 831 | 6.0% | |
| 1970 | 1,115 | 34.2% | |
| 1980 | 1,413 | 26.7% | |
| 1990 | 1,581 | 11.9% | |
| 2000 | 1,793 | 13.4% | |
| 2010 | 1,707 | −4.8% | |
| 2020 | 1,964 | 15.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[12] | |||
The2020 United States census reported that Biggs had a population of 1,964. The population density was 2,194.4 inhabitants per square mile (847.3/km2). 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% fromother races, and 10.2% from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 39.6% of the population.[13]
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% werecohabiting 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.[13] There were 499families (77.7% of all households).[14]
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 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males.[13]
There were 676 housing units at an average density of 755.3 units per square mile (291.6 units/km2), of which 642 (95.0%) were occupied. Of these, 70.6% were owner-occupied, and 29.4% were occupied by renters.[13]
Biggs is within theBiggs Unified School District.[15] The public schools in the Biggs Unified School District are Biggs Elementary School, Richvale Elementary School andBiggs High School.[16]
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