Editing Arbuckle, California

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{{Infobox settlement
|name            = Arbuckle, California
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|subdivision_name1        = [[California]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Colusa County, California|Colusa]]
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|population_total         = 3484
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|postal_code              = 95912
|area_code                = [[Area code 530|530]]
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|blank_info               = 06-02420
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'''Arbuckle''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Colusa County, California|Colusa County]], [[California]], United States. The population was 3,484 at the 2020 census.  Arbuckle is situated in the southerly portion of Colusa County, approximately {{convert|20|mi|km}} southwest of the City of [[Colusa, California|Colusa]], the county seat.  The town is characterized by single-family residences, multiple-family units, some mobile homes, and commercial activities. Land surrounding Arbuckle is [[agriculture]] including cultivated annual [[crop]]s, and both active and unmaintained [[orchard]]s (primarily [[almond]]). Various almond hullers may be found near the area.  Regional access is provided by the north–south running [[Interstate 5 in California|Interstate 5]], along with Old Highway 99 West running alongside Interstate 5.

==History==
Tacitus R. Arbuckle initially established a ranch here in 1866. The railroad came in 1875 and the town was founded and named for Arbuckle, on whose land it was built.  The post office was established the following year, 1876.<ref>{{California's Geographic Names|444}}</ref>

==Geography==
Two [[stream]]s drain the area, the Salt and [[Elk Creek (California)|Elk Creek]]s.  The Salt Creek flows north in the area, then bends east, and is joined by Elk Creek.  Both streams join Sand Creek a half mile northeast of the town and flow in a northeast direction.<ref>Wagner, D.L., and Bortugno, E.J., California Department of Mines and Geology Report, 1982</ref>  Salt Creek is subject to periodic flooding during heavy rainfall.<ref>''Arbuckle Estates Environmental Impact Report'', Earth Metrics Inc, City of Arbuckle report, 1990</ref>

The town sank {{convert|2.14 |feet}} between 2008 and 2017 according to a report issued by the [[California Department of Water Resources]] in coordination with 19 local and state agencies. A study that analyzed over 300 sites across the [[Sacramento Valley]] found that this area had sunk due to [[groundwater-related subsidence]] more than any other area in the study. Subsidence occurred as water was removed from the underground aquifers and the surrounding soil collapsed upon itself.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sfgate.com/science/article/arbuckle-sacramento-sinking-subsidence-drought-13585409.php|title=Tiny Northern California town is sinking, new report finds|first1=Michelle|last1=Robertson|date=3 February 2019|website=SFGate|access-date=4 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Serna|first1=Joseph|title=San Joaquin Valley continues to sink because of groundwater pumping, NASA says|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-central-valley-subsidence-20170209-story.html|access-date=8 February 2018|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date= February 9, 2017}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 2332
|2010= 3028
|2020= 3484
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br>1850–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County  |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1880-1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
}}

The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Arbuckle had a population of 3,484. The population density was {{convert|1,978.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Arbuckle was 38.7% [[White Americans|White]], 1.0% [[African Americans|African American]], 1.1% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.9% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 34.3% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 23.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 73.5% of the population.

The whole population lived in households.

There were 1,000 households, out of which 51.6% included children under the age of 18, 64.1% were married-couple households, 4.9% were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 18.4% had a female householder with no partner present, and 12.6% had a male householder with no partner present. 13.0% of households were one person, and 4.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.48. There were 834 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (83.4% of all households).

The age distribution was 31.1% under the age of 18, 8.4% aged 18 to 24, 28.7% aged 25 to 44, 21.7% aged 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 32.8{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 103.9 males.

There were 1,049 housing units at an average density of {{convert|595.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 1,000 (95.3%) were occupied. Of these, 65.1% were owner-occupied, and 34.9% were occupied by renters.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arbuckle CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0602420 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Arbuckle CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0602420 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $83,677, and the [[per capita income]] was $26,964.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arbuckle CDP, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=1600000US0602420 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref>

==Politics==
In the [[California State Legislature|state legislature]], Arbuckle is in {{Representative|casd|1|fmt=sdistrict}},<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://senate.ca.gov/senators 
 |title=Senators 
 |access-date=May 13, 2025
 |publisher=State of California}}</ref> and {{Representative|caad|4|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers
 |title=Members Assembly
 |access-date=May 13, 2025
 |publisher=State of California}}</ref> Federally, Arbuckle is in {{Representative|cacd|1|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|1|accessdate=May 13, 2025}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Frederick C. Weyand]] (1916-2010) was [[General (United States)|general]] in the [[United States Army]] who served as the 28th [[Chief of Staff of the United States Army]] from 1972 to 1974.

==References==
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{{Colusa County, California}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Colusa County, California]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1875]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in California]]
[[Category:1875 establishments in California]]