Editing Auberry, California

{{distinguish|New Auberry, California}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Auberry
|settlement_type          = [[census-designated place]]
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|image_map                = Fresno_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Auberry_Highlighted.svg
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Fresno County, California|Fresno County]] and the state of [[California]]
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = {{flag|California}}
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in California|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Fresno County, California|Fresno]]
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = 
|leader_name              = 
|leader_title2            = [[California's 8th State Senate district|State Senator]]
|leader_name2             = {{Representative|casd|8|fmt=sleader}}<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://senate.ca.gov/senators 
 |title=Senators 
 |access-date=April 6, 2013
 |publisher=State of California}}</ref>
|leader_title3            = [[California's 23rd State Assembly district|State&nbsp;Assembly]]
|leader_name3             = {{Representative|caad|23|fmt=sleader}}<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers
 |title=Members Assembly
 |access-date=April 6, 2013
 |publisher=State of California}}</ref>
|leader_title4            = [[California's 4th congressional district|U. S. Congress]]
|leader_name4             = {{Representative|cacd|4|fmt=usleader}}<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|4|access-date=April 6, 2013}}</ref>
|established_date         = 
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|area_magnitude           = 
| unit_pref               = Imperial
| area_footnotes          = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 30, 2021}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi        = 46.83
| area_land_sq_mi         = 46.43
| area_water_sq_mi        = 0.40
| area_total_km2          = 121.28
| area_land_km2           = 120.25
| area_water_km2          = 1.03
| area_water_percent      = 0.32
| area_note               = 
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 2018
|elevation_m              = 615
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 3238
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_km2   = 26.93
|population_density_sq_mi = 69.74
|timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
|utc_offset               = -8
|coordinates              = {{coord|37|03|58|N|119|24|07|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
|timezone_DST             = PDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -7
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 93602
|area_code                = [[Area code 559|559]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 06-03190
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature IDs
|blank1_info              = {{GNIS 4|1657963}}, {{GNIS 4|2407779}}
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'''Auberry''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɔː|b|ɛr|i}}) is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Fresno County, California|Fresno County]], [[California]], United States. The population was 3,238 at the 2020 census. Auberry is located on Little Sandy Creek {{convert|9.5|mi|km|0}} west of Shaver Lake Heights,<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|995-996}}</ref> at an elevation of {{Convert|2018|feet|meters}}.<ref name=gnis>{{Cite GNIS|1657963|Auberry}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|46.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|46.4|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}} (0.85%) is water.

===Climate===
Auberry has a [[Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] [[Köppen climate classification#Group C: Temperate/mesothermal climates|''Csa'']]) with cool, rainy winters and hot, dry summers. Its average annual [[precipitation]] is {{Convert|26.3|in|abbr=on}}.<ref name="data">{{cite web |title=U.S. Climate Data |url=http://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/auberry/california/united-states/usca0053 |access-date=2013-12-02}}</ref> Its [[hardiness zone]] is 8a.<ref>[http://www.plantmaps.com/93602 PlantMaps hardiness zone for Auberry]</ref>

{{weather box
|single line=yes
|precipitation colour=green
|width=auto
|location=Auberry, California, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1915–present
|Jan record high F = 79
|Feb record high F = 87
|Mar record high F = 90
|Apr record high F = 95
|May record high F = 107
|Jun record high F = 112
|Jul record high F = 114
|Aug record high F = 114
|Sep record high F = 107
|Oct record high F = 108
|Nov record high F = 90
|Dec record high F = 80
|year record high F= 
|Jan high F = 55.3
|Feb high F = 58.1
|Mar high F = 62.2
|Apr high F = 68.6
|May high F = 78.5
|Jun high F = 87.8
|Jul high F = 94.3
|Aug high F = 93.5
|Sep high F = 87.1
|Oct high F = 76.1
|Nov high F = 60.9
|Dec high F = 55.1
|year high F= 73.4
|Jan low F = 36.6
|Feb low F = 39.2
|Mar low F = 41.9
|Apr low F = 45.6
|May low F = 52.5
|Jun low F = 60.1
|Jul low F = 67.1
|Aug low F = 66.6
|Sep low F = 61.3
|Oct low F = 52.5
|Nov low F = 41.0
|Dec low F = 36.7
|year low F= 50.2
|Jan record low F = 23
|Feb record low F = 25
|Mar record low F = 29
|Apr record low F = 25
|May record low F = 31
|Jun record low F = 41
|Jul record low F = 42
|Aug record low F = 47
|Sep record low F = 43
|Oct record low F = 27
|Nov record low F = 28
|Dec record low F = 20
|year record low F= 
|Jan precipitation inch = 5.05
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.89
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.14
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.18
|May precipitation inch = 1.02
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.32
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.08
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.06
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.36
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.33
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.73
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.25
|year precipitation inch= 26.42
|source 1 = WRCC<ref>
{{cite web
 |url = https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca0379
 |title = AUBERRY, CALIFORNIA (040379)
 |publisher= Western Regional Climate Center
 |access-date = October 6, 2022
}}</ref>
}}

==History==
The Auberry post office was established in 1884, and following moves in 1887 and 1888, it was located at its present site in 1906.<ref name=CGN /> The place is named for Al Yarborough and is spelled phonetically as his name was pronounced.<ref name=CGN />

The Auberry Band of the [[Mono people]] was called unaħpaahtyħ, (that which is on the other side [of the San Joaquin River]) in the [[Mono language (Native American)|Mono language]].<ref>Sydney M. Lamb. 1957. [http://linguistics.berkeley.edu/~survey/documents/dissertations/lamb-1958.pdf ''Mono Grammar'']. University of California. Berkeley PhD dissertation. .pdf</ref>

Auberry was also a stop on the [[San Joaquin and Eastern Railroad]], which was built to facilitate the construction of the [[Big Creek Hydroelectric Project]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Johnston|first=Hank|title=The Railroad that Lighted Southern California: The Story of the Edison Big Creek Project|publisher=Trans-Anglo Books|year=1965|location=Los Angeles, California}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 3238
|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 Auberry had a population of 3,238. The population density was {{convert|69.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Auberry was 76.1% [[White Americans|White]], 0.5% [[African Americans|African American]], 8.4% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 1.1% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.2% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 2.6% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 11.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 11.1% of the population.

The census reported that 99.8% of the population lived in households, 0.2% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.

There were 1,267 households, out of which 24.0% included children under the age of 18, 55.3% were married-couple households, 6.2% were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 19.6% had a female householder with no partner present, and 18.9% had a male householder with no partner present. 23.8% of households were one person, and 13.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.55. There were 900 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (71.0% of all households).

The age distribution was 22.1% under the age of 18, 5.8% aged 18 to 24, 21.5% aged 25 to 44, 27.0% aged 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 45.8{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males.

There were 1,702 housing units at an average density of {{convert|36.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 1,267 (74.4%) were occupied. Of these, 80.7% were owner-occupied, and 19.3% were occupied by renters.<ref>{{cite web |title=Auberry 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=1600000US0603190 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=April 1, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Auberry CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0603190 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=April 1, 2025}}</ref>

The median household income was $75,000, and the [[per capita income]] was $36,622. About 8.8% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Auberry CDP, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=1600000US0603190 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=April 1, 2025}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Fresno County, California}}
{{Kings Canyon National Park}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Fresno County, California]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1884]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in California]]
[[Category:1884 establishments in California]]