Editing Beckwourth, California

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|population_total         = 478
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'''Beckwourth''' (formerly, '''Beckwith'''<ref name=CGN/> and '''Beekwith'''<ref name=GrReg>{{cite book|title=The Great Register of Plumas County, California - 1894|date=1898|publisher=California State Library, California History Section|location=Sacramento, CA|edition=Collection no. 4-2A, CSL Film Roll 34}}</ref>) is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Plumas County, California|Plumas County]], [[California]], United States.<ref>{{gnis|2407819}}</ref> Beckwourth is located on the [[Middle Fork Feather River]] {{convert|5|mi|km|1}} east of [[Portola, California|Portola]].<ref name=gnis/><ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|355}}</ref>  The population was 478 at the 2020 census.

==Name==
The community was named for [[James Beckwourth|James P. Beckwourth]], an explorer who discovered [[Beckwourth Pass]] in 1851.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=405lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yJMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=775%2C5627048 | title=Over the Sierra | work=Indian Valley Record | date=May 30, 1940 | access-date=7 May 2015 | author=Brown, Thomas P. | pages=3}}</ref>

==History==
The Beckwith post office opened in 1870 and changed its name to Beckwourth in 1932.<ref name=CGN/>

==Geography==
Beckwourth is located at {{coord|39|49|39|N|120|24|13|W|type:city}} (39.827528, -120.403710).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|11.7|sqmi|km2}}, 99.96% of it land and 0.04% of it water.

[[Nervino Airport]] (FAA identifier: O02 or ''oscar-zero-two'') is plotted three quarters of a mile east of Beckwourth along [[California State Route 70|State Route 70]] on the Reconnaissance Peak, California 7.5 minute quadrangle. It has a {{convert|4600|ft|m|adj=on}} runway and is located at {{coord|39|49|05|N|120|21|20|W}}.<ref>US Geological Survey, Reconnaissance Peak, California, 7.5 minute quadrangle, 1994.</ref> The US Geological Survey says variant names for the airport are ''Beckwourth Airport'' and ''Plumas County Airport''.<ref>US Geological Survey, National Geographic Names Database.</ref>

State facilities in the town include a State of California, Department of Water Resources maintenance yard and a Caltrans Maintenance Station. These appear to be colocated (at the same site).

===Climate===
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6&nbsp;°F.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Beckwourth has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=580740&cityname=Beckwourth%2C+California%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Beckwourth, California]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 342
|2010= 432
|2020= 478
|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 Beckwourth had a population of 478. The population density was {{convert|40.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Beckwourth was 90.2% [[White Americans|White]], 0.8% [[African Americans|African American]], 0.2% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.4% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 1.9% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 6.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 8.2% of the population.

The whole population lived in households. There were 228 households, out of which 15.4% included children under the age of 18, 53.1% were married-couple households, 4.4% were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 13.6% had a female householder with no partner present, and 28.9% had a male householder with no partner present. 28.5% of households were one person, and 10.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.1. There were 148 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (64.9% of all households).

The age distribution was 12.8% under the age of 18, 4.4% aged 18 to 24, 15.1% aged 25 to 44, 34.5% aged 45 to 64, and 33.3% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 59.4{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males.

There were 360 housing units at an average density of {{convert|30.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 228 (63.3%) were occupied. Of these, 88.6% were owner-occupied, and 11.4% were occupied by renters.<ref>{{cite web |title=Beckwourth 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=1600000US0604772 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=April 3, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Beckwourth CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0604772 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=April 3, 2025}}</ref>

==Politics==
In the [[California State Legislature|state legislature]] Beckwourth is located in  {{Representative|casd|1|fmt=sdistrict}},<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://senate.ca.gov/senators |title=Senators |access-date=March 10, 2013  |publisher=State of California}}</ref> and {{Representative|caad|1|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers |title=Members Assembly |access-date=March 2, 2013 |publisher=State of California}}</ref>

Federally, Beckwourth is in {{Representative|cacd|1|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|1|access-date=March 3, 2013}}</ref>

==Education==
The school district is [[Plumas Unified School District]].<ref>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06063_plumas/DC20SD_C06063.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Plumas County, CA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|date= December 18, 2020|access-date=2025-03-22}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06063_plumas/DC20SD_C06063_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==See also==
* [[Beckwourth Pass]]
* [[California State Route 70|State Route 70]]
* [[Hallelujah Junction, California]]
* [[Loyalton, California]]
* [[Plumas National Forest]]
* [[Portola, California]]
* [[Vinton, California]]

==Notable people==
* [[James Beckwourth|Jim Beckwourth]], mountain man, fur trader, and explorer
* [[Alice Marble]], a World Number One American tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam championships

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.beckwourthfire.com/ Beckwourth Fire District]
* [https://www.plumascounty.us/1995/Beckwourth-County-Service-Area Beckwourth Community Service Area]

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Plumas County, California]]
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