Editing Biggs, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
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| official_name      = City of Biggs
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| nickname           = "Heart of Rice Country"
| motto              = "Where The People Own The Water And Power"
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| subdivision_name1  = [[California]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Butte County, California|Butte]]
| established_title  = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date   = June 26, 1903<ref>{{Cite web
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| government_type    = Council - Manager
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| leader_title1      = [[California's 4th State Senate district|State Senator]]
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| elevation_m        = 30
| elevation_ft       = 98
| population_total   = 1964
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_density_sq_mi = 2194.41
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| postal_code        = 95917
| area_code          = [[Area code 530|530]]
| website            = {{URL|www.biggs-ca.gov}}
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| leader_title2      = [[California's 3rd State Assembly district|State&nbsp;Assembly]]
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| utc_offset_DST     = -7
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| blank_info         = 06-06560
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'''Biggs''' (formerly '''Biggs Station''')<ref>{{gnis|277474}}</ref> is a city in [[Butte County, California]], United States. The population was 1,964 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], up from 1,707 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>

==Geography==
Biggs is located at {{coord|39|24|50|N|121|42|37|W|type:city_region:US-CA|display=inline}} (39.413820, -121.710316).<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.
[[File:Marion Biggs.jpeg|thumb|left|223x173px|[[Marion Biggs]], the city's namesake.]]

==History==
[[File:Colonia Building, Biggs, in November 2023-L1003957.jpg|thumb|The Colonia Building, a renovated 1905 hotel in Biggs, Butte County, California, as seen from B Street on November 24, 2023]]
A post office was established at Biggs Station in 1871, and the name changed to Biggs in 1884.<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|195}}</ref>  It was incorporated in 1903.<ref name=CGN /> Biggs is named for Maj. Marion Biggs, who first shipped grain by rail from the town's location.<ref name=CGN />

In 1877, ancestors of the scientist [[Linus Pauling]] left Missouri and travelled to California, where they lived for a time in Biggs, "a settlement composed mostly of [[German Americans|Germans]]"<ref name="Pauling">{{Cite web | url=http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/coll/pauling/chronology/page1.html | title=The Ancestry of Linus Pauling (The Paulings) - Pauling Chronology - Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers - Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries}}</ref> (the ancestors in question were themselves of German descent).<ref name="Pauling" />

In late 2002, the town's mayor received a letter from Jeff Manning, executive director of the [[California Milk Processor Board]], proposing that the town change its name to "Got Milk?".  The town council of Biggs subsequently rejected the proposal.<ref>Raine, George. "Biggs Goes Sour on Got Milk?" SFGate. Hearst Communications, Inc., November 6, 2002. Web. March 10, 2010. <https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Biggs-goes-sour-on-Got-Milk-2774581.php>.</ref>

As of 2019, Biggs has been declared a sister city to Woburn, MA by the mayor of Woburn—Ralph Grande.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 95
|1890= 571
|1910= 403
|1920= 683
|1930= 463
|1940= 547
|1950= 784
|1960= 831
|1970= 1115
|1980= 1413
|1990= 1581
|2000= 1793
|2010= 1707
|2020= 1964
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Biggs had a population of 1,964. The population density was {{convert|2,194.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Biggs was 57.1% [[White Americans|White]], 1.2% [[African Americans|African American]], 1.9% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 4.1% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 25.5% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 10.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 39.6% of the population.<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Biggs city, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0606560 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=April 4, 2025}}</ref>

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% were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] 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.<ref name=DP1/> There were 499 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (77.7% of all households).<ref name=P16>{{cite web |title=Biggs city, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0606560 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=April 4, 2025}}</ref>

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{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 35.4{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 676 housing units at an average density of {{convert|755.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 642 (95.0%) were occupied. Of these, 70.6% were owner-occupied, and 29.4% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

==Education==
[[File:Biggs Elementary School-L1003950.jpg|thumb|Entrance of Biggs Elementary School on B Street in Biggs, Butte County, California, on November 24, 2023]]
Biggs's public schools are operated by the Biggs Unified School District.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biggs Unified School District|url=http://www.biggs.org/|access-date=April 13, 2013}}</ref> The public schools in the Biggs Unified School District are Biggs Elementary School, Richvale Elementary School and [[Biggs High School]].

==References==
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{{Butte County, California}}

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[[Category:Incorporated cities and towns in California]]
[[Category:Cities in Butte County, California]]
[[Category:1903 establishments in California]]