Editing Dorris, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
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'''Dorris''' is a city in [[Siskiyou County, California]], United States. Its population was 860 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], down from 939 in the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]]. The  only attractions are the [[Dorris, California#Local attractions|flagpole and county library]]. The most notable people who have been residents of Dorris are [[Dorris, California#Notable people|two athletes who were born here.]]

==Geography==
Dorris is located at {{coord|41|57|54|N|121|55|8|W|type:city}} (41.965075, −121.918967).<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> It is located in the [[Butte Valley National Grassland|Butte Valley]] of northern California between [[Mount Shasta]] and the [[Oregon]] border on [[U.S. Route 97 in California|U.S. Route 97]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.7|sqmi|km2}}, 97.81% of it land and 2.19% of it water.

==History==
The town was named in 1907 by the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]]<ref name="CapaceIncorporated1999">{{cite book|author1=Nancy Capace|author2=Somerset Publishers, Incorporated|title=Encyclopedia of California|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5wGpZagXWlsC&pg=PA228|date=June 1, 1999|publisher=North American Book Dist LLC|isbn=978-0-403-09318-2|pages=228–}}</ref> for brothers Presley A. and Carlos J. Dorris who raised stock in Little Shasta in the 1860s before moving to Dorris' Bridge on the [[Pit River]], renamed [[Alturas, California]] in 1876.<ref name="Gudde1960">{{cite book|author=Erwin Gustav Gudde|title=California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names|url=https://archive.org/details/1000californiapl00guddrich|url-access=registration|year=1960|publisher=University of California Press|pages=[https://archive.org/details/1000californiapl00guddrich/page/10 10]–|id=GGKEY:403N5Z6QERG}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 214
|1920= 424
|1930= 762
|1940= 863
|1950= 892
|1960= 973
|1970= 840
|1980= 836
|1990= 892
|2000= 886
|2010= 939
|2020= 860
|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>
}}

===2020===
The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Dorris had a population of 860. The population density was {{convert|1,225.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Dorris was 495 (57.6%) [[White Americans|White]], 3 (0.3%) [[African Americans|African American]], 15 (1.7%) [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 18 (2.1%) [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0 (0.0%) [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 182 (21.2%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 147 (17.1%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 339 persons (39.4%).<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Dorris 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=1600000US0619584 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref>

The whole population lived in households. There were 318 households, out of which 109 (34.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 139 (43.7%) were married-couple households, 26 (8.2%) were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 90 (28.3%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 63 (19.8%) had a male householder with no partner present. 81 households (25.5%) were one person, and 43 (13.5%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.7.<ref name=DP1/> There were 207 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (65.1% of all households).<ref>{{cite web |title=Dorris city, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0619584 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref>

The age distribution was 236 people (27.4%) under the age of 18, 57 people (6.6%) aged 18 to 24, 208 people (24.2%) aged 25 to 44, 206 people (24.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 153 people (17.8%) who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 36.9{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 100.9 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 365 housing units at an average density of {{convert|519.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 318 (87.1%) were occupied. Of these, 203 (63.8%) were owner-occupied, and 115 (36.2%) were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

===2010===
[[File:Dorris, CA mural.jpeg|thumb|250px|Mural on the Fire Department campus in Dorris.]]
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], Dorris had a population of 939. The population density was {{convert|1,307.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup was 764 (81.4%) White, 19 (2.0%) African American, 18 (1.9%) Native American, 5 (0.5%) Asian, 8 (0.9%) Pacific Islander, 77 (8.2%) from other races, and 48 (5.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race numbered 197 people (21.0%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0619584|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715024508/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0619584|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Dorris city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The entire population lived in households; no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters or was institutionalized.

There were 364 households, 125 (34.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 171 (47.0%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 47 (12.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 23 (6.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 33 (9.1%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 1 (0.3%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 106 households (29.1%) were one person and 44 (12.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.58. There were 241 families (66.2% of households); the average family size was 3.15.

The age distribution was 240 people (25.6%) under the age of 18, 91 people (9.7%) aged 18 to 24, 216 people (23.0%) aged 25 to 44, 256 people (27.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 136 people (14.5%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 38.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.

There were 414 housing units at an average density of 576.5 per square mile. 248 (68.1%) of the occupied units were owner-occupied and 116 (31.9%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.2%. 584 people (62.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 355 people (37.8%) lived in rental housing units.

==Local attractions==
Notable locations in town include the Dorris Branch of the Siskiyou County Public Library, Dorris City Hall, Dorris Fire Department, two schools, the Siskiyou County Dorris-Tulelake Branch Courts and the Butte Valley Museum.<ref>[http://www.city-data.com/city/Dorris-California.html#ixzz2iKfd0eX3 City Data]</ref>  Dorris is home to what was once the country's tallest flagpole west of the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]], and still the tallest west of the [[Rocky Mountains|Rockies]]. It is {{convert|200|ft|m}} tall, and flies a flag {{convert|30|ft|m}} tall by {{convert|60|ft|m}} wide.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=http://buttevalleychamber.com/|access-date=June 20, 2021|website=Butte Valley Chamber of Commerce|language=en-US}}</ref> It was surpassed in 2002 by a 300-foot pole in [[Laredo, Texas]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Laredo enters flag competition | publisher = Amarillo Globe News | url=http://amarillo.com/stories/052802/tex_laredo.shtml | access-date = June 3, 2009}}</ref> and in 2014 by a 400-foot pole in [[Sheboygan, Wisconsin]].

==Infrastructure==
U.S. Highway 97 is a major north&ndash;south [[United States highway]] and divides Dorris from southeast to northwest.  [[California State Route 161]] joins Highway 97 just north of Dorris.

The [[Butte Valley Airport]] {{airport codes|||A32, {{nobold|formerly}} CA03}} is a county-owned public-use [[airport]] located {{convert|5|mi|km}} southwest of the [[central business district]] of Dorris.<ref>{{FAA-airport|ID=A32|use=PU|own=PU|site=01512.*A}}, effective December 20, 2007</ref>

The [[Butte Valley National Grassland]] is a {{convert|18425|acre|ha|adj=on}} [[United States]] [[National Grassland]] located between Dorris and [[Macdoel, California|Macdoel]] along Highway 97.<ref name=Klamath>{{cite web |title=Butte Valley National Grassland |publisher=U.S. Forest Service |url=http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5110481.pdf |access-date=December 8, 2012 |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430060916/https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5110481.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=wildernet>{{cite web |title=Butte Valley National Grassland |publisher=Wildernet |url=http://areas.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaID=050512&CU_ID=1 |access-date=December 8, 2012}}</ref>

==Education==
The Butte Valley Unified School District administers the elementary, middle and high school in Dorris.<ref>[http://www.bvalusd.org/ Homepage], Butte Valley Unified School District, 2013</ref>

The [[Butte Valley High School]] Bulldogs are members of the [[Evergreen League]], a [[high school sports]] league whose athletic teams are members of the Northern Section of the [[California Interscholastic Federation]].<ref>[http://www.cifns.org Northern Section CIF website]</ref>

==Government==
In the [[California State Legislature|state legislature]], Dorris is 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, Dorris is in {{Representative|cacd|1|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|1|access-date=March 1, 2013}}</ref>

==Notable people==
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*[[Bernie Hughes]], [[National Football League]] player was born in Dorris.<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/player/berniehughes/2516984/profile Bernie Hughes], NFL Stats, 2013</ref>
*[[Nelson Briles]], [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]] born in Dorris<ref>[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=brilene01 Nelson Briles Stats], Baseball Almanac, 2013</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.dorrisca.us/ City Website]
*[http://www.buttevalleychamber.com/ Butte Valley Chamber of Commerce]

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