Editing Quincy, California

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name                   = Quincy
| 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|access-date=August 30, 2023}}</ref>
| area_total_km2                  = 10.94
| area_land_km2                   = 10.94
| area_water_km2                  = 0
| area_total_sq_mi                = 4.224
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 4.224
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0
| area_water_percent              = 0
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| elevation_ft                    = 3432
| elevation_m                     = 1046
| population_as_of                = 2020
| population_footnotes            = <ref name="2020 Census">{{Cite web|title=Quincy CDP, California|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|url=https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US0659080|access-date=August 30, 2023}}</ref>
| population_total                = 1630
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| timezone                        = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific (PST)]]
| utc_offset                      = -8
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| timezone_DST                    = PDT
| utc_offset_DST                  = -7
| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code                     = 95971
| area_code                       = [[Area code 530|530]]  Exchange: 283
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| motto                           = "Heart of the Feather River Country"<ref>{{cite web|url=  http://www.quincychamber.com/|title= Quincy California Chamber of Commerce|publisher= Quincy California Chamber of Commerce |access-date= September 12, 2012}}</ref>
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| website                         = [http://www.quincychamber.com/ Quincy California Chamber of Commerce]
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'''Quincy''' (formerly '''Quinsy''')<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|410}}</ref> is a [[census-designated place]] and the [[county seat]] of [[Plumas County, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=10733|title= Profile for Quincy, California, CA|publisher= Podunk|access-date= September 12, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170625151422/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=10733|archive-date= June 25, 2017|url-status= dead}}</ref> The population was 1,630 during the [[2020 United States census|2020 Census]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US0659080 |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> down from 1,728 during the [[2010 United States Census|2010 Census]], and 1,879 during [[2000 United States Census|the 2000 Census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=U.S. Census website|publisher=United States Census Bureau|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref>
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==History==
Quincy started as a [[California Gold Rush|Gold Rush]] town, associated with the former [[Elizabethtown, California]]. Starting in 1852, Elizabethtown slowly faded.

Development moved a mile away into the American Valley after settler [[James H. Bradley]], who helped organize Plumas County, donated land there for the county seat. He laid out the town and named it after his farm in Illinois<ref name=CGN/> that had been named for [[John Quincy Adams]] (1767–1848), the sixth president of the United States (1825–1829).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=10733|title=Quincy, California Epodunk Database|year=2006|access-date=2007-07-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625151422/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=10733|archive-date=2017-06-25|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Quincy post office opened in 1855,<ref name=CGN/> and the town was formally recognized in 1858.

==Geography and climate==
Quincy is located at {{coord|39|56|11|N|120|56|53|W|type:city}} (39.936279, −120.947921).<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|4.2|sqmi|km2}}, all of it is land.

Quincy is underlain by metasedimentary rock of the [[Shoo Fly Complex]].<ref>Saucedo, G.J., and Wagner, D.L., 1992, Geologic map of the Chico quadrangle: California Division of Mines and Geology, Regional Geologic Map 7A</ref> Its dominant silica-rich clastic material weathers to a stony coarse soil which includes the well or somewhat excessively drained alluvial fan material (mainly Forgay very gravelly sandy loam) on which most of Quincy's businesses and homes have been built. Cultivated land north of the residential area lies on poorly drained loam, silt loam or fine sandy loam.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/gmap/|title=SoilWeb: An Online Soil Survey Browser - California Soil Resource Lab|website=casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu|access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref>

Quincy has a [[Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Csb'') though its inland location and altitude makes it more continental and wetter than usual for this type, with very heavy snowfalls sometimes occurring in winter – the record being {{convert|133|in|cm|1}} in the very wet January 1916.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca7195|title=QUINCY, CALIFORNIA - Climate Summary|website=www.wrcc.dri.edu|access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/temp-and-precip/climatological-rankings/index.php?periods%5B%5D=1&parameter=pcp&state=4&div=2&year=1916&month=1#ranks-form|title=Climatological Rankings - Temperature, Precipitation, and Drought - National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)|last=Enloe|website=www.ncdc.noaa.gov|access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref> Although summer days are hot and only 1.4 days per winter fail to top {{convert|32|F|C}}, nights can be very cold and frosts occur on 179 days per year and have been recorded even in July.
{{Weather box
|width=auto
|location = Quincy, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1895–present
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 74
|Feb record high F = 80
|Mar record high F = 85
|Apr record high F = 89
|May record high F = 100
|Jun record high F = 105
|Jul record high F = 111
|Aug record high F = 111
|Sep record high F = 110
|Oct record high F = 98
|Nov record high F = 86
|Dec record high F = 76
|year record high F = 111
|Jan avg record high F = 57.6
|Feb avg record high F = 64.4
|Mar avg record high F = 73.4
|Apr avg record high F = 81.1
|May avg record high F = 89.2
|Jun avg record high F = 96.0
|Jul avg record high F = 100.7
|Aug avg record high F = 100.2
|Sep avg record high F = 95.3
|Oct avg record high F = 85.4
|Nov avg record high F = 68.3
|Dec avg record high F = 56.3
|year avg record high F = 102.6
|Jan high F = 43.9
|Feb high F = 49.9
|Mar high F = 56.3
|Apr high F = 62.3
|May high F = 70.7
|Jun high F = 80.2
|Jul high F = 89.0
|Aug high F = 88.1
|Sep high F = 82.4
|Oct high F = 69.1
|Nov high F = 52.3
|Dec high F = 43.0
|year high F = 65.6
|Jan mean F = 34.5
|Feb mean F = 38.0
|Mar mean F = 42.6
|Apr mean F = 47.1
|May mean F = 54.7
|Jun mean F = 61.8
|Jul mean F = 68.3
|Aug mean F = 66.6
|Sep mean F = 61.1
|Oct mean F = 50.9
|Nov mean F = 40.3
|Dec mean F = 34.2
|year mean F = 50.0
|Jan low F = 25.2
|Feb low F = 26.1	
|Mar low F = 28.9
|Apr low F = 32.0
|May low F = 38.6
|Jun low F = 43.3
|Jul low F = 47.7
|Aug low F = 45.1
|Sep low F = 39.8
|Oct low F = 32.6
|Nov low F = 28.4
|Dec low F = 25.4
|year low F = 34.4
|Jan avg record low F = 14.7
|Feb avg record low F = 17.0
|Mar avg record low F = 20.7
|Apr avg record low F = 24.1
|May avg record low F = 29.7
|Jun avg record low F = 34.7
|Jul avg record low F = 40.4
|Aug avg record low F = 37.9
|Sep avg record low F = 32.0
|Oct avg record low F = 24.0
|Nov avg record low F = 17.7
|Dec avg record low F = 13.7
|year avg record low F = 9.8
|Jan record low F = -24
|Feb record low F = -16
|Mar record low F = 0
|Apr record low F = 12
|May record low F = 20
|Jun record low F = 25
|Jul record low F = 23
|Aug record low F = 20
|Sep record low F = 15
|Oct record low F = 10
|Nov record low F = -3
|Dec record low F = -24
|year record low F = -24
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 7.65
|Feb precipitation inch = 7.59
|Mar precipitation inch = 6.66
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.14
|May precipitation inch = 1.94
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.71
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.10
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.14
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.42
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.94
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.06
|Dec precipitation inch = 7.32
|Jan precipitation days = 12.0
|Feb precipitation days = 11.1
|Mar precipitation days = 12.0
|Apr precipitation days = 9.1
|May precipitation days = 6.7
|Jun precipitation days = 3.1
|Jul precipitation days = 0.6
|Aug precipitation days = 0.9
|Sep precipitation days = 1.6
|Oct precipitation days = 5.1
|Nov precipitation days = 8.3
|Dec precipitation days = 12.2
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 inch
|Jan snow inch = 5.8
|Feb snow inch = 7.6
|Mar snow inch = 5.4
|Apr snow inch = 1.6
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.1
|Nov snow inch = 1.7
|Dec snow inch = 6.2

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 2.6
|Feb snow days = 2.4
|Mar snow days = 1.9
|Apr snow days = 0.8
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 0.7
|Dec snow days = 2.4

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00047195&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Quincy, CA
|access-date = May 23, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=sto
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Sacramento
|access-date = May 23, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==

===2010===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] Quincy had a population of 1,728. The population density was {{convert|407.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Quincy was 1,500 (86.8%) White, 132 (7.6%) Hispanic or Latino of any race, 37 (2.1%) Black, 29 (1.7%) Native American, 19 (1.1%) Asian, 2 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 66 (3.8%) from other races, and 75 (4.3%) from two or more races.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0659080|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715040252/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0659080|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA – Quincy CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The census reported that 1,673 people (96.8% of the population) lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and 55 (3.2%) were institutionalized.

There were 798 households, 183 (22.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 300 (37.6%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 85 (10.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 28 (3.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 63 (7.9%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 5 (0.6%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 314 households (39.3%) were one person and 93 (11.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.10. There were 413 families (51.8% of households); the average family size was 2.77.

The age distribution was 341 people (19.7%) under the age of 18, 163 people (9.4%) aged 18 to 24, 350 people (20.3%) aged 25 to 44, 556 people (32.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 318 people (18.4%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 45.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.1 males.

There were 872 housing units at an average density of 205.7 per square mile, of the occupied units 388 (48.6%) were owner-occupied and 410 (51.4%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.5%. 872 people (50.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 801 people (46.4%) lived in rental housing units.

===2000===
[[File:Main street in Quincy, Plumas County-5242.jpg|thumb|Main street in Quincy (May 2022)]]
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 1,879 people, 858 households, and 479 families in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|443.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 899 housing units at an average density of {{convert|212.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 90.9% White, 4.8% were Hispanic or Latino of any race, 1.5% African American, 2.2% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.5% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>

Of the 858 households 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.1% were non-families. 38.7% of households were one person and 13.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.79.

The age distribution was 23.9% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median household income was $30,508 and the median family income was $40,536. Males had a median income of $38,438 versus $27,411 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,944. About 5.1% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[File:Historic Quincy Schoolhouse-5261.jpg|thumb|The 1905 historic schoolhouse in downtown Quincy]]
Quincy is in the [[Plumas Unified School District]].<!--Census code: UNI 31170--><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> Quincy's students attend the Quincy Elementary School and Quincy Junior-Senior High School. The 'Trojans' are the mascot for the Quincy Junior-Senior High School.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcoe.k12.ca.us/pages/Plumas_Unified |title=Plumas County Office of Education |access-date=April 28, 2017}}</ref>

Quincy is also home to [[Feather River College]], a public community college.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://frc.edu |title=Feather River College |access-date=June 27, 2023}}</ref>

==Government==
{{Expand section|date=June 2008}}
In the [[California State Legislature]], Quincy is in {{Representative|casd|1|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|1|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |title=Statewide Database |publisher=UC Regents |access-date=December 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |archive-date=February 1, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Federally, Quincy is in {{Representative|cacd|1|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|1|access-date=March 3, 2013}}</ref>

==Notable people==
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* [[Cody Anderson (baseball)|Cody Anderson]], [[MLB]] [[pitcher]] for the [[Cleveland Indians]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Fariss and Smith's History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties, California, 1882|year = 1971| publisher=Howell-North Books |isbn = 9780831070830|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wAsSAQAAIAAJ&q=Fariss+and+Smith%27s+History+of+Plumas+County+California+1882}}</ref>
*[[Craig Brandt]], member of the [[New Mexico Senate]]
*[[Louise Clappe]], known as Dame Shirley; diarist who settled in Quincy during the Gold Rush; the town square is named for her
* [[Jason Ellison]], former [[MLB]] [[outfielder]]<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/ellisja01.shtml|title= Jason Ellison|publisher= Baseball-Reference.Com |access-date= September 14, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Claire Cayot O'Rourke]], supercentenarian and the first woman to hold public office in the state of California<ref>[http://www.plumasnews.com/news_story.edi?sid=2997 PCN On-line News – Plumas County California] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113184101/http://www.plumasnews.com//news_story.edi?sid=2997 |date=2007-11-13 }}</ref>
*[[Ulysses S. Webb]], 19th [[Attorney General of California]]

==Historical Landmarks==
*[https://www.californiahistoricallandmarks.com/landmarks/chl-212 Quincy Pioneer Grave]
*[[American Ranch|American Ranch and Hotel]]
*[[Elizabethtown, California|Elizabethtown]]
*[[Pioneer Schoolhouse (Plumas, California)|Pioneer Schoolhouse]]
*[[Plumas House]]
*[[Rich Bar, California|Rich Bar]]
*[[Plumas County Museum]]

==See also==
*[[California Historical Landmarks in Plumas County]]
*[[East Quincy, California]]
*[[Quincy Railroad (California)|Quincy Railroad]]
*[[Plumas County Superior Court]]
*[[Gansner Field]]
*[[Plumas National Forest]]
*[[High Sierra Music Festival]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.quincychamber.com/ Quincy California Chamber of Commerce] Portal style website, Government, Business, Library, Recreation and more
'''News from Quincy'''
*[http://www.plumasnews.com Feather River Bulletin – Local newspaper]
*[http://www.city-data.com/city/Quincy-California.html City-Data.com] Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Quincy

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