Auberry, California

Template:Distinguish Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Auberry (Template:IPAc-en) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 3,238 at the 2020 census. Auberry is located on Little Sandy Creek Template:Convert west of Shaver Lake Heights,<ref name=CGN>Template:California's Geographic Names</ref> at an elevation of Template:Convert.<ref name=gnis>Template:Cite GNIS</ref>

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (0.85%) is water.

Climate

Auberry has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) with cool, rainy winters and hot, dry summers. Its average annual precipitation is Template:Convert.<ref name="data">Template:Cite web</ref> Its hardiness zone is 8a.<ref>PlantMaps hardiness zone for Auberry</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.<ref>Sydney M. Lamb. 1957. 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>Template:Cite book</ref>

Demographics

The 2020 United States census reported that Auberry had a population of 3,238. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Auberry was 76.1% White, 0.5% African American, 8.4% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 2.6% from other races, and 11.1% from two or more races. 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 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 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 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 45.8Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males.

There were 1,702 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 1,267 (74.4%) were occupied. Of these, 80.7% were owner-occupied, and 19.3% were occupied by renters.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</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>Template:Cite web</ref>