Belden, California
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Belden is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States.<ref>Template:Gnis</ref> Belden is located on the Feather River Route and the North Fork Feather River, Template:Convert southwest of Caribou.<ref name=CGN>Template:California's Geographic Names</ref> The population was 15 at the 2020 census, down from 22 in 2010.
History
The Belden post office opened in 1909.<ref name=CGN/> The name honors Robert Belden, its first postmaster.<ref name=CGN/>
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 (15.95%) is water.
Demographics
Belden first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.<ref name=2000CensusCA/>
2020
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 26 | 20 | 8 | 100.00% | 90.91% | 53.33% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.67% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 9.09% | 0.00% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 40.00% |
| Total | 26 | 22 | 15 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
The 2020 United States census reported that Belden had a population of 15. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Belden was 8 (55%) non-Hispanic white, 1 (7%) Native American, and 6 (40%) Hispanic or Latino.
There were 9 households, of which 4 were families.
There were 4 people under the age of 18, 7 people aged 25 to 64, and 4 people who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 35.5Template:Nbspyears.
There were 11 housing units, of which 9 were occupied, 5 by owners and 4 by renters.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Media
The primary local news source is The Plumas Sun, a nonprofit news website. The century-old Feather River Bulletin newspaper shuttered in 2023.
Government
In the state legislature Belden is located in Template:Representative,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Federally, Belden is in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref>
Education
The school district is Plumas Unified School District.<ref>Template:Cite map - Text list</ref>