Blairsden, California
Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Blairsden is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States.<ref>Template:Gnis</ref> Blairsden is located Template:Convert east-southeast of Quincy.<ref name=CGN>Template:California's Geographic Names</ref> It is located on the Feather River Route. The population was 38 at the 2020 census.
History
The Blairsden post office opened in 1913.<ref name=CGN/> The name honors James A. Blair, a financier of the Western Pacific Railroad.<ref name=CGN/>
Geography
Blairsden is located at Template:Coord (39.777736, -120.616367).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, all of it land.
Demographics
Blairsden 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) | 45 | 37 | 33 | 90.00% | 94.87% | 86.84% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00% | 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) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4.00% | 0.00% | 7.89% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4.00% | 5.13% | 5.26% |
| Total | 50 | 39 | 38 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
The 2020 United States census reported that Blairsden had a population of 38. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Blairsden was 34 (89%) White and 4 (11%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2 persons (5%).
There were 18 households, of which 15 were families and 2 were one person. The average household size was 2.11.
The age distribution was 2 people (5%) under the age of 18, 15 people (39%) aged 18 to 64, and 21 people (55%) who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 72.2Template:Nbspyears. There were 20 males and 18 females.
There were 31 housing units, of which 18 (58.1%) were occupied, 16 by owners and 2 by renters.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Politics
In the state legislature Blairsden is located in Template:Representative,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Federally, Blairsden 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>