Greenville, California

Greenville (Template:Langx)<ref>Cunningham, F. 2007. Maidu Summit Consortium Land Management Plan Proposal and Working Document for the Pacific Forest and Watershed Lands Stewardship Council. [1]</ref> is an unincorporated community in Plumas County, California, United States, on the north-west side of Indian Valley. Most of the buildings were destroyed by the Dixie Fire in August 2021. The population was 1,026 at the 2020 census,<ref name="2020 Census"/> down from 1,129 at the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Greenville as a census-designated place (CDP). According to the Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, all of it land.

History

The Maidu people had been living in the valley area around present-day Greenville for centuries when English-speaking settlers arrived in the 1850s during the Gold Rush.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Among the earliest structures built in the community was a boarding house operated by Mr. and Mrs. Green. The community was named for Green, who was killed in the collapse of the first Round Valley Dam. When Henry C. Bidwell arrived in 1862 and opened a trading post, several business owners moved down from Round Valley to Greenville.<ref name=indianvalley>Template:Cite web</ref> Since its establishment, the main industries of Greenville were mining and logging, however, by the mid 1900s, mining had declined and logging and ranching became the main industries in Greenville.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the late 1800s, the Maidu tribe were granted over 200 acres of land by the US government where a boarding school was built which burned down in the 1920s. The land was later converted into a Rancheria.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Cheney Lumber Company built a wood mill near Greenville.

Fires

A fire destroyed many buildings in 1881; they were quickly rebuilt. Greenville's population in 1882 was 500.<ref name=indianvalley/>

On August 4, 2021, about 75 percent of Greenville's buildings were destroyed by the Dixie Fire,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> the largest single (i.e. non-complex) wildfire in the state's history, and the second-largest overall (after the August Complex fire of 2020).<ref>[2],Politico, August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.</ref><ref>"Aircraft help fight California wildfire as smoke clears", Associated Press, August 9, 2021.</ref> Fire officials stated that the library, fire department, and most downtown homes were burned.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Los Angeles Times estimated that about $1 billion, through government aid, insurance payouts, lawsuits against Pacific Gas & Electric, corporate investment and philanthropic donations, has been promised, paid or will be forced to pay for the damage and rebuilding of Greenville.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

It is stated that nobody died in the fire.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The single casualty from the incident was a firefighter who died from complications with COVID-19.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

Climate

This region experiences hot and dry summers with temps as high as Template:Convert and cold sometimes wet winters, which can get as cold as Template:Convert. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Greenville has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. Its winter temperatures approach that of a continental climate, and diurnal temperature variation is large, especially during summer.

Demographics

For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Greenville as a census-designated place (CDP).

2020

Greenville CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition
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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
White alone (NH)	933	830	752	80.43%	73.52%	73.29%
Black or African American alone (NH)	1	0	7	0.09%	0.00%	0.68%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	83	118	90	7.16%	10.45%	8.77%
Asian alone (NH)	3	11	2	0.26%	0.97%	0.19%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	1	0.00%	0.00%	0.10%
Other race alone (NH)	1	0	9	0.09%	0.00%	0.88%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	31	61	76	2.67%	5.40%	7.41%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	108	109	89	9.31%	9.65%	8.67%
Total	1,160	1,129	1,026	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

The 2020 United States census reported that Greenville had a population of 1,026. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Greenville was 783 (76.3%) White, 7 (0.7%) African American, 97 (9.5%) Native American, 2 (0.2%) Asian, 1 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 31 (3.0%) from other races, and 105 (10.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 89 persons (8.7%).<ref name=DP1>Template:Cite web</ref>

The whole population lived in households. There were 491 households, out of which 118 (24.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 164 (33.4%) were married-couple households, 52 (10.6%) were cohabiting couple households, 138 (28.1%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 137 (27.9%) had a male householder with no partner present. 170 households (34.6%) were one person, and 93 (18.9%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.09.<ref name=DP1/> There were 261 families (53.2% of all households).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The age distribution was 178 people (17.3%) under the age of 18, 65 people (6.3%) aged 18 to 24, 229 people (22.3%) aged 25 to 44, 281 people (27.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 273 people (26.6%) who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 48.5Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 595 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 491 (82.5%) were occupied. Of these, 265 (54.0%) were owner-occupied, and 226 (46.0%) were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

2010

At the 2010 census Greenville had a population of 1,129. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Greenville was 897 (79.5%) White, Hispanic or Latino of any race were 109 people (9.7%), 1 (0.1%) African American, 133 (11.8%) Native American, 11 (1.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 17 (1.5%) from other races, and 70 (6.2%) from two or more races.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.

There were 496 households, 139 (28.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 181 (36.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 77 (15.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 25 (5.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 52 (10.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 3 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 171 households (34.5%) were one person and 67 (13.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.28. There were 283 families (57.1% of households); the average family size was 2.91.

The age distribution was 256 people (22.7%) under the age of 18, 78 people (6.9%) aged 18 to 24, 227 people (20.1%) aged 25 to 44, 378 people (33.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 190 people (16.8%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 45.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males.

There were 613 housing units at an average density of 76.7 per square mile, of the occupied units 251 (50.6%) were owner-occupied and 245 (49.4%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 9.2%. 583 people (51.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 546 people (48.4%) lived in rental housing units.

Government

In the state legislature, Greenville is in Template:Representative,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Federally, Greenville 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> Greenville's students attend the Indian Valley Elementary and Greenville Junior/Senior High Schools. The school's mascots are the 'Wolf Pack' for the elementary school and the 'Indians' for the Junior/Senior High School.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref>

Infrastructure

California State Route 89 passes through Greenville.

Notable people

• James Marsters (born 1962), actor and musician
• Marie Mason Potts (1895–1978), Mountain Maidu journalist and activist; attended Greenville Indian School for a few years.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Bill Wattenburg (1936–2018), inventor, author, and radio talk show host

See also

• Greenville Rancheria of Maidu Indians, headquartered in Greenville

External links

• Images of 2021 fire - CNN