Hamilton City, California
Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Hamilton City (formerly, Hamilton)<ref name=CGN /> is a census-designated place (CDP) in Glenn County, California, United States. The population was 2,263 at the 2020 census,<ref name="2020 Census"/> up from 1,759 at the 2010 census. Hamilton City is located Template:Convert east of Orland,<ref name=CGN>Template:California's Geographic Names</ref> and 10 miles west of Chico at an elevation of 151 feet (46 m).<ref name=gnis>Template:Gnis</ref> The community is inside area code 530. The default prefix used for wired telephones in the Hamilton City area is 826. The postal ZIP Code is 95951.
Signature features
The community is located along the Sacramento River near Mile 199. Hamilton High School is in the community.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The large silos of the former Holly Sugar Plant (formerly served by California Northern Railroad) are visible from all over town.
"Las Palmas" (Palm Drive; a.k.a. County Road 16) is well known to locals and is Template:Convert long. It connected Hamilton City to the now-defunct Mills Orchards, which were originally the home of James Mills, Sr. and his family.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, all of it land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/>
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Hamilton City has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.<ref>Climate Summary for Hamilton City, California</ref>
History
The town began in 1905 with the founding of a large sugar beet processing plant, completed the following year by James Hamilton and the Alta California Sugar Beet Company (which changed its name in 1908 to Sacramento Valley Sugar Company). The plant later belonged to Holly Sugar Corporation and is known to this day as the Holly Sugar Plant. Holly Sugar was sold in 1936 to Spreckels Sugar Company and, in turn, Spreckels was later purchased by Imperial Sugar.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The sugar plant closed in 2006, and in 2021 was acquired and renovated by Nutrien Company, a fertilizer producer.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The first post office at Hamilton City opened in 1906.<ref name=CGN /> As the town's population grew, to make room for development the local cemetery was moved to a new location about 10 miles north of Artois, California.
Demographics
Hamilton City first appeared as a census designated place in the 1980 United States census.<ref name=1980CensusCA/>
2020
The 2020 United States census reported that Hamilton City had a population of 2,263. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Hamilton City was 476 (21.0%) White, 19 (0.8%) African American, 60 (2.7%) Native American, 46 (2.0%) Asian, 3 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 1,033 (45.6%) from other races, and 626 (27.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,990 persons (87.9%).<ref name=DP1>Template:Cite web</ref>
The whole population lived in households. There were 674 households, out of which 305 (45.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 357 (53.0%) were married-couple households, 46 (6.8%) were cohabiting couple households, 140 (20.8%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 131 (19.4%) had a male householder with no partner present. 104 households (15.4%) were one person, and 41 (6.1%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.36.<ref name=DP1/> There were 531 families (78.8% of all households).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The age distribution was 613 people (27.1%) under the age of 18, 235 people (10.4%) aged 18 to 24, 575 people (25.4%) aged 25 to 44, 536 people (23.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 304 people (13.4%) who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 34.5Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 109.0 males.<ref name=DP1/>
There were 695 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 674 (97.0%) were occupied. Of these, 397 (58.9%) were owner-occupied, and 277 (41.1%) were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $70,665, and the per capita income was $23,202. About 6.5% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2010
At the 2010 census Hamilton City had a population of 1,759. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Hamilton City was 834 (47.4%) White, 18 (1.0%) African American, 23 (1.3%) Native American, 15 (0.9%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 804 (45.7%) from other races, and 65 (3.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,489 persons (84.7%).<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 510 households, 269 (52.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 304 (59.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 79 (15.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 48 (9.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 40 (7.8%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 5 (1.0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 54 households (10.6%) were one person and 24 (4.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.45. There were 431 families (84.5% of households); the average family size was 3.66.
The age distribution was 530 people (30.1%) under the age of 18, 203 people (11.5%) aged 18 to 24, 493 people (28.0%) aged 25 to 44, 359 people (20.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 174 people (9.9%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 29.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.6 males.
There were 539 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 510 were occupied, 289 (56.7%) by the owners and 221 (43.3%) by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.1%. 947 people (53.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 812 people (46.2%) lived in rental housing units.
Politics
In the state legislature Hamilton City is in Template:Representative,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Federally, Hamilton City is in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref>
Education
It is in the Hamilton Unified School District,<ref name=GlennCoSDMap2020>Template:Cite map - Text list</ref> which operates Hamilton Elementary School and Hamilton High School.
The Hamilton Union High School District and Hamilton Union Elementary School Districts unified in 2009 to become the Hamilton Unified School District. Longtime Hamilton Union High School Principal/Superintendent Ray Odom served as the first Superintendent of the new Hamilton Unified School District. Mr. Odom retired in 2011. The current Superintendent is Jeremy Powell and the current High School Principal is Cris Oseguera. Hamilton Unified School District includes Hamilton High School Template:Webarchive, Hamilton Elementary School, Ella Barkley High School, Hamilton Adult School, Hamilton High Community Day School, and Hamilton Elementary Community Day School.
Emergency services
Law enforcement is provided by the Glenn County Sheriff's Department.
Fire services are provided by the Hamilton City Fire Protection District which covers the town as well as the surrounding area, including a mutual aid agreement with Butte County Fire, the Capay Volunteer Fire Department and Ord Bend Volunteer Fire Department, eight miles south.
The Fire District consists of a full-time fire chief, a part-time division chief, and volunteer firefighters. Dispatch services for HCFPD are provided by the Tehama-Glenn Unit Headquarters of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection in Red Bluff.
Notable people
- Kyle Lohse - Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers; attended Hamilton Union High School.<ref name=mallozzi>Mallozzi, Vincent M. "The American Indians of America’s Pastime", the New York Times, published June 8, 2008, accessed June 10, 2008.</ref>
- Rigoberto Sanchez - National Football League (NFL) punter for the Indianapolis Colts; attended Hamilton Union High School.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>