Quincy, California

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Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Quincy (formerly Quinsy)<ref name=CGN>Template:California's Geographic Names</ref> is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Plumas County, California.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The population was 1,630 during the 2020 Census,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> down from 1,728 during the 2010 Census, and 1,879 during the 2000 Census.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Before the settlers arrived in the area during the 1850s, it was inhabited by the Maidu tribe because of the American Valley's source of water, fertile soil and favorable weather conditions.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Quincy started as a Gold Rush town, associated with the former Elizabethtown, California. Starting in 1852, Elizabethtown slowly faded.

Development moved a mile away into the American Valley after settler James H. Bradley, who helped organize Plumas County, donated land there for the county seat. He laid out the town and named it after his farm in Illinois<ref name=CGN/> that had been named for John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), the sixth president of the United States (1825–1829).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The Quincy post office opened in 1855,<ref name=CGN/> and the town was formally recognized in 1858.

Geography and climate

Quincy is located at Template:Coord (39.936279, −120.947921).<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 is land.

Quincy is underlain by metasedimentary rock of the Shoo Fly Complex.<ref>Saucedo, G.J., and Wagner, D.L., 1992, Geologic map of the Chico quadrangle: California Division of Mines and Geology, Regional Geologic Map 7A</ref> Its dominant silica-rich clastic material weathers to a stony coarse soil which includes the well or somewhat excessively drained alluvial fan material (mainly Forgay very gravelly sandy loam) on which most of Quincy's businesses and homes have been built. Cultivated land north of the residential area lies on poorly drained loam, silt loam or fine sandy loam.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Quincy has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb) though its inland location and altitude makes it more continental and wetter than usual for this type, with very heavy snowfalls sometimes occurring in winter – the record being Template:Convert in the very wet January 1916.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Although summer days are hot and only 1.4 days per winter fail to top Template:Convert, nights can be very cold and frosts occur on 179 days per year and have been recorded even in July. Template:Weather box

Demographics

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Quincy first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census created from part of deleted Quincy-East Quincy CDP.<ref name=2000CensusCA/>

2020

Quincy 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) 1,665 1,441 1,335 88.61% 83.39% 81.90%
Black or African American alone (NH) 29 35 24 1.54% 2.03% 1.47%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 35 25 15 1.86% 1.45% 0.92%
Asian alone (NH) 14 19 14 0.75% 1.10% 0.86%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 2 2 0 0.11% 0.12% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 6 6 21 0.32% 0.35% 1.29%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 38 68 104 2.02% 3.94% 6.38%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 90 132 117 4.79% 7.64% 7.18%
Total 1,879 1,728 1,630 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

The 2020 United States census reported that Quincy had a population of 1,630. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Quincy was 1,382 (84.8%) White, 25 (1.5%) African American, 18 (1.1%) Native American, 14 (0.9%) Asian, 1 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 46 (2.8%) from other races, and 144 (8.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 117 persons (7.2%).<ref name=DP1>Template:Cite web</ref>

The census reported that 1,571 people (96.4% of the population) lived in households, 25 (1.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 34 (2.1%) were institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 761 households, out of which 174 (22.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 254 (33.4%) were married-couple households, 55 (7.2%) were cohabiting couple households, 257 (33.8%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 195 (25.6%) had a male householder with no partner present. 330 households (43.4%) were one person, and 135 (17.7%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.06.<ref name=DP1/> There were 371 families (48.8% of all households).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The age distribution was 330 people (20.2%) under the age of 18, 123 people (7.5%) aged 18 to 24, 410 people (25.2%) aged 25 to 44, 386 people (23.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 381 people (23.4%) who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 42.5Template:Nbspyears.. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 874 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 761 (87.1%) were occupied. Of these, 375 (49.3%) were owner-occupied, and 386 (50.7%) were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $87,008, and the per capita income was $47,184. About 0.0% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2010

Main street in Quincy (May 2022)

At the 2010 census Quincy had a population of 1,728. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Quincy was 1,500 (86.8%) White, 132 (7.6%) Hispanic or Latino of any race, 37 (2.1%) Black, 29 (1.7%) Native American, 19 (1.1%) Asian, 2 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 66 (3.8%) from other races, and 75 (4.3%) from two or more races.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The census reported that 1,673 people (96.8% of the population) lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and 55 (3.2%) were institutionalized.

There were 798 households, 183 (22.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 300 (37.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 85 (10.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 28 (3.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 63 (7.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 5 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 314 households (39.3%) were one person and 93 (11.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.10. There were 413 families (51.8% of households); the average family size was 2.77.

The age distribution was 341 people (19.7%) under the age of 18, 163 people (9.4%) aged 18 to 24, 350 people (20.3%) aged 25 to 44, 556 people (32.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 318 people (18.4%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 45.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.1 males.

There were 872 housing units at an average density of 205.7 per square mile, of the occupied units 388 (48.6%) were owner-occupied and 410 (51.4%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.5%. 872 people (50.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 801 people (46.4%) lived in rental housing units.

Education

The 1905 historic schoolhouse in downtown Quincy

Quincy is in the Plumas Unified School District.<ref>Template:Cite map - Text list</ref> Quincy's students attend the Quincy Elementary School and Quincy Junior-Senior High School. The 'Trojans' are the mascot for the Quincy Junior-Senior High School.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref>

Quincy is also home to Feather River College, a public community college.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Government

Template:Expand section In the California State Legislature, Quincy is in Template:Representative, and in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Federally, Quincy is in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref>

Notable people

Historical Landmarks

See also

References

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News from Quincy

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