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Biggs, California

Coordinates: 39°24′50″N 121°42′37″W / 39.41389°N 121.71028°W / 39.41389; -121.71028
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City of Biggs
City
Official seal of City of Biggs
Seal
Nickname: 
"Heart of Rice Country"
Motto: 
"Where The People Own The Water And Power"
Location of Biggs in Butte County, California.
Location of Biggs in Butte County, California.
City of Biggs is located in the United States
City of Biggs
City of Biggs
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°24′50″N 121°42′37″W / 39.41389°N 121.71028°W / 39.41389; -121.71028
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyButte
IncorporatedJune 26, 1903[1]
Government
 • TypeCouncil - Manager
 • State SenatorMarie Alvarado-Gil (R)[2]
 • State AssemblyJames Gallagher (R)[3]
 • U. S. CongressDoug LaMalfa (R)[4]
Area
[5]
 • Total
0.90 sq mi (2.32 km2)
 • Land0.90 sq mi (2.32 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation
98 ft (30 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,964
 • Density2,194.41/sq mi (847.61/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
95917
Area code530
FIPS code06-06560
GNIS feature IDs277474, 2409848
Websitewww.biggs-ca.gov

Biggs (formerly, Biggs Station)[6] is a city in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 1,964 at the 2020 census, up from 1,707 at the 2010 census.[7]

Geography

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Biggs is located at 39°24′50″N 121°42′37″W / 39.41389°N 121.71028°W / 39.41389; -121.71028 (39.413820, -121.710316).[8]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all of it land.

Marion Biggs, the city's namesake.

History

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The Colonia Building, a renovated 1905 hotel in Biggs, Butte County, California, as seen from B Street on November 24, 2023

A post office was established at Biggs Station in 1871, and the name changed to Biggs in 1884.[9] It was incorporated in 1903.[9] Biggs is named for Maj. Marion Biggs, who first shipped grain by rail from the town's location.[9]

In 1877, ancestors of the scientist Linus Pauling left Missouri and travelled to California, where they lived for a time in Biggs, "a settlement composed mostly of Germans"[10] (the ancestors in question were themselves of German descent).[10]

In late 2002, the town's mayor received a letter from Jeff Manning, executive director of the California Milk Processor Board, proposing that the town change its name to "Got Milk?". The town council of Biggs subsequently rejected the proposal.[11]

As of 2019, Biggs has been declared a sister city to Woburn, MA by the mayor of Woburn—Ralph Grande.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
188095—
1890571501.1%
1910403—
192068369.5%
1930463−32.2%
194054718.1%
195078443.3%
19608316.0%
19701,11534.2%
19801,41326.7%
19901,58111.9%
20001,79313.4%
20101,707−4.8%
20201,96415.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[12]

The 2020 United States census reported that Biggs had a population of 1,964. The population density was 2,194.4 inhabitants per square mile (847.3/km2). The racial makeup of Biggs was 57.1% White, 1.2% African American, 1.9% Native American, 4.1% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 25.5% from other races, and 10.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 39.6% of the population.

There were 642 households, out of which 42.8% included children under the age of 18, 53.6% were married-couple households, 7.3% were cohabiting couple households, 27.1% had a female householder with no partner present, and 12.0% had a male householder with no partner present. 15.1% of households were one person, and 8.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.06. There were 499 families (77.7% of all households).

The age distribution was 27.6% under the age of 18, 9.0% aged 18 to 24, 23.6% aged 25 to 44, 25.9% aged 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males.

There were 676 housing units at an average density of 755.3 units per square mile (291.6 units/km2), of which 642 (95.0%) were occupied. Of these, 70.6% were owner-occupied, and 29.4% were occupied by renters.[13][14]

Education

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Entrance of Biggs Elementary School on B Street in Biggs, Butte County, California, on November 24, 2023

Biggs's public schools are operated by the Biggs Unified School District.[15] The public schools in the Biggs Unified School District are Biggs Elementary School, Richvale Elementary School and Biggs High School.

References

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  1. ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  2. ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  3. ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  4. ^ "California's 1st Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  5. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Biggs, California
  7. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  8. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  9. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 195. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  10. ^ a b "The Ancestry of Linus Pauling (The Paulings) - Pauling Chronology - Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers - Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries".
  11. ^ Raine, George. "Biggs Goes Sour on Got Milk?" SFGate. Hearst Communications, Inc., November 6, 2002. Web. March 10, 2010. <https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Biggs-goes-sour-on-Got-Milk-2774581.php>.
  12. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  13. ^ "Biggs city, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  14. ^ "Biggs city, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  15. ^ "Biggs Unified School District". Retrieved April 13, 2013.
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