Keddie is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, suc ...

in Plumas County,

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, United States. The population was 66 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land. Keddie is the location of the

Keddie Wye The Keddie Wye is a railroad junction in the form of a wye on the Union Pacific Railroad in Plumas County, California, United States. Located at the town of Keddie, it joins the east-west Feather River Route and the "Inside Gateway"—formally, ...

, a railroad junction that features bridges and tunnels.

History

A post office called Keddie was established in 1910, and remained in operation until 1966. The community's name honors Arthur W. Keddie, a railroad

surveyor Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art, and science of determining the terrestrial two-dimensional or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them. A land surveying professional is ...

. Keddie was also the site of the

Keddie murders The Keddie murders are an unsolved quadruple homicide which took place over the night of April 1112, 1981, in Keddie, California, United States. The victims were Glenna Susan "Sue" Sharp (née Davis; born March 29, 1945); daughter Tina Louise ...

, a notorious unsolved mass murder.

Demographics

2010

The

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reported that the CDP had a population of 66. The population density was . There were 65 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.9%

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, 3.0%

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, and 3.0% from two or more races. 0.0% of the population was

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or Latino of any race. The Census reported that 100% of the population lived in households. There were 32 households, out of which 5 (15.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 13 (40.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 4 (12.5%) had a female householder with no spouse present, 2 (6.3%) had a male householder with no spouse present. There were 4 (12.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 1 (3.1%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 8 households (25.0%) were made up of individuals, and 5 (15.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06. There were 19 families (59.4% of all households); the average family size was 2.47. The population was spread out, with 7 people (10.6%) under the age of 18, 4 people (6.1%) aged 18 to 24, 7 people (10.6%) aged 25 to 44, 29 people (43.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 19 people (28.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males. There were 65 housing units of which 78.1% were owner-occupied and 21.9% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 22.2%. 77.3% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 22.7% lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the

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of 2000, there were 96 people, 37 households, and 23 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 67 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.46%

, 2.08%

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, 1.04% Native American, 3.12% Asian, 4.17% from other races, and 3.12% from two or more races. 7.29% of the population were

or Latino of any race. There were 37 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between ...

living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.17. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.0 under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 33.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $64,583, and the median income for a family was $76,721. Males had a median income of $0 versus $50,227 for females. The

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for the CDP was $22,685. There were no families and 8.9% of the population living below the

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, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Politics

In the

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, Keddie is in , and . Federally, Keddie is in .

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Plumas County, California Census-designated places in California