Dobbins (formerly, Dobbin, Dobbins Ranche, Dobbins Ranch, and Dobbin's Ranche
) is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...
in
Yuba County,
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
.
Geography
It lies northeast of
Marysville,
at an elevation of , in the foothills of the western Sierra Nevada Mountain Range off of
California Highway 20 and Marysville Road. Dobbins is north of
Oregon House and south of
Bullards Bar Dam. Dobbins has one post office, one general store, three churches, a
Grange Hall, one grade school, one charter school, and Lake Francis Resort.
The average snowfall is , higher than most of California. February has the highest average snowfall with , followed by January and March with average snowfall each.
Most students attend high school in Marysville, or in the Sierra County school district.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, econ ...
, the CDP covers an area of 7.8 square miles (20.3 km), 99.08% of it land and 0.92% of it water.
History
The town was settled in 1849, and named for William M. and Mark D. Dobbins, early settlers. Dobbins was not a mining town originally, but a farm area. There were
stage station
A stage station or relay station, also known as a staging post, a posting station, or a stage stop, is a facility along a main road or trade route where a traveller can rest and/or replace exhausted working animals (mostly horse riding, riding h ...
stops, for teamsters' and their wagons, at what was known as Scott Ranch (three miles below Dobbins- Marysville Rd). Dobbins served as a stage stop until the coming of the automobiles.
The first post office was established in 1851 under the name ''Dobbins Ranche'', which was closed in 1854. The post office returned in 1887 and has operated continuously since then.
Climate
According to the
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
system, Dobbins has a
hot-summer Mediterranean climate
A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...
, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.
Demographics
The
2020 United States census reported that Dobbins had a population of 551. The population density was . The racial makeup of Dobbins was 414 (75.1%)
White
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no chroma). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully (or almost fully) reflect and scatter all the visible wa ...
, 2 (0.4%)
African American
African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from an ...
, 18 (3.3%)
Native American, 9 (1.6%)
Asian, 1 (0.2%)
Pacific Islander
Pacific Islanders, Pasifika, Pasefika, Pacificans, or rarely Pacificers are the peoples of the list of islands in the Pacific Ocean, Pacific Islands. As an ethnic group, ethnic/race (human categorization), racial term, it is used to describe th ...
, 12 (2.2%) from
other races, and 95 (17.2%) from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 68 persons (12.3%).
The whole population lived in households. There were 246 households, out of which 50 (20.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 143 (58.1%) were married-couple households, 19 (7.7%) were
cohabiting
Cohabitation is an arrangement where people who are not legally married live together as a couple. They are often involved in a romantic or sexually intimate relationship on a long-term or permanent basis. Such arrangements have become incr ...
couple households, 42 (17.1%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 42 (17.1%) had a male householder with no partner present. 54 households (22.0%) were one person, and 31 (12.6%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.24.
[ There were 177 ]families
Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...
(72.0% of all households).[
There were 286 housing units at an average density of , of which 246 (86.0%) were occupied. Of these, 224 (91.1%) were owner-occupied, and 22 (8.9%) were occupied by renters.][
]
References
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Census-designated places in Yuba County, California
Populated places established in 1849
1849 establishments in California
Census-designated places in California