Grimes (formerly Grimes Landing
) 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
Colusa County
Colusa County () is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,839. The county seat is Colusa. It is in the northern Sacramento Valley, northwest of the state capital, Sacramento.
History
C ...
,
California
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on the
Southern Pacific Railroad
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. It lies at an elevation of . The two main roads that run through it are
State Route 45 and Grimes-
Arbuckle Road. Its ZIP code is 95950, and its area code is
530
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. Grimes's population was 296 at the
2020 U.S. Census.
History
The post office was established in 1883.
Grimes is named after Cleaton Grimes, who obtained the townsite land in 1844.
The
Cecil Ranch in Grimes is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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, partly for the architecture of its architect-designed main house, built in 1909.
[ With ]
Features
Grimes is located near the
Sacramento River
The Sacramento River () is the principal river of Northern California in the United States and is the largest river in California. Rising in the Klamath Mountains, the river flows south for before reaching the Sacramento–San Joaquin River D ...
, on
Highway 45 between
Colusa and
Knight's Landing. There is a convenience
store, a small
post office
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, a public
library
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, and an elementary
school
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. The school features grades Kindergarten through 5th grade, however some years the school will take 6th graders due to its small student count. There is a boat landing on the river to the south of the town, which also serves as a restaurant for the community.
Demographics
Grimes first appeared as 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 the
2010 U.S. Census.
[
The 2020 United States census reported that Grimes had a population of 296. The population density was . The racial makeup of Grimes was 110 (37.2%) ]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 ...
, 1 (0.3%) African American
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, 5 (1.7%) Native American, 1 (0.3%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander
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, 128 (43.2%) from other races, and 51 (17.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino
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of any race were 196 persons (66.2%).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, 23 (20.5%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 26 (23.2%) had a male householder with no partner present. 37 households (33.0%) were one person, and 21 (18.8%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.64.[ There were 69 ]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 ...
(61.6% of all households).
The age distribution was 71 people (24.0%) under the age of 18, 37 people (12.5%) aged 18 to 24, 60 people (20.3%) aged 25 to 44, 69 people (23.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 59 people (19.9%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 35.7years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males.[
There were 123 housing units at an average density of , of which 112 (91.1%) were occupied. Of these, 41 (36.6%) were owner-occupied, and 71 (63.4%) were occupied by renters.][
]
Government
In the California State Legislature
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, Grimes is in , and .
In the United States House of Representatives
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, Grimes is in .
References
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Census-designated places in Colusa County, California
Census-designated places in California