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 ...
(CDP) in
Tehama County
Tehama County ( ) is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,829. The county seat and largest city is Red Bluff. Tehama County comprises the Red Bluff, California m ...
,
California
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. Richfield sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Richfield's population was 306.
History
Richfield was founded ca. 1910. A post office was established at Richfield in 1912, and remained in operation until 1964. The community was named for the fertility of their soil.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP covers an area of 0.56 square miles (1.45 km), all of it land.
Demographics
The 2020 United States census reported that Richfield had a population of 309. The population density was . The racial makeup of Richfield was 218 (70.6%)
White
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, 0 (0.0%)
African American
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Pacific Islander
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, 19 (6.1%) from other races, and 65 (21.0%) from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino
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of any race were 69 persons (22.3%).
The whole population lived in households. There were 107 households, out of which 38 (35.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 42 (39.3%) were married-couple households, 9 (8.4%) were
cohabiting
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couple households, 29 (27.1%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 27 (25.2%) had a male householder with no partner present. 31 households (29.0%) were one person, and 21 (19.6%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.89. There were 69
families
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(64.5% of all households).
The age distribution was 95 people (30.7%) under the age of 18, 15 people (4.9%) aged 18 to 24, 86 people (27.8%) aged 25 to 44, 71 people (23.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 42 people (13.6%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 37.2years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males.
There were 118 housing units at an average density of , of which 107 (90.7%) were occupied. Of these, 91 (85.0%) were owner-occupied, and 16 (15.0%) were occupied by renters.
Businesses
This tiny town is bounded by four businesses. Eco-Shell, Inc. which was established in 1990 as an industrial walnut grinding facility south of Richfield. Sierra Pacific Industries operates Richfield Millwork to the north. Richfield Feed and Supply operates on Highway 99 to the west, and Richfield School House Market is within the town to the east.