Stonyford (formerly, Stony Ford) is a

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in Colusa 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 ...

. It lies at an elevation of 1184 feet (361 m). Its zip code is 95979 and its area code is 530. Stonyford's population was 149 at the 2010 census.

Demographics

Stonyford 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 Stonyford had a population of 133. The population density was . The racial makeup of Stonyford was 95 (71.4%)

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, 10 (7.5%)

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, 5 (3.8%) Native American, 1 (0.8%) Asian, 1 (0.8%)

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, 5 (3.8%) from other races, and 16 (12.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19 persons (14.3%). The census reported that 121 people (91.0% of the population) lived in households, 12 (9.0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. There were 52 households, out of which 13 (25.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 23 (44.2%) were married-couple households, 2 (3.8%) 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, 20 (38.5%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 7 (13.5%) had a male householder with no partner present. 25 households (48.1%) were one person, and 18 (34.6%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.33. There were 25

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 ...

(48.1% of all households). The age distribution was 26 people (19.5%) under the age of 18, 8 people (6.0%) aged 18 to 24, 20 people (15.0%) aged 25 to 44, 43 people (32.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 36 people (27.1%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 58.1years. There were 63 males and 70 females. There were 86 housing units at an average density of , of which 52 (60.5%) were occupied. Of these, 40 (76.9%) were owner-occupied, and 12 (23.1%) were occupied by renters.

Politics

In the

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, Stonyford is in , and . Federally, Stonyford is in .

Climate

This region experiences hot and dry summers, with average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the

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system, Stonyford has a

warm-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 "Csb" on climate maps.Climate Summary for Stonyford, California
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References

* {{authority control Census-designated places in Colusa County, California Census-designated places in California