Brooks, California

38°44′30″N 122°08′53″W﻿ / ﻿38.74167°N 122.14806°W﻿ / 38.74167; -122.14806

Census-designated place in California, United States

Brooks

Census-designated place

Brooks

Location in California

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Brooks

Brooks (the United States)

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Coordinates: 38°44′30″N 122°08′53″W﻿ / ﻿38.74167°N 122.14806°W﻿ / 38.74167; -122.14806
Country| United States
State| California
County| Yolo County
Area

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• Total| 4.30 sq mi (11.15 km2)
• Land| 4.30 sq mi (11.15 km2)
• Water| 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation

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| 341 ft (104 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 31
• Density| 7.20/sq mi (2.78/km2)
FIPS code| 06-08506

Brooks is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[3] in Yolo County, California, located in the Capay Valley in the northwest of the county. Brooks' ZIP Code is 95606 and its area code 530. The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation is headquartered in Brooks. The town is home to a large casino Cache Creek Casino Resort.[1] It lies at an elevation of 341 feet (104 m).

A post office was opened in Brooks in 1884.[4] According to the Greater Capay Valley Historical Society, Brooks residents had to rely on passenger train service from the Vaca Valley and Clearlake Railroad at the train depots at the surrounding towns of Cadenasso and Tancred (towns that no longer exist). Brooks had no train station.[2]

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2020| 31| | —
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
1850–1870[6][7] 1880-1890[8]
1900[9] 1910[10] 1920[11]
1930[12] 1940[13] 1950[14]
1960[15] 1970[16] 1980[17]
1990[18] 2000[19] 2010[20]

Brooks first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[21]

### 2020 Census

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Brooks CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020[22] | % 2020

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White alone (NH)  | 13  | 41.94%
Black or African American alone (NH)  | 0  | 0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)  | 2  | 6.45%
Asian alone (NH)  | 0  | 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)  | 1  | 3.23%
Other race alone (NH)  | 0  | 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)  | 4  | 12.90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)  | 11  | 35.48%
Total | 31 | 100.00%

## Climate

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This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Brooks has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[23]

Climate data for Brooks Farnham Ranch, California (1921–1985)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)  | 55.5
(13.1)  | 60.9
(16.1)  | 65.8
(18.8)  | 72.5
(22.5)  | 82.5
(28.1)  | 90.7
(32.6)  | 98.6
(37.0)  | 96.5
(35.8)  | 90.9
(32.7)  | 79.5
(26.4)  | 66.1
(18.9)  | 56.9
(13.8)  | 76.4
(24.7)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)  | 34.0
(1.1)  | 37.5
(3.1)  | 39.6
(4.2)  | 42.3
(5.7)  | 48.7
(9.3)  | 54.6
(12.6)  | 58.3
(14.6)  | 56.1
(13.4)  | 53.1
(11.7)  | 46.5
(8.1)  | 39.5
(4.2)  | 35.3
(1.8)  | 45.5
(7.5)
Average precipitation inches (mm)  | 3.96
(101)  | 3.49
(89)  | 2.43
(62)  | 1.35
(34)  | 0.40
(10)  | 0.18
(4.6)  | 0.02
(0.51)  | 0.05
(1.3)  | 0.19
(4.8)  | 1.08
(27)  | 2.47
(63)  | 3.88
(99)  | 19.49
(495)
Average snowfall inches (cm)  | 1.0
(2.5)  | 0
(0)  | 0
(0)  | 0
(0)  | 0
(0)  | 0
(0)  | 0
(0)  | 0
(0)  | 0
(0)  | 0
(0)  | 0
(0)  | 0.2
(0.51)  | 1.3
(3.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 9  | 8  | 8  | 5  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 6  | 8  | 51
Source: WRCC[24]

## References

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1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brooks, California
3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
4. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 455\. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
5. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
6. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
7. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
8. ^ "1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
9. ^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
10. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
11. ^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
12. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
13. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
14. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
15. ^ "1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
16. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
17. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
18. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
19. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
20. ^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
21. ^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
22. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Brooks CDP, Californiaa". United States Census Bureau.
23. ^ Climate Summary for Brooks, California
24. ^ "BROOKS FARNHAM RCH, CALIFORNIA (041112)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved August 17, 2022.

## External links

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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brooks, California

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