Proberta, California

Census-designated place in California, United States

Proberta

census-designated place

Proberta

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Coordinates: 40°04′54″N 122°10′14″W﻿ / ﻿40.08167°N 122.17056°W﻿ / 40.08167; -122.17056
Country|  United States
State|  California
County| Tehama
Area

[1]

• Total| 1.431 sq mi (3.707 km2)
• Land| 1.431 sq mi (3.707 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation

[2]

| 253 ft (77 m)
Population

(2020)[3]

• Total| 237
• Density| 170/sq mi (64/km2)
Time zone| UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code|

96078

Area code| 530
GNIS feature IDs| 231067; 2628780
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Proberta, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Proberta, California

Proberta is a census-designated place[4] in Tehama County, California, United States. Proberta is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south-southeast of Red Bluff. Proberta has a post office with ZIP code 96078.[5] The population was 267 at the 2010 census.

## History[edit]

Proberta was laid out in 1886 by Edward Proberta, and named for him.[6] A post office has been in operation at Proberta since 1888.[6][7]

## Geography[edit]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km2), all of it land.

### Climate[edit]

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Proberta has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[8]

## Demographics[edit]

The 2010 United States Census[9] reported that Proberta had a population of 267. The population density was 186.5 inhabitants per square mile (72.0/km2). The racial makeup of Proberta was 174 (65.2%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 7 (2.6%) Native American, 1 (0.4%) Asian, 1 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 76 (28.5%) from other races, and 8 (3.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 91 persons (34.1%).

The Census reported that 267 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 90 households, out of which 35 (38.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 49 (54.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 8 (8.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 8 (8.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 7 (7.8%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 19 households (21.1%) were made up of individuals, and 8 (8.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97. There were 65 families (72.2% of all households); the average family size was 3.45.

The population was spread out, with 75 people (28.1%) under the age of 18, 31 people (11.6%) aged 18 to 24, 53 people (19.9%) aged 25 to 44, 72 people (27.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 36 people (13.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.7 males.

There were 100 housing units at an average density of 69.9 per square mile (27.0/km2), of which 60 (66.7%) were owner-occupied, and 30 (33.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 11.8%. 163 people (61.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 104 people (39.0%) lived in rental housing units.

## References[edit]

1. ^ U.S. Census Archived 2012-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Proberta, California
3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Proberta, California
5. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
6. ^ a b "Place Names" (PDF). Tehama County Department of Education. p. 43\. Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2018.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
7. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
8. ^ Climate Summary for Proberta, California
9. ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Proberta CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.

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Municipalities and communities of Tehama County, California, United States

County seat: Red Bluff

Cities|

* Corning
* Red Bluff
* Tehama

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CDPs|

* Bend
* Dales
* Flournoy
* Gerber
* Lake California
* Las Flores
* Los Molinos
* Manton
* Mineral
* Paskenta
* Paynes Creek
* Proberta
* Rancho Tehama
* Richfield
* Vina

Unincorporated
communities|

* Beegum
* Childs Meadows
* Cold Fork
* Dairyville
* El Camino
* Gerber-Las Flores
* Henleyville
* Hooker
* Lassen Lodge
* Lowrey
* Lyonsville
* Kirkwood
* Mill Creek
* Red Bank
* Rosewood
* Squaw Hill

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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