Yankee Hill, Butte County, California

"Spanishtown" redirects here. For other uses, see Spanish Town (disambiguation).

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Yankee Hill, California

Unincorporated community

Yankee Hill, California

Location in California

Coordinates: 39°42′13″N 121°31′20″W﻿ / ﻿39.70361°N 121.52222°W﻿ / 39.70361; -121.52222
Country|  United States
State|  California
County| Butte County
Area

[1]

• Total| 6.063 sq mi (15.703 km2)
• Land| 6.061 sq mi (15.698 km2)
• Water| 0.002 sq mi (0.005 km2)  0.03%
Elevation

[2]

| 1,982 ft (604 m)
Population

(2020)[3]

• Total| 260
• Density| 43/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zone| UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature IDs| 1656414; 2612489
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yankee Hill, Butte County, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yankee Hill, Butte County, California

Yankee Hill (formerly, Rich Gulch and Spanishtown)[4] is an unincorporated community and census-designated place[5] in Butte County, California. It is located 6.5 miles (10.5 km) east-southeast of Paradise,[4] at an elevation of 1982 feet (604 m). The population was 333 at the 2010 census.

## History[edit]

Rich Gulch was settled in 1850. When Chilean and Spanish miners arrived in the 1850s, the place was renamed to Spanishtown. New Englanders settled later, applying the current name. A post office operated at Yankee Hill from 1858 to 1951. A modern-day post office is still in operation at the Pines Hardware Store, 11300A Miller Flat Rd. in Yankee Hill.[4]

## Demographics[edit]

At the 2010 census Yankee Hill had a population of 333. The population density was 54.9 inhabitants per square mile (21.2/km2). The racial makeup of Yankee Hill was 305 (91.6%) White, 2 (0.6%) African American, 7 (2.1%) Native American, 4 (1.2%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 5 (1.5%) from other races, and 10 (3.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22 people (6.6%).[6]

The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.

There were 155 households, 21 (13.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 71 (45.8%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 14 (9.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 11 (7.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 16 (10.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 1 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 45 households (29.0%) were one person and 20 (12.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.15. There were 96 families (61.9% of households); the average family size was 2.53.

The age distribution was 33 people (9.9%) under the age of 18, 18 people (5.4%) aged 18 to 24, 59 people (17.7%) aged 25 to 44, 140 people (42.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 83 people (24.9%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 53.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.

There were 182 housing units at an average density of 30.0 per square mile (11.6/km2),of which 155 were occupied, 125 (80.6%) by the owners and 30 (19.4%) by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 8.8%. 268 people (80.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 65 people (19.5%) lived in rental housing units.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files – Places – California". United States Census Bureau.
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yankee Hill, Butte County, California
3. ^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
4. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 338\. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yankee Hill, Butte County, California
6. ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Yankee Hill 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 Butte County, California, United States

County seat: Oroville

Cities and towns|

* Biggs
* Chico
* Gridley
* Oroville
* Paradise

Butte County map

CDPs|

* Bangor
* Berry Creek
* Butte Creek Canyon
* Butte Meadows
* Butte Valley
* Cherokee
* Clipper Mills
* Cohasset
* Concow
* Durham
* Forbestown
* Forest Ranch
* Honcut
* Kelly Ridge
* Magalia
* Nord
* Oroville East
* Palermo
* Rackerby‡
* Richvale
* Robinson Mill
* South Oroville
* Stirling City
* Thermalito
* Yankee Hill

Unincorporated
communities|

* Big Bend
* Brush Creek
* Cana
* Centerville
* Dayton
* DeSabla
* East Biggs
* East Gridley
* Feather Falls
* Helltown
* Hurleton
* Inskip
* Jonesville
* Lomo
* Lovelock
* Mayaro
* Merrimac
* Nelson
* Nimshew
* Old Forbestown
* Paradise Pines
* Powellton
* Pulga
* Richardson Springs
* Sunnyslope
* Toadtown
* Wyandotte

Ghost towns|

* Bagdad
* Bauka
* Bayu
* Bidwell's Bar
* Coutolenc
* Diamondville
* Enterprise
* Eskini
* Flea Valley
* Hamilton
* Hokomo
* Holhoto
* Isaiah
* Kalkalya
* Kulaiapto
* Lumpkin
* Lynchburg
* Michopdo
* Neals Diggins
* Nelson Bar
* Ololopa
* Oregon City
* Otaki
* Paki
* Rock Creek
* Sunusi
* Tadoiko
* Taikus
* Totoma
* Tsuka
* Yauko
* Yuman

Footnotes|

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

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