Forbestown, California
Forbestown is a census-designated place in Butte County, California. It lies at an elevation of 2772 feet. Its zip code is 95941 and its area code is 530. Forbestown had a population of 396 at the 2020 census.
Forbestown is named for B.F. Forbes, who opened a store there in 1850. The post office was established in 1854, closed in 1925, and re-opened in 1936.
Forbestown's heyday was the last half of the nineteenth century, when it was a large mining center. By the late 1930s, it was nearly a ghost town. The site has foundations and debris from its mining era.
Demographics
Forbestown first appeared as a census-designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.The 2020 United States census reported that Forbestown had a population of 396. The population density was. The racial makeup of Forbestown was 310 White, 4 African American, 14 Native American, 2 Asian, 1 Pacific Islander, 12 from other races, and 53 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 45 persons.
The whole population lived in households. There were 163 households, out of which 35 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 72 were married-couple households, 10 were cohabiting couple households, 35 had a female householder with no partner present, and 46 had a male householder with no partner present. 55 households were one person, and 37 were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.43. There were 99 families.
The age distribution was 96 people under the age of 18, 23 people aged 18 to 24, 72 people aged 25 to 44, 120 people aged 45 to 64, and 85 people who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 48.2years. For every 100 females, there were 131.6 males.
There were 188 housing units at an average density of, of which 163 were occupied. Of these, 145 were owner-occupied, and 18 were occupied by renters.
Government
In the California State Legislature, Forbestown is in, and.In the United States House of Representatives, Forbestown is in.