Grimes, California


Grimes is a census-designated place in Colusa County, California on the Southern Pacific Railroad. It lies at an elevation of. The two main roads that run through it are State Route 45 and Grimes-Arbuckle Road. Its ZIP code is 95950, and its area code is 530. Grimes's population was 296 at the 2020 U.S. census.

History

The post office was established in 1883. Grimes is named after Cleaton Grimes, who obtained the townsite land in 1844.
The Cecil Ranch in Grimes is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, partly for the architecture of its architect-designed main house, built in 1909.

Features

Grimes is located near the Sacramento River, on Highway 45 between Colusa and Knight's Landing. There is a convenience store, a small post office, a public library, and an elementary school. The school features grades Kindergarten through 5th grade, however some years the school will take 6th graders due to its small student count. There is a boat landing on the river to the south of the town, which also serves as a restaurant for the community.

Demographics

Grimes first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
The 2020 United States census reported that Grimes had a population of 296. The population density was. The racial makeup of Grimes was 110 White, 1 African American, 5 Native American, 1 Asian, 0 Pacific Islander, 128 from other races, and 51 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 196 persons.
The whole population lived in households. There were 112 households, out of which 43 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 57 were married-couple households, 6 were cohabiting couple households, 23 had a female householder with no partner present, and 26 had a male householder with no partner present. 37 households were one person, and 21 were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.64. There were 69 families.
The age distribution was 71 people under the age of 18, 37 people aged 18 to 24, 60 people aged 25 to 44, 69 people aged 45 to 64, and 59 people who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 35.7years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males.
There were 123 housing units at an average density of, of which 112 were occupied. Of these, 41 were owner-occupied, and 71 were occupied by renters.

Government

In the California State Legislature, Grimes is in, and.
In the United States House of Representatives, Grimes is in.