Yankee Hill, Butte County, California
Yankee Hill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Butte County, California. It is located east-southeast of Paradise, at an elevation of 1982 feet. The population was 260 at the 2020 census.
History
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.Demographics
Yankee Hill first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.The 2020 United States census reported that Yankee Hill had a population of 260. The population density was. The racial makeup of Yankee Hill was 191 White, 14 African American, 8 Native American, 7 Asian, 2 Pacific Islander, 10 from other races, and 28 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 32 persons.
The census reported that 100% of the population lived in households. There were 115 households, out of which 15 included children under the age of 18, 40 were married-couple households, 15 were cohabiting couple households, 15 had a female householder with no partner present, and 45 had a male householder with no partner present. 38 households were one person, and 14 were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.26. There were 64 families.
The age distribution was 39 people under the age of 18, 27 people aged 18 to 24, 59 people aged 25 to 44, 72 people aged 45 to 64, and 63 people who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 47.5years. There were 124 males and 136 females.
There were 140 housing units at an average density of, of which 115 were occupied. Of these, 104 were owner-occupied, and 11 were occupied by renters.