Burney, California

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Burney is a census-designated place (CDP) in Shasta County, California, United States. The population was 3,217 at the 2000 census. The city is located on California State Highway 299, about 4 miles west of its junction with California State Highway 89.

Burney Falls

Burney is a center for fly fishing, with wild brown and native rainbow trout in many nearby rivers and streams, including Hat Creek, the Pit River, and Burney Creek. Other attractions in the area include McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, home to the Burney Falls.

Burney was named after Samuel Burney, a settler in the area in the 1850s. Burney was found dead in the valley in 1859, which came to be called "the valley where Burney died," and finally just "Burney".

Erick Lindgren, one of the more well-known professional poker players on the World Poker Tour, was born here in 1976.

[edit] Geography

Burney is located at 40°52′50″N, 121°40′0″W (40.880655, -121.666750)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.4 km² (5.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,217 people, 1,311 households, and 912 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 240.2/km² (622.4/mi²). There were 1,420 housing units at an average density of 106.0/km² (274.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.97% White, 0.09% African American, 6.87% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 2.14% from other races, and 2.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.97% of the population.

There were 1,311 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,510, and the median income for a family was $37,682. Males had a median income of $42,314 versus $25,139 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,060. About 14.8% of families and 18.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.