Floriston, California

Floriston
—  census-designated place  —
Floriston
Location in California
Coordinates:
Country  United States
State  California
County Nevada
Area[1]
 • Total 0.950 sq mi (2.461 km2)
 • Land 0.950 sq mi (2.461 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation[2] 6,381 ft (1,945 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 73
 • Density 76.8/sq mi (29.7/km2)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)

Floriston is a census-designated place in Nevada County, California. It is situated at an elevation of 6,381 ft (1,945 m) above sea level.[2] Floriston is located on the Truckee River, 10 miles (16.1 km) east-northeast of Truckee.[3] The population was 73 at the 2010 census.

Contents

Name

The name comes from the flowers at the place.[3]

History

The Floriston post office opened in 1891.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.0 square miles (2.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census[4] reported that Floriston had a population of 73. The population density was 76.8 people per square mile (29.7/km²). The racial makeup of Floriston was 67 (91.8%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 4 (5.5%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 0 (0.0%) from other races, and 2 (2.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0 persons (0.0%).

The Census reported that 73 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 38 households, out of which 6 (15.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 14 (36.8%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 3 (7.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1 (2.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 5 (13.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 11 households (28.9%) were made up of individuals and 4 (10.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.92. There were 18 families (47.4% of all households); the average family size was 2.44.

The population was spread out with 9 people (12.3%) under the age of 18, 3 people (4.1%) aged 18 to 24, 23 people (31.5%) aged 25 to 44, 30 people (41.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 8 people (11.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.1 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

There were 43 housing units at an average density of 45.3 per square mile (17.5/km²), of which 29 (76.3%) were owner-occupied, and 9 (23.7%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 18.2%. 58 people (79.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 15 people (20.5%) lived in rental housing units.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Census
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Floriston, California
  3. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 485. ISBN 9781884995149. 
  4. ^ All data are derived from the United States Census Bureau reports from the 2010 United States Census, and are accessible on-line here. The data on unmarried partnerships and same-sex married couples are from the Census report DEC_10_SF1_PCT15. All other housing and population data are from Census report DEC_10_DP_DPDP1. Both reports are viewable online or downloadable in a zip file containing a comma-delimited data file. The area data, from which densities are calculated, are available on-line here. Percentage totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. The Census Bureau defines families as a household containing one or more people related to the householder by birth, opposite-sex marriage, or adoption. People living in group quarters are tabulated by the Census Bureau as neither owners nor renters. For further details, see the text files accompanying the data files containing the Census reports mentioned above.