Buckhorn, Amador County, California

For the Ventura County community, see Buckhorn, Ventura County, California.

Buckhorn is a census-designated place in Amador County, California. Buckhorn sits at an elevation of 3,238 feet (987 m). The community is in ZIP code 95666 and area code 209. The 2020 United States census reported Buckhorn's population was 2,597.

Buckhorn
census-designated place
Buckhorn Position in California.
Coordinates: 38°27′11″N 120°32′08″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Amador
Area [1]
• Total	4.93 sq mi (12.77 km2)
• Land	4.93 sq mi (12.77 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation [2]	3,238 ft (987 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,597
• Density	526.67/sq mi (203.33/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code	95666
Area code	209
FIPS code	06-08680
GNIS feature IDs	2586444, 2652372
[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	2,429		—
2020	2,597		6.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[4] 2010[5]

Buckhorn first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.^[5]

The 2020 United States census reported that Buckhorn had a population of 2,597. The population density was 526.7 inhabitants per square mile (203.4/km²). The racial makeup of Buckhorn was 83.6% White, 0.6% African American, 1.7% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 2.0% from other races, and 10.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.7% of the population.

There were 1,220 households, out of which 13.3% included children under the age of 18, 50.7% were married-couple households, 7.6% were cohabiting couple households, 20.4% had a female householder with no partner present, and 21.2% had a male householder with no partner present. 30.2% of households were one person, and 17.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.13. There were 756 families (62.0% of all households).

The age distribution was 13.7% under the age of 18, 3.6% aged 18 to 24, 15.7% aged 25 to 44, 30.5% aged 45 to 64, and 36.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 59.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.9 males.

There were 1,692 housing units at an average density of 343.1 units per square mile (132.5 units/km²), of which 1,220 (72.1%) were occupied. Of these, 86.6% were owner-occupied, and 13.4% were occupied by renters.^[6][7]

Climate

Climate data for Buckhorn
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	77 (25)	85 (29)	94 (34)	90 (32)	100 (38)	108 (42)	110 (43)	110 (43)	108 (42)	98 (37)	86 (30)	78 (26)	108 (42)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	52.0 (11.1)	57.3 (14.1)	61.5 (16.4)	67.0 (19.4)	74.1 (23.4)	82.8 (28.2)	91.1 (32.8)	90.5 (32.5)	85.3 (29.6)	75.6 (24.2)	61.0 (16.1)	51.8 (11.0)	70.8 (21.6)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	32.0 (0.0)	33.8 (1.0)	35.5 (1.9)	39.0 (3.9)	45.1 (7.3)	51.2 (10.7)	57.0 (13.9)	56.5 (13.6)	52.3 (11.3)	44.4 (6.9)	37.5 (3.1)	32.7 (0.4)	43.1 (6.2)
Record low °F (°C)	5 (−15)	13 (−11)	16 (−9)	18 (−8)	27 (−3)	30 (−1)	39 (4)	39 (4)	30 (−1)	23 (−5)	19 (−7)	9 (−13)	5 (−15)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	8.80 (224)	7.51 (191)	7.01 (178)	3.72 (94)	1.83 (46)	0.67 (17)	0.10 (2.5)	0.12 (3.0)	0.69 (18)	2.40 (61)	5.28 (134)	7.28 (185)	45.41 (1,153.5)
Average snowfall inches (cm)	6.9 (18)	4.8 (12)	4.8 (12)	1.5 (3.8)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.7 (1.8)	4.5 (11)	23.2 (58.6)
Source: NOAA[8]

Politics

In the state legislature, Buckhorn is in the 4th senatorial district, represented by Republican Marie Alvarado-Gil,^[9] and the 1st Assembly district, represented by Republican Heather Hadwick.^[10] Federally, Buckhorn is in California's 5th congressional district, represented by Republican Tom McClintock.^[11]