College City, California

College City is a census-designated place^[3] in Colusa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 72 feet (22 m) above sea level. Its ZIP code is 95912, and its area code is 530. Its population was 292 at the 2020 census.^[4]

College City
Census-designated place
College City Location in California
Coordinates: 39°00′21″N 122°00′34″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Colusa County
Area [1]
• Total	2.93 sq mi (7.60 km2)
• Land	2.93 sq mi (7.60 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation [2]	72 ft (22 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	292
• Density	99.52/sq mi (38.42/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code	95912
Area codes	530, 837
FIPS code	06-14554
GNIS feature IDs	1658299, 2582979

History

The College City post office was established in 1873. Pierce Christian College located to the town on land willed to the college by Andrew Pierce in 1875; but it subsequently left in 1896, and its facilities were taken over by the local high school district (see https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=41810). Currently, there is no college in College City.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	290		—
2020	292		0.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 2010[7]

College City first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.^[7]

The 2020 United States census reported that College City had a population of 292. The population density was 99.5 inhabitants per square mile (38.4/km²). The racial makeup of College City was 100 (34.2%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 6 (2.1%) Native American, 3 (1.0%) Asian, 2 (0.7%) Pacific Islander, 108 (37.0%) from other races, and 73 (25.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 201 persons (68.8%).^[8]

The whole population lived in households. There were 93 households, out of which 24 (25.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 50 (53.8%) were married-couple households, 3 (3.2%) were cohabiting couple households, 25 (26.9%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 15 (16.1%) had a male householder with no partner present. 22 households (23.7%) were one person, and 12 (12.9%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.14.^[8] There were 65 families (69.9% of all households).^[9]

The age distribution was 72 people (24.7%) under the age of 18, 36 people (12.3%) aged 18 to 24, 55 people (18.8%) aged 25 to 44, 67 people (22.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 62 people (21.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.5 males.^[8]

There were 102 housing units at an average density of 34.8 units per square mile (13.4 units/km²), of which 93 (91.2%) were occupied. Of these, 60 (64.5%) were owner-occupied, and 33 (35.5%) were occupied by renters.^[8]

Politics

In the state legislature, College City is in the 1st senatorial district, represented by Republican Megan Dahle,^[10] and the 4th Assembly district, represented by Democrat Cecilia Aguiar-Curry.^[11] Federally, College City is in California's 1st congressional district, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa.^[12]