Nord, California

Nord is a census-designated place^[4] in Butte County, California. Its zip code is 95973 and its area code is 530. It lies at an elevation of 151 feet (46 m). Nord's population was 286 at the 2020 census.^[3]

Nord
census-designated place
Aerial view of Nord, November 2023
Nord Location in California
Coordinates: 39°46′47″N 121°57′26″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Butte County
Area [1]
• Total	2.105 sq mi (5.453 km2)
• Land	2.105 sq mi (5.453 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	151 ft (46 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	286
• Density	140/sq mi (52/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code	95973
Area codes	530, 837
GNIS feature ID	1659766; 2612484
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nord, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nord, California

History

A post office operated at Nord from 1871 to 1933, with an interruption from 1919 to 1920.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	320		—
2020	286		−10.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 2010[7]

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

The 2020 United States census reported that Nord had a population of 286. The population density was 135.9 inhabitants per square mile (52.5/km²). The racial makeup of Nord was 174 (60.8%) White, 1 (0.3%) African American, 4 (1.4%) Native American, 12 (4.2%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 37 (12.9%) from other races, and 58 (20.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 104 persons (36.4%).^[8]

The whole population lived in households. There were 93 households, out of which 26 (28.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 62 (66.7%) were married-couple households, 5 (5.4%) were cohabiting couple households, 10 (10.8%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 16 (17.2%) had a male householder with no partner present. 13 households (14.0%) were one person, and 6 (6.5%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.08.^[8] There were 78 families (83.9% of all households).^[9]

The age distribution was 57 people (19.9%) under the age of 18, 26 people (9.1%) aged 18 to 24, 56 people (19.6%) aged 25 to 44, 86 people (30.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 61 people (21.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 120.0 males.^[8]

There were 110 housing units at an average density of 52.3 units per square mile (20.2 units/km²), of which 93 (84.5%) were occupied. Of these, 62 (66.7%) were owner-occupied, and 31 (33.3%) were occupied by renters.^[8]

Government

County

State

The citizens of Nord, as constituents of California's 3rd Assembly District, are represented by Republican James Gallagher in the California State Assembly,^[10] and as members of California's 4th Senate District, are represented by Republican Marie Alvarado-Gil in the California State Senate.^[11]

Federal

Nord is in California's 1st congressional district, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa.^[12]

Education

It is in the Chico Unified School District.^[13]