Proberta, California

Proberta is a census-designated place^[4] in Tehama County, California, United States. Proberta is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south-southeast of Red Bluff. Proberta has a post office with ZIP code 96078.^[5] The population was 237 at the 2020 census.

Proberta
census-designated place
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Coordinates: 40°04′54″N 122°10′14″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Tehama
Area [1]
• Total	1.431 sq mi (3.707 km2)
• Land	1.431 sq mi (3.707 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation [2]	253 ft (77 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	237
• Density	170/sq mi (64/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	96078
Area code	530
GNIS feature IDs	231067; 2628780
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Proberta, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Proberta, California

History

Proberta was laid out in 1886 by Edward Proberta, and named for him.^[6] A post office has been in operation at Proberta since 1888.^[6][7]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²), all of it land.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Proberta has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.^[8]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	237		—
2020	267		12.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[9] 2010[10]

Proberta first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.^[10]

The 2020 United States census reported that Proberta had a population of 237. The population density was 165.6 inhabitants per square mile (63.9/km²). The racial makeup of Proberta was 155 (65.4%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 9 (3.8%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 2 (0.8%) Pacific Islander, 48 (20.3%) from other races, and 23 (9.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 90 persons (38.0%).^[11]

The whole population lived in households. There were 89 households, out of which 20 (22.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 52 (58.4%) were married-couple households, 6 (6.7%) were cohabiting couple households, 16 (18.0%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 15 (16.9%) had a male householder with no partner present. 13 households (14.6%) were one person, and 7 (7.9%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.66.^[11] There were 67 families (75.3% of all households).^[12]

The age distribution was 62 people (26.2%) under the age of 18, 32 people (13.5%) aged 18 to 24, 47 people (19.8%) aged 25 to 44, 52 people (21.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 44 people (18.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males.^[11]

There were 89 housing units at an average density of 62.2 units per square mile (24.0 units/km²), which were all occupied, 64 (71.9%) by homeowners, and 25 (28.1%) by renters.^[11]