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Burney, California

Coordinates: 40°52′50″N 121°40′0″W / 40.88056°N 121.66667°W / 40.88056; -121.66667
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Burney
Census-designated place
Location in Shasta County and the state of California
Location in Shasta County and the state of California
Coordinates: 40°52′50″N 121°40′0″W / 40.88056°N 121.66667°W / 40.88056; -121.66667
Country United States
State California
CountyShasta
Area
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 • Total
5.38 sq mi (13.93 km2)
 • Land5.37 sq mi (13.92 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)  0.09%
Elevation
3,195 ft (952 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
3,000
 • Density558.35/sq mi (215.58/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
96013
Area code530
FIPS code06-09122
GNIS feature ID0277481
WebsiteCity of Burney Website

Burney is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Shasta County, California, United States. Its population is 3,000 as of the 2020 census, down from 3,154 from the 2010 census. Burney is located on State Route 299, about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of its junction with State Route 89.

Burney Falls

Burney has several areas for fly fishing, with wild brown and native rainbow trout in many nearby rivers and streams, including Burney Creek. Other attractions in the area include McArthur–Burney Falls Memorial State Park, home to Burney Falls.

Burney was named after Samuel Burney, a settler in the area in the 1850s. Burney was found dead in the valley in 1857, which came to be called "the valley where Burney died," and finally just "Burney".

The town of Burney sits at the base of an extinct volcano called Burney Mountain. The peak is 7,863 ft tall (2,397 m).

History

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2009 shootout

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2009 Burney shootout
LocationBurney, California, United States
DateDecember 15, 2009
12:14 p.m. (UTC-7)
TargetA branch of US Bank
Attack type
hostage taking, shootout
Weapons
Deaths1 (the perpetrator)
Injured2
PerpetratorGregorio Enrique Estrada

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Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19501,513—
19601,294−14.5%
19702,19069.2%
19803,18745.5%
19903,4237.4%
20003,217−6.0%
20103,154−2.0%
20203,000−4.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]
1850–1870[4][5] 1880–1890[6]
1900[7] 1910[8] 1920[9]
1930[10] 1940[11] 1950[12]
1960[13] 1970[14] 1980[15]
1990[16] 2000[17] 2010[18]

2020 census

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The 2020 United States census reported that Burney had a population of 3,000. The population density was 558.3 inhabitants per square mile (215.6/km2). The racial makeup of Burney was 78.4% White, 0.1% African American, 6.7% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.1% from other races, and 11.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.5% of the population.[19]

The whole population lived in households. There were 1,271 households, out of which 24.8% included children under the age of 18, 46.3% were married-couple households, 6.2% were cohabiting couple households, 26.4% had a female householder with no partner present, and 21.0% had a male householder with no partner present. 31.4% of households were one person, and 16.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.36.[19] There were 788 families (62.0% of all households).[20]

The age distribution was 23.5% under the age of 18, 5.9% aged 18 to 24, 21.3% aged 25 to 44, 26.2% aged 45 to 64, and 23.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males.[19]

There were 1,444 housing units at an average density of 268.8 units per square mile (103.8 units/km2), of which 1,271 (88.0%) were occupied. Of these, 66.2% were owner-occupied, and 33.8% were occupied by renters.[19]

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $67,097, and the per capita income was $31,241. About 7.6% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the poverty line.[21]

2010 census

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At the 2010 census Burney had a population of 3,154. The population density was 606.5 inhabitants per square mile (234.2/km2). The racial makeup of Burney was 2,685 (85.1%) White, 13 (0.4%) African American, 233 (7.4%) Native American, 7 (0.2%) Asian, 2 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 61 (1.9%) from other races, and 153 (4.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 265 people (8.4%).[22]

The census reported that 3,035 people (96.2% of the population) lived in households, 119 (3.8%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.

There were 1,262 households, 371 (29.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 638 (50.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 155 (12.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 70 (5.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 74 (5.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 5 (0.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 344 households (27.3%) were one person and 150 (11.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.40. There were 863 families (68.4% of households); the average family size was 2.87.

The age distribution was 751 people (23.8%) under the age of 18, 240 people (7.6%) aged 18 to 24, 681 people (21.6%) aged 25 to 44, 949 people (30.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 533 people (16.9%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 42.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

There were 1,446 housing units at an average density of 278.0 per 1-square-mile (2.6 km2), of the occupied units 797 (63.2%) were owner-occupied and 465 (36.8%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.4%. 1,833 people (58.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,202 people (38.1%) lived in rental housing units.

Politics

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In the state legislature Burney is located in the 1st senatorial district, represented by Republican Megan Dahle,[23] and the 1st Assembly district, represented by Republican Heather Hadwick.[24]

Federally, Burney is in California's 1st congressional district, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa.[25]

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Parts of the 1986 film Stand by Me were filmed within the vicinity of Burney and Fall River Mills, California. The scene in which the boys outrace a locomotive across a trestle was filmed at Lake Britton on the McCloud River Railroad, near McArthur–Burney Falls Memorial State Park, California.[26]

Jonathan Schmierer, Burney High School graduate, appeared on The Price Is Right during one of Bob Barker's final showings. He lost a game of Tic-Tac-Toe for a trip to the Ramada Inn in Ireland.[27][28]

Climate

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This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Burney has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[29]

Climate data for Burney (1948–2012)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 68
(20) 		74
(23) 		80
(27) 		89
(32) 		96
(36) 		103
(39) 		108
(42) 		108
(42) 		105
(41) 		94
(34) 		82
(28) 		65
(18) 		108
(42)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 43.6
(6.4) 		49.4
(9.7) 		54.3
(12.4) 		61.5
(16.4) 		70.5
(21.4) 		79.1
(26.2) 		88
(31) 		86.7
(30.4) 		81
(27) 		69
(21) 		53.1
(11.7) 		44.2
(6.8) 		65.0
(18.4)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 20.1
(−6.6) 		22.9
(−5.1) 		25.8
(−3.4) 		29.4
(−1.4) 		35.4
(1.9) 		41.2
(5.1) 		44.4
(6.9) 		41.6
(5.3) 		35.9
(2.2) 		29
(−2) 		24.8
(−4.0) 		20.4
(−6.4) 		30.9
(−0.6)
Record low °F (°C) −20
(−29) 		−18
(−28) 		1
(−17) 		12
(−11) 		17
(−8) 		21
(−6) 		25
(−4) 		24
(−4) 		17
(−8) 		10
(−12) 		−3
(−19) 		−26
(−32) 		−26
(−32)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 4.63
(118) 		4.09
(104) 		3.55
(90) 		2.03
(52) 		1.49
(38) 		0.79
(20) 		0.16
(4.1) 		0.33
(8.4) 		0.7
(18) 		1.78
(45) 		3.46
(88) 		4.84
(123) 		27.86
(708)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 12
(30) 		6.2
(16) 		5.8
(15) 		2.9
(7.4) 		0.3
(0.76) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0.1
(0.25) 		3.1
(7.9) 		10.6
(27) 		41
(100)
Average precipitation days 12 11 12 9 7 4 1 2 3 6 10 12 89
Source: WRCC[30]

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Money Not Motive in Burney US Bank Standoff !Update! Shooter Identified". December 17, 2009.
  3. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  4. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  5. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  6. ^ "1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  12. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  13. ^ "1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  14. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  15. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  16. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  17. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  18. ^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  19. ^ a b c d "Burney CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  20. ^ "Burney CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  21. ^ "Burney CDP, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles". US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  22. ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Burney CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  23. ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  24. ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  25. ^ "California's 1st Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  26. ^ "Along the Line Bartle-Burney". McCloud Rails. McCloud Rails. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  27. ^ "Jonathan on TV". Intermountain News. Intermountain News. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  28. ^ "Burney grad on stage for today's airing of TV's Price Is Right" (PDF). The InterMountain News. Burney, California. April 25, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  29. ^ Climate Summary for Burney, California
  30. ^ "BURNEY, CA (041214)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
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