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27-579: Richvale (also, Richland , Silbys Switch , Silsby ) is a small census-designated place (population 244) in Butte County , California, US, south of Chico and west of Oroville . The primary crop grown in the area surrounding Richvale is rice, irrigated from the Oroville Dam on the Feather River . Several farmers in the area are known for organic farming . The population was 244 at

54-424: A CDP name "be one that is recognized and used in daily communication by the residents of the community" (not "a name developed solely for planning or other purposes") and recommend that a CDP's boundaries be mapped based on the geographic extent associated with inhabitants' regular use of the named place. There is no provision, however, that this name recognition be unanimous for all residents, or that all residents use

81-675: A book (Richvale: A Legacy of Courage, Dedication, and Perseverance) with 364 historical photographs. Richvale first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census . The 2010 United States Census reported that Richvale had a population of 244. The population density was 263.2 inhabitants per square mile (101.6/km). The racial makeup of Richvale was 216 (88.5%) White , 0 (0.0%) African American , 11 (4.5%) Native American , 0 (0.0%) Asian , 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander , 10 (4.1%) from other races , and 7 (2.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27 persons (11.1%). The Census reported that 244 people (100% of

108-461: A population of at least 10,000. For the 1970 Census , the population threshold for "unincorporated places" in urbanized areas was reduced to 5,000. For the 1980 Census , the designation was changed to "census designated places" and the designation was made available for places inside urbanized areas in New England. For the 1990 Census , the population threshold for CDPs in urbanized areas

135-509: A school (1914), and a grocery store (1920). During a second wave of migration Dust Bowl farmers came west during the Great Depression . Due to the adobe soil's ability to retain water and remain flooded, the ground makes a near-ideal rice paddy , and rice has become the primary crop of the area. Irrigation is provided by plentiful surface water from the Feather River . In 2005, 33,500 acres (136 km) of rice were served by

162-564: Is an abbreviation (or acronym ) for " Person of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters ", a term coined in the late 1970s by the United States Census Bureau as part of an effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of cohabitation in American households. After the 1980 Census , the term gained currency in the wider culture for a time. After demographers observed the increasing frequency of cohabitation over

189-654: The 1890 Census , in which the Census mixed unincorporated places with incorporated places in its products with "town" or "village" as its label. This made it confusing to determine which of the "towns" were or were not incorporated. The 1900 through 1930 Censuses did not report data for unincorporated places. For the 1940 Census , the Census Bureau compiled a separate report of unofficial, unincorporated communities of 500 or more people. The Census Bureau officially defined this category as "unincorporated places" in

216-461: The 1950 Census and used that term through the 1970 Census. For the 1950 Census, these types of places were identified only outside " urbanized areas ". In 1960 , the Census Bureau also identified unincorporated places inside urbanized areas (except in New England , whose political geography is based on the New England town , and is distinctly different from other areas of the U.S.), but with

243-438: The 1980s, the Census Bureau began directly asking respondents to their major surveys whether they were "unmarried partners", thus making obsolete the old method of counting cohabitors, which involved a series of assumptions about "Persons of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters". The category "unmarried partner" first appeared in the 1990 Census , and was incorporated into the monthly Current Population Survey starting in 1995. By

270-475: The 2010 census. Richvale is located at 39° 29' 38" North, 121° 44' 41" West, 108 feet (33 m) above sea level. The ZIP Code is 95974. The community is inside area code 530 . Legend says that the name "Richvale" (meaning " fertile valley") was coined by con men to sell worthless plots of land to wheat farmers from Nebraska and Kansas. The developers (Richvale Land Company) changed the name from Selby Switch (a railroad siding) to Richvale in 1909. The place

297-613: The Butte County Rice Growers Association. Current storage capacity is 3,200,000 short hundredweight (150,000 t). With time and a lot of hard work, the town of Richvale lived up to its name as rice farming provided an abundant livelihood for the original settlers and their offspring. The history of Richvale was recently written by the Richvale Writing Group (with Teresa Ward) and published by The Community Foundation of Richvale in

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324-513: The CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, edge cities , colonias located along the Mexico–United States border , and unincorporated resort and retirement communities and their environs. The boundaries of any CDP may change from decade to decade, and

351-471: The Census Bureau considers some towns in New England states, New Jersey and New York as well as townships in some other states as MCDs, even though they are incorporated municipalities in those states. In such states, CDPs may be defined within such towns or spanning the boundaries of multiple towns. There are a number of reasons for the CDP designation: POSSLQ POSSLQ ( / ˈ p ɒ s əl k j uː / POSS -əl- KYOO , plural POSSLQs )

378-485: The Census Bureau may de-establish a CDP after a period of study, then re-establish it some decades later. Most unincorporated areas within the United States are not and have not been included in any CDP. The boundaries of a CDP have no legal status and may not always correspond with the local understanding of the area or community with the same name. However, criteria established for the 2010 census require that

405-484: The boundaries for CDPs. The PSAP was to be offered to county and municipal planning agencies during 2008. The boundaries of such places may be defined in cooperation with local or tribal officials, but are not fixed, and do not affect the status of local government or incorporation; the territories thus defined are strictly statistical entities. CDP boundaries may change from one census to the next to reflect changes in settlement patterns. Further, as statistical entities,

432-419: The boundaries of the CDP may not correspond with local understanding of the area with the same name. Recognized communities may be divided into two or more CDPs while on the other hand, two or more communities may be combined into one CDP. A CDP may also cover the unincorporated part of a named community, where the rest lies within an incorporated place. By defining an area as a CDP, that locality then appears in

459-588: The community for which the CDP is named for services provided therein. There is no mandatory correlation between CDP names or boundaries and those established for other human purposes, such as post office names or zones, political precincts, or school districts. The Census Bureau states that census-designated places are not considered incorporated places and that it includes only census-designated places in its city population list for Hawaii because that state has no incorporated cities. In addition, census city lists from 2007 included Arlington County, Virginia 's CDP in

486-423: The late 1990s, the term POSSLQ had fallen out of general usage (having been replaced by " significant other ") and returned to being a specialized term for demographers. CBS commentator Charles Osgood composed a verse which includes There's nothing that I wouldn't do If you would be my POSSLQ You live with me and I with you, And you will be my POSSLQ. I'll be your friend and so much more; That's what

513-556: The list with the incorporated places, but since 2010, only the Urban Honolulu CDP, Hawaii, representing the historic core of Honolulu, Hawaii , is shown in the city and town estimates. The Census Bureau reported data for some unincorporated places as early as the first census in 1790 (for example, Louisville, Kentucky , which was not legally incorporated in Kentucky until 1828), though usage continued to develop through

540-613: The population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 89 households, out of which 29 (32.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 53 (59.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 5 (5.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 8 (9.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 11 (12.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 16 households (18.0%) were made up of individuals, and 8 (9.0%) had someone living alone who

567-493: The population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 52 people (21.3%) lived in rental housing units. Census-designated place CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places , such as self-governing cities , towns , and villages , for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated community, for which

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594-457: The same category of census data as incorporated places. This distinguishes CDPs from other census classifications, such as minor civil divisions (MCDs), which are in a separate category. The population and demographics of the CDP are included in the data of county subdivisions containing the CDP. Generally, a CDP shall not be defined within the boundaries of what the Census Bureau regards to be an incorporated city, village or borough. However,

621-582: The soil " adobe " due to its high clay content. The land is unsuitable for vineyards, orchards, and most other crops. Some buyers took one look at the soil and returned to the Midwest. Those who stayed built a community from the muddy ground up: a post office (1912), roads, an irrigation and drainage district, a hotel (1913), a church (1913), a cooperative (1914 and still operating, the Butte County Rice Growers Association),

648-415: Was 40.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.5 males. There were 101 housing units at an average density of 108.9 per square mile (42.0/km), of which 89 were occupied, of which 70 (78.7%) were owner-occupied, and 19 (21.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 0%. 192 people (78.7% of

675-401: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74. There were 66 families (74.2% of all households); the average family size was 3.11. The population was spread out, with 64 people (26.2%) under the age of 18, 15 people (6.1%) aged 18 to 24, 56 people (23.0%) aged 25 to 44, 65 people (26.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 44 people (18.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

702-481: Was reduced to 2,500. From 1950 through 1990, the Census Bureau specified other population requirements for unincorporated places or CDPs in Alaska , Puerto Rico , island areas, and Native American reservations . Minimum population criteria for CDPs were dropped with the 2000 Census . The Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) allows designated participants to review and suggest modifications to

729-605: Was settled in 1911, and a post office opened that same year. Farmers in the Midwest were shown lush pictures of California's Sacramento Valley and San Joaquin Valley and sold land at outrageous prices. The soil near Richvale is nothing like the fertile soil of the San Joaquin Valley , being composed mostly of clay instead of loam . The dominant soil is Esquon clay, a poorly drained vertisol . The locals call

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