Burney, California

History

2009 shootout

• Smith & Wesson 9mm semi-automatic pistol On December 16, 2009, a bank robbery and shootout occurred at a U.S. Bank branch in Burney, California, when 46-year-old Gregorio Enrique Estrada of Chico entered the bank armed with a 9mm semi-automatic pistol and a .50-caliber revolver. He opened fire, injuring customer Timothy Kersten, and took four bank employees hostage during a tense three-hour standoff with law enforcement. Estrada was heavily armed and carried dozens of rounds of ammunition. Shasta County Sheriff’s deputies ultimately ended the standoff by firing through a window with .223-caliber rifles, fatally striking Estrada in the chest. He died later at a hospital. Two civilians were injured in the incident, but no officers or hostages were killed.

Demographics

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2020 census

The 2020 United States census reported that Burney had a population of 3,000. The population density was 558.3 PD/sqmi. 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.

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.

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 65years of age or older. The median age was 44.5years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males.

There were 1,444 housing units at an average density of 268.8 /mi2, of which 1,271 (88.0%) were occupied. Of these, 66.2% were owner-occupied, and 33.8% were occupied by renters.

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.

2010 census

At the 2010 census Burney had a population of 3,154. The population density was 606.5 PD/sqmi. 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%).

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 mi2, 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

In the state legislature Burney is located in , and .

Federally, Burney is in .

Popular culture

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.

Climate

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

| Jan record high F = 68 | Feb record high F = 74 | Mar record high F = 80 | Apr record high F = 89 | May record high F = 96 | Jun record high F = 103 | Jul record high F = 108 | Aug record high F = 108 | Sep record high F = 105 | Oct record high F = 94 | Nov record high F = 82 | Dec record high F = 65 | year record high F = 108

| Jan record low F = -20 | Feb record low F = -18 | Mar record low F = 1 | Apr record low F = 12 | May record low F = 17 | Jun record low F = 21 | Jul record low F = 25 | Aug record low F = 24 | Sep record low F = 17 | Oct record low F = 10 | Nov record low F = -3 | Dec record low F = -26 | year record low F = -26 | precipitation colour = green

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