Robbins, California
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Robbins is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 (CDP) in Sutter County
Sutter County, California
Sutter County is a county located along the Sacramento River in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, north of state capital Sacramento. Sutter County is part of the Greater Sacramento CSA....

, California
California
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. Robbins sits at an elevation of 23 feet (7 m). The ZIP Code is 95676. The community is inside area code 530
Area code 530
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. The 2010 United States census reported Robbins's population was 323.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP covers an area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²), 99.67% of it land and 0.33% of it water.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census reported that Robbins had a population of 323. The population density
Population density
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 was 124.1 people per square mile (47.9/km²). The racial makeup of Robbins was 208 (64.4%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 9 (2.8%) Native American, 5 (1.5%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 94 (29.1%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 7 (2.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 181 persons (56.0%).

The Census reported that 323 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 107 households, out of which 43 (40.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 60 (56.1%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 10 (9.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 9 (8.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 6 (5.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
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, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 21 households (19.6%) were made up of individuals and 4 (3.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02. There were 79 families
Family (U.S. Census)
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 (73.8% of all households); the average family size was 3.58.

The population was spread out with 86 people (26.6%) under the age of 18, 21 people (6.5%) aged 18 to 24, 97 people (30.0%) aged 25 to 44, 92 people (28.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 27 people (8.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.2 years. For every 100 females there were 113.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.4 males.

There were 116 housing units at an average density of 44.6 per square mile (17.2/km²), of which 77 (72.0%) were owner-occupied, and 30 (28.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 11.8%. 223 people (69.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 100 people (31.0%) lived in rental housing units.

Politics

In the state legislature
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 Robbins is located in the 4th Senate
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 District, represented by Republican
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 Doug LaMalfa
Doug LaMalfa
Doug LaMalfa is an American politician currently serving in the California State Senate. He is a Republican representing the 4th district, encompassing Del Norte, Siskiyou, Shasta, Trinity, Tehama, Butte, Glenn, Colusa, Sutter, and Yuba counties, as well as parts of Nevada and Placer counties...

, and in the 2nd Assembly
California State Assembly
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 District, represented by Republican Jim Nielsen
Jim Nielsen
James Wiley Nielsen is an American politician from California and a member of the Republican party. Nielsen served on the Yolo County Republican Committee before winning election to the California State Senate in 1978...

. Federally, Robbins is located in California's 2nd congressional district
California's 2nd congressional district
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, which has a Cook PVI
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 of R +13 and is represented by Republican Wally Herger
Wally Herger
Walter William "Wally" Herger, Jr. , American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1987, representing the California's 2nd congressional district. The second district is physically large...

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