The Spreckels Sugar Company is an American sugar beet refiner that for many years controlled much of the U.S. West Coast refined sugar market. It is currently headquartered in Brawley, California .
22-523: Hamilton City may refer to: Hamilton City, California , a community in the United States Hamilton City, Wyoming , a ghost town in the United States, better known as Miner's Delight Hamilton, New Zealand (Territorial Authority Hamilton City ), New Zealand's fourth largest city Hamilton City SC , a Canadian professional soccer club in
44-550: A median income of $ 20,405 versus $ 14,191 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 9,047. About 17.5% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 29.0% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over. In the state legislature Hamilton City is in the 4th Senate District , represented by Republican Marie Alvarado-Gil , and in the 3rd Assembly District , represented by Republican James Gallagher . Federally, Hamilton City
66-494: A population of 1,759. The population density was 5,642.8 inhabitants per square mile (2,178.7/km ). The racial makeup of Hamilton City was 834 (47.4%) White, 18 (1.0%) African American, 23 (1.3%) Native American, 15 (0.9%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 804 (45.7%) from other races, and 65 (3.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,489 persons (84.7%). The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one
88-470: Is Charles Tracy and the current High School Principal is Cris Oseguera. Hamilton Unified School District includes Hamilton High School , Hamilton Elementary School , Ella Barkley High School, Hamilton Adult School, Hamilton High Community Day School, and Hamilton Elementary Community Day School. Law enforcement is provided by the Glenn County Sheriff 's Department. Fire services are provided by
110-543: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hamilton City, California Hamilton City (formerly, Hamilton ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Glenn County , California , United States. The population was 1,759 at the 2010 census, down from 1,903 at the 2000 census. Hamilton City is located 9.5 miles (15 km) east of Orland , and 10 miles west of Chico at an elevation of 151 feet (46 m). The community
132-631: Is in California's 3rd congressional district , represented by Republican Kevin Kiley . The Hamilton Union High School District and Hamilton Union Elementary School Districts unified in 2009 to become the Hamilton Unified School District. Longtime Hamilton Union High School Principal/Superintendent Ray Odom served as the first Superintendent of the new Hamilton Unified School District. Mr. Odom retired in 2011. The current Superintendent
154-673: Is inside area code 530 . The default prefix used for wired telephones in the Hamilton City area is 826. The postal ZIP Code is 95951. The community is located along the Sacramento River near Mile 199. Hamilton Union High School is well known locally because of its sports and agricultural programs as well as being recognized as a California Distinguished School. The large silos of the former Holly Sugar Plant (formerly served by California Northern Railroad ) are visible from all over town. "Las Palmas" (Palm Drive; a.k.a. County Road 16)
176-639: Is well known to locals and is 2.1 miles (3.4 km) long. It connected Hamilton City to the now-defunct Mills Orchards, which were originally the home of James Mills, Sr. and his family. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km ), all of it land. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Hamilton City has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate , abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps. The town began in 1905 with
198-532: The CDP was 38.10% White, 0.37% Black or African American, 1.21% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 56.38% from other races, and 3.63% from two or more races. 80.56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 513 households 52.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.9% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.8% were non-families. 10.5% of households were one person and 4.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size
220-603: The Canadian Soccer League. See also [ edit ] Hamilton (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hamilton City . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamilton_City&oldid=743357513 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
242-573: The Hamilton City Fire Protection District which covers the town as well as the surrounding area, including a mutual aid agreement with Butte County Fire, the Capay Volunteer Fire Department and Ord Bend Volunteer Fire Department , eight miles south. The Fire District consists of a full-time fire chief , a part-time division chief, and volunteer firefighters. Dispatch services for HCFPD are provided by
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#1733115765869264-749: The Tehama-Glenn Unit Headquarters of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection in Red Bluff . Spreckels Sugar Company The Spreckels Sugar Company was founded by entrepreneur, industrialist, newspaper publisher, and railroad executive Claus Spreckels (1828–1908) in February 1899. He founded the company town of Spreckels, California , just south of the city of Salinas, California , in 1897, but his descendants began to relinquish control when they started selling homes in
286-658: The community to the public c. 1925. In 1891, Henry O. Havemeyer , who controlled the American Sugar Refining Company (The Sugar Trust), bought half of the stock of the Western Sugar Company , thus giving his company control of the Hawaiian sugar and of the markets west of the Mississippi River . When it was completed in 1899, Spreckels' "Factory 1" was the largest sugar refinery in the United States and
308-537: The founding of a large sugar beet processing plant, completed the following year by James Hamilton and the Alta California Sugar Beet Company (which changed its name in 1908 to Sacramento Valley Sugar Company). The plant later belonged to Holly Sugar Corporation and is known to this day as the Holly Sugar Plant. Holly Sugar was sold in 1936 to Spreckels Sugar Company and, in turn, Spreckels
330-484: The management of Spreckels Sugar Company. Adolph's wife's nephew, Charles Edouard de Bretteville , eventually took over as head of the company and in 1949 led a group that purchased control. In 1963, the family sold their interests to Amstar . In 1987, a management team bought out the Spreckels Sugar Division; in 1996, it was sold to Imperial Holly Corp. of Sugar Land, Texas , who owned it until 2005 when it
352-528: The owners and 221 (43.3%) by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.1%. 947 people (53.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 812 people (46.2%) lived in rental housing units. At the 2000 census there were 1,903 people, 513 households, and 431 families in the CDP. The population density was 6,043.9 inhabitants per square mile (2,333.6/km ). There were 543 housing units at an average density of 1,724.6 per square mile (665.9/km ). The racial makeup of
374-495: The third-largest in the world. Shipping to and from the plant was mostly by a private Spreckels-owned narrow-gauge railroad system connecting to the docks at Moss Landing, California . The factory was just north of the Salinas River at 36°37′7″N 121°39′5″W / 36.61861°N 121.65139°W / 36.61861; -121.65139 . On Claus Spreckels' death, his second son Adolph B. Spreckels (1857–1924) assumed
396-421: Was 3.71 and the average family size was 4.00. The age distribution was 33.4% under the age of 18, 12.6% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% 65 or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.1 males. The median household income was $ 33,169 and the median family income was $ 34,167. Males had
418-626: Was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.45. There were 431 families (84.5% of households); the average family size was 3.66. The age distribution was 530 people (30.1%) under the age of 18, 203 people (11.5%) aged 18 to 24, 493 people (28.0%) aged 25 to 44, 359 people (20.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 174 people (9.9%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 29.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.6 males. There were 539 housing units at an average density of 1,729.1 per square mile (667.6/km ),of which 510 were occupied, 289 (56.7%) by
440-492: Was institutionalized. There were 510 households, 269 (52.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 304 (59.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 79 (15.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 48 (9.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 40 (7.8%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 5 (1.0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 54 households (10.6%) were one person and 24 (4.7%) had someone living alone who
462-408: Was later purchased by Imperial Sugar . The sugar plant closed in 2006, and in 2021 was acquired and renovated by Nutrien Company, a fertilizer producer. The first post office at Hamilton City opened in 1906. As the town's population grew, to make room for development the local cemetery was moved to a new location about 10 miles north of Artois, California. At the 2010 census Hamilton City had
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#1733115765869484-512: Was sold to Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative of Renville, Minnesota . Spreckels Boulevard outside Salinas, as well as Spreckels Road outside King City, California , and Spreckels Boulevard in Manteca, California , still bear witness to the mark Spreckels Sugar made in the area. American author John Steinbeck worked on ranches owned by Spreckels Sugar throughout the Salinas Valley in
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