{{Short description|Unincorporated community in California, United States}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |name = Madeline, California |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type =Unincorporated community<br> Census-designated place |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |pushpin_map =California#USA |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_mapsize = |pushpin_map_caption = Location in California |pushpin_image=California Locator Map with US.PNG
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|<!-- Politics -----------------> |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{Cite web |title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_06.txt |access-date=March 23, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> |area_total_sq_mi = 0.053 |area_land_sq_mi = 0.053 |area_water_sq_mi = 0 |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |population_footnotes = |population_as_of = 2020 |population_total = 21 |population_density_sq_mi = auto
<!-- General information --> |timezone = Pacific |utc_offset = -8 |timezone_DST = PDT |utc_offset_DST = -7 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=GNIS/> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 5325 |coordinates = {{coord|41|3|5.08|N|120|28|31.56|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = ZIP Code |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name_sec1 = FIPS code |blank_info_sec1 = |blank1_name_sec1 = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info_sec1 = 2804434<ref name=GNIS>{{cite GNIS|2804434|name=Madeline Census Designated Place}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = }}
'''Madeline''' is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lassen County, California, United States.<ref name=GNIS /> It is located {{convert|45|mi|km|0}} north-northeast of Susanville,<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|397}}</ref> at an elevation of 5325 feet (1623 m).<ref name=GNIS /> Its population is 21 as of the 2020 census.
A post office was operated at Madeline from 1875 to 1878, and from 1879 to 1882.<ref name=CGN /> It was reopened in 1887, and moved in 1902.<ref name=CGN /> The zip code for the town is 96119. Operating in 1964.
Madeline was formerly a stop on the now-abandoned Nevada-California-Oregon Railway, later taken over by the Southern Pacific Railroad.
==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, Madeline has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=132540&cityname=Madeline%2C+California%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Madeline, California]</ref> {{Weather box |location = Madeline, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1908-1975 |single line = Yes
|Jan record high F = 64 |Feb record high F = 64 |Mar record high F = 72 |Apr record high F = 84 |May record high F = 93 |Jun record high F = 101 |Jul record high F = 104 |Aug record high F = 102 |Sep record high F = 95 |Oct record high F = 90 |Nov record high F = 75 |Dec record high F = 68
|Jan high F = 41.0 |Feb high F = 43.7 |Mar high F = 48.9 |Apr high F = 54.1 |May high F = 63.5 |Jun high F = 73.6 |Jul high F = 84.7 |Aug high F = 83.7 |Sep high F = 76.2 |Oct high F = 62.7 |Nov high F = 49.2 |Dec high F = 39.9
|Jan mean F = 30.3 |Feb mean F = 32.7 |Mar mean F = 37.1 |Apr mean F = 41.3 |May mean F = 49.2 |Jun mean F = 57.0 |Jul mean F = 65.4 |Aug mean F = 64.0 |Sep mean F = 57.3 |Oct mean F = 46.6 |Nov mean F = 36.7 |Dec mean F = 29.5
|Jan low F = 19.6 |Feb low F = 21.6 |Mar low F = 25.2 |Apr low F = 28.5 |May low F = 35.0 |Jun low F = 40.4 |Jul low F = 46.1 |Aug low F = 44.3 |Sep low F = 38.3 |Oct low F = 30.5 |Nov low F = 24.1 |Dec low F = 19.0
|Jan record low F = -28 |Feb record low F = -26 |Mar record low F = -20 |Apr record low F = 8 |May record low F = 12 |Jun record low F = 20 |Jul record low F = 26 |Aug record low F = 20 |Sep record low F = 19 |Oct record low F = 9 |Nov record low F = -8 |Dec record low F = -36
|precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 1.73 |Feb precipitation inch = 1.38 |Mar precipitation inch = 1.50 |Apr precipitation inch = 1.33 |May precipitation inch = 1.58 |Jun precipitation inch = 0.89 |Jul precipitation inch = 0.34 |Aug precipitation inch = 0.27 |Sep precipitation inch = 0.30 |Oct precipitation inch = 0.68 |Nov precipitation inch = 1.28 |Dec precipitation inch = 1.84 |year precipitation inch =
|Jan snow inch = 17.0 |Feb snow inch = 10.0 |Mar snow inch = 9.9 |Apr snow inch = 4.7 |May snow inch = 2.7 |Jun snow inch = 0.2 |Jul snow inch = 0.0 |Aug snow inch = 0.0 |Sep snow inch = 0.0 |Oct snow inch = 1.3 |Nov snow inch = 3.6 |Dec snow inch = 9.4 |year snow inch =
|source 1 = PRISM<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/|title=Time Series Values for Individual Locations|publisher=PRISM Climate Group|access-date=20 October 2024|quote=Enter coordinates, click "Zoom", select "Monthly normals" and "800m" resolution. Click "Retrieve time series", then "Download time series"}}</ref> ({{coord|41.0514|N|120.4754|W}}, {{convert|5328|ft}}, spatially interpolated, 1991-2020 normals) |source 2 = WRCC<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca5231|title=Madeline, California|publisher=Western Regional Climate Center|access-date=21 October 2024}}</ref> (extremes, snow) }}
==Demographics== {{US Census population |2020= 21 |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref><br>1850–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1880-1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br> 1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 23, 2024|archive-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823050629/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br> 1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br> 1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/> }}
Madeline first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 Geography Changes|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/table-and-geography-changes/2020/geography-changes.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=}}</ref>
===2020 Census=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Madeline CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> !Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small> !Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Madeline CDP, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0645008|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=}}</ref> !% 2020 |- |White alone (NH) |9 |42.86% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |0 |0.00% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |0 |0.00% |- |Asian alone (NH) |1 |4.76% |- |Pacific Islander alone (NH) |0 |0.00% |- |Other race alone (NH) |0 |0.00% |- |Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) |4 |19.05% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |7 |33.33% |- |'''Total''' |'''21''' |'''100.00%''' |}
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