Blairsden is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States. Blairsden is located east-southeast of Quincy. It is located on the Feather River Route. The population was 38 at the 2020 census.
History
The Blairsden post office opened in 1913.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
Blairsden first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|45
|37
|style='background: #ffffe6; |33
|90.00%
|94.87%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |86.84%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|2.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|2
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|4.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.89%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|2
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|4.00%
|5.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.26%
|-
|Total
|50
|39
|style='background: #ffffe6; |38
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Blairsden had a population of 38. The population density was . The median age was 72.2 years. 5.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 55.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 111.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 125.0 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 18 households in Blairsden, of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 77.8% were married-couple households, 16.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 0.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 11.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11.
Politics
In the state legislature Blairsden is located in , and .
Federally, Blairsden is in .
Education
The school district is Plumas Unified School District.