2,057
64%
$79,750
14.3%
America/Los_Angeles
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Byron, CA - History
We would like to provide the residents of Byron a basic history overview.
Welcome to the Byron Home page. The Byron Home page provides as much information as possible on Byron. Knowing Byron’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Byron’s Home page, you will also find Byron’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Byron has a population of 2057. 49% of Byron’s inhabitants are Male, and 51 are female. 39.8% of Byron is married and 63.5% own their own home. Household median income in Byron is $79,750, and the individual median income is $24,489. Byron’s Ethnic is the following: White(66.9%), Hispanic(34%), Multiple(13.7%), Other(12.1%), Asian(2.9%), Black(2.6%), Native(1.8%).
Byron's location was part of a land grant that Jose Noriega received from the King of Spain in 1835. Noriega then sold 17,000 acres to John Marsh (pioneer) for the equivalent of $500 (three U.S. cents per acre). In 1841, the Bidwell-Bartelson wagon train arrived at Marsh's ranch with the earliest Anglo settlers from the east.Byron's first post office opened in 1878.
Byron is named after an employee of the San Pablo, and the eastern U. S. and Pacific Railroad.In 1942, all of the town's residents of Japanese descent were forcibly removed by the US government with pressure from California agricultural interests and taken to Turlock assembly center.In 1960, Contra Costa County built the Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Center, better known informally as the Boys' Ranch on a 50 acres (200,000 m2) tract immediately southeast of Byron.
The Boys' Ranch is a minimum-security facility that houses up to 100 youthful offenders. The property has no security fence to contain residents within the perimeter and includes dormitories, classrooms, a kitchen and dining facility, athletic facilities and administrative offices which occupy about one-third of the area.
Its objective was stated as rehabilitation, rather than simply detention.In 2008, a Contra Costa County Grand Jury began an investigation into whether the facility was cost-effective, or whether it should be permanently closed. It began by conducting an unannounced site inspection in September, 2008.
In 2009, it released its report to the county commissioners. The report identified 21 defects at the facility that needed correction.
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