Gerber, California
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Gerber | |
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 Main Street | |
 Location of Gerber in Tehama County, California. | |
  Gerber Position in California. | |
| Coordinates: 40°03′36″N 122°09′00″W / 40.06000°N 122.15000°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Tehama |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.927 sq mi (2.401 km2) |
| • Land | 0.927 sq mi (2.401 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 226 ft (69 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,044 |
| • Density | 1,126/sq mi (434.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 2628801 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gerber, California | |
Gerber is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tehama County, California.[2] Gerber sits at an elevation of 226 feet (69 m).[2] The 2020 United States census reported Gerber's population was 1,044.[4]
Gerber was platted in 1910, and named after the Gerber family, original owners of the town site.[5] A post office has been in operation at Gerber since 1916.[6]
In the early years, Gerber was a center supporting ranchers and alfalfa growers.
Between 1916 and 1965, Gerber was the location of a division point on the Southern Pacific Railroad between the Sacramento and Shasta Divisions. Situated two miles north of the junction of the West Valley Line to Davis and the East Valley Line to Sacramento via Chico and Marysville, facilities included steam locomotive fueling, repair and crew-change. There were also livestock yards and an icing plant for refrigerator cars. Following the 1955 completion of the railroad's phasing in of diesel locomotives as a replacement to steam, operations at Gerber were gradually curtailed over the following decade and eventually closed down.[7]
Passenger service continued until 1972 when Amtrak's Coast Starlight discontinued Gerber station as a stop.[8]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.9 square miles (2.4 km2), all of it land.
