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Artois
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Artois
Total population
336
Median home value
$196,500
Bachelor's+
Median income
$152,719
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Artois, formerly known as Germantown, is a census-designated place in Glenn County, California, United States. It is located 5 miles (8 km) north of Willows, at an elevation of 167 feet, in the northern Sacramento Valley of California. It is located on the former United States Highway 99W, and is bypassed to the west by Interstate 5. It is served by the California Northern Railroad, formerly the west Sacramento Valley line of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Its coordinates are approximately 39°37' N 122°12' W. The ZIP code for Artois is 95913. The community is served by area code 530. The population was 295 at the 2020 census.
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History
The name stems from the ancient province in France where the method of boring artesian wells was first adopted. Artois was formerly named Germantown, and petitions to change the Germantown post office name were successful with Artois adopted on May 21, 1918. Local belief is that a World War I troop train stopped to water at Germantown and a riot ensued when the troops took offense at the name. The town was then renamed after the Battles of Artois. The Germantown post office opened in 1877, and changed its name to Artois in 1918.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
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Climate
Current forecast
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Health (adults)
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Geography & sun
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Books about Artois
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Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire FELIZ, Mendocino, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 68 mi
- Wildfire BROOK, Shasta, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-07-18 · 74 mi
- Wildfire Bug, Lassen, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-08 · 115 mi
- Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 119 mi
- Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 119 mi
- Wildfire BISCAR, Lassen, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-07-18 · 121 mi
- Wildfire Fred Mt, Washoe, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-09 · 125 mi
- Wildfire MP18, Humboldt, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-07 · 130 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET