Soulsbyville is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 3.0 square miles, 99.80% of it land and 0.20% water.
Demographics
2010
The 2010 United States Census reported that Soulsbyville had a population of 2,215. The population density was 734.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of Soulsbyville was 2,038 White, 3 African American, 41 Native American, 13 Asian, 2 Pacific Islander, 38 from other races, and 80 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 206 persons. The Census reported that 2,215 people lived in households, 0 lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 were institutionalized. There were 871 households, of which 257 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 488 were opposite-sex married couplesliving together, 72 had a female householder with no husband present, 41 had a male householder with no wife present. There were 49 unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 4 same-sex married couples or partnerships. 200 households were made up of individuals and 82 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54. There were 601 families ; the average family size was 3.01. 502 people were under the age of 18, 163 people aged 18 to 24, 490 people aged 25 to 44, 710 people aged 45 to 64, and 350 people who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males. There were 959 housing units at an average density of 317.9 per square mile, of which 673 were owner-occupied, and 198 were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 2.4%. 1,673 people lived in owner-occupied housing units and 542 people lived in rental housing units.
2000
At the 2000 census, there were 1,729 people, 674 households and 485 families residing in the community. The population density was 568.5 per square mile. There were 725 housing units at an average density of 238.4 per square mile. The racial makeup of the community was 92.19% White, 2.20% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 2.95% from other races, and 2.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.98% of the population. There were 674 households of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.01. 26.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males. The median household income was $42,500 and the median family income was $45,625. Males had a median income of $34,516 compared with $18,906 for females. The per capita income for the community was $18,514. About 11.7% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
History
Soulsbyville is named after Ben Soulsby, who resided in the area during the California Gold Rush. Soulsby discovered gold, and the mine and gold mill named after him was near the intersection of Community Drive and Soulsbyville Road. Leonard Jones opened a lumber mill on the same site in the 1940's, which mostly burned down in the 1980's. The conical sawdust burner still rises above the site. In January 2007, the visit of a smew, a small diving duck rarely seen in the United States, and only the fourth California state record for the species, brought numerous birders to visit the nearby Willow Springs Pond.
