| Official Name: | Posey |
| Settlement Type: | census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tulare |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.357 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.357 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.924 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.924 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 23 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 3560 |
| Coordinates: | 35.8047°N -118.6828°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 93260 |
| Area Code: | 661 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature IDs |
| Blank Info: | 1661254; 2585441 |
Posey is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. Posey is 21miles east-southeast of Ducor. Posey has a post office with ZIP code 93260, which opened in 1915.[2] The population was 23 at the 2020 United States census, up from 10 at the 2010 census. The elevation of Posey is 3573 feet.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.4 square miles (0.9 km), all of it land. In the past, the area near Posey had numerous Tungsten mines.[4]
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Posey has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[5]
At the 2010 census Posey had a population of 10. The population density was 28sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of Posey was 6 (60.0%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 3 (30.0%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 0 (0.0%) from other races, and 1 (10.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3 people (30.0%).[6]
The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.
There were 5 households, 0 (0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2 (40.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1 (20.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 0 (0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1 (20.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 0 households (0%) were one person and 0 (0%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.00. There were 3 families (60.0% of households); the average family size was 2.00.
The age distribution was 0 people (0%) under the age of 18, 0 people (0%) aged 18 to 24, 2 people (20.0%) aged 25 to 44, 5 people (50.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 3 people (30.0%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 52.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 66.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 66.7 males.
There were 15 housing units at an average density of 42.0 per square mile, of the occupied units 4 (80.0%) were owner-occupied and 1 (20.0%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 0%. 8 people (80.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 2 people (20.0%) lived in rental housing units.