Blairsden is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States.

[3] The name honors James A. Blair, a financier of the Western Pacific Railroad.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all of it land.

9 households (40.9%) were made up of individuals, and 3 (13.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 34 housing units at an average density of 62.8 per square mile (24.2/km2), of which 9 (40.9%) were owner-occupied, and 13 (59.1%) were occupied by renters.

44.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were no families and 11.5% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

[24] Federally, Blairsden is in California's 1st congressional district, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa.