Mendocino County, California
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California map showing Mendocino County |
Mendocino County is a
county located on the north coast of the
U.S. state of
California, north of the
San Francisco Bay Area and
Sonoma County and west of the
Central Valley. As of 2000, the population was 86,265. The
county seat is
Ukiah.
The county is noted for its wild
Pacific Ocean coast and the independent nature of its population.
The county is part of the
Emerald Triangle and is the location of the Mendocino
American Viticultural Area.
Mendocino County was one of the original counties of California, created in
1850 at the time of statehood.
The county derives its name from
Cape Mendocino, which was probably named in honor of either
Antonio de Mendoza,
Viceroy of
New Spain,
1535–
1542 (who sent the
Juan Cabrillo Expedition to this coast in
1542), or
Lorenzo Suarez de Mendoza, Viceroy from
1580 to
1583.
Mendocino is the adjectival form of the
family name of Mendoza.
In the
19th century, the county witnessed many of the most serious atrocities in the extermination of the Californian
Native American tribes who originally lived in the area, like the
Yuki, the
Pomo and the
Wintun. The systematical occupation of their lands, the reduction of many of their members into slavery and the raids against their settlements led to the
Mendocino War in
1859, where hundreds of Indians were killed. Later, the segregation continued well into the
20th century.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 10,044
km² (3,878
mi²). 9,088 km² (3,509 mi²) of it is land and 956 km² (369 mi²) of it (9.52%) is water.
Adjacent Counties
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Sonoma County, California - south
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Lake County, California - east
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Glenn County, California - east
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Tehama County, California - northeast
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Trinity County, California - north
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Humboldt County, California - north
As of the
census² of 2000, there were 86,265 people, 33,266 households, and 21,855 families residing in the county. The
population density was 9/km² (25/mi²). There were 36,937 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 80.76%
White, 0.62%
Black or
African American, 4.76%
Native American, 1.20%
Asian, 0.15%
Pacific Islander, 8.61% from
other races, and 3.90% from two or more races. 16.48% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 33,266 households out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.90% were
married couples living together, 11.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.30% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.50% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 25.60% from 25 to 44, 27.10% from 45 to 64, and 13.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,996, and the median income for a family was $42,168. Males had a median income of $33,128 versus $23,774 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $19,443. About 10.90% of families and 15.90% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 21.50% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.
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Albion*
Anchor Bay*
Boonville*
Branscomb*
Calpella*
Caspar*
Cleone*
Comptche*
Covelo*
Dos Rios*
Elk*
Fort Bragg*
Gualala*
Hopland*
Inglenook*
Laytonville*
Leggett*
Little River*
Longvale*
Manchester*
Mendocino*
Navarro*
Noyo*
Old Hopland*
Philo*
Point Arena*
Potter Valley*
Redwood Valley*
Rockport*
Talmage*
Ukiah*
Willits*
Westport*
Yorkville*In
2000, Measure G was passed in Mendocino County with a 51% majority, making it the first county in the
United States to decriminalize
medical marijuana.
*In
2004, Measure H was passed in Mendocino County with a 57% majority, making it the first county in the United States to ban the production of
genetically modified organisms.
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Albion River*
Big River*
Eel River*
Garcia River*
Navarro River*
Noyo River*
Russian River*
Big River Beach *
Van Damme Beach *
Greenwood State Beach *
Seaside Beach *
Wesport-Union Landing State Beach *
Manchester State Beach*
Navarro Beach*
Portuguese Beach*
Long Valley Creek*
10 Mile Creek*
Henry Woods State Reserve *
Jughandle State Reserve*
Mendocino National Forest*
Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens*
Round Valley Indian Reservation*
List of school districts in Mendocino County, CaliforniaGeneral information
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County of Mendocino official website*
Mendocino WineCountry website*
Mendocino California Events Network website*
Know Your Mendocino*
Mendocino County Travel InformationVineyards
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Barra of Mendocino*
Braren Pauli*
Brutocao Cellars & Vineyards*
Christine Woods Vineyards*
Frey Vineyards*
Navarro Vineyards*
Parducci*
Roederer Estate Vineyards*
Scharffenberger Cellars
