Mendocino County, California

County in the United States

County in California, United States

Mendocino County, California

County

County of Mendocino

Images, from top down, left to right: The community of Mendocino, the historic Grace Hudson Sun House, Point Arena Lighthouse, the Chandelier Tree, the "Skunk Train", a beach in MacKerricher State Park

Seal

Nickname:

"Mendo"

Interactive map of Mendocino County with markers for each of its four incorporated cities: Ukiah (red), Fort Bragg (purple), Point Arena (blue), and Willits (yellow)

Mendocino County's location within California

Coordinates (Geographic center of Mendocino County): 39°28′09″N 123°23′39″W﻿ / ﻿39.4692°N 123.3942°W﻿ / 39.4692; -123.3942
Country| United States
State| California
Region| California North Coast
Incorporated| February 18, 1850; 175 years ago (1850-02-18)[1]
Named after| Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain, 1535–42
County seat| Ukiah
Largest city| Ukiah
Government

• Type| Council–CEO
• Body| Mendocino County Board of Supervisors
• Chair| John Haschak
• Vice Chair| Bernie Norvell
• Board of Supervisors[2]|

Supervisors

* Madeline Cline
* Maureen Mulheren
* John Haschak
* Bernie Norvell
* Ted Williams

• Chief executive officer| Darcie Antle
Area

• Total

| 3,878 sq mi (10,040 km2)
• Land| 3,506 sq mi (9,080 km2)
• Water| 372 sq mi (960 km2)
Highest elevation

[3]

| 6,958 ft (2,121 m)
Population

(2020)[4]

• Total

| 91,601
• Density| 26/sq mi (10/km2)
GDP

[5]

• Total| $4.277 billion (2022)
Time zone| UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Area code| 707
Congressional district| 2nd
Website| www.mendocinocounty.gov

Mendocino County (/ˌmɛndəˈsiːnoʊ/ ⓘ; Mendocino, Spanish for "of Mendoza")[6] is a county located on the North Coast of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 91,601.[7] The county seat is Ukiah.[8]

Mendocino County consists wholly of the Ukiah, California Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA) for the purposes of the U.S. Census Bureau. It is located approximately equidistant from the San Francisco Bay Area and California/Oregon border, separated from the Sacramento Valley to the east by the California Coast Ranges. While smaller areas of redwood forest are found farther south, it is the southernmost California county to be included in the World Wildlife Fund's Pacific temperate rainforests ecoregion, the largest temperate rainforest ecoregion on Earth.[9]

The county is noted for its distinctive Pacific Ocean coastline, its location along California's "Lost Coast", redwood forests, wine production, microbrews, and liberal views about the use of cannabis and support for its legalization. In 2009, it was estimated that roughly one-third of the economy was based on the cultivation of marijuana.[10]

Mendocino is one of three Northern California counties to make up the "Emerald Triangle", along with Humboldt and Trinity counties.

## History

[edit]

Antonio de Mendoza, the namesake of Mendocino County.

Mendocino County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. Due to an initially minor settler American population, it did not have a separate government until 1859 and was under the administration of Sonoma County prior to that.[11] Some of the county's land was given to Sonoma County between 1850 and 1860.[12]

The county derives its name from Cape Mendocino (most of which is actually located in adjacent Humboldt County), which was probably named in honor of either Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain, 1535–1542 (who sent the Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo Expedition to this coast in 1542),[13] or Lorenzo Suárez de Mendoza, Viceroy from 1580 to 1583. Mendocino is the adjectival form of the family name of Mendoza.[11]

Neither Spanish nor Mexican influence extended into Mendocino County beyond the establishment of two Mexican land grants in southern Mendocino County: Rancho Sanel in Hopland, in 1844 and Rancho Yokaya that forms the majority of the Ukiah Valley, in 1845.[11][13]

In the 19th century, despite the establishment of the Mendocino Indian Reservation and Nome Cult Farm in 1856, 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, the Cahto, and the Wintun. The systematic 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. Establishment of the Round Valley Indian Reservation on March 30, 1870, did not prevent the segregation that continued well into the 20th century. Other tribes from the Sierra Nevada mountains were also relocated to the Round Valley Indian Reservation during the "California Trail Of Tears", where the Natives were forced to march in bad conditions to their new home in Round Valley.[14] Many of these tribes thrown together were not on good terms with the other tribes they were forced to live with on the reservation, resulting in tensions still evident today.

### Boundary dispute with Trinity County

[edit]

In the first half of the 1850's the California State Legislature established that the boundaries of Mendocino and Trinity counties was the 40th parallel north. Both county boards of supervisors hired the surveyor W.H. Fauntleroy to survey the parallel, which he completed on October 30, 1872. The accuracy of the boundary was doubtful, and by 1891 the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors requested the California surveyor-general to survey the line and establish the boundary between the two counties. The new line, as surveyed by Sam H. Rice and approved by the California Attorney General on December 18, 1891, was found to be two miles north of the common boundary surveyed by Fauntleroy, thereby resulting in Trinity County exercising jurisdiction two miles south of the 40th parallel north. Between 1891 and 1907, both counties claimed that the two-mile-wide strip of land belonged to themselves and not the other, with both counties attempting to levy and collect property taxes on land in the strip. In 1907, Trinity County sued Mendocino County in a Tehama County court to settle the dispute. The trial court in Tehama County ruled in favor of Trinity County, even though the land was situated south of the 40th parallel and state law stated that lands south of that parallel belonged to Mendocino County. The appellate court upheld the ruling of the trial court since Section 10 of the special act of March 30, 1872 (Stats. 1871-2, p. 766), which concerned this boundary and was the act under which Fauntleroy acted under, authorized the survey of the theretofore unknown location of the 40th parallel north, stated that "the lines run out, marked and defined as required by this act are hereby declared to be the true boundary lines of the counties named herein", thereby making the law in the political code which defined the boundary as the 40th parallel north only a suggestion and not a fact.[15] The legislature subsequently affirmed this decision, with the modern statute defining the borders of the two counties referencing the survey of Fauntleroy as being the boundary between the two counties instead of the 40th parallel north.[16]

## Geography

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A vineyard in Mendocino County

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,878 square miles (10,040 km2), of which 3,506 square miles (9,080 km2) is land and 372 square miles (960 km2) (9.6%) is water.[17]

### Adjacent counties

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* Humboldt County – north
* Trinity County – north
* Tehama County – northeast
* Glenn County – east
* Lake County – east
* Sonoma County – south

### Rivers

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Aerial view of the mouth of the Noyo River on the Pacific Ocean at Fort Bragg

* Albion River
* Alder Creek
* Bear Haven Creek
* Bee Branch Creek
* Bee Tree Creek
* Beebe Creek
* Big River
* Big Salmon Creek
* Eel River (inland)
* Elk Creek
* Gualala River
* Garcia River
* Little River
* Little Salmon Creek
* Navarro River
* Noyo River
* Pudding Creek
* Russian River (inland)
* Ten Mile River
* Virgin Creek
* Usal Creek

### Beaches

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A beach near Elk

* Big River Beach
* Caspar Headlands State Beach
* Van Damme Beach
* Greenwood State Beach
* Seaside Beach
* Westport-Union Landing State Beach
* Manchester State Beach
* Navarro Beach
* Portuguese Beach
* Schooner Gulch State Beach
* Long Valley Creek
* 10 Mile Creek
* Glass Beach

### National and state protected areas

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* Admiral William Standley State Recreation Area
* Caspar Headlands State Recreation Area
* Hendy Woods State Park
* Jug Handle State Reserve
* MacKerricher State Park
* Mailliard Redwoods State Natural Reserve
* Manchester State Park
* Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
* Mendocino Headlands State Park
* Mendocino National Forest
* Mendocino Woodlands State Park
* Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve
* Navarro River Redwoods State Park
* Point Arena State Marine Reserve & Point Arena State Marine Conservation Area
* Point Cabrillo Light Station
* Reynolds Wayside Campground
* Round Valley Indian Reservation
* Russian Gulch State Park
* Saunders Reef State Marine Conservation Area
* Sea Lion Cove State Marine Conservation Area
* Sinkyone Wilderness State Park
* Smythe Redwoods State Reserve
* Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area
* Van Damme State Park

### Flora and fauna

[edit]

Main article: List of species endemic to Mendocino County, California

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1850| 55| | —
1860| 3,967| | 7,112.7%
1870| 7,545| | 90.2%
1880| 12,800| | 69.6%
1890| 17,612| | 37.6%
1900| 20,465| | 16.2%
1910| 23,929| | 16.9%
1920| 24,116| | 0.8%
1930| 23,505| | −2.5%
1940| 27,864| | 18.5%
1950| 40,854| | 46.6%
1960| 51,059| | 25.0%
1970| 51,101| | 0.1%
1980| 66,738| | 30.6%
1990| 80,345| | 20.4%
2000| 86,265| | 7.4%
2010| 87,841| | 1.8%
2020| 91,601| | 4.3%
2024 (est.)| 89,175| [18]| −2.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[19]
1790–1960[20] 1900–1990[21]
1990–2000[22] 2010[23] 2020[24]

### 2020 census

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Mendocino County, California – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 1980[25] | Pop 1990[26] | Pop 2000[27] | Pop 2010[23] | Pop 2020[24] | % 1980  | % 1990  | % 2000  | % 2010  | % 2020

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White alone (NH)  | 59,740  | 67,775  | 64,581  | 60,249  | 56,205  | 89.51%  | 84.35%  | 74.86%  | 68.59%  | 61.36%
Black or African American alone (NH)  | 334  | 482  | 471  | 544  | 607  | 0.50%  | 0.60%  | 0.55%  | 0.62%  | 0.66%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)  | 2,375  | 2,900  | 3,438  | 3,486  | 3,528  | 3.56%  | 3.61%  | 3.99%  | 3.97%  | 3.85%
Asian alone (NH)  | 455  | 866  | 1,006  | 1,402  | 1,730  | 0.68%  | 1.08%  | 1.17%  | 1.60%  | 1.89%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)  | x [28] | x [29] | 107  | 92  | 110  | 0.12%  | 0.10%  | 0.12%  | 0.10%  | 0.12%
Other race alone (NH)  | 146  | 74  | 152  | 131  | 592  | 0.88%  | 0.09%  | 0.18%  | 0.15%  | 0.65%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)  | x [30] | x [31] | 2,297  | 2,432  | 4,896  | x  | x  | 2.66%  | 2.77%  | 5.34%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)  | 3,688  | 8,248  | 14,213  | 19,505  | 23,933  | 5.53%  | 10.27%  | 16.48%  | 22.20%  | 26.13%
Total | 66,738 | 80,345 | 86,265 | 87,841 | 91,601  | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%

### 2011

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Population, race, and income

Total population[32] | 87,525
White[32] | 72,596  | 82.9%
Black or African American[32] | 949  | 1.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native[32] | 4,273  | 4.9%
Asian[32] | 1,554  | 1.8%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander[32] | 202  | 0.2%
Some other race[32] | 5,127  | 5.9%
Two or more races[32] | 2,824  | 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)[33] | 18,964  | 21.7%
Per capita income[34] | $23,585
Median household income[35] | $44,527
Median family income[36] | $54,083

#### Places by population, race, and income

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Places by population and race

Place  | Type[37] | Population[32] | White[32] | Other[32]
[note 1] | Asian[32] | Black or African
American[32] | Native American[32]
[note 2] | Hispanic or Latino
(of any race)[33]
Albion | CDP | 254 | 80.0% | 14.5% | 5.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.2%
Anchor Bay | CDP | 352 | 97.8% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0%
Boonville | CDP | 947 | 68.3% | 30.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 56.1%
Brooktrails | CDP | 3,800 | 91.8% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 0.0% | 2.7% | 3.8%
Calpella | CDP | 682 | 79.8% | 9.3% | 2.7% | 5.1% | 3.1% | 6.7%
Caspar | CDP | 608 | 97.2% | 2.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2%
Cleone | CDP | 968 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.5%
Comptche | CDP | 159 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.1%
Covelo | CDP | 1,140 | 60.8% | 0.2% | 3.4% | 0.5% | 35.1% | 11.3%
Fort Bragg | City | 7,123 | 82.2% | 12.8% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 3.6% | 33.1%
Hopland | CDP | 920 | 91.5% | 7.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 44.3%
Laytonville | CDP | 1,198 | 81.7% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 16.0% | 11.0%
Leggett | CDP | 83 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.9%
Little River | CDP | 212 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0%
Manchester | CDP | 218 | 81.6% | 18.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 56.4%
Mendocino | CDP | 936 | 93.2% | 4.7% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.5%
Philo | CDP | 175 | 94.2% | 2.5% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.0%
Point Arena | City | 440 | 90.2% | 9.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 43.5%
Potter Valley | CDP | 498 | 83.0% | 17.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 18.9%
Redwood Valley | CDP | 1,713 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.5%
Talmage | CDP | 1,003 | 67.1% | 15.4% | 14.6% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 25.7%
Ukiah | City | 16,607 | 81.6% | 9.8% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 3.9% | 27.8%
Willits | City | 4,785 | 88.9% | 6.9% | 2.0% | 0.2% | 2.1% | 22.1%
Places by population and income

Place  | Type[37] | Population[38] | Per capita income[34] | Median household income[35] | Median family income[36]
Albion | CDP | 254 | $16,818 | $30,331 | $80,104
Anchor Bay | CDP | 352 | $35,296 | $66,544 | $66,765
Boonville | CDP | 947 | $19,573 | $40,242 | $42,097
Brooktrails | CDP | 3,800 | $25,260 | $46,932 | $52,885
Calpella | CDP | 682 | $15,354 | $39,265 | $50,740
Caspar | CDP | 608 | $30,469 | $74,934 | $74,408
Cleone | CDP | 968 | $25,717 | $43,920 | $68,661
Comptche | CDP | 159 | $16,162 | $2,499 | $24,554
Covelo | CDP | 1,140 | $16,471 | $27,656 | $27,022
Fort Bragg | City | 7,123 | $20,164 | $35,030 | $40,849
Hopland | CDP | 920 | $17,281 | $39,883 | $72,607
Laytonville | CDP | 1,198 | $16,754 | $32,941 | $43,750
Leggett | CDP | 83 | $16,857 | $40,625 | $41,563
Little River | CDP | 212 | $64,048 | $52,188 | $250,001
Manchester | CDP | 218 | $12,548 | $25,972 | $22,625
Mendocino | CDP | 936 | $41,653 | $65,395 | $80,278
Philo | CDP | 175 | $11,826 | $40,875 | $42,188
Point Arena | City | 440 | $17,615 | $31,786 | $41,136
Potter Valley | CDP | 498 | $23,445 | $83,036 | $84,205
Redwood Valley | CDP | 1,713 | $27,334 | $71,719 | $75,313
Talmage | CDP | 1,003 | $15,445 | $23,448 | $50,208
Ukiah | City | 16,607 | $21,550 | $45,577 | $51,328
Willits | City | 4,785 | $20,709 | $41,195 | $51,457

### 2010 Census

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The 2010 United States census reported that Mendocino County had a population of 87,841. The racial makeup of Mendocino County was 67,218 (76.5%) White, 622 (0.7%) African American, 4,277 (4.9%) Native American, 1,450 (1.7%) Asian, 119 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 10,185 (11.6%) from other races, and 3,970 (4.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19,505 persons (22.2%).[39]

Population reported at 2010 United States census

The County

Total
Population

White

African
American

Native
American

Asian

Pacific
Islander

other
races

two or
more races

Hispanic
or Latino
(of any race)

Mendocino County | 87,841 | 67,218 | 622 | 4,277 | 1,450 | 119 | 10,185 | 3,970 | 19,505

Incorporated
city

Total
Population

White

African
American

Native
American

Asian

Pacific
Islander

other
races

two or
more races

Hispanic
or Latino
(of any race)

Fort Bragg | 7,273 | 5,439 | 51 | 160 | 108 | 14 | 1,165 | 336 | 2,313
Point Arena | 449 | 305 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 23 | 150
Ukiah | 16,075 | 11,592 | 174 | 601 | 412 | 34 | 2,385 | 877 | 4,458
Willits | 4,888 | 3,862 | 34 | 216 | 68 | 5 | 479 | 224 | 1,008

Census-designated
place

Total
Population

White

African
American

Native
American

Asian

Pacific
Islander

other
races

two or
more races

Hispanic
or Latino
(of any race)

Albion | 168 | 150 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4
Anchor Bay | 340 | 301 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 29
Boonville | 1,035 | 630 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 340 | 29 | 520
Brooktrails | 3,235 | 2,818 | 22 | 87 | 26 | 4 | 109 | 169 | 329
Calpella | 679 | 465 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 145 | 38 | 256
Caspar | 509 | 474 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 15
Cleone | 618 | 518 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 14 | 124
Comptche | 159 | 146 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10
Covelo | 1,255 | 611 | 14 | 475 | 10 | 0 | 49 | 96 | 163
Hopland | 756 | 521 | 4 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 142 | 41 | 263
Laytonville | 1,227 | 839 | 16 | 244 | 10 | 1 | 60 | 57 | 141
Leggett | 122 | 101 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4
Little River | 117 | 113 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2
Manchester | 195 | 151 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 48
Mendocino | 894 | 834 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 42
Philo | 349 | 171 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 157 | 10 | 204
Potter Valley | 646 | 516 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 16 | 154
Redwood Valley | 1,729 | 1,432 | 7 | 63 | 10 | 1 | 155 | 61 | 305
Talmage | 1,130 | 503 | 3 | 27 | 273 | 4 | 278 | 42 | 366

Other
unincorporated areas

Total
Population

White

African
American

Native
American

Asian

Pacific
Islander

other
races

two or
more races

Hispanic
or Latino
(of any race)

All others not CDPs (combined)  | 48,881 | 38,588 | 301 | 2,492 | 541 | 57 | 4,851 | 2,051 | 9,605

### 2000

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As of the census[40] of 2000, there were 86,265 people, 33,266 households, and 21,855 families residing in the county. The population density was 25 people per square mile (9.7 people/km2). There were 36,937 housing units at an average density of 10 units per square mile (3.9 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 80.8% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 4.8% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 8.6% from other races, and 3.9% from two or more races. 16.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 12.2% were of German, 10.8% English, 8.6% Irish, 6.1% Italian and 5.6% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 84.4% spoke English and 13.2% Spanish as their first language.

There were 33,266 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% 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 25.5% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 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 10.9% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.5% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

## Government

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As of 2023, the District Attorney of Mendocino County is C. David Eyster,[41] the elected Sheriff-Coroner is Matthew C. Kendall [42] and the chief executive officer is Darcie Antle.[43]

Mendocino County is legislatively governed by a board of five supervisors, each with a separate district.[44] The first district is represented by Glenn McGourty,[45] and serves the central-eastern region of the county, including Potter Valley, Redwood Valley, Calpella, and Talmage. The second district, represented by Maureen Mulheren,[45] serves Ukiah. The third district, in the northeastern quadrant of the county from Willits north to Laytonville and Covelo, is represented by John Haschak.[46] The fourth district covers the northwestern quadrant of the county, including the coast from Caspar northwards through Fort Bragg; its supervisor is Dan Gjerde,[45] who previously served on the Fort Bragg City Council. The supervisor for the fifth district is Ted Williams;[46] his district covers the southern portion of the county, including the coast from Mendocino to Gualala, the Anderson Valley, the western outskirts of Ukiah, and portions of the Russian River valley near Hopland.

## Politics

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### Voter registration statistics

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Population and registered voters

Total population[32] | 91,601
Registered voters[47][note 3] | 54,505  | 59.5%
Democratic[47] | 26,648  | 48.9%
Republican[47] | 11,387  | 20.9%
Democratic-Republican spread[47] | +15,261 | +28%
American Independent[47] | 2,073  | 3.8%
Green[47] | 815  | 1.5%
Libertarian[47] | 691  | 1.3%
Peace and Freedom[47] | 326  | 0.6%
Americans Elect[47] | 1  | 0.0%
Other[47] | 114  | 0.2%
No party preference[47] | 12,082  | 22.8%

#### Cities by population and voter registration

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Cities by population and voter registration

City  | Population[32] | Registered voters[47]
[note 3] | Democratic[47] | Republican[47] | D-R spread[47] | Other[47] | No party preference[47]
Fort Bragg | 7,211 | 45.5% | 51.0% | 17.9% | +33.1% | 12.5% | 22.4%
Point Arena | 439 | 57.2% | 51.8% | 10.4% | +41.4% | 17.9% | 24.7%
Ukiah | 15,979 | 47.8% | 47.0% | 23.6% | +23.4% | 9.9% | 22.5%
Willits | 4,896 | 51.9% | 45.9% | 20.7% | +25.2% | 13.4% | 24.1%

### Overview

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Mendocino is a strongly Democratic county in presidential and congressional elections.[48] The last Republican to win a majority in the county was Californian Ronald Reagan in 1984. However, in the 2016 election, Mendocino County gave Hillary Clinton a reduced margin of victory of any Democrat since Al Gore (though support for third-party candidates more than doubled from 2012). In 2020 the county was won by Joe Biden with an increased margin of victory from the previous election.

United States presidential election results for Mendocino County, California[49][note 4] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies)

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No. | % | No. | % | No. | %
2024 | 13,528  | 34.49%  | 24,049  | 61.32% | 1,642  | 4.19%
2020 | 13,267  | 30.61%  | 28,782  | 66.41% | 1,291  | 2.98%
2016 | 10,888  | 28.72%  | 22,079  | 58.23% | 4,948  | 13.05%
2012 | 9,658  | 27.49%  | 23,193  | 66.01% | 2,286  | 6.51%
2008 | 10,721  | 26.68%  | 27,843  | 69.29% | 1,620  | 4.03%
2004 | 12,955  | 33.71%  | 24,385  | 63.45% | 1,089  | 2.83%
2000 | 12,272  | 35.66%  | 16,634  | 48.34% | 5,504  | 16.00%
1996 | 9,765  | 29.87%  | 14,952  | 45.74% | 7,975  | 24.39%
1992 | 7,958  | 21.78%  | 18,344  | 50.21% | 10,236  | 28.01%
1988 | 12,979  | 41.94%  | 17,152  | 55.42% | 816  | 2.64%
1984 | 16,369  | 52.09% | 14,407  | 45.85%  | 646  | 2.06%
1980 | 12,432  | 44.05% | 10,784  | 38.21%  | 5,008  | 17.74%
1976 | 9,784  | 45.49%  | 10,653  | 49.53% | 1,072  | 4.98%
1972 | 11,128  | 51.01% | 9,435  | 43.25%  | 1,251  | 5.73%
1968 | 8,305  | 46.39% | 7,935  | 44.32%  | 1,664  | 9.29%
1964 | 6,322  | 34.68%  | 11,869  | 65.12% | 36  | 0.20%
1960 | 9,301  | 49.29%  | 9,476  | 50.21% | 94  | 0.50%
1956 | 10,327  | 56.94% | 7,767  | 42.82%  | 43  | 0.24%
1952 | 10,897  | 60.87% | 6,813  | 38.06%  | 191  | 1.07%
1948 | 6,368  | 50.53% | 5,553  | 44.06%  | 682  | 5.41%
1944 | 4,655  | 45.89%  | 5,452  | 53.75% | 36  | 0.35%
1940 | 5,345  | 42.53%  | 7,055  | 56.13% | 169  | 1.34%
1936 | 3,670  | 35.75%  | 6,432  | 62.65% | 164  | 1.60%
1932 | 3,365  | 35.23%  | 5,867  | 61.43% | 319  | 3.34%
1928 | 4,810  | 63.39% | 2,628  | 34.63%  | 150  | 1.98%
1924 | 3,465  | 56.46% | 739  | 12.04%  | 1,933  | 31.50%
1920 | 4,443  | 65.83% | 1,789  | 26.51%  | 517  | 7.66%
1916 | 3,494  | 46.79% | 3,371  | 45.14%  | 603  | 8.07%
1912 | 11  | 0.19%  | 2,507  | 44.39% | 3,130  | 55.42%
1908 | 2,746  | 55.56% | 1,752  | 35.45%  | 444  | 8.98%
1904 | 2,904  | 61.55% | 1,489  | 31.56%  | 325  | 6.89%
1900 | 2,192  | 53.15% | 1,861  | 45.13%  | 71  | 1.72%
1896 | 2,093  | 48.92%  | 2,120  | 49.56% | 65  | 1.52%
1892 | 1,709  | 41.87%  | 2,023  | 49.56% | 350  | 8.57%
1888 | 1,708  | 44.75%  | 2,005  | 52.53% | 104  | 2.72%
1884 | 1,317  | 43.71%  | 1,589  | 52.74% | 107  | 3.55%
1880 | 969  | 42.31%  | 1,313  | 57.34% | 8  | 0.35%

Federally, Mendocino County is in California's 2nd congressional district, represented by Democrat Jared Huffman.[50]

In the state legislature Mendocino is in the 2nd senatorial district, represented by Democrat Mike McGuire,[51] and the 2nd Assembly district, represented by Democrat Chris Rogers.[52]

As of February 2021, the California Secretary of State reports that Mendocino County has 54,505 registered voters. Of those, 26,648 (48.9%) are registered Democratic; 11,387 (20.9%) are registered Republican; 4,389 (8.1%) are registered with other political parties, and 12,082 (22.1%) declined to state a political party.

In 2000, Mendocino County voters approved Measure G, which calls for the decriminalization of marijuana when used and cultivated for personal use.[53] Measure G passed with a 58% majority vote, making it the first county in the United States to declare prosecution of small-scale marijuana offenses the "lowest priority" for local law enforcement. Measure G does not protect individuals who cultivate, transport or possess marijuana for sale. However, Measure G was passed at the local government level affecting only Mendocino County, and therefore does not affect existing state or federal laws. The city of Berkeley has had a similar law (known as the Berkeley Marijuana Initiative II) since 1979 which has generally been found to be unenforceable.[54]

In 2008, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors placed Measure B on the June 3 county-wide ballot. After three months of hard-fought campaigning and national attention, voters narrowly approved "B", which repealed the provisions of 2000's Measure G.[55][56] However, opponents of Measure B intend to continue the challenge in court, as the wording of Measure B relies heavily on S.B. 420's state limitations which were recently ruled unconstitutional by the California supreme court. On July 3, the Sheriff and District Attorneys offices announced that they would not be enforcing the new regulations for the time being, citing pending legal challenges and conflicts with existing state law.[57]

In April 2009, Sheriff Tom Allman issued his department's medical marijuana enforcement policy, which includes the provisions of Measure B and also cites the California Supreme Court Ruling narrowly defining "caregiver" in the state's medical marijuana law.[58]

In 2004, Measure H was passed in Mendocino County with a 56% majority, making it the first county in the United States to ban the production and cultivation of genetically modified organisms.[59]

On November 4, 2008, Mendocino County voted 63.1% against Proposition 8 which amended the California Constitution to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman.[60]

## Crime

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The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense.

Population and crime rates

Population[32] | 87,525
Violent crime[61] | 520 | 5.94
Homicide[61] | 5 | 0.06
Forcible rape[61] | 31 | 0.35
Robbery[61] | 46 | 0.53
Aggravated assault[61] | 438 | 5.00
Property crime[61] | 777 | 8.88
Burglary[61] | 469 | 5.36
Larceny-theft[61][62] | 792 | 9.05
Motor vehicle theft[61] | 99 | 1.13
Arson[61] | 22 | 0.25

### Cities by population and crime rates

[edit]

Cities by population and crime rates

City  | Population[63] | Violent crimes[63] | Violent crime rate
per 1,000 persons  | Property crimes[63] | Property crime rate
per 1,000 persons
Fort Bragg | 7,317 | 34 | 4.65 | 367 | 50.16
Ukiah | 16,172 | 108 | 6.68 | 481 | 29.74
Willits | 4,917 | 32 | 6.51 | 71 | 14.44

A coroner's jury ruled that the 2018 Hart family crash in Mendocino County was deliberate.[64]

## Media

[edit]

Mendocino County is considered part of the San Francisco Bay Area television market, and primarily receives the major Bay Area TV stations.

The county is also served by local and regional newspapers as well as a community radio stations. Community radio stations include KZYX, operating out of Philo, and KLLG, operating out of the Little Lake Grange in Willits. The Humboldt County-based KMUD is also receivable in large parts of the county. Local independent newspapers include the online news service The Mendocino Voice,[65] and The Laytonville Observer, the Anderson Valley Advertiser,[66] the Willits Weekly[67] and the Independent Coast Observer. Four formerly independent newspapers are now owned by the national conglomerate media company Digital First Media; they are: The Ukiah Daily Journal, The Mendocino Beacon, the Willits News, and The Fort Bragg Advocate. These four papers have seen a precipitous decline in the size of editorial staff and in coverage over the past several years, in keeping with the nationwide tactics of DFM.[68] The Sonoma County-based Press Democrat also covers the area.

## Education

[edit]

### Community colleges

[edit]

* Mendocino College:
* Main campus, Ukiah
* North County Center, Willits
* Coast Center, Fort Bragg
* Pacific Union College's Albion Biological Field Station

### Universities

[edit]

* Dharma Realm Buddhist University

### K-12 education

[edit]

See also: List of school districts in California § Mendocino_County

School districts include:[69]

Unified:

* Anderson Valley Unified School District
* Fort Bragg Unified School District
* Laytonville Unified School District
* Leggett Valley Unified School District
* Mendocino Unified School District
* Potter Valley Community Unified School District
* Round Valley Unified School District
* Southern Humboldt Joint Unified School District
* Ukiah Unified School District
* Willits Unified School District

Secondary:

* Point Arena Joint Union High School District

Elementary:

* Arena Union Elementary School District
* Manchester Union Elementary School District

## Transportation

[edit]

US 101 in Mendocino County

### Major highways

[edit]

* State Route 1
* U.S. Route 101
* State Route 20
* State Route 128
* State Route 162
* State Route 175
* State Route 222 (unsigned)
* State Route 253
* State Route 271

### Public transportation

[edit]

#### Bus

[edit]

The Mendocino Transit Authority provides local and intercity bus service within Mendocino County. Limited service also connects with transit in Sonoma County. Greyhound Bus Lines currently serves Ukiah.

Amtrak Thruway operates connecting bus service to Ukiah, Willits and Laytonville.[70]

The historic Skunk Train is a heritage railway (that formerly connected Fort Bragg, California with Willits) using steam locomotives.

### Airports

[edit]

* Ukiah Municipal Airport is a general aviation airport owned by the City of Ukiah. It is located south of downtown Ukiah.
* Little River Airport is a general aviation airport serving the Mendocino coast.
* Willits Municipal Airport is a general aviation airport serving the Willits / Little Lake Valley area. Located in the Brooktrails subdivision area west of Willits.
* Round Valley Airport is a general aviation airport serving the Covelo / Round Valley area.
* Boonville Airport (California) is a general aviation airport serving the Boonville / Anderson Valley area.
* Ocean Ridge Airport is a privately owned general aviation airport serving the Gualala area.

For commercial service, passengers in Mendocino County need to go to Eureka, one county to the north in Humboldt County, or to Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, one county to the south. More comprehensive service is available from Sacramento to the east or San Francisco, well to the south.

Emergency services for the largely unincorporated county are coordinated through Howard Forest Station, a local Cal Fire station just south of Willits.

## Communities

[edit]

Ecological staircase trail in Jug Handle State Nature Reserve Islands off the Mendocino coast Mendocino Grove

### Cities

[edit]

* Fort Bragg
* Point Arena
* Ukiah (county seat)
* Willits

### Census-designated places

[edit]

* Albion
* Anchor Bay
* Boonville
* Brooktrails
* Calpella
* Caspar
* Cleone
* Comptche
* Covelo
* Hopland (formerly Sanel)
* Laytonville
* Leggett
* Little River
* Manchester
* Mendocino
* Philo
* Potter Valley
* Redwood Valley
* Talmage

### Unincorporated communities

[edit]

* Branscomb
* Dos Rios
* Elk
* Gualala
* Inglenook
* Longvale
* Navarro
* Noyo
* Old Hopland
* Piercy
* Pine Grove
* Rockport
* Wanhala
* Westport
* Yorkville

### Indian reservations

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Mendocino County has nine Indian reservations lying within its borders, the fourth-most of any county in the United States (after San Diego County, California; Sandoval County, New Mexico; and Riverside County, California).

* Coyote Valley Reservation
* Guidiville Rancheria
* Hopland Rancheria
* Laytonville Rancheria
* Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria
* Pinoleville Rancheria
* Redwood Valley Rancheria
* Round Valley Reservation (partly in Trinity County)
* Sherwood Valley Rancheria

### Population ranking

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This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (November 2023)

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The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Mendocino County.[71]

† county seat

Rank  | City/Town/etc.  | Municipal type  | Population (2010 Census)

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1  | † Ukiah | City  | 16,075
2  | Fort Bragg | City  | 7,273
3  | Willits | City  | 4,888
4  | Brooktrails | CDP  | 3,235
5  | Redwood Valley | CDP  | 1,729
6  | Covelo | CDP  | 1,255
7  | Laytonville | CDP  | 1,227
8  | Talmage | CDP  | 1,130
9  | Boonville | CDP  | 1,035
10  | Mendocino | CDP  | 894
11  | Hopland | CDP  | 756
12  | Calpella | CDP  | 679
13  | Potter Valley | CDP  | 646
14  | Cleone | CDP  | 618
15  | Caspar | CDP  | 509
16  | Point Arena | City  | 449
17  | Round Valley Reservation[72] (partially in Trinity County)  | AIAN | 401
18  | Philo | CDP  | 349
19  | Anchor Bay | CDP  | 340
20  | Redwood Valley Rancheria[73] | AIAN  | 238
t-21  | Laytonville Rancheria[74] | AIAN  | 212
t-21  | Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria[75] | AIAN  | 212
22  | Manchester | CDP  | 195
t-23  | Albion | CDP  | 168
t-23  | Sherwood Valley Rancheria[76] | AIAN  | 168
24  | Comptche | CDP  | 159
25  | Coyote Valley Reservation[77] | AIAN  | 144
26  | Pinoleville Rancheria[78] | AIAN  | 129
27  | Leggett | CDP  | 122
28  | Little River | CDP  | 117
29  | Guidiville Rancheria[79] | AIAN  | 52
30  | Hopland Rancheria (Pomo Indians)[80] | AIAN  | 38

## In popular culture

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"Mendocino" by the Sir Douglas Quintet was released in December 1968 and reached number 27 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 by early 1969, spending 15 weeks on the chart.

Kate McGarrigle's song "(Talk to Me of) Mendocino" is one of the songs on the McGarrigles' 1975 debut album; it has been covered by Linda Ronstadt on her 1982 album Get Closer, by English singer-songwriter John Howard on his 2007 EP, and by Bette Midler on her 2014 album It's the Girls.

A song written by Matt Serletic and Bernie Taupin, "Mendocino County Line", which was released in 2002, is about a love that could not last and cites the Mendocino County Line in the chorus.

Many films and movies have been filmed in and around Mendocino County, including Dying Young, The Russians Are Coming, Overboard, The Dunwich Horror, The Karate Kid Part III, Dead & Buried, Forever Young, Same Time Next Year, Racing with the Moon, Pontiac Moon, and The Majestic.

## See also

[edit]

* California portal

* National Register of Historic Places listings in Mendocino County, California
* California Historical Landmarks in Mendocino County, California
* Sequoia County, California

## Notes

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1. ^ Other = Some other race + Two or more races
2. ^ Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native
3. ^ a b Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.
4. ^ This total comprised 2,237 votes for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt (who was official Republican nominee in California), 752 votes for Socialist Eugene V. Debs and 141 votes for Prohibition Party nominee Eugene W. Chafin.

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## Further reading

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* California Legislature, Special Joint Committee on the Mendocino War, Majority and Minority Reports of the Special Joint Committee on the Mendocino War. Sacramento, California: Charles T. Botts, State Printer, 1860.
* Aurelius O. Carpenter and Percy H. Millberry, History of Mendocino and Lake Counties, California: With Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men and Women of the Counties Who Have Been Identified with their Growth and Development from the Early Days to the Present. Los Angeles, California: Historic Record Company, 1914.
* V.K. Chesnut, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1902.
* Thomas N. Layton, Western Pomo Prehistory: Excavations at Albion Head, Nightbirds' Retreat, and Three Chop Village, Mendocino County, California. Los Angeles, California: Institute of Archaeology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1990.
* M.B. Levick, Mendocino County, California. San Francisco, California: Sunset Magazine Homeseekers' Bureau, n.d. [c. 1912].
* Mendocino County Chamber of Commerce, Mendocino County, California. Beverly Hills, California: Windsor Publications, 1968.
* Lyman Palmer, History of Mendocino County, California, Comprising Its Geography, Geology, Topography, Climatography, Springs and Timber. San Francisco, CA: Alley, Bowen and Company, 1880.
* John A. Parducci, Six Decades of Making Wine in Mendocino County, California. Berkeley, California: Regional Oral History Office, Bancroft Library, University of California, 1992.
* G. Yoell Parkhurst, Mendocino County, California. San Francisco, California: Sunset Magazine Homeseekers' Bureau, 1909.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mendocino County, California.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Mendocino County.

* Official website

Places adjacent to Mendocino County, California

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Municipalities and communities of Mendocino County, California, United States

County seat: Ukiah

Cities|

* Fort Bragg
* Point Arena
* Ukiah
* Willits

Mendocino County map

CDPs|

* Albion
* Anchor Bay
* Boonville
* Brooktrails
* Calpella
* Caspar
* Cleone
* Comptche
* Covelo
* Hopland
* Laytonville
* Leggett
* Little River
* Manchester
* Mendocino
* Philo
* Potter Valley
* Redwood Valley
* Talmage

Unincorporated
communities|

* Andersonia
* Bell Springs
* Branscomb
* Burbeck
* Cummings
* Dos Rios
* Duncan Springs
* Elk
* Flumeville
* Gualala
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