Glen Ellen, California

Glen Ellen
FIPS code		06-30028
GNIS feature ID	277524

Glen Ellen is a

.

The whole of Glen Ellen was severely damaged by the Nuns Fire during the October 2017 Northern California wildfires.

History

In 1859,

land grant and in 1868 began building a house there, eventually establishing a 1,000-acre (4.0 km²) vineyard he named Glen Ellen after his wife. The town that grew up around the vineyard also came to be called Glen Ellen, and Stuart's home was later renamed Glen Oaks Ranch.

In October 2017, the area was badly affected by wildfire.^[5]

Geography

Glen Ellen is about 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of the city of Sonoma. The United States Census Bureau fixes the total area at 2.1 square miles (5.4 km²), 99.95% of it land and 0.05% covered by water. Sonoma Creek, the principal river of the Sonoma Valley, flows through Glen Ellen.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

2010

The

of any race were 67 persons (8.5%).

The Census reported that 98.3% of the population lived in households and 1.7% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters.

There were 364 households, out of which 74 (20.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 172 (47.3%) were

(58.2% of all households); the average family size was 2.67.

The population was spread out, with 126 people (16.1%) under the age of 18, 37 people (4.7%) aged 18 to 24, 142 people (18.1%) aged 25 to 44, 376 people (48.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 103 people (13.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males.

There were 421 housing units at an average density of 200.2 per square mile (77.3/km²), of which 60.4% were owner-occupied and 39.6% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.0%. 60.5% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 37.9% lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the

.

There were 340 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18, 49.4% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 25.0% of all households consisted of individuals, and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.91. The age distribution was as follows: 28.6% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 33.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 120.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $52,143, and the median income for a family was $54,219. Males had a median income of $50,714 versus $35,952 for females. The

, including 16.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Points of interest

Writer

peoples.)

The site of his ranch is now Jack London State Historic Park, which contains the ruins of Wolf House, several ranch buildings, the grave of Jack and Charmian London, and a museum housed in Charmian London's "House of Happy Walls".

The Sonoma Developmental Center is located just outside Glen Ellen near the Jack London ranch. Its predecessor, the California Home for the Care and Training of Feeble Minded Children, was the setting for Jack London's story "Told in the Drooling Ward."

Glen Ellen is located in the

, Glen Ellen is home to many vineyards and wineries including B.R. Cohn Winery, Benziger Family Winery, Mayo Family Winery, and Valley of the Moon Winery.

Quarryhill Botanic Garden

, located near Glen Ellen, is a research botanical garden housing with one of the largest collections of temperate Asian plants in North America. Quarryhill's collection includes rare species such as Acer pentaphyllum, Cornus capitata, Holboellia coriacea, Illicium simonsii, and Rosa chinensis var. spontanea, all native to Sichuan, China, as well as extensive collections of various wild Asian dogwoods, lilies, magnolias, maples, oaks, roses, and rhododendrons. Quarryhill is open to the public.

Dunbar School is the second oldest school in California.[8] Currently it comprises grades K-5 and is part of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District.

Government

In the

In the United States House of Representatives, Glen Ellen is in California's 5th congressional district, represented by Republican Tom McClintock.^[10]

Notable people

• Mary Ellen Pleasant, Abolitionist, Entrepreneur
• M. F. K. Fisher, food writer
• Albert E. Kahn, journalist, photographer, and author
• Bernie Krause, musician and soundscape ecologist^[5]
• John Lasseter, animator, film director, screenwriter, and producer
• Jack London, novelist, journalist, and social activist
• Hunter S. Thompson, journalist and author
• Nikita Ducarroz, BMX freestyle cyclist and Olympic medalist

See also

• Glen Ellyn
• Lake Suttonfield
• Arnold Drive Bridge

References

External links

• The World of Jack London
• City Info
• Glen Ellen Historical Society
• From Champagne to California (1850)