Mendocino County, California
Mendocino County, California | |
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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 | |
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 | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Region | California North Coast |
Incorporated | February 18, 1850[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
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• 707 | |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | www |
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
The county is noted for its distinctive
Mendocino is one of three Northern California counties to make up the "Emerald Triangle", along with Humboldt and Trinity counties.
History

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
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
Boundary dispute with Trinity County
In the first half of the 1850's the
Geography

According to the
Adjacent counties
- Humboldt County – north
- Trinity County – north
- Tehama County – northeast
- Glenn County – east
- Lake County – east
- Sonoma County – south
Rivers

- 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

National and state protected areas
- 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
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
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% | |
2023 (est.) | 89,108 | [18] | −2.7% |
U.S. Decennial Census[19]
1790–1960[20] 1900–1990[21] 1990–2000[22] 2010[23] 2020[24] |
2020 census
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[25] | Pop 2010[23] | Pop 2020[24] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
White alone (NH)
|
64,581 | 60,249 | 56,205 | 74.86% | 68.59% | 61.36% |
Black or African American alone (NH)
|
471 | 544 | 607 | 0.55% | 0.62% | 0.66% |
Alaska Native alone (NH)
|
3,438 | 3,486 | 3,528 | 3.99% | 3.97% | 3.85% |
Asian alone (NH) | 1,006 | 1,402 | 1,730 | 1.17% | 1.60% | 1.89% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 107 | 92 | 110 | 0.12% | 0.10% | 0.12% |
Other Race alone (NH) | 152 | 131 | 592 | 0.18% | 0.15% | 0.65% |
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 2,297 | 2,432 | 4,896 | 2.66% | 2.77% | 5.34% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 14,213 | 19,505 | 23,933 | 16.48% | 22.20% | 26.13% |
Total | 86,265 | 87,841 | 91,601 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2011
Population, race, and income | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total population[26] | 87,525 | ||||
White[26] | 72,596 | 82.9% | |||
Black or African American[26] | 949 | 1.1% | |||
American Indian or Alaska Native[26] | 4,273 | 4.9% | |||
Asian[26] | 1,554 | 1.8% | |||
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander[26] | 202 | 0.2% | |||
Some other race[26] | 5,127 | 5.9% | |||
Two or more races[26] | 2,824 | 3.2% | |||
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)[27] | 18,964 | 21.7% | |||
Per capita income[28] | $23,585 | ||||
Median household income[29] | $44,527 | ||||
Median family income[30] | $54,083 |
Places by population, race, and income
Places by population and race | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Place | Type[31] | Population[26] | White[26] | Other[26] [note 1] |
Asian[26] | Black or African American[26] |
Native American[26] [note 2] |
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)[27] |
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[31] | Population[32] | Per capita income[28] | Median household income[29] | Median family income[30] |
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
The
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 |
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 |
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 |
Total Population |
White |
African American |
Native American |
Asian |
Pacific Islander |
other races |
two or more races |
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 |
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
As of the
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
Government
As of 2023, the
Mendocino County is legislatively governed by a board of five supervisors, each with a separate district.[38] The first district is represented by Glenn McGourty,[39] and serves the central-eastern region of the county, including Potter Valley, Redwood Valley, Calpella, and Talmage. The second district, represented by Maureen Mulheren,[39] serves Ukiah. The third district, in the northeastern quadrant of the county from Willits north to Laytonville and Covelo, is represented by John Haschak.[40] The fourth district covers the northwestern quadrant of the county, including the coast from Caspar northwards through Fort Bragg; its supervisor is Dan Gjerde,[39] who previously served on the Fort Bragg City Council. The supervisor for the fifth district is Ted Williams;[40] 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
Voter registration statistics
Population and registered voters | ||
---|---|---|
Total population[26] | 91,601 | |
Registered voters[41][note 3] | 54,505 | 59.5% |
Democratic[41] | 26,648 | 48.9% |
Republican[41] | 11,387 | 20.9% |
Democratic–Republican spread[41] | +15,261 | +28% |
American Independent[41] | 2,073 | 3.8% |
Green[41] | 815 | 1.5% |
Libertarian[41] | 691 | 1.3% |
Peace and Freedom[41] | 326 | 0.6% |
Americans Elect[41] | 1 | 0.0% |
Other[41] | 114 | 0.2% |
No party preference[41] | 12,082 | 22.8% |
Cities by population and voter registration
Cities by population and voter registration | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
City | Population[26] | Registered voters[41] [note 3] |
Democratic[41] | Republican[41] | D–R spread[41] | Other[41] | No party preference[41] |
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
Mendocino is a strongly
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.[44]
In the
As of February 2021, the
In 2000, Mendocino County voters approved Measure G, which calls for the
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.[49][50] 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.[51]
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.[52]
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.[53]
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.[54]
Crime
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[26] | 87,525 | |
Violent crime[55] | 520 | 5.94 |
Homicide[55] | 5 | 0.06 |
Forcible rape[55] | 31 | 0.35 |
Robbery[55] | 46 | 0.53 |
Aggravated assault[55] | 438 | 5.00 |
Property crime[55] | 777 | 8.88 |
Burglary[55] | 469 | 5.36 |
Larceny-theft[55][56] | 792 | 9.05 |
Motor vehicle theft[55] | 99 | 1.13 |
Arson[55] | 22 | 0.25 |
Cities by population and crime rates
Cities by population and crime rates | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
City | Population[57] | Violent crimes[57] | Violent crime rate per 1,000 persons |
Property crimes[57] | 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
Media
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
Education
Community colleges
- Mendocino College:
- Main campus, Ukiah
- North County Center, Willits
- Coast Center, Fort Bragg
- Albion Biological Field Station
Universities
K-12 education
School districts include:[63]
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:
Elementary:
Transportation

Major highways
Public transportation
Bus
The
Amtrak Thruway operates connecting bus service to Ukiah, Willits and Laytonville.[64]
The historic Skunk Train is a heritage railway (that formerly connected Fort Bragg, California with Willits) using steam locomotives.
Airports
- 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
Emergency services for the largely unincorporated county are coordinated through
Communities



Cities
- Fort Bragg
- Point Arena
- Ukiah (county seat)
- Willits
Census-designated places
Unincorporated communities
Indian reservations
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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The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Mendocino County.[65]
† county seat
Rank | City/Town/etc. | Municipal type | Population (2010 Census) |
---|---|---|---|
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[66] (partially in Trinity County) | AIAN | 401 |
18 | Philo | CDP | 349 |
19 | Anchor Bay | CDP | 340 |
20 | Redwood Valley Rancheria[67] | AIAN | 238 |
t-21 | Laytonville Rancheria[68] | AIAN | 212 |
t-21 | Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria[69] | AIAN | 212 |
22 | Manchester | CDP | 195 |
t-23 | Albion | CDP | 168 |
t-23 | Sherwood Valley Rancheria[70] | AIAN | 168 |
24 | Comptche | CDP | 159 |
25 | Coyote Valley Reservation[71] | AIAN | 144 |
26 | Pinoleville Rancheria[72] | AIAN | 129 |
27 | Leggett | CDP | 122 |
28 | Little River | CDP | 117 |
29 | Guidiville Rancheria[73] | AIAN | 52 |
30 | Hopland Rancheria (Pomo Indians)[74] | AIAN | 38 |
In popular culture
"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.
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
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Mendocino County, California
- California Historical Landmarks in Mendocino County, California
- Sequoia County, California
Notes
- ^ Other = Some other race + Two or more races
- ^ Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native
- ^ a b Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.
- 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
- 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.