Albion, California

Toponym

Albion was named in 1844, as a reference to when Sir Francis Drake landed on the northern California coast and called it "New Albion". Albion was an ancient name for Britain, from the Latin word albus, meaning "white", a reference to the White Cliffs of Dover.

Geography

Albion lies directly on California's State Route 1 (Shoreline Highway) north of Elk and south of Mendocino and Little River. It lies just north of the intersection of State Route 1 with State Route 128. Albion Ridge Road leads east from the town center. The side roads on Albion Ridge Road are labeled from B through Q.

The nearest beaches include Navarro Beach to the south and Handley Beach at the head of Albion Ridge Road.

Vegetation includes coastal headlands, with California redwood forests and pygmy forests nearby.

Albion has two bridges, one spanning the Albion River and the other Little Salmon Creek. The Albion River Bridge, built in 1944 when steel and concrete were in short supply, remains as the last wooden bridge still in use on State Route 1.

The ZIP Code is 95410. The community is inside area code 707.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.85 sqmi, of which 0.04 sqmi, or 2.0%, are water.

Schools

The town belongs to the Mendocino Unified School District, and children attend Albion Elementary School or Mendocino K-8 School until third grade, then Mendocino K-8 School and Mendocino High School.

The Albion Biological Field Station, a facility of Pacific Union College (a private Seventh-day Adventist college) is located in Albion, on the south bank of the Albion River; it offers college biology courses to Pacific Union students as well as shorter courses for elementary and high school students and seniors.

Demographics

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Albion first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.

The 2020 United States census reported that Albion had a population of 153. The population density was 84.3 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Albion was 92.8% White, 0.0% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 1.3% Pacific Islander, 1.3% from other races, and 3.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.9% of the population.

The census reported that 94.1% of the population lived in households, 5.9% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and none were institutionalized.

There were 74 households, out of which 20.3% included children under the age of 18, 44.6% were married-couple households, 16.2% were cohabiting couple households, 17.6% had a female householder with no partner present, and 21.6% had a male householder with no partner present. 27.0% of households were one person, and 13.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.95. There were 46 families (62.2% of all households).

The age distribution was 6.5% under the age of 18, 9.8% aged 18 to 24, 14.4% aged 25 to 44, 26.1% aged 45 to 64, and 43.1% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 60.3years. There were 80 males and 73 females.

There were 111 housing units at an average density of 61.2 /mi2, of which 74 (66.7%) were occupied. Of these, 71.6% were owner-occupied, and 28.4% were occupied by renters.

Politics

In the state legislature, Albion is in , and .

Federally, Albion is in .

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