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Duncans Mills, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Field	Value
official_name	Duncans Mills, California
other_name	Duncanville
settlement_type	Unincorporated community
pushpin_map	California
pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location within the state of California
image_skyline	Duncans Mills museum 3507.jpg
image_caption	Duncans Mills museum
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	California
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Sonoma
population_as_of	2000
population_total	85
timezone	PST
utc_offset	-8
timezone_DST	PDT
utc_offset_DST	-7
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	35
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	95430
area_code	707
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	06-20130
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	222722

Duncans Mills (or Duncan's Mills) is an unincorporated community located in Sonoma County, California.

History

Duncans Mills was once part of the Rancho Muniz Mexican land grant.

In 1877, Alexander Duncan established a sawmill in what is today Duncans Mills. The mills sent lumber to the growing city of San Francisco.

The town was founded in the 1870s. It featured two hotels, a general store, a saloon, a meat market, blacksmith, livery stable, and a notion shop.

Starting in the 1870s, the narrow-gauge North Pacific Coast Railroad ran through Duncans Mills on its way from Cazadero, California, to Sausalito. After being sold several times, the railroad ceased operation in the 1930s. The town slowly faded, until a 1976 restoration project, associated with the celebration of the U.S. Bicentennial, brought about a period of building restoration and business re-vitalization.

Today, Duncans Mills resembles the way it was originally built. It has an authentic North Pacific Coast Railroad Depot and several original cars from the old railroad line. A California State Park Sector Office is located in a building constructed to look like an original fixture of the town, but was actually part of the 1976 revitalization. The Blue Heron Restaurant has served as the destination entertainment center of the town for decades.

Geography

Duncans Mills is located on the Russian River about 4 mi from the Pacific Ocean. It straddles State Route 116.

Climate

The record high was 113 °F on July 14, 1972, and the record low was 14 °F on December 23, 1990.

Demographics

According to the 2000 census, about 175 people live in Duncans Mills. There are around 42 family households and 31 non-family households. Each household has an average of 2–3 people. In Duncans Mills, there are 129 houses; 56 of them are vacant and 52 of them are of seasonal, recreational, or occasional use.

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20070106151720/http://visitormags.com/sonoma/features/duncans_mills_story.html
http://www.inn-california.com/sanfrancisco/Sonoma/Jenner/duncans-mills.html
http://www.weather.com/search/partner?Keywords=DUncans+Mills+weather+averages
http://www.russianriverrodeo.org/index.html
http://www.civilwardays.net

References

{{gnis. 222722. Duncans Mills

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