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Hopland, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Unincorporated community in California, United States
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Hopland |
| settlement_type | Census-designated place |
| image_skyline | Hopland Downtown.png |
| image_caption | Downtown Hopland |
| image_map | File:Mendocino County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Hopland Highlighted 0634652.svg |
| map_caption | Location in Mendocino County and California |
| pushpin_map | California#USA |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | California |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Mendocino |
| established_title | |
| unit_pref | US |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_sq_mi | 3.573 |
| area_land_sq_mi | 3.525 |
| area_water_sq_mi | 0.048 |
| area_water_percent | 1.35 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 153 |
| elevation_ft | 502 |
| population_total | 661 |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | Pacific |
| utc_offset | -8 |
| timezone_DST | PDT |
| utc_offset_DST | -7 |
| postal_code_type | ZIP code |
| postal_code | 95449 |
| area_code | 707 |
| blank_name | FIPS code |
| blank_info | 06-34652 |
| blank1_name | GNIS feature IDs |
| blank1_info | 1658778; |
Hopland (formerly Sanel) in the Sanel Valley, at an elevation of 502 ft. The population was 661 at the 2020 census, down from 756 at the 2010 census.
Hopland is located at the start of the North Coast or Redwood Coast region of Northern California. It is 100 mi north of San Francisco along U.S. Route 101 and a 30-minute drive (17 mi east along State Route 175) to California's largest natural lake, Clear Lake. Hopland is a rustic farming community situated among oak-covered coastal foothills. Summer temperatures can exceed 100 °F.
Historic buildings in town include the old Hopland High School (–1965), as well as the Thatcher Hotel, built in the late 1800s and reopened in 2019 after undergoing a complete renovation.
Approximately 5 mi east of Hopland is the University of California's Hopland Research and Extension Center (formerly called the "Hopland Field Station"), a 5300 acre research and education facility that UC has operated since 1951.
Geography
Hopland is in southeastern Mendocino County, along U.S. Route 101, which leads north-northwest 14 mi to Ukiah, the county seat, and southeast 46 mi to Santa Rosa, the Sonoma County seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Hopland CDP covers an area of 3.6 mi2, 98.65% of it land and 1.35% of it water. The Russian River flows southward through the eastern side of the community, separating the main village of Hopland from Old Hopland, also part of the CDP, on the eastern side of the river.
Climate
| Month | High (°F) | Low (°F) | Precip. (inches) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57 | 36 | 4.89 | |
| February | 60 | 40 | 5.98 | |
| March | 62 | 41 | 6.47 | |
| April | 67 | 43 | 1.16 | |
| May | 74 | 47 | 1.98 | |
| June | 82 | 51 | 0.72 | |
| July | 90 | 55 | 0.03 | |
| August | 90 | 55 | 0.05 | |
| September | 87 | 53 | 0.35 | |
| October | 78 | 49 | 1.18 | |
| November | 65 | 41 | 3.72 | |
| December | 57 | 35 | 4.17 |
History
The Hopland Band of Pomo Indians, or Sho-Ka-Wah, are Central Pomo people who have lived in Hopland since "the beginning of time". The Sho-Ka-Wah lived their lives hunting, gathering, making, practicing spirituality and generally living their lives. Their main village, population 1,500, was called "Shanel". After the settlers came, they were forced to move, and then to move again. Today most of the Sho-Ka-Wah people live in the Hopland reservation 5 mi east of Hopland. They have a gambling facility and other businesses to support their community. The community also engages in spirituality, dance traditions, and caring for the land.

The settlement that became Hopland was originally called "Sanel".
The Sanel post office opened in 1860, closed for a time in 1869, moved and changed its name to Hopland in 1879, reverted to its original site and name in 1890, and finally changed its name back to Hopland in 1891. This began in 1868 when L.F. Long established the first hop farm some 4 mi north, where the railroad station called Largo (Spanish for "long", after Samuel F. Long ) was later located. Downy mildew pushed hops out of the area completely by the late 1950s.
Demographics
2010
Hopland first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
The 2020 United States census reported that Hopland had a population of 661. The population density was 187.5 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Hopland was 62.8% White, 0.0% African American, 4.1% Native American, 2.1% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 18.9% from other races, and 12.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 35.7% of the population.
The whole population lived in households. There were 255 households, out of which 30.6% included children under the age of 18, 43.5% were married-couple households, 10.2% were cohabiting couple households, 22.7% had a female householder with no partner present, and 23.5% had a male householder with no partner present. 28.2% of households were one person, and 9.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.59.
The age distribution was 22.1% under the age of 18, 3.8% aged 18 to 24, 26.5% aged 25 to 44, 31.0% aged 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 42.6years. For every 100 females, there were 109.8 males.
There were 280 housing units at an average density of 79.4 /mi2, of which 255 (91.1%) were occupied. Of these, 48.6% were owner-occupied, and 51.4% were occupied by renters.
Government
In the state legislature, Hopland is in , and .
Federally, Hopland is in .
Media
- KORB 88.7 MHz, the only FM broadcast station licensed to Hopland
References
References
- "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau.
- {{gnis. 1658778
- "P1. Race – Hopland CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau.
- 2628739">{{gnis. 2628739
- Russian River]], {{convert. 13. mi. km. 0 south-southeast of [[Ukiah, California. 79
- "Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise and Scimitar 13 May 1965 — California Digital Newspaper Collection".
- Villano, Matt. (2022-02-13). "Old bones preserve history at renovated Hopland hotel".
- Forrey, Rip. "Climate data for various locations in Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, Lake and Marin counties, California". University of California Cooperative Extension Sonoma County.
- "Welcome! Hopland Band of Pomo Indians". Hopland Band of Pomo Indians.
- "Central Pomo". Native Land Digital.
- "Whistle Stops & Stations Along The Old Rail Line".
- (1890-01-10). ""Ukiah, 1870-1890: Interesting Reminiscences; Progress Made; Products of Our Valley" by Carl Purdy". Ukiah Daily Journal.
- (2 Mar 1889). "Local Intelligence". Mendocino Post Beacon.
- "BT - California Steaming".
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
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- "Hopland CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing".
- "Hopland CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing".
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