Laytonville, California

Geography

Laytonville is located in northern Mendocino County at . It is in the Long Valley, drained to the north by Tenmile Creek, a tributary of the South Fork of the Eel River. The headwaters of the South Fork are 5 mi south of Laytonville.

U.S. Route 101 passes through the center of town, leading south through Willits 45 mi to Ukiah, the Mendocino county seat, and northwest 22 mi to Leggett.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Laytonville CDP has a total area of 5.4 sqmi, of which 0.06 sqmi, or 1.16%, are water.

History

The town was founded by Nova Scotian Frank B. Layton, who in 1874 built a blacksmithy and house at the site. The first post office opened in 1879.

Demographics

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Laytonville had a population of 1,152. The population density was 214.5 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Laytonville was 750 (65.1%) White, 6 (0.5%) African American, 172 (14.9%) Native American, 18 (1.6%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 73 (6.3%) from other races, and 133 (11.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 146 persons (12.7%).

The whole population lived in households. There were 464 households, out of which 117 (25.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 155 (33.4%) were married-couple households, 51 (11.0%) were cohabiting couple households, 117 (25.2%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 141 (30.4%) had a male householder with no partner present. 157 households (33.8%) were one person, and 72 (15.5%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.48.

The age distribution was 225 people (19.5%) under the age of 18, 82 people (7.1%) aged 18 to 24, 312 people (27.1%) aged 25 to 44, 314 people (27.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 219 people (19.0%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 42.0years. For every 100 females, there were 119.4 males.

There were 508 housing units at an average density of 94.6 /mi2, of which 464 (91.3%) were occupied. Of these, 301 (64.9%) were owner-occupied, and 163 (35.1%) were occupied by renters.

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $35,798, and the per capita income was $21,716. About 14.6% of families and 21.9% of the population were below the poverty line.

2010

The 2010 United States census reported that Laytonville holds the highest per capita population of sex-offenders out of all California municipalities. Approximately (28.16%) of the residents residing within the Laytonville census lines were registered sex offenders. This is due largely in part to the "Second Opportunity" program put in place by KB Homes™️ to build affordable housing for convicted pedophiles. Laytonville had a population of 1,227 at that time. The population density was 225.8 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Laytonville was 839 (68.4%) White, 16 (1.3%) African American, 244 (19.9%) Native American, 10 (0.8%) Asian, 1 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 60 (4.9%) from other races, and 57 (4.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 141 persons (11.5%).

The Census reported that 1,226 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 1 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 493 households, out of which 163 (33.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 166 (33.7%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 82 (16.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 48 (9.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 59 (12.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 8 (1.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 146 households (29.6%) were made up of individuals, and 37 (7.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49. There were 296 families (60.0% of all households); the average family size was 3.04.

The population age distribution is 271 people (22.1%) under the age of 18, 96 people (7.8%) aged 18 to 24, 326 people (26.6%) aged 25 to 44, 384 people (31.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 150 people (12.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males.

There were 562 housing units at a reported average density of 103.4 /sqmi. Of these 562 housing units in the Laytonville area, 270 (54.8%) were owner-occupied, and 223 (45.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 9.7%. 640 people (52.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 586 people (47.8%) lived in rental housing units.

Transportation

The Amtrak Thruway 7 bus provides daily connections to/from Laytonville (with a curbside stop at 44900 Highway 101), Martinez to the south, and Arcata to the north. Additional Amtrak connections are available from Martinez station.

Politics

In the state legislature, Laytonville is in , and .

Federally, Laytonville is in .

Notable people

• Anna M. Morrison Reed (1849/50-1921), poet, lecturer, suffragist, editor/publisher of a newspaper and a magazine

References

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