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Philo, California

FieldValue
namePhilo
settlement_typeCensus-designated place
image_skylineRoederer Estate - August 2022 - Sarah Stierch 03.jpg
image_captionVineyards in Philo at Roederer Estate in 2022.
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1California
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Mendocino
established_title
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area_footnotes
area_total_sq_mi2.067
area_land_sq_mi2.067
area_water_sq_mi0
area_water_percent0
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m101
elevation_ft331
population_total319
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_density_sq_miauto
timezonePacific (PST)
utc_offset-8
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postal_code_typeZIP Code
postal_code95466
area_code707
blank_nameGNIS feature IDs
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Philo is a census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States. at an elevation of 331 ft. The population was 319 at the 2020 census.

Philo is located in Anderson Valley in western Mendocino County. Situated along Indian Creek as it flows into the Navarro River, Philo is the home of KZYX, the local public radio station. Two small specialty lumber mills in Philo are all that remain of a once vigorous timber economy in Anderson Valley. Philo is the heart of the Anderson Valley wine region.

The first post office opened in 1888. The ZIP Code is 95466. The community is inside area code 707.

Two versions of how Philo was named are current: first, that its founder Cornelius Prather named it after his favorite female cousin; second, that he named it for his former home at Philo, Illinois.

Geography

Philo is located at geographical coordinates 39° 3′ 57″ North, 123° 26′ 42″ West. California State Route 128 leads southeast (up the valley) 6 mi to Boonville and northwest (downriver) 23 mi to State Route 1 near Navarro Beach on the Pacific Ocean.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 2.1 mi2, all of it recorded as land.

Demographics

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

The 2020 United States census reported that Philo had a population of 319. The population density was 154.3 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Philo was 110 (34.5%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 8 (2.5%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 107 (33.5%) from other races, and 94 (29.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 209 persons (65.5%).

The whole population lived in households. There were 113 households, out of which 43 (38.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 47 (41.6%) were married-couple households, 7 (6.2%) were cohabiting couple households, 16 (14.2%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 43 (38.1%) had a male householder with no partner present. 38 households (33.6%) were one person, and 12 (10.6%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.82.

The age distribution was 68 people (21.3%) under the age of 18, 28 people (8.8%) aged 18 to 24, 92 people (28.8%) aged 25 to 44, 84 people (26.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 47 people (14.7%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 39.8years. For every 100 females, there were 151.2 males.

There were 129 housing units at an average density of 62.4 /mi2, of which 113 (87.6%) were occupied. Of these, 53 (46.9%) were owner-occupied, and 60 (53.1%) were occupied by renters.

Education

Students in Philo attend Anderson Valley Elementary School and Anderson Valley Junior-Senior High School. Both are operated by the Anderson Valley Unified School District and are located in Boonville.

Notable residents

  • Bernice Bing, artist

Politics

In the state legislature, Philo is in , and .

Federally, Philo is in .

References

  1. "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau.
  2. {{gnis. 1659380. Philo
  3. "P1. Race – Philo CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau.
  4. 2628777{{gnis. 2628777. Philo Census Designated Place
  5. {{gnis. 2628777
  6. It is located {{convert. 6. mi. 0 northwest of [[Boonville, California. 122
  7. "KZYX - Mendocino County Public Broadcasting, listener support community radio.".
  8. "Decennial Census by Decade".
  9. "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County".
  10. "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County".
  11. "1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions".
  12. "1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions".
  13. "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California".
  14. "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California".
  15. "1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California".
  16. "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California".
  17. "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California".
  18. "1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California".
  19. "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California".
  20. "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California".
  21. "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California".
  22. "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California".
  23. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California".
  24. "Philo CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing".
  25. "Philo CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing".
  26. "Senators". State of California.
  27. "Members Assembly". State of California.
  28. {{Cite GovTrack. CA. 2
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