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Mendocino County, Miscellaneous Information

The following information was drawn from a number of sources including the US Census bureau and NACo (National Association of Counties).

Some of data may be out of date; please contact us with the corrected data.

County Size: 2,246,840 acres or 3,510 square miles

Mendocino County, CA
1990 Population: 80,345
1996 Population: 83,298
1990 - 1996 Population Change: 3.70%

Population distributions based on 1995 estimates:
Ukiah 17.5%; Fort Bragg 7.4%; Willits 6.1%; Point Arena .5%;
All other unicorporated areas=68.6%

In March of 1996: 45,078 registered voters:
52% are Democrats, 30% are Republicans;
12% No stated party affiliation
3% are Green, 2% are Libertarian and the 1% are other parties.

3-2000 Election        
Party Registration Percent Turnout Percent
Democratic 22613 48.0% 13384 59.2%
Republican 13234 28.1% 8844 66.8%
AI 1188 2.5% 441 37.1%
Libertarian 367 0.8% 192 52.3%
Green 1721 3.7% 915 53.2%
Natural Law 46 0.1% 21 45.7%
Reform 341 0.7% 136 39.9%
NonPart. 7592 16.1% 3242 42.7%
TOTALS 47102 100.0% 27175 57.7%
Absentee 5428      


Click-here, for Party registration and turnout by region

County Location: 39.43115 N, 123.43162 W

Zip Codes:
95410 Albion
95415 Boonville
95417 Branscomb
95418 Calpella
95420 Caspar
95427 Comptche
95428 Covelo
95429 ?
95432 Elk
95437 Fort Bragg
95445 Gualala
95449 Hopland
95453 Outer Hopland near Lake County
95454 Laytonville
95455 Leggett
95456 Little River
95459 Manchester
95460 Mendocino
95466 Philo
95467 Piercy
95468 Point Arena
95469 Potter Valley
95470 Redwood Valley
95482 Ukiah
95488 Westport
95490 Willits
95494 Yorkville
Unemployment rates shown are calculated on unrounded data.
These data are not seasonally adjusted.
CCD stands for Census County Division. CDP stands for Census Designated Place.County Data are for August (Preliminary) 1999
  Labor Employed Unemployment Percent
Mendocino County 42,810 40,710 2,100 4.9%
Covelo-CDP 480 450 30 6.3%
Fort Bragg-city 3,340 3,210 130 4.0%
Point Arena-city 210 180 30 12.7%
Ukiah-city 7,420 7,070 350 4.7%
Willits-city 2,480 2,360 120 4.8%


Federal and State Elected Representatives

Senator Barbara Boxer D
eMail senator@boxer.senate.gov
(202) 224-3553 (DC)
Greenbrae, CA

Sen. Dianne Feinstein D
eMail senator@feinstein.senate.gov
(202) 224-3841 (DC)
San Francisco, CA

Rep. Mike Thompson D 01
does not accept email
(202) 225-3311
Saint Helena, CA

State Legislature in California 
Senator Wesley Chesbro
Contact Information
Sacramento, CA 95814
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Capitol: (916) 445-3614
Counties Represented
Del Norte , Humboldt , Lake , Mendocino , Napa , Solano , Sonoma 
State Legislature in California
Assemblywoman Vriginia Strom-Martin
Contact Information
Sacramento, CA 95814
Eureka, CA 95501
Capitol: (916) 445-4251
Counties Represented
Del Norte , Humboldt , Lake , Mendocino , Sonoma 
County Elected and Appointed Officials

Also see County Officals by Precinct and Zip 
Also see Elected Offices Information Also see Know the Candidates and Elected Officals County District Attorney Norman L.Vroman - Libratarian P.O. Box 899 Hopland, CA 95449 (707) 463-1510 (day)

County Sheriff
Tony Craver - Republican
730 Chestnut St.
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
(707) 961-2691 (Day) FAX (707)964-4867
E-mail: tcraver@mcn.org

Other County Elected Officials
Name, Position, Party
Michael M. Delbar, County Supervisor District 1, Republican
Richard Shoemaker, County Supervisor District 2, Democrat
Tom Lucier County, Supervisor District 3, Republican
Patricia Campbell, County Supervisor District 4, Republican
David Colfax, County Supervisor District 5, Democrat

Below, Staff and Elected Officials:
also see buget by department

   Peter Halstad General Services/Safety & Insurance Dir 
   Micheal Scannell County Adminstrative Officer 
   Patrick Hale Dir. Of Info Svcs 
   Christine Johnson
   District Attorney Norm Vroman 
   Peter Klein Counsel 
   Carlos LaRoche Superior Court Judge 
   Richard McMechan Superior Court Judge 
   Jeff Thoma Public Defender 
   Carol Mordhorst Public Health Administrator 
   Charles Mosher Health Officer 
   Robert Wolf Mental Health Administrator 
   Henry Bates County Library Director 
   Alison Glassey Director, Social Services Department 
   Mary Williams Community Services 
   David Bengston Agriculture Director 
   Gregory Foss Animal Control 
   Tony Craver Sheriff/Coroner 
   Richard Paige Emergency Services Authority Director 
   Bob McAllister Probation Officer 
   Eugene Calvert Director Of Transportation 
   Tim Knudsen Treasurer/Tax Collector 
   Don Phillips Treasurer/ Tax Collector, County Clerk 
   Ken Hawkins Auditor 
   Dennis Huey Auditor/Controller 
   Gary Estep Assessor-recorder 
   Marsha Wharff Assessor/County Clerk/Recorder 
   Joyce Beard Clerk To Board 
   Roger Wong Personnel/Civil Service Dir 

MENDOCINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA COURTS

MENDOCINO SUPERIOR COURT
MAIN COURTHOUSE
State & Perkins Sts.
POB 996
Ukiah 95482-0996
Fax (707) 4683459
Tel (707) 463-4664
Conrad L. Cox 1 (707) 463-4482
James F. King, PJ 3 (707) 463 4481
James W. Luther 2 (707) 463-4571


MENDOCINO COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
MENDOCINO MUNICIPAL COURT
MT. SANHEDRIN JUDICIAL DISTRICT
UKIAH DIVISION
POB 337
Ukiah 95482-0337
(707) 463-4486
Henry K. Nelson, Judge

WILLITS DIVISION
125 E Commercial St. #100
Willits 95490-3195
(707) 459-5554
Henry K. Nelson, Judge

ANDERSON DIVISION
Veterans Bldg
Hwy 12B
POB 336
Boonville 95415-0336
Fax (707) 895-2349
Tel (707) 895-3329
Eric L. Labowitz, Judge

ARENA DIVISION
24090 S Hwy One (VFW Hall)
Point Arena 95468-9408
(707) 882-2116
POB 153
Point Arena 95468-0153
Vincent T. Lechowick, Judge

LONG VALLEY DIVISION
POB 157
Legget 95585-0157
(707) 925-6460
Joseph A. Orr, Judge . Fax (707) 925-6225

ROUND VALLEY DIVISION
76270 Grange St
POB 25
Covelo 95428-0025
(707) 983-6446
Ronald R. Combest, Judge

TEN MILE DIVISION
700 S Franklin St
Fort Bragg 95437-5459
(707) 964-3192
Jonathan M. Lehan, Judge

 

USA COUNTIES 1996
Geographic Area: Mendocino, CA (06045)
Table: GENERAL PROFILE
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POPULATION AND HOUSING (Bureau of the Census)
Total resident population:
1995................................................... 82,499
Percent 65 years and over............................ 14.2
1990................................................... 80,345
1980................................................... 66,738
Occupied housing units, 1990............................. 30,419
Percent owner occupied................................. 62.1
BIRTHS AND DEATHS (National Center for Health Statistics)
Births, 1993............................................. 1,107
Per 1,000 resident population.......................... 13.6
Percent to mothers under 20 years of age............... 15.6
Deaths, 1993............................................. 787
Per 1,000 resident population.......................... 9.6
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 1993................ 11.7
EDUCATION (Bureau of the Census)
Persons 25 years and over, 1990.......................... 52,489
Percent high school graduates.......................... 78.7
Percent college graduates.............................. 17.8
LABOR FORCE (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Civilian labor force, 1994............................... 41,503
Percent unemployed..................................... 9.7
PRIVATE NONFARM ESTABLISHMENTS (Bureau of the Census)
Total establishments, 1993............................... 2,627
Percent retail trade................................... 26.5
Percent services....................................... 33.3
Paid employees, 1993 (pay period including March 12)..... 20,670
Annual payroll, 1993 ($1,000)............................ 383,924
PERSONAL INCOME (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
Total personal income, 1993 ($1,000)..................... 1,435,446
Per capita (dollars)................................... 17,588
AGRICULTURE (Bureau of the Census)
Number of farms, 1992.................................... 1,088
Land in farms as percent of total land................. 32
RETAIL TRADE (Bureau of the Census)
Retail sales, 1992 ($1,000).............................. 616,142
Per capita (dollars)................................... 7,547
COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS BANKS (Fed. Deposit Insurance Corp.)
Number of offices, June 30, 1994......................... 20
Total deposits ($1,000)................................ 650,026
SOCIAL PROGRAMS (Social Security Administration)
Total Social Security recipients, December 1993.......... 15,590
Retired workers........................................ 9,350
Supplementary Security Income recipients, December 1994.. 3,501
FEDERAL FUNDS AND GRANTS (Bureau of the Census)
Total direct expenditures or obligations per capita:
1994 (dollars)......................................... 3,935
1990 (dollars)......................................... 2,839
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(NA) Not available. (D) Avoid disclosure of confidential information.
(X) Not applicable. (S) Does not meet publication standards.
(Z) Value > 0 but < half unit of measure shown.
NOTE: 0 data may indicate geographic/data footnotes.

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, USA Counties 1996 CD-ROM.