Cloverdale, CA
| City of Cloverdale | |
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A historic house in Cloverdale.
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 Location in Sonoma County and the State of California |
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 City of Cloverdale
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| Coordinates: 38°47′57″N 123°1′2″W / 38.79917°N 123.01722°WCoordinates: 38°47′57″N 123°1′2″W / 38.79917°N 123.01722°W | |
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 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Sonoma |
| Incorporated | February 28, 1872 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.648 sq mi (6.857 km2) |
| • Land | 2.648 sq mi (6.857 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 335 ft (102 m) |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |
| • Total | 8,618 |
| • Estimate (2013) | 8,738 |
| • Density | 3,300/sq mi (1,300/km2) |
| Demonym(s) | Cloverdalian |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95425 |
| Area code | 707 |
| FIPS code | 06-14190 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277489, 2409487 |
| Website | www |
Cloverdale is a city in Sonoma County, California, United States. The San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad reached Cloverdale in 1872. The Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California is headquartered here. The population was 8,618 at the 2010 census.
Cloverdale began as an early stage stop, known as Markleville, on the Rancho Rincon de Musalacon Mexican grant. In 1856 R. B. Markle and W. J. Miller bought 759 acres (3.1 km2), which included the present site of the town from Johnson Horrell. In 1859, James Abram Kleiser bought Markle's interest, and the town was laid out. The town was incorporated when the San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad arrived in 1872. By 1878, the railroad service provided three trains a day between Cloverdale and Ferries of San Francisco Bay.
In 1881 a colony based on the French Utopian movement, the Icarians, named "Icaria Speranza" was established by Jules Leroux and Armand Dehay, south of Cloverdale. The settlement ended in 1886 and today south of town there is a marker where the schoolhouse was located.
Cloverdale suffered severe economic impact losing 500 to 600 manufacturing jobs between 1988 and 1994 with the closing of a fire equipment factory and the shrinking of the logging industry. 300 jobs were eliminated alone when Louisiana-Pacific closed its lumber mill in 1993. In 1994 Highway 101, which formerly bisected the town, was routed around town with a by-pass. Many natives felt that the bypass radically changed the character of the town, with some businesses closing down. Since the bypass signs of civic revival have occurred with the development of pedestrian friendly sidewalks, a performing arts center, a brewpub, and a downtown plaza hosting live concerts and a farmer's market. In 1997 Clover Springs, a development with 362 houses, was opened on the south end of town.
In 2011 the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District transferred 250 acres of former ranchland to the City of Cloverdale for use as a park and open space preserve.
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