Cloverdale, California
| 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 is located in the northern portion of Sonoma County, about 85 miles (135 km) north of San Francisco.
The city has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2), all of it land.
Cloverdale is located in the Wine Country, being part of the Alexander Valley AVA.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Cloverdale has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps. Temperatures in Cloverdale get to over 100 degrees and it is known for having hot dry summers relative to the rest of Sonoma county. The area is prone to drought.
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.
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