Glen Ellen, California
| Glen Ellen | |
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| Census designated place | |
 Location in Sonoma County and the state of California |
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 Glen Ellen
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| Coordinates: 38°21′52″N 122°31′52″W / 38.36444°N 122.53111°WCoordinates: 38°21′52″N 122°31′52″W / 38.36444°N 122.53111°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Sonoma |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.103 sq mi (5.448 km2) |
| • Land | 2.102 sq mi (5.445 km2) |
| • Water | 0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2) 0.05% |
| Elevation | 253 ft (77 m) |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |
| • Total | 784 |
| • Density | 370/sq mi (140/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95442 |
| Area code | 707 |
| FIPS code | 06-30028 |
| GNIS feature ID | 277524 |
Glen Ellen is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA. The population was 784 at the 2010 census, down from 992 at the 2000 census. Glen Ellen is the location of Jack London State Historic Park (including the Wolf House), Sonoma Valley Regional Park, and a former home of Hunter S. Thompson.
In 1859, Charles V. Stuart purchased a part of the Rancho Agua Caliente land grant and in 1868 began building a house there, eventually establishing a 1,000-acre (4.0 km2) vineyard he named Glen Ellen after his wife. The town that grew up around the vineyard also came to be called Glen Ellen, and Stuart's home was later renamed Glen Oaks Ranch.
Glen Ellen is about 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of the city of Sonoma. The United States Census Bureau fixes the total area at 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), 99.95% of it land and 0.05% covered by water. Sonoma Creek, the principal river of the Sonoma Valley flows through Glen Ellen.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Glen Ellen had a population of 784. The population density was 372.7 people per square mile (143.9/km²). The racial makeup of Glen Ellen was 693 (88.4%) White, 3 (0.4%) African American, 9 (1.1%) Native American, 16 (2.0%) Asian, 3 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 18 (2.3%) from other races, and 42 (5.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 67 persons (8.5%).
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