Glenn County

Glenn County, California
County
County of Glenn
Images, from top down, left to right: A view from Interstate 5 in Glenn County, a scene in Willows, Gianella Bridge
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Location in the U.S. state of California
California's location in the United States
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Sacramento Valley
Incorporated	1891
County seat	Willows
Largest city	Orland
Area
• Total	1,327 sq mi (3,440 km2)
• Land	1,314 sq mi (3,400 km2)
• Water	13 sq mi (30 km2)
Highest elevation	7,451 ft (2,271 m)
Population (April 1, 2010)
• Total	28,122
• Estimate (2016)	28,085
• Density	21/sq mi (8.2/km2)
Time zone	Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8)
• Summer (DST)	Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)
Area code	530
FIPS code	06-021
GNIS feature ID	277275
Website	Glenn County, California

Glenn County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,122. The county seat is Willows. It is located in the California Central Valley.

Glenn County was formed in 1891 from parts of Colusa County. It was named for Hugh J. Glenn, who was the largest wheat farmer in the state during his lifetime, and a man of great prominence in political and commercial life in California.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,327 square miles (3,440 km²), of which 1,314 square miles (3,400 km²) is land and 13 square miles (34 km²) (1.0%) is water.

The 2010 United States Census reported that Glenn County had a population of 28,122. The racial makeup of Glenn County was 19,990 (71.1%) White, 231 (0.8%) African American, 619 (2.2%) Native American, 722 (2.6%) Asian, 24 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 5,522 (19.6%) from other races, and 1,014 (3.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10,539 persons (37.5%).