Mendocino, California
| Mendocino, California | |
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| Unincorporated area | |
Mendocino, California
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 Location in Mendocino County and the state of California |
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 Mendocino, California
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| Coordinates: 39°18′28″N 123°47′58″W / 39.30778°N 123.79944°WCoordinates: 39°18′28″N 123°47′58″W / 39.30778°N 123.79944°W | |
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 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Mendocino |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.420 sq mi (19.220 km2) |
| • Land | 2.257 sq mi (5.847 km2) |
| • Water | 5.163 sq mi (13.373 km2) 69.58% |
| Elevation | 154 ft (47 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 894 |
| • Density | 120/sq mi (47/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95460 |
| Area code(s) | 707 |
| FIPS code | 06-46814 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1659106 |
Mendocino (formerly, Big River,Meiggstown, and Mendocino City) is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States. Mendocino is located 9.5 miles (15 km) south of Fort Bragg, at an elevation of 154 feet (47 m). The population of the census-designated place (CDP) was 894 at the 2010 census, up from 824 at the 2000 census. The town's name comes from Cape Mendocino, named by early Spanish navigators in honor of Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain.
Despite its small size, the town's scenic location on a headland surrounded by the Pacific Ocean has made it extremely popular as an artist colony and with vacationers.
Prior to 1850, a Pomo settlement named Buldam was located near Mendocino on the north bank of the Big River. The town was founded in 1850 as a logging community, and was originally named Meiggsville after Henry Meiggs. The first post office opened in 1858. Many of the town's early settlers were New Englanders, as was true with many older Northern California logging towns. Portuguese fishermen from the Azores also settled in the area, as did immigrants from Canton Province in China, who built a Taoist temple in the town.
Mendocino's economy declined after 1940, and it became a somewhat isolated village with a declining population. The revitalization of the town began in the late 1950s with the founding of the Mendocino Art Center by artist Bill Zacha.
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