Willows, California
| Willows, California | |
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The Willows Hardware store
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 Location in Glenn County and the state of California |
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 Willows, California
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| Coordinates: 39°31′28″N 122°11′37″W / 39.52444°N 122.19361°WCoordinates: 39°31′28″N 122°11′37″W / 39.52444°N 122.19361°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Glenn |
| Incorporated | January 16, 1886 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.873 sq mi (7.441 km2) |
| • Land | 2.847 sq mi (7.373 km2) |
| • Water | 0.026 sq mi (0.068 km2) 0.92% |
| Elevation | 138 ft (42 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,166 |
| • Density | 2,100/sq mi (830/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95988 |
| Area code(s) | 530 |
| FIPS code | 06-85684 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660184, 2412272 |
| Website | cityofwillows |
Willows (formerly, Willow) is the county seat of Glenn County, California. The city is a home to regional government offices, including the California Highway Patrol, California Department of Motor Vehicles, the United States Bureau of Reclamation and the main offices of the Mendocino National Forest, which comprises about one million acres of Federal land located mostly in mountainous terrain west of Willows. The population was 6,166 at the 2010 census, down from 6,220 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2), of which, 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2) of it is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) of it (0.92%) is water.
Willows has a Hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) according to the Köppen climate classification system.
The Willow post office opened in 1862; the name was changed to Willows in 1916. The current post office building, which was built in 1918, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Willows had a population of 6,166. The population density was 2,146.2 people per square mile (828.7/km²). The racial makeup of Willows was 4,304 (69.8%) White, 78 (1.3%) African American, 138 (2.2%) Native American, 312 (5.1%) Asian, 11 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 1,099 (17.8%) from other races, and 224 (3.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,020 persons (32.8%).
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