Mendocino County, California

Mendocino County, California
County
County of Mendocino
Images, from top down, left to right: The community of Mendocino, the historic Grace Hudson Sun House, Point Arena Lighthouse, the Chandelier Tree, the "Skunk Train", A beach in MacKerricher State Park
Seal
Nickname(s): "Mendo"
Location in the state of California
California's location in the United States
Country	United States
State	California
Region	California North Coast
Incorporated	February 18, 1850[1]
County seat	Ukiah
Largest city	Ukiah
Government
• Body	Mendocino County Board of Supervisors
Area
• Total	3,878 sq mi (10,040 km2)
• Land	3,506 sq mi (9,080 km2)
• Water	372 sq mi (960 km2)
Highest elevation[2]	6,958 ft (2,121 m)
Population (April 1, 2010)[3]
• Total	87,841
• Estimate (2015)[3]	87,649
• Density	23/sq mi (8.7/km2)
Time zone	Pacific Time Zone (UTC-8)
• Summer (DST)	Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)
Area code	707
Website	www.co.mendocino.ca.us

Mendocino County is a county located on the north coast of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 87,841.^[4] The county seat is Ukiah.^[5]

Mendocino County comprises the Ukiah, CA Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is located north of the San Francisco Bay Area and west of the Central Valley.

The county is noted for its distinctive Pacific Ocean coastline, Redwood forests, wine production, microbrews, and liberal views about the use of cannabis and support for its legalization. It is estimated that roughly one-third of the economy is based on the cultivation of marijuana.^[6]

The notable historic and recreational attraction of the "Skunk Train" connects Fort Bragg with Willits in Mendocino County via a steam-locomotive engine, along with other vehicles.

History

Mendocino County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. Due to an initially minor white American population, it did not have a separate government until 1859 and was under the administration of Sonoma County prior to that.^[7] Some of the county's land was given to Sonoma County between 1850 and 1860.

The county derives its name from Cape Mendocino (most of which is actually located in adjacent Humboldt County), which was probably named in honor of either Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain, 1535–1542 (who sent the Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo Expedition to this coast in 1542), or Lorenzo Suárez de Mendoza, Viceroy from 1580 to 1583. Mendocino is the adjectival form of the family name of Mendoza.^[7]

Neither Spanish nor Mexican influence extended into Mendocino County beyond establishing two Mexican land grants in southern Mendocino County: Rancho Sanel in Hopland, in 1844 and Rancho Yokaya that forms the majority of the Ukiah Valley, in 1845.^[7]

In the 19th century, despite the establishment of the Mendocino Indian Reservation and Nome Cult Farm in 1856, the county witnessed many of the most serious atrocities in the extermination of the Californian Native American tribes who originally lived in the area, like the Yuki, the Pomo, the Cahto, and the Wintun. The systematic occupation of their lands, the reduction of many of their members into slavery and the raids against their settlements led to the Mendocino War in 1859, where hundreds of Indians were killed. Establishment of the Round Valley Indian Reservation in March 30, 1870, did not prevent the segregation that continued well into the 20th century. Other tribes from the Sierra Nevada mountains were also located to the Round Valley Indian Reservation during the "California Trail Of Tears", where the Natives were forced to march in bad conditions to their new home in Round Valley.^[8] Many of these tribes thrown together were not friends with the other tribes they were forced to live with on the reservation, resulting in tensions still evident today.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,878 square miles (10,040 km²), of which 3,506 square miles (9,080 km²) is land and 372 square miles (960 km²) (9.6%) is water.^[9]

Rivers

Beaches

National and state protected areas

Demographics

2011

Population, race, and income
Total population[10]	87,525
White[10]	72,596	82.9%
Black or African American[10]	949	1.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native[10]	4,273	4.9%
Asian[10]	1,554	1.8%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander[10]	202	0.2%
Some other race[10]	5,127	5.9%
Two or more races[10]	2,824	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)[11]	18,964	21.7%
Per capita income[12]	$23,585
Median household income[13]	$44,527
Median family income[14]	$54,083

Places by population, race, and income

Places by population and race
Place	Type[15]	Population[10]	White[10]	Other[10] [note 1]	Asian[10]	Black or African American[10]	Native American[10] [note 2]	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)[11]
Albion	CDP	255	80.0%	14.5%	5.5%	0.0%	0.0%	12.2%
Anchor Bay	CDP	361	97.8%	2.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Boonville	CDP	997	68.3%	30.8%	0.0%	0.0%	0.9%	56.1%
Brooktrails	CDP	3,280	91.8%	2.9%	2.7%	0.0%	2.7%	3.8%
Calpella	CDP	890	79.8%	9.3%	2.7%	5.1%	3.1%	6.7%
Caspar	CDP	637	97.2%	2.8%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Cleone	CDP	736	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	20.5%
Comptche	CDP	133	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	33.1%
Covelo	CDP	1,473	60.8%	0.2%	3.4%	0.5%	35.1%	11.3%
Fort Bragg	City	7,211	82.2%	12.8%	0.9%	0.5%	3.6%	33.1%
Hopland	CDP	743	91.5%	7.0%	0.0%	0.0%	1.5%	44.3%
Laytonville	CDP	1,384	81.7%	1.4%	0.9%	0.0%	16.0%	11.0%
Leggett	CDP	51	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	3.9%
Little River	CDP	261	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Manchester	CDP	163	81.6%	18.4%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	56.4%
Mendocino	CDP	936	93.2%	4.7%	2.1%	0.0%	0.0%	8.5%
Philo	CDP	325	94.2%	2.5%	3.4%	0.0%	0.0%	80.0%
Point Arena	City	439	90.2%	9.8%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	43.5%
Potter Valley	CDP	835	83.0%	17.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	18.9%
Redwood Valley	CDP	1,378	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	2.5%
Talmage	CDP	974	67.1%	15.4%	14.6%	1.2%	1.6%	25.7%
Ukiah	City	15,979	81.6%	9.8%	2.0%	2.7%	3.9%	27.8%
Willits	City	4,896	88.9%	6.9%	2.0%	0.2%	2.1%	22.1%

Places by population and income
Place	Type[15]	Population[16]	Per capita income[12]	Median household income[13]	Median family income[14]
Albion	CDP	255	$16,818	$30,331	$80,104
Anchor Bay	CDP	361	$35,296	$66,544	$66,765
Boonville	CDP	997	$19,573	$40,242	$42,097
Brooktrails	CDP	3,280	$25,260	$46,932	$52,885
Calpella	CDP	890	$15,354	$39,265	$50,740
Caspar	CDP	637	$30,469	$74,934	$74,408
Cleone	CDP	736	$25,717	$43,920	$68,661
Comptche	CDP	133	$16,162	$2,499	$24,554
Covelo	CDP	1,473	$16,471	$27,656	$27,022
Fort Bragg	City	7,211	$20,164	$35,030	$40,849
Hopland	CDP	743	$17,281	$39,883	$72,607
Laytonville	CDP	1,384	$16,754	$32,941	$43,750
Leggett	CDP	51	$16,857	$40,625	$41,563
Little River	CDP	261	$64,048	$52,188	$250,001
Manchester	CDP	163	$12,548	$25,972	$22,625
Mendocino	CDP	936	$41,653	$65,395	$80,278
Philo	CDP	325	$11,826	$40,875	$42,188
Point Arena	City	439	$17,615	$31,786	$41,136
Potter Valley	CDP	835	$23,445	$83,036	$84,205
Redwood Valley	CDP	1,378	$27,334	$71,719	$75,313
Talmage	CDP	974	$15,445	$23,448	$50,208
Ukiah	City	15,979	$21,550	$45,577	$51,328
Willits	City	4,896	$20,709	$41,195	$51,457

2010

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1850	55		—
1860	3,967		7,112.7%
1870	7,545		90.2%
1880	12,800		69.6%
1890	17,612		37.6%
1900	20,465		16.2%
1910	23,929		16.9%
1920	24,116		0.8%
1930	23,505		−2.5%
1940	27,864		18.5%
1950	40,854		46.6%
1960	51,059		25.0%
1970	51,101		0.1%
1980	66,738		30.6%
1990	80,345		20.4%
2000	86,265		7.4%
2010	87,841		1.8%
Est. 2015	87,649	[17]	−0.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[18] 1790–1960[19] 1900–1990[20] 1990–2000[21] 2010–2015[4]

The 2010 United States Census reported that Mendocino County had a population of 87,841. The racial makeup of Mendocino County was 67,218 (76.5%) White, 622 (0.7%) African American, 4,277 (4.9%) Native American, 1,450 (1.7%) Asian, 119 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 10,185 (11.6%) from other races, and 3,970 (4.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19,505 persons (22.2%).^[22]

Population reported at 2010 United States Census
The County	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Mendocino County	87,841	67,218	622	4,277	1,450	119	10,185	3,970	19,505
Incorporated city	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Fort Bragg	7,273	5,439	51	160	108	14	1,165	336	2,313
Point Arena	449	305	2	1	0	0	118	23	150
Ukiah	16,075	11,592	174	601	412	34	2,385	877	4,458
Willits	4,888	3,862	34	216	68	5	479	224	1,008
Census-designated place	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Albion	168	150	1	4	5	0	0	8	4
Anchor Bay	340	301	2	5	2	1	12	17	29
Boonville	1,035	630	9	18	7	2	340	29	520
Brooktrails	3,235	2,818	22	87	26	4	109	169	329
Calpella	679	465	3	25	3	0	145	38	256
Caspar	509	474	3	0	8	0	3	21	15
Cleone	618	518	1	3	3	0	79	14	124
Comptche	159	146	0	1	1	0	5	6	10
Covelo	1,255	611	14	475	10	0	49	96	163
Hopland	756	521	4	38	10	0	142	41	263
Laytonville	1,227	839	16	244	10	1	60	57	141
Leggett	122	101	0	3	0	0	0	18	4
Little River	117	113	0	1	0	0	0	3	2
Manchester	195	151	0	4	1	0	29	10	48
Mendocino	894	834	5	8	13	1	6	27	42
Philo	349	171	2	4	5	0	157	10	204
Potter Valley	646	516	2	13	2	0	97	16	154
Redwood Valley	1,729	1,432	7	63	10	1	155	61	305
Talmage	1,130	503	3	27	273	4	278	42	366
Unincorporated communities	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
All others not CDPs (combined)	48,881	38,588	301	2,492	541	57	4,851	2,051	9,605

2000

As of the census^[23] of 2000, there were 86,265 people, 33,266 households, and 21,855 families residing in the county. The population density was 25 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 36,937 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 80.8% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 4.8% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 8.6% from other races, and 3.9% from two or more races. 16.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 12.2% were of German, 10.8% English, 8.6% Irish, 6.1% Italian and 5.6% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 84.4% spoke English and 13.2% Spanish as their first language.

There were 33,266 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,996, and the median income for a family was $42,168. Males had a median income of $33,128 versus $23,774 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,443. About 10.9% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.5% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

Government

As of 2015, the district attorney of Mendocino County is C. David Eyster,^[24] the elected sheriff-coroner is Thomas D. Allman,^[25] and the chief executive officer is Carmel J. Angelo.^[26]

Mendocino County is legislatively governed by a board of five supervisors, each with a separate district.^[27] The first district is represented by Carre Brown,^[28] and serves the central-eastern region of the county, including Potter Valley, Redwood Valley, Calpella, and Talmage. The second district, represented by John McCowen,^[28] serves Ukiah. The third district, in the northeastern quadrant of the county from Willits north to Laytonville and Covelo, is represented by Tom Woodhouse.^[28] The fourth district covers the northwestern quadrant of the county, including the coast from Caspar northwards through Fort Bragg; its supervisor is Dan Gjerde,^[28] who previously served on the Fort Bragg City Council. The supervisor for the fifth district is Dan Hamburg;^[28] his district covers the southern portion of the county, including the coast from Mendocino to Gualala, the Anderson Valley, the western outskirts of Ukiah, and portions of the Russian River valley near Hopland. Hamburg also previously served as a county supervisor, and also served one term as a Congressman in Washington, D.C.

Politics

Voter registration statistics

Population and registered voters
Total population[10]	87,525
Registered voters[29][note 3]	48,993	56.0%
Democratic[29]	22,728	46.4%
Republican[29]	10,650	21.7%
Democratic–Republican spread[29]	+12,078	+24.7%
Independent[29]	1,679	3.4%
Green[29]	1,857	3.8%
Libertarian[29]	431	0.9%
Peace and Freedom[29]	281	0.6%
Americans Elect[29]	1	0.0%
Other[29]	191	0.4%
No party preference[29]	11,175	22.8%

Cities by population and voter registration

Cities by population and voter registration
City	Population[10]	Registered voters[29] [note 3]	Democratic[29]	Republican[29]	D–R spread[29]	Other[29]	No party preference[29]
Fort Bragg	7,211	45.5%	51.0%	17.9%	+33.1%	12.5%	22.4%
Point Arena	439	57.2%	51.8%	10.4%	+41.4%	17.9%	24.7%
Ukiah	15,979	47.8%	47.0%	23.6%	+23.4%	9.9%	22.5%
Willits	4,896	51.9%	45.9%	20.7%	+25.2%	13.4%	24.1%

Overview

Mendocino County vote
by party in presidential elections^[30]

Year	GOP	Dem	Others
2016	29.5% 10,888	59.8% 22,079	10.7% 3,942
2012	27.5% 9,658	66.0% 23,193	6.5% 2,286
2008	26.7% 10,721	69.3% 27,843	4.0% 1,620
2004	33.7% 12,955	63.5% 24,385	2.8% 1,089
2000	35.7% 12,272	48.3% 16,634	16.0% 5,504
1996	29.9% 9,765	45.7% 14,952	24.4% 7,975
1992	21.8% 7,958	50.2% 18,344	28.0% 10,236
1988	41.9% 12,979	55.4% 17,152	2.6% 816
1984	52.1% 16,369	45.9% 14,407	2.1% 646
1980	44.1% 12,432	38.2% 10,784	17.7% 5,008
1976	45.5 9,784	49.5% 10,653	5.0% 1,072
1972	51.0% 11,128	43.3% 9,435	5.7% 1,251
1968	46.4% 8,305	44.3% 7,935	9.3% 1,664
1964	34.7% 6,322	65.1% 11,869	0.2% 36
1960	49.3% 9,301	50.2% 9,476	0.5% 94
1956	56.9% 10,327	42.8% 7,767	0.2% 43
1952	60.9% 10,897	38.1% 6,813	1.1% 191
1948	50.5% 6,368	44.1% 5,553	5.4% 682
1944	45.9% 4,655	53.8% 5,452	0.4% 36
1940	42.5% 5,345	56.1% 7,055	1.3% 169
1936	35.8% 3,670	62.7% 6,432	1.6% 164
1932	35.2% 3,365	61.4% 5,867	3.3% 319
1928	63.4% 4,810	34.6% 2,628	2.0% 150
1924	56.5% 3,465	12.0% 739	31.5% 1,933
1920	65.8% 4,443	26.5% 1,789	7.7% 517

Mendocino is a strongly Democratic county in Presidential and congressional elections.^[31] The last Republican to win a majority in the county was Ronald Reagan in 1980 and 1984.

Federally, Mendocino County is in California's 2nd congressional district, represented by Democrat Jared Huffman.^[32]

In the state legislature Mendocino is in the 2nd Senate District, represented by Democrat Mike McGuire,^[33] and the 2nd Assembly District, represented by Democrat Jim Wood.^[34]

As of April 2008, the California Secretary of State reports that Mendocino County has 47,168 registered voters. Of those, 22,264 (47.2%) are registered Democratic; 11,422 (24.2%) are registered Republican; 4,179 (8.9%) are registered with other political parties, and 9,303 (19.7%) declined to state a political party.

In 2000, Mendocino County voters approved Measure G, which calls for the decriminalization of marijuana when used and cultivated for personal use.^[35] Measure G passed with a 58% majority vote, making it the first county in the United States to declare prosecution of small-scale marijuana offenses the "lowest priority" for local law enforcement. Measure G does not protect individuals who cultivate, transport or possess marijuana for sale. However, Measure G was passed at the local government level affecting only Mendocino County, and therefore does not affect existing state or federal laws. The city of Berkeley has had a similar law (known as the Berkeley Marijuana Initiative II) since 1979 which has generally been found to be unenforceable.^[36]

In 2008, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors placed Measure B on the June 3 county-wide ballot. After three months of hard-fought campaigning and national attention, voters narrowly approved "B", which repealed the provisions of 2000's Measure G.^[37][38] However, opponents of Measure B intend to continue the challenge in court, as the wording of Measure B relies heavily on S.B. 420's state limitations which were recently ruled unconstitutional by the California supreme court. On July 3, the Sheriff and District Attorneys offices announced that they would not be enforcing the new regulations for the time being, citing pending legal challenges and conflicts with existing state law.^[39]

In April, 2009, Sheriff Tom Allman issued his department's medical marijuana enforcement policy, which includes the provisions of Measure B and also cites the California Supreme Court Ruling narrowly defining "caregiver" in the state's medical marijuana law.^[40]

In 2004, Measure H was passed in Mendocino County with a 57% majority, making it the first county in the United States to ban the production and cultivation of genetically modified organisms.

On Nov. 4, 2008 Mendocino County voted 63.2% against Proposition 8 which amended the California Constitution to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman.

Crime

The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense.

Population and crime rates
Population[10]	87,525
Violent crime[41]	520	5.94
Homicide[41]	5	0.06
Forcible rape[41]	31	0.35
Robbery[41]	46	0.53
Aggravated assault[41]	438	5.00
Property crime[41]	777	8.88
Burglary[41]	469	5.36
Larceny-theft[41][note 4]	792	9.05
Motor vehicle theft[41]	99	1.13
Arson[41]	22	0.25

Cities by population and crime rates

Cities by population and crime rates
City	Population[42]	Violent crimes[42]	Violent crime rate per 1,000 persons	Property crimes[42]	Property crime rate per 1,000 persons
Fort Bragg	7,317	34	4.65	367	50.16
Ukiah	16,172	108	6.68	481	29.74
Willits	4,917	32	6.51	71	14.44

Education

Community Colleges

• College of the Redwoods (satellite campus) in Fort Bragg
• Mendocino College in Ukiah
• Pacific Union College's Albion Biological Field Station

Universities

• Dharma Realm Buddhist University

Transportation

Major highways

Public transportation

Bus

The Mendocino Transit Authority provides local and intercity bus service within Mendocino County. Limited service also connects with transit in Sonoma County. Greyhound Bus Lines currently serves Ukiah.

Amtrak's operates connecting bus service to Ukiah, Willits and Laytonville.^[43]

The historic Skunk Train is a heritage railway that connects Fort Bragg, California with Willits using steam locomotives.

Airports

• Ukiah Municipal Airport is a general aviation airport owned by the City of Ukiah. It is located south of downtown Ukiah.
• Little River Airport is a general aviation airport serving the Mendocino coast.
• Willits Municipal Airport is a general aviation airport serving the Willits / Little Lake Valley area. Located in the Brooktrails subdivision area west of Willits.
• Round Valley Airport is a general aviation airport serving the Covelo / Round Valley area.

For commercial service, passengers in Mendocino County need to go to Eureka, one county to the north in Humboldt County, or to Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, one county to the south. More comprehensive service is available from Sacramento to the east or San Francisco, well to the south.

Emergency services for the largely unincorporated county are coordinated through Howard Forest Station, a local Cal Fire station just south of Willits.

Communities

Cities

• Fort Bragg
• Point Arena
• Ukiah (county seat)
• Willits

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Indian reservations

Mendocino County has nine Indian reservations lying within its borders, the fourth most of any county in the United States (after San Diego County, California; Sandoval County, New Mexico; and Riverside County, California).

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Mendocino County.^[44]

† county seat

Rank	City/Town/etc.	Municipal type	Population (2010 Census)
1	† Ukiah	City	16,075
2	Fort Bragg	City	7,273
3	Willits	City	4,888
4	Brooktrails	CDP	3,235
5	Redwood Valley	CDP	1,729
6	Covelo	CDP	1,255
7	Laytonville	CDP	1,227
8	Talmage	CDP	1,130
9	Boonville	CDP	1,035
10	Mendocino	CDP	894
11	Hopland	CDP	756
12	Calpella	CDP	679
13	Potter Valley	CDP	646
14	Cleone	CDP	618
15	Caspar	CDP	509
16	Point Arena	City	449
17	Round Valley Reservation[45] (partially in Trinity County)	AIAN	401
18	Philo	CDP	349
19	Anchor Bay	CDP	340
20	Redwood Valley Rancheria[46]	AIAN	238
t-21	Laytonville Rancheria[47]	AIAN	212
t-21	Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria[48]	AIAN	212
22	Manchester	CDP	195
t-23	Albion	CDP	168
t-23	Sherwood Valley Rancheria[49]	AIAN	168
24	Comptche	CDP	159
25	Coyote Valley Reservation[50]	AIAN	144
26	Pinoleville Rancheria[51]	AIAN	129
27	Leggett	CDP	122
28	Little River	CDP	117
29	Guidiville Rancheria[52]	AIAN	52
30	Hopland Rancheria (Pomo Indians)[53]	AIAN	38

In popular culture

Kate McGarrigle's song "(Talk to Me of) Mendocino," is one of the songs on the McGarrigles' 1975 debut album; it has been covered by Linda Ronstadt on her 1982 album Get Closer, and by the English singer-songwriter John Howard on his 2007 E.P., and also by Bette Midler on her 2014 album It's The Girls.

A song written by Matt Serletic and Bernie Taupin, Mendocino County Line released in 2002, is about a love that could not last and cites the 'Mendocino County Line' in the chorus.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Mendocino County, California
• California Historical Landmarks in Mendocino County, California

Notes

Footnotes

Further reading

• California Legislature, Special Joint Committee on the Mendocino War, Majority and Minority Reports of the Special Joint Committee on the Mendocino War. Sacramento, CA: Charles T. Botts, State Printer, 1860.
• Aurelius O. Carpenter and Percy H. Millberry, History of Mendocino and Lake Counties, California: With Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men and Women of the Counties Who Have Been Identified with their Growth and Development from the Early Days to the Present. Los Angeles, CA: Historic Record Co., 1914.
• V.K. Chesnut, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1902.
• Thomas N. Layton, Western Pomo Prehistory: Excavations at Albion Head, Nightbirds' Retreat, and Three Chop Village, Mendocino County, California. Los Angeles, CA: Institute of Archaeology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1990.
• M.B. Levick, Mendocino County, California. San Francisco, CA: Sunset Magazine Homeseekers' Bureau, n.d. [c. 1912].
• Mendocino County Chamber of Commerce, Mendocino County, California. Beverly Hills, CA: Windsor Publications, 1968.
• Lyman Palmer, History of Mendocino County, California, Comprising Its Geography, Geology, Topography, Climatography, Springs and Timber. San Francisco, CA: Alley, Bowen and Co., 1880.
• John A. Parducci, Six Decades of Making Wine in Mendocino County, California. Berkeley, CA: Regional Oral History Office, Bancroft Library, University of California, 1992.
• G. Yoell Parkhurst, Mendocino County, California. San Francisco, CA: Sunset Magazine Homeseekers' Bureau, 1909.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mendocino County, California.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Mendocino County.

• Official website
• Mendocino County Official Travel Website
• Mendocino County and Coast Travel Directory
• Mendocino County Museum
• Mendocino's Movie History - Information and Video
• Hiking trails in Mendocino County at WikiSpot

		Humboldt County and Trinity County	Tehama County
	Pacific Ocean		Lake County and Glenn County
		Mendocino County, California
		Sonoma County

Coordinates: 39°26′N 123°26′W / 39.43°N 123.43°W / 39.43; -123.43