Cleone, California

Cleone
—  census-designated place  —
Along State Highway 1 in Cleone
Cleone Location in California
Coordinates: 39°29′24″N 123°47′08″W / 39.49°N 123.78556°W / 39.49; -123.78556Coordinates: 39°29′24″N 123°47′08″W / 39.49°N 123.78556°W / 39.49; -123.78556
Country	United States
State	California
County	Mendocino
Area[1]
- Total	1.617 sq mi (4.189 km2)
- Land	1.593 sq mi (4.126 km2)
- Water	0.024 sq mi (0.063 km2)  1.50%
Elevation[2]	79 ft (24 m)
Population (2010)
- Total	618
- Density	382.1/sq mi (147.5/km2)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP Code
Area code(s)	707
GNIS feature IDs	1655905; 2628718
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cleone, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cleone, California

Cleone (formerly, Kanuck)^[3] is a census-designated place^[4] in Mendocino County, California.^[2] It is located 3.25 miles (5.2 km) north-northeast of Fort Bragg^[3] on California State Highway 1, at an elevation of 79 feet (24 m).^[2] It most likely takes its name from Kelio, a division or village of the Pomo people.^[5] The population was 618 at the 2010 census.

The Kanuck post office opened in 1883, changed its name to Cleone in 1883, and closed in 1908.^[3] Wood products were shipped from a wharf at the place.^[3]

The main entrance to MacKerricher State Park is in Cleone.

Cleone grocery store

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.6 square miles (14.2 km²), 98.50% of it land, and 1.50% of it water.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census^[6] reported that Cleone had a population of 618. The population density was 382.1 people per square mile (147.5/km²). The racial makeup of Cleone was 518 (83.8%) White, 1 (0.2%) African American, 3 (0.5%) Native American, 3 (0.5%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 79 (12.8%) from other races, and 14 (2.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 124 persons (20.1%).

The Census reported that 618 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 285 households, out of which 66 (23.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 126 (44.2%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 30 (10.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 15 (5.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 19 (6.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 1 (0.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 103 households (36.1%) were made up of individuals and 40 (14.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17. There were 171 families (60.0% of all households); the average family size was 2.70.

The population was spread out with 107 people (17.3%) under the age of 18, 39 people (6.3%) aged 18 to 24, 127 people (20.6%) aged 25 to 44, 214 people (34.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 131 people (21.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.6 years. For every 100 females there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

There were 357 housing units at an average density of 220.7 per square mile (85.2/km²), of which 210 (73.7%) were owner-occupied, and 75 (26.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 11.6%. 443 people (71.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 175 people (28.3%) lived in rental housing units.

References

1. ^ U.S. Census
2. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cleone, California
3. ^ ^{a b c d} Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. ISBN 9781884995149. 
4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cleone, California
5. ^ Kroeber, Alfred L. (1916), "California place names of Indian origin", University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 12 (2): 31–69, http://soda.sou.edu/awdata/030731c1.pdf .
6. ^ All data are derived from the United States Census Bureau reports from the 2010 United States Census, and are accessible on-line here. The data on unmarried partnerships and same-sex married couples are from the Census report DEC_10_SF1_PCT15. All other housing and population data are from Census report DEC_10_DP_DPDP1. Both reports are viewable online or downloadable in a zip file containing a comma-delimited data file. The area data, from which densities are calculated, are available on-line here. Percentage totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. The Census Bureau defines families as a household containing one or more people related to the householder by birth, opposite-sex marriage, or adoption. People living in group quarters are tabulated by the Census Bureau as neither owners nor renters. For further details, see the text files accompanying the data files containing the Census reports mentioned above.