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data-title="Occidental (Califòrnia)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occidental" title="Occidental – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Occidental" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occidental_(Kalifornien)" title="Occidental (Kalifornien) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Occidental (Kalifornien)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occidental_(California)" title="Occidental (California) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Occidental (California)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occidental_(Kalifornia)" title="Occidental (Kalifornia) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Occidental (Kalifornia)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%8C_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="اکسیدنتال، کالیفرنیا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="اکسیدنتال، کالیفرنیا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li 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data-title="Occidental (Kalifornija)" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occidental_(California)" title="Occidental (California) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Occidental (California)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occidental_(California)" title="Occidental (California) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Occidental (California)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a 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122.94833°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">38.40750; -122.94833</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_California.svg/23px-Flag_of_California.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_California.svg/35px-Flag_of_California.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_California.svg/45px-Flag_of_California.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_California" title="List of counties in California">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sonoma_County,_California" title="Sonoma County, California">Sonoma</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">4.966 sq mi (12.862 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">4.966 sq mi (12.862 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0 sq mi (0 km<sup>2</sup>)  0%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-gnis_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th><td class="infobox-data">594 ft (181 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2020)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,132</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">230/sq mi (88/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%928" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−8">UTC−8</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">PST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%927" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−7">UTC−7</a> (PDT)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_Code" title="ZIP Code">ZIP Code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">95465</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_707" class="mw-redirect" title="Area code 707">707</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">06-53266</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">277568</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Occidental</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">census-designated place</a> (CDP) in <a href="/wiki/Sonoma_County,_California" title="Sonoma County, California">Sonoma County</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, United States. The population was 1,132 at the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>, up from 1,115 at the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010 census</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Occidental,_California&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Occidental,_California_(1902).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Occidental%2C_California_%281902%29.jpg/220px-Occidental%2C_California_%281902%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Occidental%2C_California_%281902%29.jpg/330px-Occidental%2C_California_%281902%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Occidental%2C_California_%281902%29.jpg/440px-Occidental%2C_California_%281902%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1765" data-file-height="1182" /></a><figcaption>Occidental, 1902</figcaption></figure> <p>Founded in 1876, Occidental was a stop on the <a href="/wiki/North_Pacific_Coast_Railroad" title="North Pacific Coast Railroad">North Pacific Coast Railroad</a> connecting <a href="/wiki/Cazadero,_California" title="Cazadero, California">Cazadero</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Sausalito,_California" title="Sausalito, California">Sausalito</a> ferry. In return for donating right-of-way to the railroad, a local landowner named "Dutch Bill" Howards received a lifetime railway pass, and the station was named after him.<sup id="cite_ref-Occidental_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Occidental-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The railway caused a rapid expansion of the timber industry, and by 1877 there were six sawmills in the Occidental area. Trains also brought vacationers from San Francisco.<sup id="cite_ref-Occidental_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Occidental-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Howard’s Station Cafe is a restaurant that is located at the old narrow gauge railroad stop in downtown Occidental.<sup id="cite_ref-Howard’s_Station_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Howard’s_Station-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Occidental,_California&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Occidental has a total area of 4.97 sq mi (12.9 km<sup>2</sup>), all of it land.<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Occidental,_California&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The cooperative <a href="/wiki/National_Weather_Service" title="National Weather Service">National Weather Service</a> station reports that Occidental has cool, wet winters and warm, dry summers. </p><p>Average January temperatures range from 41.8 to 54.5 °F (5.4 to 12.5 °C) and average July temperatures range from 51.4 to 77.9 °F (10.8 to 25.5 °C). The record highest temperature was 103 °F (39.4 °C) on July 22, 2006, and the record lowest temperature was 28 °F (−2.2 °C) on March 11, 2006. There are an average of 12.8 afternoons with highs of 90 °F (32.2 °C) or higher and an average of 2.1 mornings with lows of 32 °F (0 °C) or lower. </p><p>Average annual rainfall is 55.19 inches (1,401.8 mm). The wettest "rain year" was from July 1997 to June 1998 with 102.89 inches (2,613.4 mm) and the driest was from July 2000 to June 2001 with 29.84 inches (757.9 mm).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The most rainfall in one month was 36.62 inches (930.1 mm) in January 1995. The most rainfall in 24 hours was 8.51 inches (216.2 mm) on January 5, 1966. Average annual snowfall is only 0.2 inches (0.51 cm). The most snowfall was 11.0 inches (28 cm) in January 1974.<sup id="cite_ref-WRCC_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WRCC-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="width:75%"> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Occidental, California </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFC78F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.7<br />(12.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFBE7E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.8<br />(13.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFAF5F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">60.9<br />(16.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFA44A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63.6<br />(17.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF8B18; color:#000000;" class="notheme">70.1<br />(21.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF7500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75.9<br />(24.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF6E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77.8<br />(25.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF6E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77.7<br />(25.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF7300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">76.4<br />(24.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF870F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71.4<br />(21.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFAF60; color:#000000;" class="notheme">60.8<br />(16.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFC78F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.7<br />(12.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF9932; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">66.7<br />(19.3) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFF7EF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42.1<br />(5.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFF6ED; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42.5<br />(5.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFF0E2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.8<br />(6.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFF0E2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.8<br />(6.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFE2C6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47.4<br />(8.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFD7AF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">50.6<br />(10.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFD4AA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">51.0<br />(10.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFD0A2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">52.1<br />(11.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFCE9D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">52.8<br />(11.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFD6AD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">50.8<br />(10.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFEBD7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45.4<br />(7.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFF5EB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42.7<br />(5.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFE4C9; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">47.1<br />(8.4) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> inches (mm) </th> <td style="background: #005800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">11.16<br />(283) </td> <td style="background: #008000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">9.18<br />(233) </td> <td style="background: #00EE00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.16<br />(182) </td> <td style="background: #7AFF7A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.38<br />(86) </td> <td style="background: #C3FFC3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.56<br />(40) </td> <td style="background: #ECFFEC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.47<br />(12) </td> <td style="background: #FCFFFC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.07<br />(1.8) </td> <td style="background: #F5FFF5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.24<br />(6.1) </td> <td style="background: #E9FFE9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.54<br />(14) </td> <td style="background: #83FF83; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.26<br />(83) </td> <td style="background: #00E800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.08<br />(180) </td> <td style="background: #007C00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">10.19<br />(259) </td> <td style="background: #50FF50; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">54.29<br />(1,379.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.01 inch)</span> </th> <td style="background: #7777FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11 </td> <td style="background: #7777FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10 </td> <td style="background: #7777FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11 </td> <td style="background: #B2B2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6 </td> <td style="background: #CDCDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4 </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1 </td> <td style="background: #E5E5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2 </td> <td style="background: #C1C1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5 </td> <td style="background: #8C8CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9 </td> <td style="background: #7777FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11 </td> <td style="background: #B4B4FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">71 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: Western Regional Climate Center<sup id="cite_ref-WRCC_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WRCC-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Occidental,_California&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:California_2008_075.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/California_2008_075.JPG/220px-California_2008_075.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/California_2008_075.JPG/330px-California_2008_075.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/California_2008_075.JPG/440px-California_2008_075.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="1728" /></a><figcaption>Downtown Occidental, 2008</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>97</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>1,300</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>1,272</td><td></td><td>−2.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>1,115</td><td></td><td>−12.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>1,132</td><td></td><td>1.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2021 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">1,126</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-acs2021est_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-acs2021est-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td>−0.5%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">US Census<sup id="cite_ref-DecennialCensus2020_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DecennialCensus2020-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> U.S Census 1880-1980,<sup id="cite_ref-1860Census_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1860Census-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%;"> <caption>Race and Ethnicity </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Racial and ethnic composition </th> <th>2000<sup id="cite_ref-datacensus2000p2_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-datacensus2000p2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>2010<sup id="cite_ref-datacensus2010p2_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-datacensus2010p2-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>2020<sup id="cite_ref-datacensus2020p2_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-datacensus2020p2-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_whites" title="Non-Hispanic whites">White (non-Hispanic)</a> </th> <td>89.15% </td> <td>85.02% </td> <td>81.98% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic or Latino (of any race)</a> </th> <td>4.64% </td> <td>7.26% </td> <td>7.24% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Multiracial_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Multiracial American">Two or more races (non-Hispanic)</a> </th> <td>2.67% </td> <td>3.77% </td> <td>7.07% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Asian_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian American">Asian (non-Hispanic)</a> </th> <td>1.18% </td> <td>2.78% </td> <td>1.68% </td></tr> <tr> <th>Other (non-Hispanic) </th> <td>0.79% </td> <td>0.0% </td> <td>1.41% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">Black or African American (non-Hispanic)</a> </th> <td>0.55% </td> <td>0.63% </td> <td>0.44% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American (non-Hispanic)</a> </th> <td>0.79% </td> <td>0.54% </td> <td>0.18% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_Americans" title="Pacific Islander Americans">Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)</a> </th> <td>0.24% </td> <td>0.0% </td> <td>0.0% </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010">2010</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Occidental,_California&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2010"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 United States Census">2010 census</a> Occidental had a population of 1,115. The population density was 224.5 inhabitants per square mile (86.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of Occidental was 992 (89.0%) White, 7 (0.6%) African American, 7 (0.6%) Native American, 31 (2.8%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 23 (2.1%) from other races, and 55 (4.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 81 people (7.3%).<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The census reported that 100% of the population lived in households. </p><p>There were 532 households, 134 (25.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 228 (42.9%) were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">opposite-sex married couples</a> living together, 44 (8.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 25 (4.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 39 (7.3%) <a href="/wiki/POSSLQ" title="POSSLQ">unmarried opposite-sex partnerships</a>, and 14 (2.6%) <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_partnerships" class="mw-redirect" title="Same-sex partnerships">same-sex married couples or partnerships</a>. 172 households (32.3%) were one person and 40 (7.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.10. There were 297 families (55.8% of households); the average family size was 2.65. </p><p>The age distribution was 192 people (17.2%) under the age of 18, 52 people (4.7%) aged 18 to 24, 264 people (23.7%) aged 25 to 44, 462 people (41.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 145 people (13.0%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 48.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males. </p><p>There were 673 housing units at an average density of 135.5 per square mile (52.3/km<sup>2</sup>), of which 68.6% were owner-occupied and 31.4% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.6%. 70.3% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 29.7% lived in rental housing units. </p><p>The median household income was $64,714 (+19.8% from 2000), and the median family income was $87,759 (+30.0% from 2000). The median per capita income for the CDP was $40,903 (+57.5% from 2000). For comparison, statewide California median per capita income in the 2010 Census was $27,885 (+22.8% from 2000). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000">2000</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Occidental,_California&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2000"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the <a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 United States Census">2000 census</a> there were 1,272 people, 524 households, and 319 families in the CDP. The population density was 255/sq mi (99/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 632 housing units at an average density of 127/sq mi (49/km<sup>2</sup>). The <a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_Census#2000_census" class="mw-redirect" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States Census">racial makeup</a> of the CDP was 92.77% White, 0.55% African American, 0.79% Native American, 1.18% Asian, 0.24% Pacific Islander, 1.57% from other races, and 2.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.64%.<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Of the 524 households, 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 27.1% of households were one person and 5.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.91. </p><p>The age distribution was 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 33.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. </p><p>The median household income was $54,000 and the median family income was $71,375. Males had a median income of $46,806 versus $29,306 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $25,970. About 7.9% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Occidental,_California&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The large number of craft breweries and wineries in the area have made Barley and Hops Tavern and Sonoma Fine Wine store in downtown Occidental local and tourist destinations.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The tool-belt manufacturing company Occidental Leather started in an Occidental barn and later moved to downtown Occidental.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Occidental_Arts_and_Ecology_Center" title="Occidental Arts and Ecology Center">Occidental Arts and Ecology Center</a> (OAEC) is a non-profit organization located near Occidental. Situated on an 80-acre ecological reserve near the Russian River, OAEC works with communities in the region to restore and build cultural and biological diversity. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Occidental,_California&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/California_State_Legislature" title="California State Legislature">state legislature</a>, Occidental is in the <a href="/wiki/California%27s_2nd_State_Senate_district" class="mw-redirect" title="California's 2nd State Senate district">2nd Senate District</a> and in the <a href="/wiki/California%27s_2nd_State_Assembly_district" title="California's 2nd State Assembly district">2nd Assembly District</a>. </p><p>Federally, Occidental is in <a href="/wiki/California%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="California's 2nd congressional district">California's 2nd congressional district</a>, represented by <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> <a href="/wiki/Jared_Huffman" title="Jared Huffman">Jared Huffman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Occidental,_California&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The school districts are <a href="/wiki/Harmony_Union_School_District" title="Harmony Union School District">Harmony Union School District</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Sonoma_County_Union_High_School_District&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="West Sonoma County Union High School District (page does not exist)">West Sonoma County Union High School District</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Occidental,_California&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Les_Claypool" title="Les Claypool">Les Claypool</a>, musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Gravenites" title="Nick Gravenites">Nick Gravenites</a>, musician<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Hart" title="Mickey Hart">Mickey Hart</a>, musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alicia_Bay_Laurel" title="Alicia Bay Laurel">Alicia Bay Laurel</a>, artist, author and musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terence_McKenna" title="Terence McKenna">Terence McKenna</a>, ethnobotanist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Nichols_(actor)" title="Robert Nichols (actor)">Robert Nichols</a>, actor<sup id="cite_ref-pd_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pd-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Max_Thieriot" title="Max Thieriot">Max Thieriot</a>, actor, grew up in Occidental<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitaro" class="mw-redirect" title="Kitaro">Kitaro</a>, musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Waits" title="Tom Waits">Tom Waits</a>, musician</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Occidental,_California&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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California">Forestville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fulton,_California" title="Fulton, California">Fulton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geyserville,_California" title="Geyserville, California">Geyserville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Ellen,_California" title="Glen Ellen, California">Glen Ellen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graton,_California" title="Graton, California">Graton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guerneville,_California" title="Guerneville, California">Guerneville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jenner,_California" title="Jenner, California">Jenner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenwood,_California" title="Kenwood, California">Kenwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larkfield-Wikiup,_California" title="Larkfield-Wikiup, California">Larkfield-Wikiup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monte_Rio,_California" title="Monte Rio, California">Monte Rio</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Occidental</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penngrove,_California" title="Penngrove, California">Penngrove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petaluma_Center,_California" title="Petaluma Center, California">Petaluma Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roseland,_California" title="Roseland, California">Roseland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salmon_Creek,_California" title="Salmon Creek, California">Salmon Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Ranch,_California" title="Sea Ranch, California">Sea Ranch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sereno_del_Mar,_California" title="Sereno del Mar, California">Sereno del Mar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonoma_State_University,_California_(CDP)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sonoma State University, California (CDP)">Sonoma State University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temelec,_California" title="Temelec, California">Temelec</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timber_Cove,_California" title="Timber Cove, California">Timber Cove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valley_Ford,_California" title="Valley Ford, California">Valley Ford</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th 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href="/wiki/Hacienda,_Sonoma_County,_California" title="Hacienda, Sonoma County, California">Hacienda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kellogg,_California" title="Kellogg, California">Kellogg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korbel,_Sonoma_County,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Korbel, Sonoma County, California">Korbel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeville,_California" title="Lakeville, California">Lakeville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lytton,_California" title="Lytton, California">Lytton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_West,_California" title="Mark West, California">Mark West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_West_Springs,_California" title="Mark West Springs, California">Mark West Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston,_California" title="Preston, California">Preston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rio_Nido,_California" title="Rio Nido, California">Rio Nido</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schellville,_California" title="Schellville, California">Schellville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stewarts_Point,_California" title="Stewarts Point, California">Stewarts Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Two_Rock,_California" title="Two Rock, California">Two Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venado,_California" title="Venado, California">Venado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Villa_Grande,_California" title="Villa Grande, California">Villa Grande</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vineburg,_California" title="Vineburg, California">Vineburg</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FCC200;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_reservation" title="Indian reservation">Indian reservations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dry_Creek_Rancheria" title="Dry Creek Rancheria">Dry Creek Rancheria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graton_Rancheria" title="Graton Rancheria">Graton Rancheria</a></li> <li><a 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style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3" style="background: #FCC200"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:SF_Bay_Area" title="Template:SF Bay Area"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:SF_Bay_Area" title="Template talk:SF Bay Area"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:SF_Bay_Area" title="Special:EditPage/Template:SF Bay Area"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="San_Francisco_Bay_Area134" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Area" title="San Francisco Bay Area">San Francisco Bay Area</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Bodies of<br />water</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bodega_Bay" title="Bodega Bay">Bodega Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carquinez_Strait" title="Carquinez Strait">Carquinez Strait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clifton_Court_Forebay" title="Clifton Court Forebay">Clifton Forebay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Gate" title="Golden Gate">Golden Gate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grizzly_Bay" title="Grizzly Bay">Grizzly Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guadalupe_River_(California)" title="Guadalupe River (California)">Guadalupe River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Half_Moon_Bay_(California)" title="Half Moon Bay (California)">Half Moon Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Berryessa" title="Lake Berryessa">Lake Berryessa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Napa_River" title="Napa River">Napa River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Estuary" title="Oakland Estuary">Oakland Estuary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petaluma_River" title="Petaluma River">Petaluma River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richardson_Bay" title="Richardson Bay">Richardson Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Inner_Harbor" title="Richmond Inner Harbor">Richmond Inner Harbor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_River_(California)" title="Russian River (California)">Russian River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_River" title="Sacramento River">Sacramento River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay" title="San Francisco Bay">San Francisco Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Leandro_Bay" title="San Leandro Bay">San Leandro Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Pablo_Bay" title="San Pablo Bay">San Pablo Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonoma_Creek" title="Sonoma Creek">Sonoma Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suisun_Bay" title="Suisun Bay">Suisun Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomales_Bay" title="Tomales Bay">Tomales Bay</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="6" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BayareaUSGS.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="San Francisco Bay Area"><img alt="San Francisco Bay Area" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/BayareaUSGS.jpg/100px-BayareaUSGS.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/BayareaUSGS.jpg/150px-BayareaUSGS.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/BayareaUSGS.jpg/200px-BayareaUSGS.jpg 2x" data-file-width="769" data-file-height="798" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Counties</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alameda_County,_California" title="Alameda County, California">Alameda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Contra_Costa_County,_California" title="Contra Costa County, California">Contra Costa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marin_County,_California" title="Marin County, California">Marin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Napa_County,_California" title="Napa County, California">Napa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Mateo_County,_California" title="San Mateo County, California">San Mateo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara_County,_California" title="Santa Clara County, California">Santa Clara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solano_County,_California" title="Solano County, California">Solano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonoma_County,_California" title="Sonoma County, California">Sonoma</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Cities<br />and<br />towns</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#ffe16d;width:1%">Major cities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Jose,_California" title="San Jose, California">San Jose</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#ffe16d;width:1%">100k–250k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antioch,_California" title="Antioch, California">Antioch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berkeley,_California" title="Berkeley, California">Berkeley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concord,_California" title="Concord, California">Concord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daly_City,_California" title="Daly City, California">Daly City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairfield,_California" title="Fairfield, California">Fairfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fremont,_California" title="Fremont, California">Fremont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hayward,_California" title="Hayward, California">Hayward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond,_California" title="Richmond, California">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Mateo,_California" title="San Mateo, California">San Mateo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara,_California" title="Santa Clara, California">Santa Clara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Rosa,_California" title="Santa Rosa, California">Santa Rosa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunnyvale,_California" title="Sunnyvale, California">Sunnyvale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vacaville,_California" title="Vacaville, California">Vacaville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vallejo,_California" title="Vallejo, California">Vallejo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#ffe16d;width:1%">50k–100k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alameda,_California" title="Alameda, California">Alameda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brentwood,_California" title="Brentwood, California">Brentwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cupertino,_California" title="Cupertino, California">Cupertino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dublin,_California" title="Dublin, California">Dublin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilroy,_California" title="Gilroy, California">Gilroy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Livermore,_California" title="Livermore, California">Livermore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milpitas,_California" title="Milpitas, California">Milpitas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_View,_California" title="Mountain View, California">Mountain View</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Napa,_California" title="Napa, California">Napa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Novato,_California" title="Novato, California">Novato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palo_Alto,_California" title="Palo Alto, California">Palo Alto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petaluma,_California" title="Petaluma, California">Petaluma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburg,_California" title="Pittsburg, California">Pittsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pleasanton,_California" title="Pleasanton, California">Pleasanton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redwood_City,_California" title="Redwood City, California">Redwood City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Leandro,_California" title="San Leandro, California">San Leandro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Rafael,_California" title="San Rafael, California">San Rafael</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Ramon,_California" title="San Ramon, California">San Ramon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_San_Francisco,_California" title="South San Francisco, California">South San Francisco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_City,_California" title="Union City, California">Union City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walnut_Creek,_California" title="Walnut Creek, California">Walnut Creek</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#ffe16d;width:1%">25k–50k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Belmont,_California" title="Belmont, California">Belmont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benicia,_California" title="Benicia, California">Benicia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burlingame,_California" title="Burlingame, California">Burlingame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Campbell,_California" title="Campbell, California">Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danville,_California" title="Danville, California">Danville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Palo_Alto,_California" title="East Palo Alto, California">East Palo Alto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Cerrito,_California" title="El Cerrito, California">El Cerrito</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foster_City,_California" title="Foster City, California">Foster City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hercules,_California" title="Hercules, California">Hercules</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lafayette,_California" title="Lafayette, California">Lafayette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Altos,_California" title="Los Altos, California">Los Altos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Gatos,_California" title="Los Gatos, California">Los Gatos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martinez,_California" title="Martinez, California">Martinez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menlo_Park,_California" title="Menlo Park, California">Menlo Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Hill,_California" title="Morgan Hill, California">Morgan Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newark,_California" title="Newark, California">Newark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakley,_California" title="Oakley, California">Oakley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacifica,_California" title="Pacifica, California">Pacifica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pleasant_Hill,_California" title="Pleasant Hill, California">Pleasant Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rohnert_Park,_California" title="Rohnert Park, California">Rohnert Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Bruno,_California" title="San Bruno, California">San Bruno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Carlos,_California" title="San Carlos, California">San Carlos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Pablo,_California" title="San Pablo, California">San Pablo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saratoga,_California" title="Saratoga, California">Saratoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suisun_City,_California" title="Suisun City, California">Suisun City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windsor,_California" title="Windsor, California">Windsor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#ffe16d;width:1%">10k–25k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albany,_California" title="Albany, California">Albany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Canyon,_California" title="American Canyon, California">American Canyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clayton,_California" title="Clayton, California">Clayton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corte_Madera,_California" title="Corte Madera, California">Corte Madera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dixon,_California" title="Dixon, California">Dixon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emeryville,_California" title="Emeryville, California">Emeryville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Half_Moon_Bay,_California" title="Half Moon Bay, California">Half Moon Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Healdsburg,_California" title="Healdsburg, California">Healdsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillsborough,_California" title="Hillsborough, California">Hillsborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larkspur,_California" title="Larkspur, California">Larkspur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mill_Valley,_California" title="Mill Valley, California">Mill Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millbrae,_California" title="Millbrae, California">Millbrae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moraga,_California" title="Moraga, California">Moraga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orinda,_California" title="Orinda, California">Orinda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piedmont,_California" title="Piedmont, California">Piedmont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pinole,_California" title="Pinole, California">Pinole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rio_Vista,_California" title="Rio Vista, California">Rio Vista</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Anselmo,_California" title="San Anselmo, California">San Anselmo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonoma,_California" title="Sonoma, 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href="/wiki/El_Sobrante,_Contra_Costa_County,_California" title="El Sobrante, Contra Costa County, California">El Sobrante</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairview,_California" title="Fairview, California">Fairview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Fair_Oaks,_California" title="North Fair Oaks, California">North Fair Oaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Lorenzo,_California" title="San Lorenzo, California">San Lorenzo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanford,_California" title="Stanford, California">Stanford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamalpais-Homestead_Valley,_California" title="Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, California">Tamalpais-Homestead Valley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Sub-regions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_Bay" title="East Bay">East Bay</a></li> <li><a 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Sulphur Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blucher_Creek" title="Blucher Creek">Blucher Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brush_Creek_(Sonoma_County,_California)" title="Brush Creek (Sonoma County, California)">Brush Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Copeland_Creek_(California)" title="Copeland Creek (California)">Copeland Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crane_Creek_(California)" title="Crane Creek (California)">Crane Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dry_Creek_(Sonoma_County,_California)" title="Dry Creek (Sonoma County, California)">Dry Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Bill_Creek" title="Dutch Bill Creek">Dutch Bill Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Five_Creek" title="Five Creek">Five Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foss_Creek" title="Foss Creek">Foss Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Valley_Creek" title="Green Valley Creek">Green Valley Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hinebaugh_Creek" title="Hinebaugh Creek">Hinebaugh Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laguna_de_Santa_Rosa" title="Laguna de Santa Rosa">Laguna de Santa Rosa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maacama_Creek" title="Maacama Creek">Maacama Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_West_Creek" title="Mark West Creek">Mark West Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matanzas_Creek" title="Matanzas Creek">Matanzas Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piner_Creek" title="Piner Creek">Piner Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Rosa_Creek" title="Santa Rosa Creek">Santa Rosa Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spring_Creek_(Sonoma_County,_California)" title="Spring Creek (Sonoma County, California)">Spring Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washoe_Creek" title="Washoe Creek">Washoe Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windsor_Creek" title="Windsor Creek">Windsor Creek</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Communities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Asti,_California" title="Asti, California">Asti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calpella,_California" title="Calpella, California">Calpella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Meeker,_California" title="Camp Meeker, California">Camp Meeker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cazadero,_California" title="Cazadero, California">Cazadero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cloverdale,_California" title="Cloverdale, California">Cloverdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cotati,_California" title="Cotati, California">Cotati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duncans_Mills,_California" title="Duncans Mills, California">Duncans Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forestville,_California" title="Forestville, California">Forestville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fulton,_California" title="Fulton, California">Fulton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geyserville,_California" title="Geyserville, California">Geyserville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graton,_California" title="Graton, California">Graton</a></li> 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