Glenn County, California: Difference between revisions

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| name = Glenn County, California

| official_name = County of Glenn

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| settlement_type = [[County (United States)|County]]

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| photo2a | photo2a = Willows, California.jpg{{!}}

| photo2b | photo2b = Gianella Bridge, Spanning Sacramento River at State Highway 32, Hamilton City vicinity (Glenn County, California).jpg{{!}}

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| foot_montage | foot_montage = Images, from top down, left to right: A view from [[Interstate 5 in California|Interstate 5]] in Glenn County, a scene in [[Willows, California|Willows]], [[Gianella Bridge]]

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| map_caption = Interactive map of Glenn County

| image_map1 = Map of California highlighting Glenn County.svg

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| map_caption1 = Location in the state of [[California]]

| named_for = [[Hugh J. Glenn]]

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = United States

| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]

| subdivision_name1 = [[California]]

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = [[Sacramento Valley]]

| seat_type = [[County seat]]

| seat = [[Willows, California|Willows]]

| parts_type = Largest city

| parts = [[Orland, California|Orland]]

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| area_total_sq_mi = 1327

| area_land_sq_mi = 1314

| area_water_sq_mi = 13

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| government_type = [[Council–manager government|Council–CAO]]

| leader_title = Chair

| leader_name = Grant Carmon

| leader_title1 = Vice Chair

| leader_name1 = Jim Yoder

| leader_title2 = Board of Supervisors<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.countyofglenn.net/dept/board-supervisors/welcome | title=Board of Supervisors &#124; County of Glenn }}</ref>

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| 5 = ''Vacant''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Supervisors {{!}} County of Glenn |url=https://www.countyofglenn.net/ |access-date=2022-06-June 28, 2022 |website=County of Glenn {{!}} California |language=en |archive-date=March 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307022754/https://www.countyofglenn.net/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

| leader_title4 = County Administrative Officer

| leader_name4 = Scott De Moss

| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 28917

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| population_density_sq_mi = auto

| established_title = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]

| established_date = 1891

| timezone = [[Pacific Standard Time]]

| utc_offset = &minus;8

| timezone_DST = [[Pacific Daylight Time]]

| utc_offset_DST = &minus;7

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| area_code = [[Area code 530|530]]

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| footnotesblank_info_sec2 = [[California's 1st congressional = district|1st]]

'''Glenn County''' is a [[county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[California]]. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the population was 28,917.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Glenn County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US06021|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 30, 2022|archive-date=February 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212234316/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US06021|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Willows, California|Willows]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> It is located in the [[Sacramento Valley]], in the northern part of the [[California Central Valley]]. The Grindstone Rancheria, reservation of the [[Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians]], is located in Glenn County.

Glenn County split from [[Colusa County, California|ColusiColusa County]] in 1891, from parts of [[Colusa County]]. It was named for Dr. [[Hugh J. Glenn]], who purchased {{convert|8000|acre|km2|1}} in the northestnortheast end of [[Rancho Jacinto]] in 1867. He became the largest [[wheat]] farmer in the state during his lifetime and a man of great prominence in political and commercial life in California.<ref>{{cite web |title=County of Glenn Residents |publisher=County of Glenn |url=http://www.countyofglenn.net/residents/ |access-date=September 10, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n137 138]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Street|first=Richard S. |url=https://wwwbooks.google.com/books/edition/Beasts_of_the_Field/DxOHu1EP36cC?hlid=en&gbpv=1DxOHu1EP36cC&bsqq=Glenn|title=Beasts of the Field: A Narrative History of California Farm Workers, 1769–1913|work=Stanford University Press|place=|date=2004|pages=219–221|publisher=Stanford University Press |isbn=9780804738804 |access-date=November 6, 2021-11-06}}</ref><ref name="Willows">{{cite web |url=https://www.cityofwillows.org/assets/resources/Museum_Flier_2015.pdf |title=Willows Museum |work= www.cityofwillows.org |place= Willows, California |date=|page=|access-date=November 6, 2021-11-06}}</ref>

*Peter Herman Clark (1 Mar 1, 1891- 7November Nov7, 1894)

*William H. Sale (Nov 7 Nov, 1894- November 7 Nov, 1900)

*Jack A. Bailey (Nov 7 Nov, 1900- November 7 Nov, 1918)

*Newt Collins (Nov 7 Nov, 1918- November 7 Nov, 1922)

*Roy D. Heard (Nov 7 Nov, 1922- November 7 Nov, 1934)

*Lawrence Atherton Braden (Nov 7 Nov, 1934- November 7 Nov, 1940)

*Roy D. Heard (Nov 7 Nov, 1940- November 7 Nov, 1946)

*Hal Singleton (7 Nov 7, 1946- 27December Dec27, 1951)- Killed in Car Crash

*Ben Karanig (27 Dec 27, 1951- 7November Nov7, 1980)

*Roger Roberts (Nov 7 Nov, 1980- November 7 Nov, 1982)

*Richard "Rick" Weaver (Nov 7 Nov, 1982- November 7 Nov, 1984)

*Louis K. Donnelley (Nov 7 Nov, 1984- November 7 Nov, 1998)

*Robert "Bob" Shadley (7 Nov 7, 1998- 15March Mar15, 2005) - Resigned

*Larry Jones (15 Mar 15, 2005- 7November Nov7, 2014)

* Richard L. Warren Jr. (7 Nov 7, 2014- )

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1327|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1314|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|13|sqmi}} (1.0%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 26, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|archive-date=September 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925144550/http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_06.txt|url-status=live}}</ref>

| 1900 = 5150

| 1910 = 7172

| 1920 = 11853

| 1930 = 10935

| 1940 = 12195

| 1950 = 15448

| 1960 = 17245

| 1970 = 17521

| 1980 = 21350

| 1990 = 24798

| 2000 = 26453

| 2010 = 28122

| 2020 = 28917

|estyear=2023

|estimate=28129

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| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022|archive-date=July 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719124258/https://www.census.gov//prod/www/decennial.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 26, 2015|dfarchive-date=July 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701194652/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|url-status=mdylive}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=September 26, 2015|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=live}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ca190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=September 26, 2015|archive-date=July 29, 1997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970729060307/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ca190090.txt|url-status=live}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=September 26, 2015|archive-date=December 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218203824/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>

!Pop 20102000<ref name=2010CensusP22000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P2P004: HISPANICHispanic ORor LATINOLatino, ANDand NOTNot HISPANICHispanic ORor LATINOLatino BYby RACERace -– 20102000: DEC RedistrictingSummary DataFile (PL1 94-171) -– Glenn County, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US06021&tid=DECENNIALPL2010DECENNIALSF12000.P2P004|websitepublisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>

!Pop 20202010<ref name=2020CensusP22010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANICHispanic ORor LATINOLatino, ANDand NOTNot HISPANICHispanic ORor LATINOLatino BYby RACERace -– 20202010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) -– Glenn County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US06021&tid=DECENNIALPL2020DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=February 12, 2022|archive-date=February 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212234538/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US06021&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|url-status=live}}</ref>

!{{partial|% 2020}}

|3922

|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)

|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/ or Multi-Racial]] (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''28,917'''

! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;Hispanic or Latino (of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |date=July 9, 2021 }} . Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>

! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |date=July 9, 2021 }} . Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>

! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |date=July 9, 2021 }} . Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>

! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |date=July 9, 2021 }} . Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>

! Type<ref name="US-CB">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |date=July 9, 2021 }} . Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>

! Population<ref name="US-CB-B01003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B01003. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |date=July 9, 2021 }} . Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/ |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website |dfarchive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=mdylive }}</ref> of 2000, there were 26,453 people, 9,172 households, and 6,732 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|20 people per square mile (8|/km<sup>2<mi2|/sup>)km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 9,982 housing units at an average density of {{convert|8 per square|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;mile (3/km²)|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 71.8% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.6% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 2.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 3.4% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 18.2% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.9% from two or more races. 29.6% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 10.8% were of [[German people|German]], 9.4% [[United States|American]], 6.2% [[English people|English]] and 5.9% [[Irish people|Irish]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. 69.5% spoke [[English language|English]], 27.0% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and 2.1% [[Hmong language|Hmong]] as their first language.

There were 9,172 households, out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 30.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,107, and the median income for a family was $37,023. Males had a median income of $29,480 versus $21,766 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $14,069. About 12.5% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.3% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |date=July 9, 2021 }} . Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>

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! data-sort-type="number" | Population<ref name="FBI-UCR-T8">United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. [https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2012/crime-in-the-u.s.-2012/tables/8tabledatadecpdf/table-8-state-cuts/table_8_offenses_known_to_law_enforcement_by_california_by_city_2012.xls Crime in the United States, 2012, Table 8 (California)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628123757/https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2012/crime-in-the-u.s.-2012/tables/8tabledatadecpdf/table-8-state-cuts/table_8_offenses_known_to_law_enforcement_by_california_by_city_2012.xls |date=June 28, 2016 }}. Retrieved November 14, 2013.</ref>

[[Glenn Ride]] runs buses from Willows to Hamilton City, and on into [[Chico, California|Chico]] ([[Butte County, California|Butte County]]). The nearest [[Amtrak]] station is in [[Chico_station|Chico]].

[[California Northern Railroad]] shortline serves Willows. The main line runs north to Tehama and south to Davis, where the railroad interchanges with the Union Pacific Railroad. Prior to the line being leased to the California Northern, the route was operated by Southern Pacific and was known as the West Side Line. The railroad first reached Willows on December 28, 1879, from Davis. In 1882 the extension from Willows to Tehama was completed. In 1884 the [[West Side and Mendocino Railroad]] constructed a line east from Willows to Fruto.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}}

The population ranking of the following table is based on the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] of Glenn County.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.2010.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |title=2010 U.S. Census website |access-date=February 10, 2013 |dfarchive-date=mdyMay 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522200920/https://census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.2010.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

|'''[[Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians|Grindstone Rancheria]]'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=1395|title=US Census Bureau 2010 Census Interactive Population Map|first=Website Services & Coordination|last=Staff|website=www.census.gov|access-date=March 18, 2018|archive-date=January 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117010405/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=1395|url-status=live}}</ref>

*[[wikispothttps://localwiki.org/chico:Hiking and/Hiking_and_Backpacking Backpacking|Hiking trails in Glenn County]]