Calpella, California

Calpella
Downtown Calpella in 2021
Downtown Calpella in 2021
Location in Mendocino County and California
Location in Mendocino County and California
Calpella is located in California
Calpella
Calpella
Calpella is located in the United States
Calpella
Calpella
Coordinates: 39°14′01″N 123°12′14″W / 39.23361°N 123.20389°W / 39.23361; -123.20389
Country United States
State California
CountyMendocino
Area
 • Total2.57 sq mi (6.7 km2)
 • Land2.55 sq mi (6.6 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.93%
Elevation682 ft (208 m)
Population
 • Total799
 • Density313.58/sq mi (121.07/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code
95418
Area code707
GNIS feature IDs1658196;[2] 2628714[4]

Calpella (Pomo: Kalpela, meaning "Mussel bearer")[5][6] is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mendocino County, California, United States.[2][4] It is located on the Russian River, 6 miles (10 km) north of Ukiah.[7] It is situated within the Ukiah Valley, at the intersection of U.S. Route 101 and State Route 20. The population was 799 at the 2020 census,[3] up from 679 in 2010. The small town is the site of the Mendocino Redwood Company mill and offices, which controls ten percent of the private land in the county.[8]

  1. ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calpella
  3. ^ a b "P1. Race – Calpella CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calpella Census Designated Place
  5. ^ Online Archive of California - The ethno-geography of the Pomo and neighboring Indians
  6. ^ Anderson Valley Advertiser - Mendo’s Native Place Names
  7. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  8. ^ Forest Management and Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report for the: Mendocino Redwood Company: Public Summary and Background Information General Information, Environmental Context Archived 2008-11-22 at the Wayback Machine, URL retrieved July 24, 2008.

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