Calpella | |
|---|---|
 Downtown Calpella in 2021 | |
 Location in Mendocino County and California | |
  Calpella  Calpella | |
| Coordinates: 39°14′01″N 123°12′14″W / 39.23361°N 123.20389°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Mendocino |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.57 sq mi (6.7 km2) |
| • Land | 2.55 sq mi (6.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 0.93% |
| Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 799 |
| • Density | 313.58/sq mi (121.07/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 95418 |
| Area code | 707 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1658196;[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]
- ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calpella
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Calpella CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calpella Census Designated Place
- ^ Online Archive of California - The ethno-geography of the Pomo and neighboring Indians
- ^ Anderson Valley Advertiser - Mendo’s Native Place Names
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.