Geyserville, California

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Geyserville
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Geyserville, California
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Geyserville
Location within the state of California
Coordinates: 38°42′28″N122°54′9″W / 38.70778°N 122.90250°W / 38.70778; -122.90250
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of California.svg  California
County Sonoma
Area
[1]
 • Total
4.514 sq mi (11.690 km2)
 • Land4.514 sq mi (11.690 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
[2]
213 ft (65 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
861
 • Density190/sq mi (74/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
95441
Area code 707
FIPS code 06-29420
GNIS feature ID224138

Geyserville (formerly Clairville) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma County, California, United States. Located in the Wine Country, Geyserville has a small selection of restaurants, bed and breakfasts, and wineries. Geyserville is located on California State Route 128, close to US Route 101. The population was 861 at the 2020 census. [3]

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History

Depot in Clairville (now Geyserville), 1885 Railroad depot in Clairville (now Geyserville), California (1885).jpg
Depot in Clairville (now Geyserville), 1885
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Mural of Geyserville

Geyserville, located on the Rancho Tzabaco Mexican land grant, owes its foundation to the discovery in 1847 of a series of hot springs, fumaroles, and steam vents in a gorge in the mountains of Sonoma County, California, between Calistoga and Cloverdale. This complex, which became known as The Geysers, soon became a tourist attraction, and a settlement grew up to provide accommodation and serve as a gateway to The Geysers. It was initially known as Clairville but subsequently renamed Geyserville. After the San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad was extended to Cloverdale in the 1870s, its trains stopped in Geyserville. [4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 4.5 square miles (11.7 km2), all of it land. [1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1990 628—
2010 862—
2020 861−0.1%
2024 (est.)1,00316.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

The 2020 United States census reported that Geyserville had a population of 861. The population density was 190.7 inhabitants per square mile (73.6/km2). The racial makeup of Geyserville was 471 (54.7%) White, 4 (0.5%) African American, 26 (3.0%) Native American, 18 (2.1%) Asian, 2 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 191 (22.2%) from other races, and 149 (17.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 342 persons (39.7%). [6]

The whole population lived in households. There were 302 households, out of which 68 (22.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 156 (51.7%) were married-couple households, 15 (5.0%) were cohabiting couple households, 63 (20.9%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 68 (22.5%) had a male householder with no partner present. 81 households (26.8%) were one person, and 48 (15.9%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.85. [6] There were 195 families (64.6% of all households). [7]

The age distribution was 164 people (19.0%) under the age of 18, 55 people (6.4%) aged 18 to 24, 197 people (22.9%) aged 25 to 44, 248 people (28.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 197 people (22.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.5 males. [6]

There were 339 housing units at an average density of 75.1 units per square mile (29.0 units/km2), of which 302 (89.1%) were occupied. Of these, 219 (72.5%) were owner-occupied, and 83 (27.5%) were occupied by renters. [6]

Transportation

Geyserville Avenue carries the designation of California State Route 128 until it routes along U.S. Route 101 to the north. The Northwestern Pacific right-of-way is expected to be reactivated for Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit service when the line is rebuilt to Cloverdale, but Geyserville is not planned to receive a stop.

Education

The school district is Geyserville Unified School District. [8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Geyserville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. 1 2 "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ Draper, Prudence and Lloyd (2004). Images of America: Cotati. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   0-7385-2873-0.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Geyserville CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Geyserville CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  8. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sonoma County, CA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved December 7, 2024. - Text list
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