Anchor Bay, California

Anchor Bay (formerly Anchor Bay Settlement) is a census-designated place^[4] in Mendocino County, California.^[2] It is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northwest of Gualala,^[5] at an elevation of 105 feet (32 m).^[2] The population was 473 at the 2020 census.

Anchor Bay
census-designated place
Anchor Bay in April 2023.
Location of Anchor Bay in Mendocino County, California
Anchor Bay Location in California
Coordinates: 38°48′10″N 123°34′40″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Mendocino
Area [1]
• Total	3.51 sq mi (9.10 km2)
• Land	3.51 sq mi (9.10 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation [2]	105 ft (32 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	473
• Density	134.64/sq mi (51.99/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	95445[3]
Area code	707
GNIS feature IDs	1657928; 2628706
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Anchor Bay, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Anchor Bay, California

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km²), all of it land.

Climate

The climate of Anchor Bay is Mediterranean, characterized by warm, dry summers, at times exceeding 78 °F or 25.6 °C, and mild, rainy winters, with lows at night falling below freezing at times.

Climate data for Anchor Bay, California
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	58 (14)	59 (15)	60 (16)	61 (16)	63 (17)	65 (18)	67 (19)	68 (20)	69 (21)	67 (19)	62 (17)	58 (14)	63 (17)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	40 (4)	43 (6)	43 (6)	43 (6)	47 (8)	49 (9)	51 (11)	51 (11)	50 (10)	46 (8)	42 (6)	40 (4)	45 (7)
Average rainfall inches (mm)	7.2 (180)	6.1 (150)	5.6 (140)	3.0 (76)	0.6 (15)	0.2 (5.1)	0.2 (5.1)	0.5 (13)	0.9 (23)	2.5 (64)	6.0 (150)	7.4 (190)	40.2 (1,011.2)
Average rainy days	10	9	10	6	2	1	0	1	2	5	8	10	64
Source: [6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	340		—
2020	473		39.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1850–1870[8][9] 1880-1890[10] 1900[11] 1910[12] 1920[13] 1930[14] 1940[15] 1950[16] 1960[17] 1970[18] 1980[19] 1990[20] 2000[21] 2010[22]

The 2020 United States census reported that Anchor Bay had a population of 473. The population density was 134.6 inhabitants per square mile (52.0/km²). The racial makeup of Anchor Bay was 83.5% White, 0.0% African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 5.1% from other races, and 9.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.6% of the population.

The whole population lived in households.

There were 246 households, out of which 7.7% included children under the age of 18, 42.3% were married-couple households, 8.1% were cohabiting couple households, 28.5% had a female householder with no partner present, and 21.1% had a male householder with no partner present. 39.4% of households were one person, and 22.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.92. There were 129 families (52.4% of all households).

The age distribution was 7.8% under the age of 18, 4.0% aged 18 to 24, 17.3% aged 25 to 44, 38.1% aged 45 to 64, and 32.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 60.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.2 males.

There were 372 housing units at an average density of 105.9 units per square mile (40.9 units/km²), of which 246 (66.1%) were occupied. Of these, 80.1% were owner-occupied, and 19.9% were occupied by renters.^[23][24]

Politics

In the state legislature, Anchor Bay is in the 2nd senatorial district, represented by Democrat Mike McGuire,^[25] and the 2nd Assembly district, represented by Democrat Chris Rogers.^[26]

Federally, Anchor Bay is in California's 2nd congressional district, represented by Democrat Jared Huffman.^[27]

Personalities