Cleone, California

Cleone (formerly Kanuck)^[5] is a census-designated place^[6] in Mendocino County, California, United States.^[2] It is located 3.25 miles (5.2 km) north-northeast of Fort Bragg^[5] on California State Highway 1, at an elevation of 79 feet (24 m).^[2] It most likely takes its name from Kelio, a division or village of the Pomo people.^[7] The population was 622 at the 2020 census.^[3]

Cleone
Census-designated place
Along State Highway 1 in Cleone
Location in Mendocino County and California
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Coordinates: 39°29′24″N 123°47′08″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Mendocino
Area [1]
• Total	1.62 sq mi (4.2 km2)
• Land	1.59 sq mi (4.1 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  1.50%
Elevation [2]	79 ft (24 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	622
• Density	390.46/sq mi (150.76/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code	95437 (Fort Bragg)
Area code	707
GNIS feature IDs	1655905;[2] 2628718[4]

The Kanuck post office opened in 1883, changed its name to Cleone in 1883, and closed in 1908.^[5] In 1883, a sawmill was constructed about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of the village of Cleone.^[8] Wood products were shipped from a wharf at the place.^[5] Railroad cars ran down the hill to the chute by gravity and were returned by horses.^[8]

The main entrance to MacKerricher State Park is in Cleone.

Cleone grocery store

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km²), or 1.50%, are water.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	618		—
2020	622		0.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

The 2020 United States census reported that Cleone had a population of 622. The population density was 390.5 inhabitants per square mile (150.8/km²). The racial makeup of Cleone was 425 (68.3%) White, 1 (0.2%) African American, 15 (2.4%) Native American, 3 (0.5%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 87 (14.0%) from other races, and 91 (14.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 182 persons (29.3%).^[10]

The whole population lived in households. There were 273 households, out of which 48 (17.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 142 (52.0%) were married-couple households, 13 (4.8%) were cohabiting couple households, 65 (23.8%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 53 (19.4%) had a male householder with no partner present. 85 households (31.1%) were one person, and 54 (19.8%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.28.^[10] There were 173 families (63.4% of all households).^[11]

The age distribution was 123 people (19.8%) under the age of 18, 34 people (5.5%) aged 18 to 24, 137 people (22.0%) aged 25 to 44, 152 people (24.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 176 people (28.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males.^[10]

There were 337 housing units at an average density of 211.6 units per square mile (81.7 units/km²), of which 273 (81.0%) were occupied. Of these, 207 (75.8%) were owner-occupied, and 66 (24.2%) were occupied by renters.^[10]

Politics

In the state legislature, Cleone is in the 2nd senatorial district, represented by Democrat Mike McGuire,^[12] and the 2nd Assembly district, represented by Democrat Chris Rogers.^[13]

Federally, Cleone is in California's 2nd congressional district, represented by Democrat Jared Huffman.^[14]

Education

Cleone is in the Fort Bragg Unified School District.^[15] The comprehensive high school is Fort Bragg High School.