Fulton, California

Fulton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma County, California, United States. Fulton is just to the north of the city limits of Santa Rosa, and 7 miles (11 km) north-northeast of Sebastopol. Fulton has a post office, established in 1871 and assigned ZIP code 95439.^[3] The community is named after Thomas and James Fulton, who founded the community.^[4] The population as of the 2020 U.S. Census was 551. There are a set of railway lines which go through the town boundaries; these lines are used by Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit (or the SMART Train). Fulton was once home to a chicken processing plant that was in operation from the 1960s until its closure in 2010.

Fulton
census-designated place
Fulton, California
Location of Fulton in Sonoma County, California
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Coordinates: 38°29′47″N 122°46′12″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Sonoma
Area [1]
• Total	1.949 sq mi (5.047 km2)
• Land	1.949 sq mi (5.047 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	135 ft (41 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	551
• Density	280/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	95439
Area code	707
GNIS feature ID	1658593[2]

History

Fulton, 1906

The community is named after Thomas and James Fulton, who founded the community.^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km²), all of it land.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Fulton has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	541		—
2020	551		1.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

The 2020 United States census reported that Fulton had a population of 551. The population density was 282.7 inhabitants per square mile (109.2/km²). The racial makeup of Fulton was 297 (53.9%) White, 4 (0.7%) African American, 5 (0.9%) Native American, 7 (1.3%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 139 (25.2%) from other races, and 99 (18.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 241 persons (43.7%).^[7]

The census reported that 99.6% of the population lived in households, 0.4% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.^[7]

There were 200 households, out of which 50 (25.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 90 (45.0%) were married-couple households, 13 (6.5%) were cohabiting couple households, 46 (23.0%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 51 (25.5%) had a male householder with no partner present. 67 households (33.5%) were one person, and 35 (17.5%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.75.^[7] There were 119 families (59.5% of all households).^[8]

The age distribution was 102 people (18.5%) under the age of 18, 51 people (9.3%) aged 18 to 24, 122 people (22.1%) aged 25 to 44, 176 people (31.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 100 people (18.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.7 males.^[7]

There were 209 housing units at an average density of 107.2 units per square mile (41.4 units/km²), of which 200 (95.7%) were occupied. Of these, 146 (73.0%) were owner-occupied, and 54 (27.0%) were occupied by renters.^[7]

Education

The school districts are Mark West Union Elementary School District and Santa Rosa High School District.^[9]