Timber Cove, California

Timber Cove is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma County, California.^[2] Timber Cove sits at an elevation of 554 feet (169 m).^[2] The 2020 United States census reported Timber Cove's population was 171.^[3]

Timber Cove
census-designated place
Location in Sonoma County and the state of California
Timber Cove Location in the United States
Coordinates: 38°31′44″N 123°15′55″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Sonoma
Area [1]
• Total	5.652 sq mi (14.637 km2)
• Land	5.652 sq mi (14.637 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation [2]	554 ft (169 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	171
• Density	30/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zone	UTC-08:00 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-07:00 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	2583163
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Timber Cove, California

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 5.7 square miles (14.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

The 2020 United States census reported that Timber Cove had a population of 171. The population density was 30.3 inhabitants per square mile (11.7/km²). The racial makeup of Timber Cove was 120 (70.2%) White, 1 (0.6%) African American, 5 (2.9%) Native American, 2 (1.2%) Asian, 2 (1.2%) Pacific Islander, 17 (9.9%) from other races, and 24 (14.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30 persons (17.5%).^[4]

The whole population lived in households. There were 86 households, out of which 12 (14.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 33 (38.4%) were married-couple households, 6 (7.0%) were cohabiting couple households, 18 (20.9%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 29 (33.7%) had a male householder with no partner present. 34 households (39.5%) were one person, and 19 (22.1%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.99.^[4] There were 42 families (48.8% of all households).^[5]

The age distribution was 18 people (10.5%) under the age of 18, 15 people (8.8%) aged 18 to 24, 36 people (21.1%) aged 25 to 44, 40 people (23.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 62 people (36.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56.1 years. There were 83 males and 88 females.^[4]

There were 169 housing units at an average density of 29.9 units per square mile (11.5 units/km²), of which 86 (50.9%) were occupied. Of these, 66 (76.7%) were owner-occupied, and 20 (23.3%) were occupied by renters.^[4]

Modern history

Timber Cove was first settled by non-indigenous people in about 1856. It was one of many "dog hole ports" on California's "Redwood Coast," where lumber was sent down from the top of a bluff via a chute to load schooners anchored in a small harbor. The town was heavily engaged in the lumber industry from that time until about 1925 when ranching and dairy farming became the major local industry.^[6][7]

Notable sight

A 93-foot statue by San Francisco-based Italian-American sculptor Beniamino Bufano, alternatively known as Bufano's Peace Obelisk, Madonna of Peace, or The Expanding Universe, stands on a bluff overlooking the Pacific, within the grounds of the Timber Cove Resort. The statue later became the focal point of a tiny state park that extends in a 60-foot radius from it. It was built between 1962 and 1970.^[8][9]

Education

The school districts are Fort Ross Elementary School District and West Sonoma County Union High School District.^[10]