Albion, California

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Navarro Point Preserve off CA-1 near Albion[1]

Albion is a census-designated place[2] in Mendocino County, California, United States.[3] It is located Script error: No such module "convert". south of Fort Bragg,[4] at an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert"..[3] Albion had a population of 153 at the 2020 census.[5]

Toponym

Albion was named in 1844, as a reference to when Sir Francis Drake landed on the northern California coast and called it "New Albion". Albion was an ancient name for Britain, from the Latin word albus, meaning "white", a reference to the White Cliffs of Dover.[6]

Geography

Albion lies directly on California's State Route 1 (Shoreline Highway) north of Elk and south of Mendocino and Little River. It lies just north of the intersection of State Route 1 with State Route 128. Albion Ridge Road leads east from the town center. The side roads on Albion Ridge Road are labeled from B through Q.

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Shot of Albion Head and Albion Bridge from the ocean

The nearest beaches include Navarro Beach to the south and Handley Beach at the head of Albion Ridge Road.

Vegetation includes coastal headlands, with California redwood forests and pygmy forests nearby.

Albion has two bridges, one spanning the Albion River and the other Little Salmon Creek. The Albion River Bridge, built in 1944 when steel and concrete were in short supply, remains as the last wooden bridge still in use on State Route 1.

The ZIP Code is 95410. The community is inside area code 707.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert"., or 2.0%, are water.[7]

Schools

The town belongs to the Mendocino Unified School District,[8] and children attend Albion Elementary School or Mendocino K-8 School until third grade, then Mendocino K-8 School and Mendocino High School.[9]

The Albion Biological Field Station, a facility of Pacific Union College (a private Seventh-day Adventist college) is located in Albion, on the south bank of the Albion River; it offers college biology courses to Pacific Union students as well as shorter courses for elementary and high school students and seniors.[10]

Demographics

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Historical population
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The 2020 United States census reported that Albion had a population of 153. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of Albion was 92.8% White, 0.0% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 1.3% Pacific Islander, 1.3% from other races, and 3.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.9% of the population.

The census reported that 94.1% of the population lived in households, 5.9% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and none were institutionalized.

There were 74 households, out of which 20.3% included children under the age of 18, 44.6% were married-couple households, 16.2% were cohabiting couple households, 17.6% had a female householder with no partner present, and 21.6% had a male householder with no partner present. 27.0% of households were one person, and 13.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.95. There were 46 families (62.2% of all households).

The age distribution was 6.5% under the age of 18, 9.8% aged 18 to 24, 14.4% aged 25 to 44, 26.1% aged 45 to 64, and 43.1% who were 65Script error: No such module "String".years of age or older. The median age was 60.3Script error: No such module "String".years. There were 80 males and 73 females.

There were 111 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which 74 (66.7%) were occupied. Of these, 71.6% were owner-occupied, and 28.4% were occupied by renters.[27][28]

Politics

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See also

References

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