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26-553: It is named after William Anderson, an early European settler to the area. The name "Anderson Valley" applies to a region stretching from Boonville (located on Anderson Creek) and Philo (located on Indian Creek) to Navarro (located on Soda Creek). Rancheria, Anderson, Indian and Soda creeks are tributaries to the Navarro River , which flows north and west through the coastal range to the Pacific Ocean ; Dry Creek flows south into

52-505: A minor fault runs along the Valley floor. The climate is tempered by cool marine air. Steep hills and mountains surround rolling to nearly level alluvial terraces. The dominant natural vegetation is a mixed forest of Coast Redwood , various native oak varieties, and Douglas fir . Elevation ranges from sea level to 2,500 feet (760 m). The average annual precipitation ranges 35 to 80 inches (890 to 2,030 mm). The average annual temperature

78-465: A store in town and gave the place its current name. The first post office opened in 1875, having been transferred from Anderson. Boonville is in southern Mendocino County, in the Anderson Valley , 115 miles (185 km) north of San Francisco . State Route 128 passes through the town, leading southeast 28 miles (45 km) to U.S. Route 101 at Cloverdale and northwest the same distance to

104-525: A variety of skilled crafts people. As in similar pastoral regions dependent upon a low-paid work force in the farm, hospitality and service sectors, degraded tenant housing is available for local employees, while upscale real estate inventory is generally priced beyond the typical household budget of resident unskilled laborers. 39°04′N 123°26′W  /  39.06°N 123.43°W  / 39.06; -123.43 Boonville, California Boonville (formerly The Corners and Kendall's City )

130-673: Is a National Public Radio member station in Philo, California . The studios are located at 9300 Highway 128 in Philo, CA, and the transmitter is located on Cold Springs Mountain (near Philo, CA) in the State of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) radio facility. It maintains a satellite station KZYZ 91.5 FM in Willits , and Ukiah , and translator K201HR 88.1 FM in Fort Bragg . KZYX

156-522: Is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mendocino County , California , United States. It is located 12.5 miles (20 km) southwest of Ukiah , at an elevation of 381 feet (116 m). The population was 1,018 at the 2020 census. Boonville was founded by John Bregartes in 1862. It was originally called "The Corners". Bregartes built a hotel there, and in 1864 Alonzo Kendall built another. The town became known as "Kendall's City". W.W. Boone bought

182-421: Is about 53 °F (12 °C), and the average frost-free season ranges from 220 to 365 days. Towards the coast the summers are cool and moist with frequent fog, while the interior Anderson Valley proper features a warm to hot summer climate similar to nearby interior regions, with daytime highs occasionally in excess of 100 °F (38 °C). Early Native inhabitants of Anderson Valley were speakers of two of

208-528: Is mentioned in Sourdough (2017) by Robin Sloan . Some commentators believe Boonville may be the setting for the novel Vineland (1990) by Thomas Pynchon . The town is known to Unificationists as the site of the successful but ill-fated Creative Community Project . The ZIP Code is 95415. The community is inside area code 707 . The 2008 American science fiction action horror thriller film Pig Hunt

234-530: Is set and shot in Boonville. The 2016 Western film Boonville Redemption is set in Boonville in 1906. Boonville is home of the Boonville stomp, a dance invented by a forestry worker named Maudie in the early 1900s. Les Claypool has a song called "Boonville Stomp" on his album Of Fungi and Foe which was also featured in the film Pig Hunt and includes a shout-out to the film's producer and writer Robert Mailer Anderson . KZYX KZYX (90.7 FM),

260-704: The Köppen Climate Classification system, Boonville has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate , abbreviated Csb on climate maps. The 2010 United States Census reported that Boonville had a population of 1,035. The population density was 186.7 inhabitants per square mile (72.1/km ). The racial makeup of Boonville was 630 (60.9%) White , 9 (0.9%) African American , 18 (1.7%) Native American , 7 (0.7%) Asian , 2 (0.2%) Pacific Islander , 340 (32.9%) from other races , and 29 (2.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 520 persons (50.2%). The Census reported that 1,029 people (99.4% of

286-729: The Pacific Ocean near Albion . State Route 253 leads east from Boonville 17 miles (27 km) to Route 101 near Ukiah . According to the United States Census Bureau , the Boonville CDP covers an area of 5.5 square miles (14 km ), all of it land. The town is drained by Anderson Creek, a northwest-flowing tributary of the Navarro River , which leads to the Pacific Ocean near Albion. The region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to

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312-705: The Russian River watershed in Sonoma County . The main stem of the Navarro River begins less than a mile south of Philo at the confluence of Anderson Creek and Rancheria Creek. The mouth of the Navarro is 10 miles (16 km) south of Mendocino, California . Encompassing 315 square miles (820 km), the Navarro River watershed is the largest coastal basin in Mendocino County. The area is not seismically active, though

338-505: The state legislature , Boonville is in the 2nd Senate District , represented by Democrat Mike McGuire , and the 2nd Assembly District , represented by Democrat Jim Wood . Federally, Boonville is in California's 2nd congressional district , represented by Democrat Jared Huffman . Boonville is best known as the source of the Boontling folk language . Bottles from

364-400: The 1970s. By the 1980s the timber industry was reduced to two small specialty mills (lath and decorative fencing), the sheep industry to four working ranches of modest size, and the apple industry to a small fraction of its former planted area. In 1989 Sean Donovan of Boonville established KZYX , a community-based non-commercial, National Public Radio affiliated station. A wine boom began in

390-682: The 1980s, leading to the eventual establishment of the Anderson Valley AVA , specializing in Alsatian varietals, pinot noir and sparkling wine. The wine industry is currently the dominant contributor to the Anderson Valley economy, and major producers include Lazy Creek Vineyards and Roederer Estate . The major annual wine events are the Pinot Noir Festival held on the third weekend in May and

416-605: The International Alsace Varietals Festival in late February. In addition to wine, there is a successful microbrewery , the Anderson Valley Brewing Company , on the outskirts of Boonville. Like much of Mendocino County, the hospitality industry is a natural adjunct to boutique alcohol production. Fine restaurants and quality lodging are in good supply. The pleasant natural environment and rural lifestyle attracts artists, writers, musicians and

442-556: The Wool-growers' Barbecue and Sheepdog Trials is held at the fairgrounds. Boonville hosts the annual Mendocino County Fair in September. Boonville also hosts the long-running Sierra Nevada World Music Festival every summer solstice weekend in June. The apple cultivar known as Sierra Beauty is attributed to have been located on a mountainside by itself. Cuttings were made and grafted allowing

468-464: The cultivar to survive. The Gowan family of Sonoma was one of the early growers that helped save this cultivar from extinction. Boonville, despite its small population, has a minor reputation among political leftists in the United States for countercultural ideals, including promotion of organic food . The town serves as the setting for the novel Boonville (2001) by Robert Mailer Anderson and

494-780: The first European American settlers included Henry Beeson (who took part in the Bear Flag Revolt ), his brother Isaac Beeson and William Anderson, their stepbrother, for whom the valley was named. The first wave of European American settlers included the Ornbaun, Hutsell, Barnett, Clow, Gschwend, McAbee, Rector, Horse, Burgess, Rawles, McGimsey, Witherell, Irish, Holgooden, Hiatt, Ball, Prather, Smelley, McSpadden, Wallace, Conrad, O'Barr, Bowen, Nunn, Vines, Buster, Farrer, Counts, Shields, Lawson, Williams, Donelly, Plaskett, Leonard, Hawkins, Stephens, Robinson, Tift, Perkins, Elliott, Ponad, Gasklii, Brayton, and Connard families. John Gschwend established

520-551: The first water powered lumber mill along the Navarro River in 1857, and Thomas Hiatt built the first steam powered lumber mill in 1877 near present-day Boonville. In 1880 a human population of around 1,000 maintained 75,000 head of sheep and 20,000 head of cattle. Commercial production of apples and hops began before the turn of the century, along with the development of Boontling , the local folk language. The 1940s and 1950s were boom years, when industrial automation and modern highway transportation enabled rapid liquidation logging of

546-466: The local Anderson Valley Brewing Company are labeled with the motto "Bahl Hornin'" which means "It's good drinkin'" in Boontling. An Alsatian Varietals wine festival is held at the fairgrounds each February. In early spring (April or May), the annual Legendary Boonville Beer Festival is held at the fairgrounds, featuring beers from about 50 craft breweries. A Pinot Noir Festival is held in May. In July,

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572-625: The population) lived in households, 1 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 5 (0.5%) were institutionalized. There were 372 households, out of which 139 (37.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 193 (51.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 46 (12.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 23 (6.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 28 (7.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 4 (1.1%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 77 households (20.7%) were made up of individuals, and 28 (7.5%) had someone living alone who

598-426: The remaining redwood forests. Many commercial lumber mills were established to work the brief timber boom. By the 1960s the sheep, timber and apple sectors of the economy were in decline. Large tracts of land were removed from production and subdivided. The first commercial vineyards for wine grapes were planted. Marijuana production flourished with the influx of many new residents from the urban counterculture in

624-703: The seven Pomoan languages . The Late Pomo of what is now the Yorkville area spoke the Central Pomo language . The Tabahtea (Tah-bah-tay) Pomo of the Boonville area west to Navarro spoke the Northern Pomo language . These residents occupied nineteen known village sites, with an estimated population of 600 in 1855. The early European American settlers of Anderson Valley arrived after 1850. They practiced subsistence farming and expanded into resource extraction economies based on timber harvesting and livestock ranching. Some of

650-709: Was 36.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.2 males. There were 413 housing units at an average density of 74.5 per square mile (28.8/km ), of which 190 (51.1%) were owner-occupied, and 182 (48.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.2%. 479 people (46.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 550 people (53.1%) lived in rental housing units. Elementary school students in Boonville attend Anderson Valley Elementary School. Middle and high school students attend Anderson Valley Junior-Senior High School. Both schools are located in Boonville. In

676-406: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77. There were 262 families (70.4% of all households); the average family size was 3.12. The population was spread out, with 268 people (25.9%) under the age of 18, 90 people (8.7%) aged 18 to 24, 270 people (26.1%) aged 25 to 44, 275 people (26.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 132 people (12.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

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