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22-764: Boonville may refer to: Places in the United States [ edit ] Boonville, California Boonville, Indiana Boonville, Missouri Boonville Township, Cooper County, Missouri Boonville (town), New York Boonville (village), New York , within the town of Boonville Boonville, North Carolina Boonville, Texas Other uses [ edit ] Boonville (novel) , by Robert Mailer Anderson, set in Boonville, California See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Boonville Booneville (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

44-575: 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

66-709: Is a 28.3-mile-long (45.5 km) river in Mendocino County, California , United States. It flows northwest through the Coastal Range to the Pacific Ocean . The main stem of the Navarro River begins less than 1 mile (2 km) south of the town of Philo at the confluence of Rancheria Creek and Anderson Creek. The mouth of the Navarro is 10 miles (16 km) south of the city of Mendocino . State Route 128 starts from

88-409: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Boonville, California Boonville (formerly The Corners and Kendall's City ) 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

110-528: 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

132-488: 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 . Navarro River The Navarro River

154-530: 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 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 ,

176-505: 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

198-428: 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 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

220-626: The Anderson Valley, a well-known wine-growing region in Mendocino County. Prior to colonial contact, the Navarro River watershed fed water sources for Northern California Native communities, including the Pomo people, who relied on salmon and riparian vegetation for cultural and subsistence practices. In 1848–1850, the California Gold Rush brought non-native settlers to the valley who forced

242-666: 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 the Köppen Climate Classification system, Boonville has

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264-462: The Pomo people up the Eel River northward to Round Valley Reservation , in an approximately 40 mile forced march known as Bloody Run, so called because the river ran red with blood. A sawmill was constructed at the mouth of the river in 1861. The mill was capable of cutting 35,000 board feet (83 m ) of lumber per day by 1883. A railroad extended 14 miles (23 km) upriver to bring logs to

286-556: 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

308-408: 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

330-544: The intersection of State Route 1 at the mouth of the Navarro River, and follows the river valley upstream to Philo. The river is close to the highway through the lower canyon but is some distance south of the highway as the Anderson Valley widens upstream of Wendling . The river provides wildlife habitat including cold freshwater habitat for fish migration and spawning. It also provides recreation and navigation including 26 miles (42 km) of whitewater suitable for rafting and kayaking upstream of Rancheria Creek. Near Philo

352-512: 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,

374-629: The mill. The original mill burned in 1890 and a replacement bandsaw mill burned in 1902. A replacement sawmill was built near Wendling on the North Fork Navarro River and operated until September, 1927. The Wendling sawmill operation included logging railway branches along the North Fork connecting over Keen's Summit to shipping facilities at Albion via an isolated segment of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad . Rail service

396-625: 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

418-425: The river runs through Hendy Woods State Park , a state park of more than 800 acres (320 ha), featuring two virgin redwood stands. Near the coast the river runs through Navarro River Redwoods State Park . The river recharges groundwater for agricultural and industrial water supply for residents living along the western portion of California State Route 128. Its 315 square miles (820 km ) watershed includes

440-453: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Boonville . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boonville&oldid=985520814 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

462-709: 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

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484-406: 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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