Glenn County is a county located in the
Central ValleyThe Central Valley is a large, flat valley that dominates the central portion of the U.S. state of California. It is home to many of California's most productive agricultural efforts....
, in the northern part of the
U.S. stateA U.S. state is any one of 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government . Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile...
of
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
.
As of 2000, the county had a population of 26,453. The
county seatA county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there...
is the
cityA city is a relatively large and permanent settlement, particularly a large urban settlement. Although there is no agreement on technical definitions distinguishing a city from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status...
of
WillowsWillows is the county seat of Glenn County, California. As the county seat, the town is a home to regional government offices, including the California Highway Patrol, California Department of Motor Vehicles and the United States Bureau of Reclamation...
.
Glenn County was formed in 1891 from parts of
Colusa CountyColusa County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, northwest of state capital Sacramento. As of 2000, its population was 18,804. The county seat is Colusa.-History:...
. It was named for Dr.
Hugh J. GlennHugh James Glenn was a businessman and California politician. Educated as a doctor at McDowell's Medical College, Glenn worked as a farmer. Familiar with agrarian issues from his experience on the land, he began his public career on the California State Board of Agriculture...
, who was the largest
wheatWheat is a worldwide cultivated grass from the Fertile Crescent region of the Near East. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...
farmer in the state during his lifetime, and a man of great prominence in political and commercial life in California
According to the
U.S. Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the county has a total area of 1,327 square miles (3,437 km²), of which, 1,315 square miles (3,405 km²) of it is land and 12 square miles (32 km²) of it (0.93%) is water.
- Fruto
Fruto is an unincorporated community in Glenn County, California. It is located west-northwest of Willows, at an elevation of 610 feet . It is located along State Route 162.A post office operated at Fruto from 1888 to 1953....
- Hamilton City
Hamilton City is a census-designated place in Glenn County, California, United States. The population was 1,903 at the 2000 census. Hamilton City is located east of Orland, at an elevation of 151 feet . The default numbers used for wired telephones in Hamilton City are 826-xxxx...
- Orland
Orland is a city in Glenn County, California, United States. The population was 6,281 at the 2000 census. Orland is located north of Willows, at an elevation of 259 feet . Interstate 5, passes west of the downtown area while State Route 32 passes through downtown. The default numbers for wired...
- Willows
Willows is the county seat of Glenn County, California. As the county seat, the town is a home to regional government offices, including the California Highway Patrol, California Department of Motor Vehicles and the United States Bureau of Reclamation...
- Butte City, California
Butte City is an unincorporated community in Glenn County, California. It is located on the east bank of the Sacramento River east of Williams, at an elevation of 89 feet ....
- Colusa County, California
Colusa County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, northwest of state capital Sacramento. As of 2000, its population was 18,804. The county seat is Colusa.-History:...
- south
- Lake County, California
Lake County is a county located in the north central portion of California, north of the San Francisco Bay Area. It takes its name from Clear Lake, the dominant geographic feature in the county and the largest natural lake wholly within California . As of 2000 the population was 58,309...
- southwest
- Mendocino County, California
Mendocino County is a county located on the north coast of the U.S. state of California, north of the greater San Francisco Bay Area and west of the Central Valley. As of 2000, the population was 86,265...
- west
- Tehama County, California
Tehama County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California. It is bisected by the Sacramento River. As of 2000 its population was 56,039. The county seat is Red Bluff.-History:...
- north
- Butte County, California
Butte County is a county located in the Central Valley north of the state capital, Sacramento. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 203,171. 2005 estimates place this at 214,185. The county seat is Oroville. Butte County is the "Land of Natural Wealth and Beauty."Butte County is watered by...
- east
- Mendocino National Forest
The Mendocino National Forest is located in the Coastal Mountain Range in northwestern California and comprises 913,306 acres...
(part)
- Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge (part)
- Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge (part)
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Interstate 5In the U.S. state of California, Interstate 5 , a major north-south route of the Interstate Highway System, has its southern terminus at the United States-Mexico border at the San Ysidro crossing...
State Route 32State Route 32 is an east-west state highway in the U.S. State of California which is routed from Interstate 5 in Orland, through Chico, through the northern Sierra Nevada, ending at Routes 36 & 89 in eastern Tehama County.-Route description:...
State Route 45State Route 45 is a state highway in the U.S. State of California that travels in a north-south direction from Route 113 in Knights Landing to Route 32 in Hamilton City.This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System....
State Route 162
Glenn Ride runs buses from Willows to Hamilton City, and on into Chico (Butte County)
Willows-Glenn County AirportWillows-Glenn County Airport , also known as Willows-Glenn Airport, is a public airport located one mile south of Willows, serving Glenn County, California, USA. The general aviation airport covers and has two runways and one helipad....
and
Haigh FieldHaigh Field is a public airport located three miles southeast of the central business district of Orland, a city in Glenn County, California, USA. The airport covers and has one runway. It is mostly used for general aviation....
are both general aviation airports.
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 26,453 people, 9,172 households, and 6,732 families residing in the county.
Glenn County is a county located in the
Central ValleyThe Central Valley is a large, flat valley that dominates the central portion of the U.S. state of California. It is home to many of California's most productive agricultural efforts....
, in the northern part of the
U.S. stateA U.S. state is any one of 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government . Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile...
of
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
.
As of 2000, the county had a population of 26,453. The
county seatA county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there...
is the
cityA city is a relatively large and permanent settlement, particularly a large urban settlement. Although there is no agreement on technical definitions distinguishing a city from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status...
of
WillowsWillows is the county seat of Glenn County, California. As the county seat, the town is a home to regional government offices, including the California Highway Patrol, California Department of Motor Vehicles and the United States Bureau of Reclamation...
.
History
Glenn County was formed in 1891 from parts of
Colusa CountyColusa County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, northwest of state capital Sacramento. As of 2000, its population was 18,804. The county seat is Colusa.-History:...
. It was named for Dr.
Hugh J. GlennHugh James Glenn was a businessman and California politician. Educated as a doctor at McDowell's Medical College, Glenn worked as a farmer. Familiar with agrarian issues from his experience on the land, he began his public career on the California State Board of Agriculture...
, who was the largest
wheatWheat is a worldwide cultivated grass from the Fertile Crescent region of the Near East. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...
farmer in the state during his lifetime, and a man of great prominence in political and commercial life in California
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the county has a total area of 1,327 square miles (3,437 km²), of which, 1,315 square miles (3,405 km²) of it is land and 12 square miles (32 km²) of it (0.93%) is water.
Cities and towns
- Fruto
Fruto is an unincorporated community in Glenn County, California. It is located west-northwest of Willows, at an elevation of 610 feet . It is located along State Route 162.A post office operated at Fruto from 1888 to 1953....
- Hamilton City
Hamilton City is a census-designated place in Glenn County, California, United States. The population was 1,903 at the 2000 census. Hamilton City is located east of Orland, at an elevation of 151 feet . The default numbers used for wired telephones in Hamilton City are 826-xxxx...
- Orland
Orland is a city in Glenn County, California, United States. The population was 6,281 at the 2000 census. Orland is located north of Willows, at an elevation of 259 feet . Interstate 5, passes west of the downtown area while State Route 32 passes through downtown. The default numbers for wired...
- Willows
Willows is the county seat of Glenn County, California. As the county seat, the town is a home to regional government offices, including the California Highway Patrol, California Department of Motor Vehicles and the United States Bureau of Reclamation...
- Butte City, California
Butte City is an unincorporated community in Glenn County, California. It is located on the east bank of the Sacramento River east of Williams, at an elevation of 89 feet ....
Adjacent counties
- Colusa County, California
Colusa County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, northwest of state capital Sacramento. As of 2000, its population was 18,804. The county seat is Colusa.-History:...
- south
- Lake County, California
Lake County is a county located in the north central portion of California, north of the San Francisco Bay Area. It takes its name from Clear Lake, the dominant geographic feature in the county and the largest natural lake wholly within California . As of 2000 the population was 58,309...
- southwest
- Mendocino County, California
Mendocino County is a county located on the north coast of the U.S. state of California, north of the greater San Francisco Bay Area and west of the Central Valley. As of 2000, the population was 86,265...
- west
- Tehama County, California
Tehama County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California. It is bisected by the Sacramento River. As of 2000 its population was 56,039. The county seat is Red Bluff.-History:...
- north
- Butte County, California
Butte County is a county located in the Central Valley north of the state capital, Sacramento. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 203,171. 2005 estimates place this at 214,185. The county seat is Oroville. Butte County is the "Land of Natural Wealth and Beauty."Butte County is watered by...
- east
National protected areaProtected areas are locations which receive protection because of their environmental value, or environmental plus cultural values. Examples include parks, nature reserves, and wildlife sanctuaries...
s
- Mendocino National Forest
The Mendocino National Forest is located in the Coastal Mountain Range in northwestern California and comprises 913,306 acres...
(part)
- Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge (part)
- Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge (part)
Major highways
- Interstate 5
In the U.S. state of California, Interstate 5 , a major north-south route of the Interstate Highway System, has its southern terminus at the United States-Mexico border at the San Ysidro crossing...
- State Route 32
State Route 32 is an east-west state highway in the U.S. State of California which is routed from Interstate 5 in Orland, through Chico, through the northern Sierra Nevada, ending at Routes 36 & 89 in eastern Tehama County.-Route description:...
- State Route 45
State Route 45 is a state highway in the U.S. State of California that travels in a north-south direction from Route 113 in Knights Landing to Route 32 in Hamilton City.This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System....
- State Route 162
Public Transportation
Glenn Ride runs buses from Willows to Hamilton City, and on into Chico (Butte County)
Airports
Willows-Glenn County AirportWillows-Glenn County Airport , also known as Willows-Glenn Airport, is a public airport located one mile south of Willows, serving Glenn County, California, USA. The general aviation airport covers and has two runways and one helipad....
and
Haigh FieldHaigh Field is a public airport located three miles southeast of the central business district of Orland, a city in Glenn County, California, USA. The airport covers and has one runway. It is mostly used for general aviation....
are both general aviation airports.
Demographics
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 26,453 people, 9,172 households, and 6,732 families residing in the county. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 20 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 9,982 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 71.78%
WhiteRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.59%
BlackRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or
African AmericanRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 2.09%
Native AmericanRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 3.38%
AsianRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.13%
Pacific IslanderRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 18.18% from
other racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 3.86% from two or more races. 29.64% of the population were
HispanicRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or
LatinoRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
of any race. 10.8% were of German, 9.4%
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, 6.2%
EnglishThe English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity as a people is of early medieval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn....
and 5.9%
IrishThe Irish people are a Western European ethnic group who originate in Ireland, in north western Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolgs, Tuatha Dé Danann and the Milesians The Irish...
ancestry according to Census 2000. 69.5% spoke
EnglishEnglish is a West Germanic language that developed in England during the Anglo-Saxon era. As a result of the military, economic, scientific, political, and cultural influence of the British Empire during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, and of the United States since the mid 20th century,...
, 27.0%
SpanishSpanish or Castilian is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that originated in northern Spain and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile, evolving into the principal language of government and trade in the Iberian peninsula...
and 2.1%
HmongHmong or Mong is the common name for a group of dialects of the West Hmongic branch of the Hmong-Mien/Miao-Yao language family spoken by the Hmong people of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, northern Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos...
as their first language.
There were 9,172 households out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were
married couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the county the population was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $32,107, and the median income for a family was $37,023. Males had a median income of $29,480 versus $21,766 for females. The
per capita incomePer capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
for the county was $14,069. About 12.50% of families and 18.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.30% of those under age 18 and 7.60% of those age 65 or over.
Politics
Presidential election results
| Year |
GOPThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the Grand Old Party or the GOP, despite being the younger of the two major parties. In the U.S...
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DEM The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world. In the U.S...
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2008The 56th quadrennial United States presidential election was held on November 4, 2008. Outgoing Republican President George W. Bush's policies and actions and the American public's desire for change were key issues throughout the campaign, and during the general election campaign, both major party...
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59.9% 5,910 |
37.8% 3,734 |
2.4% 233 |
| 2004 |
66.7% 6,308 |
31.7% 2,995 |
1.6% 151 |
| 2000 |
66.5% 5,795 |
28.7% 2,498 |
4.8% 418 |
| 1996 |
56.9% 5,041 |
32.0% 2,841 |
11.1% 984 |
| 1992 |
43.2% 3,812 |
30.2% 2,666 |
26.5% 2,338 |
| 1988 |
62.1% 4,944 |
36.3% 2,894 |
1.6% 128 |
| 1984 |
69.7% 6,020 |
28.8% 2,488 |
1.4% 124 |
| 1980 |
64.8% 5,386 |
26.8% 2,227 |
8.4% 699 |
| 1976 |
52.7% 4,094 |
45.0% 3,501 |
2.3% 178 |
| 1972 |
59.0% 4,569 |
34.6% 2,681 |
6.4% 493 |
| 1968 |
53.9% 3,848 |
34.6% 2,466 |
11.5% 824 |
| 1964 |
46.0% 3,351 |
54.0% 3,937 |
0.0% 2 |
| 1960 |
53.2% 3,911 |
46.4% 3,410 |
0.5% 35 |
Glenn is a strongly
RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the Grand Old Party or the GOP, despite being the younger of the two major parties. In the U.S...
county in
PresidentialThe President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition...
and
congressionalThe United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election....
elections. The last Democrat to win a majority in the county was
Lyndon JohnsonLyndon Baines Johnson , served as the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969 after his service as the Vice President of the United States from 1961 to 1963...
in
1964The United States presidential election of 1964 was the sixth-most lopsided presidential election in the history of the United States behind the elections of 1936, 1984, 1972, 1864, and 1980 . President Lyndon B...
.
Glenn is part of
California's 2nd congressional districtCalifornia's 2nd congressional district contains much of the far north of the state of California, north of Sacramento. It is the largest district by area in the state. The district covers all of Colusa, Glenn, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, and Yuba counties, as well as parts of Butte...
, which is held by Republican
Wally HergerWalter William Herger, Jr. , American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1987, representing the California's 2nd congressional district. The second district is physically large. The major cities are Chico, Redding and Red Bluff...
. In the
State AssemblyThe California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000...
, Glenn is part of the 2nd district, which is held by Republican
Jim NielsenJames Wiley Nielsen is an American politician from California and a member of the Republican party. Nielsen served on the Yolo County Republican Committee before winning election to the California State Senate in 1978...
. In the
State SenateThe California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 State Senators. The state legislature meets in the state capital, Sacramento. The Lieutenant Governor is the ex officio President of the Senate and may break a tied vote...
, Glenn is part of the 4th district, which is held by Republican
Sam AanestadSamuel Mark Aanestad is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon who was elected to the California State Assembly in 1998 to represent the 3rd District. In 2002, Aanestad was elected to the California State Senate. He is a Republican. Dr...
.
On Nov. 4, 2008 Glenn County voted 73.3 % for Proposition 8 which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages.
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