Glenn County, California

Glenn County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,917.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county seat is Willows.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> It is located in the Sacramento Valley, in the northern part of the California Central Valley. The Grindstone Rancheria, reservation of the Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians, is located in Glenn County.

History

Glenn County split from Colusa County in 1891. It was named for Dr. Hugh J. Glenn, who purchased Template:Convert in the northeast end of Rancho Jacinto in 1867. He became the largest wheat farmer in the state during his lifetime and a man of great prominence in political and commercial life in California.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Willows">Template:Cite web</ref>

Sheriffs

• Peter Herman Clark (Mar 1, 1891- November 7, 1894)
• William H. Sale (Nov 7, 1894- November 7, 1900)
• Jack A. Bailey (Nov 7, 1900- November 7, 1918)
• Newt Collins (Nov 7, 1918- November 7, 1922)
• Roy D. Heard (Nov 7, 1922- November 7, 1934)
• Lawrence Atherton Braden (Nov 7, 1934- November 7, 1940)
• Roy D. Heard (Nov 7, 1940- November 7, 1946)
• Hal Singleton (Nov 7, 1946- December 27, 1951)- Killed in Car Crash
• Ben Karanig (Dec 27, 1951- November 7, 1980)
• Roger Roberts (Nov 7, 1980- November 7, 1982)
• Richard "Rick" Weaver (Nov 7, 1982- November 7, 1984)
• Louis K. Donnelley (Nov 7, 1984- November 7, 1998)
• Robert "Bob" Shadley (Nov 7, 1998- March 15, 2005) - Resigned
• Larry Jones (Mar 15, 2005- November 7, 2014)
• Richard L. Warren Jr. (Nov 7, 2014- )

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (1.0%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

Adjacent counties

• Colusa County - south
• Lake County - southwest
• Mendocino County - west
• Tehama County - north
• Butte County - east

National protected areas

• Mendocino National Forest (part)
• Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge (part)
• Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Demographics

2020 census

Glenn County, California – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 2000	% 2010	Template:Partial
White alone (NH)	16,548	15,717	13,897	62.56%	55.89%	48.06%
Black or African American alone (NH)	117	192	140	0.44%	0.68%	0.48%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	439	477	531	1.66%	1.70%	1.84%
Asian alone (NH)	863	674	626	3.26%	2.40%	2.16%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	22	22	39	0.08%	0.08%	0.13%
Other Race alone (NH)	55	39	144	0.21%	0.14%	0.50%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	569	462	999	2.15%	1.64%	3.45%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,840	10,539	12,541	29.64%	37.48%	43.37%
Total	26,453	28,122	28,917	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

2011

Population, race, and income
Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	28,027
White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	21,943	78.3%
Black or African American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	261	0.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	768	2.7%
Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	645	2.3%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	9	0.0%
Some other race<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	3,460	12.3%
Two or more races<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	941	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. U.S. Census website Template:Webarchive . Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>	10,270	36.6%
Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. U.S. Census website Template:Webarchive . Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>	$21,254
Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013. U.S. Census website Template:Webarchive . Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>	$43,239
Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113. U.S. Census website Template:Webarchive . Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>	$51,067

Places by population, race, and income

Places by population and race
Place	Type<ref name="US-CB">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census website Template:Webarchive . Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>	Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	Other<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> <ref name="other" group=note>Other = Some other race + Two or more races</ref>	Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	Black or African American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	Native American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> <ref name="na" group=note>Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native</ref>	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003"/>
Artois	CDP	189	87.8%	12.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	12.2%
Elk Creek	CDP	89	93.3%	3.4%	0.0%	0.0%	3.4%	3.4%
Hamilton City	CDP	1,992	66.1%	32.4%	0.0%	1.5%	0.0%	91.1%
Orland	City	7,214	79.6%	18.0%	1.1%	0.1%	1.2%	43.2%
Willows	City	6,190	76.5%	12.7%	4.8%	2.2%	3.8%	27.4%

Places by population and income
Place	Type<ref name="US-CB"/>	Population<ref name="US-CB-B01003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B01003. U.S. Census website Template:Webarchive . Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>	Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301"/>	Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013"/>	Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113"/>
Artois	CDP	189	$27,344	$70,288	$70,288
Elk Creek	CDP	89	$19,307	$28,333	$56,250
Hamilton City	CDP	1,992	$11,825	$29,458	$30,669
Orland	City	7,214	$17,372	$45,186	$51,577
Willows	City	6,190	$20,484	$43,493	$50,694

2010

The 2010 United States census reported that Glenn County had a population of 28,122. The racial makeup of Glenn County was 19,990 (71.1%) White, 231 (0.8%) African American, 619 (2.2%) Native American, 722 (2.6%) Asian, 24 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 5,522 (19.6%) from other races, and 1,014 (3.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10,539 persons (37.5%).<ref>Template:USCensus2010CA</ref>

Population reported at 2010 United States census
The County	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Glenn County	28,122	19,990	231	619	722	24	5,522	1,014	10,539
Incorporated cities	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Orland	7,291	4,828	37	122	208	1	1,833	262	3,269
Willows	6,166	4,304	78	138	312	11	1,099	224	2,020
Census-designated places	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Artois	295	245	0	8	3	0	25	14	54
Elk Creek	163	144	0	7	1	0	8	3	8
Hamilton City	1,759	834	18	23	15	0	804	65	1,489
Other unincorporated areas	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
All others not CDPs (combined)	12,448	9,635	98	321	183	12	1,753	446	3,699

2000

As of the census<ref name="GR8">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 26,453 people, 9,172 households, and 6,732 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 9,982 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 71.8% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 2.1% Native American, 3.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 18.2% from other races, and 3.9% from two or more races. 29.6% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 10.8% were of German, 9.4% American, 6.2% English and 5.9% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. 69.5% spoke English, 27.0% Spanish and 2.1% Hmong 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 couples 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 income for the county was $14,069. About 12.5% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.3% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Voter registration

Population and registered voters
Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. U.S. Census website Template:Webarchive . Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>	28,027
Registered voters<ref name="CA-SS">California Secretary of State. February 10, 2013 - Report of Registration Template:Webarchive. Retrieved October 31, 2013.</ref><ref name="PCT-RV" group=note>Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.</ref>	12,266	43.8%
Democratic<ref name="CA-SS"/>	3,761	30.7%
Republican<ref name="CA-SS"/>	5,534	45.1%
	-1,773	-14.4%
American Independent<ref name="CA-SS"/>	461	3.8%
Green<ref name="CA-SS"/>	41	0.3%
Libertarian<ref name="CA-SS"/>	74	0.6%
Peace and Freedom<ref name="CA-SS"/>	45	0.4%
Americans Elect<ref name="CA-SS"/>	0	0.0%
Other<ref name="CA-SS"/>	31	0.3%
No party preference<ref name="CA-SS"/>	2,319	18.9%

Cities by population and voter registration

Cities by population and voter registration
City	Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	Registered voters<ref name="CA-SS"/> <ref name="PCT-RV" group=note/>	Democratic<ref name="CA-SS"/>	Republican<ref name="CA-SS"/>	D–R spread<ref name="CA-SS"/>	Other<ref name="CA-SS"/>	No party preference<ref name="CA-SS"/>
Orland	7,214	40.6%	33.5%	40.3%	-6.8%	8.2%	21.3%
Willows	6,190	40.4%	32.0%	41.4%	-9.4%	10.6%	20.4%

Overview

Glenn is a strongly Republican county in Presidential and congressional elections. The last Democrat to win a majority in the county was Lyndon Johnson in 1964.

Glenn County is split between California's 1st and 3rd congressional districts, represented by Template:Representative and Template:Representative, respectively.<ref>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref> In the State Assembly, Glenn County is in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the State Senate, the county is in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Crime

The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense.

Population and crime rates
Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	28,027
Violent crime<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11">Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice, State of California. Table 11: Crimes – 2009 Template:Webarchive. Retrieved November 14, 2013.</ref>	54	1.93
Homicide<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	0	0.00
Forcible rape<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	2	0.07
Robbery<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	10	0.36
Aggravated assault<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	42	1.50
Property crime<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	313	11.17
Burglary<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	177	6.32
Larceny-theft<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/><ref name="LT-note group=note">Only larceny-theft cases involving property over $400 in value are reported as property crimes.</ref>	340	12.13
Motor vehicle theft<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	49	1.75
Arson<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	0	0.00

Cities by population and crime rates

Cities by population and crime rates
City	Population<ref name="FBI-UCR-T8">United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. Crime in the United States, 2012, Table 8 (California) Template:Webarchive. Retrieved November 14, 2013.</ref>	Violent crimes<ref name="FBI-UCR-T8"/>	Violent crime rate per 1,000 persons	Property crimes<ref name="FBI-UCR-T8"/>	Property crime rate per 1,000 persons
Orland	7,361	27	3.67	210	28.53
Willows	6,223	26	4.18	234	37.60

Transportation

Major highways

• File:I-5 (CA).svg Interstate 5
• File:California 32.svg State Route 32
• File:California 45.svg State Route 45
• File:California 162.svg State Route 162

Public transportation

Glenn Ride runs buses from Willows to Hamilton City, and on into Chico (Butte County). The nearest Amtrak station is in Chico.

Airports

Willows-Glenn County Airport and Haigh Field are both general aviation airports.

Railroads

California Northern Railroad shortline serves Willows. The main line runs north to Tehama and south to Davis, where the railroad interchanges with the Union Pacific Railroad. Prior to the line being leased to the California Northern, the route was operated by Southern Pacific and was known as the West Side Line. The railroad first reached Willows on December 28, 1879, from Davis. In 1882 the extension from Willows to Tehama was completed. In 1884 the West Side and Mendocino Railroad constructed a line east from Willows to Fruto.

Communities

Cities

• Orland
• Willows (county seat)

Census-designated places

• Artois
• Elk Creek
• Hamilton City

Other communities

• Butte City
• Chrome
• Fruto
• Meadowood Estates, a former unincorporated community

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Glenn County.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

† county seat

Rank	City/Town/etc.	Municipal type	Population (2010 Census)
1	Orland	City	7,291
2	† Willows	City	6,166
3	Hamilton City	CDP	1,759
4	Artois	CDP	295
5	Grindstone Rancheria<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	AIAN	164
6	Elk Creek	CDP	163

See also

• Hiking trails in Glenn County
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Glenn County, California
• Orland Buttes
• Thomas D. Harp, mentions formation of the county

External links

• Template:Official website
• Glenn County Resource Guide