Talmage, California
Template:For Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Talmage (variant, Talmadge)<ref name=gnis /> is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mendocino County, California, United States. Talmage is located Template:Convert east-southeast of Ukiah,<ref name=CGN>Template:California's Geographic Names</ref> at an elevation of Template:Convert.<ref name=gnis /> The population was 986 at the 2020 census,<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 1,130 in 2010. It lies in the southeastern part of the Ukiah Valley and is home to the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, one of the largest Chan Buddhist temples in the United States. The town's name honors early settler Junius Talmage.<ref name=CGN />
Geography
[edit]Talmage is located in southeastern Mendocino County at Template:Coord.<ref name=gnis /> According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, 99.87% of it land and 0.13% of it water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/>
Sites of interest
[edit]Talmage is the site of the Mendocino State Hospital (formerly the Mendocino State Asylum for the Insane), the destination for inmates charged with crimes but found not guilty by reason of insanity. The hospital first opened in 1893 with one building at a site near the town of Ukiah, and the hospital was closed in 1972.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, a Buddhist community and monastery, is located in the former Mendocino State Hospital.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The temple also has an elementary and high school, as well as a university.
Politics
[edit]In the state legislature, Talmage is in Template:Representative,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Federally, Talmage is in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref>
References
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