Editing Bodega Bay, California

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'''Bodega Bay''' is a village and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Sonoma County, California|Sonoma County]], [[California]], United States. The population was 912 at the 2020 census. The town, located along [[California State Route 1|State Route 1]], is on the eastern side of [[Bodega Harbor]], an inlet of [[Bodega Bay]] on the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific coast]].

==History==
[[File:Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Bodega Bay is named after [[Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra]], who explored [[Bodega Bay]] in 1775.]]
Bodega Bay is the site of the first Russian structures built in California, which were erected in 1809 by Commerce Counseller [[Ivan Kuskov|Ivan Alexandrovich Kuskov]] of the [[Russian-American Company]] in the lead-up to the establishment of [[Fort Ross]]. The Russians named the Bodega Bay settlement '''Port Rumyantsev''' after the Russian Foreign Minister [[Nikolai Petrovich Rumyantsev]], and it served as a port to support Fort Ross and the larger Russian community known as Colony Ross.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.fortrossstatepark.org/Russian%20American%20Company.htm|title= Outpost of an Empire: Russian Expansion To America|last= Watrous|first= Steven|year= 2001|work= Fort Ross|publisher= Fort Ross Interpretive Association|access-date= 2009-02-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last= Schwartz|first= Harvey|title= Readings in California Civilization|editor= Howard DeWitt|publisher= Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co.|year= 1989|chapter= Fort Ross: Historic Russian Fort in California|chapter-url= https://www.ohlone.edu/instr/english/elc/engl163/fortross.html|access-date= February 25, 2009|archive-date= May 25, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170525050012/https://www.ohlone.edu/instr/english/elc/engl163/fortross.html|url-status= dead}}</ref>

The town is now named in honor of [[Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra]], a Spanish naval officer who explored the west coast of North America as far north as Alaska during multiple voyages of discovery in the late 18th century.

The location scenes in the [[Alfred Hitchcock]]-directed [[film]] [[The Birds (film)|''The Birds'']] (1963) were filmed in both Bodega Bay and nearby [[Bodega, California|Bodega]] (though both were represented as being parts of the film's Bodega Bay.) The town markets itself by using the film in many ways, including its ''Birds''-themed visitors' center although none of the film's primary locations is found there. The [[Saint Teresa of Avila Church (Bodega, California)|church]] and the schoolhouse shown in the film are on the Bodega Highway in Bodega.<ref>
{{Cite web|url= https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/12655|title= Hitchcock's The Birds Shot Here, Bodega, California|website= RoadsideAmerica.com|language= en|access-date= 2018-07-20}}
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The town also featured in the cult horror film ''[[Puppet Master (film)|Puppet Master]]'' (1989).

The [[Pacific Gas and Electric Company]] (PG&E) wanted to build a nuclear power plant at Gaffney Point on Bodega Head, across the bay from the town, in the 1960s, but the plans were shut down after a large protest (the first for environmental reasons) and the [[San Andreas Fault|geologic fault]] which was found while it was digging the hole for the first reactor. The hole filled with water and became known as [[Bodega Bay Nuclear Power Plant|"The Hole in the Head"]].

==Government==
In the [[California State Legislature]], Bodega Bay is in {{Representative|casd|2|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|2|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web
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In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Bodega Bay is in {{Representative|cacd|2|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|2|access-date=March 1, 2013}}</ref>

==Education==
The majority of Bodega Bay is in the [[Shoreline Unified School District]].<!--UNI 36670--><ref name=SDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06097_sonoma/DC20SD_C06097.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sonoma County, CA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-12-07}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06097_sonoma/DC20SD_C06097_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> Shoreline USD operates the Bodega Bay School.<ref>[http://bodegabay.shorelineunified.org Home]. Bodega Bay School. Retrieved on January 28, 2019.</ref> The district's high school is [[Tomales High School]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://tomaleshs.shorelineunified.org |title = Principal's Message}}</ref>

A northeast portion of Bodega Bay is instead in the [[Harmony Union School District]]<!--ELM 16620--> and the [[West Sonoma County Union High School District]]<!--SEC 02670-->.<ref name=SDMap2020/>

==Geography==
[[File:Wpdms usgs photo bodega harbor.jpg|250px|right|thumb|The village of Bodega Bay on Bodega Harbor]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|12.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|8.3|sqmi|km2}} of it is land, and {{convert|4.2|sqmi|km2}} of it (33.37%) is water. The town lies on the edge of Bodega Harbor. [[Bodega Bay]] itself extends south along the coast to [[Tomales Bay]]. North of town lies a long coastal exposure of alternating rock [[outcrop]]s and sandy [[beach]]es which is known as [[Sonoma Coast State Beach]].

The U.S. [[National Weather Service]] provides a helpful visual aid<ref>http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/climate/yeardisp.php?wfo=mtr&stn=KSFO&submit=Yearly+Charts San Francisco Bay Area / Monterey</ref> graphing weather and climate information from the nearby Monterey sensors to display visually by month the annual typical temperatures, the past year's temperatures, and record temperatures.

==Climate==
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above {{convert|71.6|°F}}. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Bodega Bay has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=593285&cityname=Bodega+Bay%2C+California%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Bodega Bay, California]</ref> Like much of the California coast, summer afternoons are often cool and windy (and sometimes foggy) as winds blow in off the ocean.

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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 1423
|2010= 1077
|2020= 912
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br>1850–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County  |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1880-1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
}}

=== 2020 Census ===
Following the [[2020 United States census]]<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=American Community Survey 5-Year Data (2009-2022) |url=https://www.census.gov/data/developers/data-sets/acs-5year.2020.html#list-tab-1806015614 |access-date= |website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Bodega Bay, CA, has a population of approximately 1,190 people. The racial and ethnic composition of Bodega Bay, CA as of 2020-2023 is as follows: 75.3% are White alone, 13.7% are Black or [[African Americans|African American]], 1.3% are American Indian and [[Alaska Natives|Alaska Native]], 6.4% are [[Asian Americans|Asian]], and 0.3% are [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] and Other [[Pacific Islander]] alone. Additionally, 3.1% identify as Two or More Races, and 19.5% are Hispanic or [[Latinos|Latino]]. Of the White population, 58.4% are not Hispanic or Latino. As of 2022, 94.5% of residents in Bodega Bay, CA, held U.S. citizenship.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/ |website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

In 2022, 73.8% of housing units in Bodega Bay, CA, were owner-occupied, marking an increase from the previous year's rate of 61.8%.<ref name=":0" />

Between 2021 and 2022, [[employment]] in Bodega Bay, CA, saw a decline of 10.8%, from 609 employees to 543. The top employment sectors for Bodega Bay residents include Agriculture, [[Forestry]], Fishing & Hunting (96 people), [[Construction]] (70 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (70 people).<ref name=":0" />

===2010 Census===
The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0607260|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715023628/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0607260|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Bodega Bay CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Bodega Bay had a population of 1,077. The population density was {{convert|86.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The ethnic makeup of Bodega Bay was 951 (88.3%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2 (0.2%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 4 (0.4%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 33 (3.1%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 4 (0.4%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 49 (4.5%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 34 (3.2%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 126 persons (11.7%).

The Census reported that 99.0% of the population lived in households and 1.0% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters.

There were 533 households, out of which 77 (14.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 278 (52.2%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 22 (4.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 14 (2.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 33 (6.2%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 8 (1.5%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 170 households (31.9%) were made up of individuals, and 67 (12.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00. There were 314 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (58.9% of all households); the average family size was 2.48.

The population was spread out, with 131 people (12.2%) under the age of 18, 52 people (4.8%) aged 18 to 24, 172 people (16.0%) aged 25 to 44, 409 people (38.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 313 people (29.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.1 males.

There were 1,060 housing units at an average density of {{convert|84.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 67.9% were owner-occupied and 32.1% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 23.7%. 65.3% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 33.7% lived in rental housing units.

===2000 Census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website |df=mdy }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,423 people, 669 households, and 432 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|169.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,144 housing units at an average density of {{convert|136.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.52% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.35% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.55% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.34% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 9.07% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.18% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 15.18% of the population. There were 669 households, out of which 14.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.47.

In the CDP, the population was 12.7% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 36.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $56,818, and the median income for a family was $60,750. Males had a median income of $27,778 versus $28,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $37,226. About 2.0% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]]. This includes none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.

==Notable people==
[[File:BodegaBayBells3203.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Memorial inspired by the death of Nicholas Green]]
Bodega Bay was the hometown of [[Shooting of Nicholas Green|Nicholas Green]], the American child shot dead during a robbery by highwaymen in Italy where his family were on vacation in 1994. Nicholas and his family became famous when almost every organ or body part was donated to those in need following his death.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nicholasgreen.org/|title=The Nicholas Green Foundation}}</ref>

[[Erden Eruç]] made history here when he completed the first entirely solo and entirely human-powered circumnavigation of the Earth. He began the expedition on July 10, 2007, in Bodega Bay and returned a little more than five years later on July 21, 2012.<ref name=gwr>{{cite web|title=Guinness World Records – First solo circumnavigation of the globe using human power|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/108422-first-solo-circumnavigation-of-the-globe-using-human-power|publisher=Guinness World Records|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319015308/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/108422-first-solo-circumnavigation-of-the-globe-using-human-power|archive-date=March 19, 2016 |access-date=16 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=psd>{{cite web|title=Media Kit – Project Summary Document|url=http://www.around-n-over.org/media/summary_HPC.pdf|publisher=Around-n-Over (PDF file linked from "around-n-over.org/media/mediakit.htm")|date=22 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214191249/http://www.around-n-over.org/media/summary_HPC.pdf|archive-date=February 14, 2016 |url-status=live|access-date=11 November 2016}}</ref>

== Film locations ==
Bodega Bay has served as a location for several major films and TV shows:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oldmovies.com/|title=OldMovies.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com|title=The Internet Movie Database}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/i/I_Know_What_You_Did_Summer.html|title=Film locations for I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)|access-date=April 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117020949/http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/i/I_Know_What_You_Did_Summer.html|archive-date=January 17, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

* ''[[The Birds (film)|The Birds]]'' (1963): Except for a short sequence at the beginning filmed in San Francisco, most of the film's exterior scenes were filmed around the two towns of Bodega (a small inland village) and Bodega Bay (a larger village on the bay). Special sites used for shooting included Potter School, the Bay, the two towns which were made to appear as one, and the home and barn across the bay from the town of Bodega Bay.
* ''[[The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming]]'' (1966) Some scenes filmed in Bodega Bay.
* ''[[The Pack (1977 film)|The Pack]]'' (1977): Filmed around Bodega Bay.
* ''[[The Fog]]'' (1980)
* ''[[The Goonies]]'' (1985): The ending was shot at [[Goat Rock Beach]].
* ''[[Puppet Master (film)|Puppet Master]]'' (1989): Setting is Bodega Bay for the first two, fourth and fifth films.
* ''[[Sleepwalkers (1992 film)|Sleepwalkers]]'' (1992): Opening scene filmed in Bodega Bay.
* ''Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is'' (1994 TV movie): Exterior scenes of the town.
* ''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer]]'' (1997): Scenes around the road accident.
* ''Road Trip with [[Huell Howser]]'' Episode 117 (2002)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bodega – Road Trip with Huell Howser (117) – Huell Howser Archives at Chapman University |url=https://blogs.chapman.edu/huell-howser-archives/2002/12/18/bodega-road-trip-with-huell-howser/}}</ref>
* ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'' (2021): [[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (season 15)|Season 15]]'s multi-episode arc was originally going to be filmed in Ireland. But due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland|COVID-19 restrictions]], Bodega Bay was used as the stand-in for those episodes.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/danny-devito-explains-why-hes-really-the-kid-in-the-always-sunny-family/|title=Danny DeVito explains why he's really the kid in the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia family|last=Holub|first=Christian|date=December 1, 2021|accessdate=June 14, 2022|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-kaitlin-olson-season-15/|title=Kaitlin Olson will still do anything for a laugh on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia|last=Lawrence|first=Derek|date=November 30, 2021|accessdate=June 14, 2022|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref>

==Other facilities==
A branch of the [[University of California]] operates a marine lab at Bodega Bay, the [[Bodega Marine Lab]]oratory.<ref name=UCD>{{cite web|title=UC Davis Bodega Marin Laboratory|url=http://bml.ucdavis.edu/|website=UC Davis Bodega Marin Laboratory|publisher=University of California, Davis|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref>

A [[nuclear power plant]] had been planned for Bodega Bay in the 1960s but was abandoned after both local and statewide protests and the discovery of the [[San Andreas Fault]] near the proposed site. Excavation for the site began at Bodega Head, and since the project was abandoned the area has been referred to by locals as "The Hole in the Head."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://santarosa.about.com/od/nature/p/bodega_head.htm|title=Sonoma Coast - Hike Bodega Head|access-date=October 9, 2023|archive-date=March 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314152511/http://santarosa.about.com/od/nature/p/bodega_head.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Bodega Bay Nuclear Power Plant]]
*[[Anti-nuclear movement in California]]

==References==
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==External links==
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