Editing Healdsburg, California

{{Short description|Town in Sonoma County, California, US}}
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 | government_type          = [[Council–manager government|Council–manager]]
 | leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
 | leader_name              = David Hagele <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ci.healdsburg.ca.us/792/David-Hagele-Mayor |title=David Hagele, Mayor |access-date=January 12, 2024}}</ref>
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 | leader_name1             = Evelyn Mitchell <ref name="council">{{cite web |url=https://www.ci.healdsburg.ca.us/888/Evelyn-Mitchell-Vice-Mayor |title=Evelyn Mitchell, Vice Mayor |access-date=January 12, 2024}}</ref>
 | established_title        = Founded
 | established_date         = 1857<ref name="sesquicentennial">{{cite news
 |first      = Sharol
 |last       = Russell
 |title      = Happy Birthday Healdsburg
 |url        = http://www.sonomawest.com/articles/2007/08/27/healdsburg/news/news2.txt
 |work       = Healdsburg Tribune
 |publisher  = Sonoma West Publishers
 |location   = Healdsburg, California
 |date       = August 23, 2007
 |access-date = April 18, 2008
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   |title        = California Cities by Incorporation Date
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 | founder                  = Harmon Heald
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'''Healdsburg''' is a city located in [[Sonoma County, California]], United States. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city had a population of 11,340.

Healdsburg is centered on a 19th-century plaza.<ref>{{cite news
 |first      = Matthew
 |last       = Hall
 |title      = Business survey shows locals shop locally
 |url        = http://www.sonomawest.com/articles/2006/10/23/healdsburg/news/news3.txt
 |work       = Healdsburg Tribune
 |publisher  = Sonoma West Publishers
 |location   = Healdsburg, California
 |date       = October 23, 2006
 |access-date = April 18, 2008
}} {{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

==History==
Early inhabitants of the local area included the [[Pomo people]], who constructed [[village]]s in open areas along the [[Russian River (California)|Russian River]].<ref name="earlyHistory">{{cite web |url=http://www.healdsburg.com/visitors/living/history.asp |title=Healdsburg, California Early History |access-date=September 3, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817233918/http://www.healdsburg.com/visitors/living/history.asp |archive-date=August 17, 2007  }}</ref> Anglo-American and Russian settlement may have commenced in the mid-19th century, with a settlement nearby, established downstream along the Russian River near [[Graton, California|Graton]], in 1836, and later the [[Rancho Sotoyome]] land grant, in 1844.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ourhealdsburg.com/history/historytimeline.htm |title=Healdsburg, California History Timeline |access-date=September 3, 2007 |archive-date=September 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905130407/http://www.ourhealdsburg.com/history/historytimeline.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1857, Harmon Heald, an Ohio businessman who had been squatting on [[Rancho Sotoyome]] since 1850, purchased part of the rancho—giving the city its official founding date.<ref name="sesquicentennial" /> In 1867, Heald's eponymous small town was [[municipal corporation|incorporated]].<ref name="earlyHistory" /> Healdsburg is located within the former [[Civil township|township]] of Mendocino. The [[San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad]] reached Healdsburg in 1872.<ref>{{cite book | author=Stindt, Fred A.| title=The Northwestern Pacific Railroad Redwood Empire Route|edition=3rd| publisher=Fred A. Stindt|year=1978}}</ref>

[[Farming]], especially [[orchard]]s and [[truck farm]]s, was common within the present city limits from at least the 1890s to 1940s.<ref>Archives, [http://www.healdsburgmuseum.org Healdsburg Museum and Historical Society]</ref>

The first commercial development of the seasoning [[lemon pepper]] was in Healdsburg in 1967.<ref>{{cite news |title="Healdsburg Is Home of Gourmet Seasoning Manufacturer" |newspaper=The Press Democrat |location=Santa Rosa |date=March 7, 1971}}</ref>

==Geography==
The city has a total area of {{convert|4.464|sqmi|km2|1|abbr=on}}, of which {{convert|4.457|sqmi|km2|1|abbr=on}} is land and {{convert|0.007|sqmi|km2|1|abbr=on}} is water. The total area is 0.15% water.<ref name="U.S. Census">{{cite US Gazetteer|2010|places|CA}}</ref>
It lies on the [[Russian River (California)|Russian River]], near a point used as a crossing of the river since the 1850s that is now the site of the [[Healdsburg Memorial Bridge]].<ref>[http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/pages/1067/files/healdburg%20bridge%20nr%20nomination.pdf National Register of Historic Places Registration Form] for [[Healdsburg Memorial Bridge]], California State Park System, accessed December 26, 2011.</ref>

[[Foss Creek]] traverses the city from north to south, flowing into [[Dry Creek (Sonoma County, California)|Dry Creek]] near the [[U.S. Route 101 in California|U.S. 101]] Central Healdsburg interchange.

===Climate===
Healdsburg has cool, wet winters and warm to hot, dry summers. In January, the average high temperature is {{convert|57.6|F}} and the average low is {{convert|38|F}}. In July, the average high temperature is {{convert|88.8|F}} and the average low is {{convert|52.7|F}}. There are an average of 54.6 days with highs of {{convert|90|F}} or higher and an average of 20.1 days with lows of {{convert|32|F}} or lower. The record high temperature was {{convert|117|F}} on September 6, 2022, and the record low temperature was {{convert|14|F}} on December 22, 1990.<ref name="wrcc1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?caheal|title=Western Regional Climate Center}}</ref>

Annual precipitation averages {{convert|42.2|in|abbr=on}}. There are an average of 73 days annually with measurable precipitation. The wettest year was 1983 with {{convert|96.25|in|abbr=on}} and the driest year was 1976 with {{convert|13.67|in|abbr=on}}. The most precipitation in one month was {{convert|29.9|in|abbr=on}} in January 1995. The most precipitation in 24 hours was {{convert|8.18|in|abbr=on}} on December 3, 1980. Snow is relatively rare, with none in most years. The highest yearly snowfall totaled {{convert|0.8|in|abbr=on}} in 1976.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliGCStP.pl?caheal|title=WRCC precipitation records}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Healdsburg, California  (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1897–present)
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|Jan record high F = 85
|Feb record high F = 88
|Mar record high F = 95
|Apr record high F = 102
|May record high F = 108
|Jun record high F = 116
|Jul record high F = 116
|Aug record high F = 114
|Sep record high F = 117
|Oct record high F = 108
|Nov record high F = 98
|Dec record high F = 83
|year record high F = 
|Jan avg record high F = 68.3
|Feb avg record high F = 73.0
|Mar avg record high F = 80.0
|Apr avg record high F = 89.1
|May avg record high F = 95.3
|Jun avg record high F = 101.7
|Jul avg record high F = 103.3
|Aug avg record high F = 103.2
|Sep avg record high F = 99.8
|Oct avg record high F = 91.6
|Nov avg record high F = 77.9
|Dec avg record high F = 68.4
|year avg record high F = 106.4
|Jan high F = 57.7
|Feb high F = 61.5
|Mar high F = 66.0
|Apr high F = 72.1
|May high F = 79.0
|Jun high F = 85.8
|Jul high F = 88.7
|Aug high F = 88.3
|Sep high F = 84.6
|Oct high F = 76.9
|Nov high F = 64.9
|Dec high F = 57.3
|year high F = 73.6
|Jan mean F = 48.5
|Feb mean F = 51.3
|Mar mean F = 54.4
|Apr mean F = 58.6
|May mean F = 64.3
|Jun mean F = 69.7
|Jul mean F = 71.5
|Aug mean F = 71.0
|Sep mean F = 68.5
|Oct mean F = 62.7
|Nov mean F = 53.8
|Dec mean F = 48.0
|year mean F = 60.2
|Jan low F = 39.3
|Feb low F = 41.0
|Mar low F = 42.7
|Apr low F = 45.1
|May low F = 49.5
|Jun low F = 53.7
|Jul low F = 54.3
|Aug low F = 53.7
|Sep low F = 52.3
|Oct low F = 48.5
|Nov low F = 42.7
|Dec low F = 38.7
|year low F = 46.8
|Jan avg record low F = 29.6
|Feb avg record low F = 31.7
|Mar avg record low F = 33.9
|Apr avg record low F = 36.8
|May avg record low F = 42.6
|Jun avg record low F = 45.6
|Jul avg record low F = 48.6
|Aug avg record low F = 47.4
|Sep avg record low F = 44.3
|Oct avg record low F = 39.2
|Nov avg record low F = 32.3
|Dec avg record low F = 29.0
|year avg record low F = 27.0
|Jan record low F = 18
|Feb record low F = 21
|Mar record low F = 27
|Apr record low F = 24
|May record low F = 30
|Jun record low F = 32
|Jul record low F = 31
|Aug record low F = 33
|Sep record low F = 30
|Oct record low F = 26
|Nov record low F = 25
|Dec record low F = 14
|year record low F = 14
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|Jan precipitation inch = 8.00
|Feb precipitation inch = 8.33
|Mar precipitation inch = 6.35
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.87
|May precipitation inch = 1.60
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.35
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.00
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.04
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.10
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.20
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.46
|Dec precipitation inch = 8.51
|year precipitation inch = 42.81
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|Jan precipitation days = 14.0
|Feb precipitation days = 12.2
|Mar precipitation days = 11.6
|Apr precipitation days = 7.5
|May precipitation days = 4.7
|Jun precipitation days = 1.0
|Jul precipitation days = 0.1
|Aug precipitation days = 0.2
|Sep precipitation days = 0.9
|Oct precipitation days = 3.5
|Nov precipitation days = 8.1
|Dec precipitation days = 13.3
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|source 1 = NOAA<ref name= NCDC>
{{cite web
| url = http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=mtr 
| title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| access-date = June 20, 2022}}</ref>
|source 2 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00043875&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access - Station: Healdsburg, CA
}}
Retrieved on October 31, 2022.
</ref>

}}

===Environment===
An intrinsic element of the city's natural environment is the [[riparian zone]] associated with the [[Russian River (California)|Russian River]] that flows through Healdsburg. The city owns two [[open space reserve]]s stewarded by [[LandPaths]]. The Healdsburg Ridge Open Space Preserve has {{cvt|150|acre}} of [[wetland]]s, [[oak woodland]]s, [[chaparral]], and [[grassland]]s, while the Fitch Mountain Open Space Preserve has {{cvt|173|acre}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.landpaths.org/places/ |title=Places |last= |first= |website= |publisher=Land Partners Through Stewardship |access-date=March 24, 2022 }}</ref> City residents support recycling by use of the [[Healdsburg Transfer Station]]. The city has shown an interest in creating a [[noise pollution|quiet environment]] by creating a Noise Element of the General Plan, which defines baseline [[Sound exposure level|sound level]] [[contour line|contours]] and sets forth standards of quiet for each land use category.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 334
|1870= 959
|1880= 1133
|1890= 1485
|1900= 1869
|1910= 2011
|1920= 2412
|1930= 2296
|1940= 2507
|1950= 3258
|1960= 4816
|1970= 5438
|1980= 7217
|1990= 9469
|2000= 10722
|2010= 11254
|2020= 11340
|estyear=2023
|estimate=11137
|estref=<ref name=quif/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%;"
|+ Race and Ethnicity
! Racial and ethnic composition
! 2000<ref name=datacensus2000p2>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US0633056&y=2000&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tid=DECENNIALPL2000.PL002|publisher=US Census Bureau|title=2000: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)}}</ref>
! 2010<ref name=datacensus2010p2>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US0633056&y=2010&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=US Census Bureau|title=2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)}}</ref>
! 2020<ref name=datacensus2020p2>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US0633056&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=US Census Bureau|title=2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)}}</ref>
|-
! [[Non-Hispanic whites|White (non-Hispanic)]]
| 67.76%
| 62.54%
| 58.51%
|-
! [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino (of any race)]]
| 28.82%
| 33.94%
| 34.61%
|-
! [[Multiracial American|Two or more races (non-Hispanic)]]
| 1.48%
| 1.32%
| 3.83%
|-
! [[Asian American|Asian (non-Hispanic)]]
| 0.62%
| 1.0%
| 1.45%
|-
! Other (non-Hispanic)
| 0.08%
| 0.15%
| 0.53%
|-
! [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American (non-Hispanic)]]
| 0.88%
| 0.59%
| 0.52%
|-
! [[African American|Black or African American (non-Hispanic)]]
| 0.33%
| 0.38%
| 0.45%
|-
! [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)]]
| 0.03%
| 0.09%
| 0.11%
|}

===2010===
[[File:Healdsburg, California (1872).jpg|thumb|Healdsburg, 1872]]
[[File:Bird's eye view of Healdsburg, Cal. LOC 75693090.tif|thumb|[[Panoramic map]] of Healdsburg from 1876 with images of several area sites inset]]

At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] Healdsburg had a population of 11,254. The population density was {{convert|2,521.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Healdsburg was 8,334 (74.1%) White, 56 (0.5%) African American, 205 (1.8%) Native American, 125 (1.1%) Asian, 18 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 2,133 (19.0%) from other races, and 383 (3.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3,820 persons (33.9%).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0633056|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715025504/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0633056|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Healdsburg city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The census reported that 99.5% of the population lived in households and 0.5% were institutionalized.

There were 4,378 households, 1,335 (30.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2,140 (48.9%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 465 (10.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 222 (5.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 259 (5.9%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 54 (1.2%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. Of the households, 1,205 (27.5%) were one person and 542 (12.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.56. There were 2,827 families (64.6% of households); the average family size was 3.12.

The age distribution was 2,546 people (22.6%) under the age of 18, 925 people (8.2%) aged 18 to 24, 2,750 people (24.4%) aged 25 to 44, 3,349 people (29.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,684 people (15.0%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 40.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

There were 4,794 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,074.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 57.6% were owner-occupied and 42.4% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.2%. Of the population, 53.2% lived in owner-occupied housing units and 46.3% lived in rental housing units.

===2000===
As of the 2000 census, there were 10,722 people in 3,968 households, including 2,702 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,848|/mi2|/km2}}. There were 4,138 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,099|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 79.9% [[White American|White]], 0.5% [[African American]], 1.8% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.8% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander]], 13.4% from other races, and 3.5% from [[Multiracial American|two or more races]]. Of the population, 28.8% were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race.

There were 3,968 households, 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 25.9% of households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.23.

The age distribution was 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median household income was $48,995 and the median family income was $55,386. Males had a median income of $38,977 versus $32,015 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,245. 9.4% of the population and 6.6% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population, 10.4% of those under the age of 18 and 6.7% of those 65 and older were living below the [[poverty]] line.

==Arts and culture==
The [[Healdsburg Carnegie Library]], home of the [[Healdsburg Museum]], is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], as is the [[Healdsburg Memorial Bridge]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2013a}}</ref> A Cultural Resource Survey conducted in 1983 catalogued over 300 historic resources in the city.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Edwin Langhart Museum |date=September 1983 |title=Healdsburg Cultural Resource Survey |url=https://ci.healdsburg.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/10941/1983-Cultural-Resource-Survey-Final-Report |journal=}}</ref> The city has designated eleven [[List of historical landmarks in Healdsburg, California|historic landmarks in Healdsburg]] and two locally designated Historic Districts which include the Johnson Street Historic District and the Matheson Historic District.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historic Preservation {{!}} Healdsburg, CA - Official Website |url=https://www.ci.healdsburg.ca.us/362/Historic-Preservation |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=www.ci.healdsburg.ca.us}}</ref>

==Government==
=== State and federal ===
In the [[California State Legislature]], Healdsburg is in {{Representative|casd|2|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|2|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |title=Statewide Database |publisher=UC Regents |access-date=December 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |archive-date=February 1, 2015 }}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Healdsburg is in {{Representative|cacd|2|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|2|access-date=March 1, 2013}}</ref>

According to the [[Secretary of State of California|California Secretary of State]], as of February 10, 2019, Healdsburg has 6,913 registered voters. Of those, 3,624 (52.4%) are registered [[California Democratic Party|Democrats]], 1,262 (18.3%) are registered [[California Republican Party|Republicans]], and 1,680 (24.3%) have [[Decline to State|declined to state]] a political party.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/ror-odd-year-2019/politicalsub.pdf|title=CA Secretary of State – Report of Registration – February 10, 2019|website=ca.gov|access-date=March 12, 2019}}</ref>

==Education==
The school district is [[Healdsburg Unified School District]]<!--UNI 00044-->.<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>

Schools include Healdsburg Elementary School, Healdsburg Junior High School, [[Healdsburg High School]], and Marce Becerra Academy.<ref>{{cite web | title = Schools | publisher = Healdsburg Unified School District | url = https://www.husd.com/ | accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>

==Media==
The 1943 film ''[[Happy Land (film)|Happy Land]]'', and 1996 film ''[[Scream (1996 film)|Scream]]'', were filmed in and around Healdsburg.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Happy Land'' (1943) |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/471 |website=AFI{{!}}Catalog}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lerman |first1=Elizabeth |title=''Scream'': Where Is Woodsboro? All Filming Locations |url=https://screenrant.com/scream-movies-every-filming-location-woodsboro/ |website=ScreenRant |date=August 8, 2020}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
===Emergency services===
Emergency services are provided by the Healdsburg Police Department, and Healdsburg Fire Department.{{cn|date=April 2025}}

===Transportation===
[[Sonoma County Transit]] buses serve the Depot. [[Healdsburg station|Healdsburg]] is a proposed future stop on the [[Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit]] [[commuter rail]] line.

The [[Amtrak Thruway#7|Amtrak Thruway 7]] bus provides daily connections to Healdsburg from [[Martinez station|Martinez]] to the south, and [[Arcata, California|Arcata]] to the north.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://amtraksanjoaquins.com/route-7/ | title=Route 7 }}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Mary Ellen Bamford]]: author<ref>{{cite book |title=Men and Women of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries |date=1909 |publisher=L.R. Hamersly |page=86 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KOgUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA86 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Kristen Barnhisel]], winemaker<ref>{{cite web|title=Kristen Barnhisel|url=http://webpages.scu.edu/ftp/lgilbert/view.php?id=9|work=Winemakers A-Z|publisher=Women Winemakers of California|access-date=December 23, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Helen Beardsley]]: author<ref>{{cite news |title=Helen Beardsley; Mother of 20 Was Movie Subject |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-may-01-me-25438-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 1, 2000}}</ref>
* [[Raymond Burr]]: actor<ref>{{cite magazine | access-date=May 20, 2016 | archive-date=September 13, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913060301/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20106327,00.html | url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20106327,00.html | title=The Defense Rests | date=September 27, 1993 | last=Podolsky | first=J. D. | magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref>
* [[Jim Cullom]]: professional football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Cullom Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CullJi20.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference |language=en}}</ref>
* [[L Peter Deutsch]]: creator of [[Ghostscript]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Deutsch, Suzanne Zeitlin |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage-940CE4D6153AF93BA35750C0A9639D8B63.html |work=The New York Times |date=March 8, 2015 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Richard Diebenkorn]]: artist<ref>{{cite web |title=Healdsburg: 1988-1993 |website=Richard Diebenkorn Foundation |url=https://diebenkorn.org/chronology/healdsburg/}}</ref>
* [[Ron Elliott (musician)|Ron Elliott]] : oldies singer, the lead guitarist (and sometimes vocalist) for the band [[The Beau Brummels]] in the mid-1960s. Born in Healdsburg (in 1943), and partly raised there. 
* [[Paul Erdman]]: business and financial writer<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fox |first1=Margalit |title=Paul Erdman, 74, Author of Finance-Based Novels, Dies (Published 2007) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/25/obituaries/25erdman.html |website=The New York Times |date=April 25, 2007}}</ref>
* [[Henry D. Fitch]]: early resident<ref>{{cite web|title=Captain Henry D. Fitch (1798-1849)|url=http://www.sandiegohistory.org/archives/biographysubject/fitch/|website=San Diego History Center}}</ref>
* [[Jess Stonestreet Jackson Jr.]]: wine entrepreneur<ref>{{cite web |title=The 400 Richest Americans, #140 Jess Stonestreet Jackson |url=https://images.forbes.com/lists/2006/54/biz_06rich400_Jess-Stonestreet-Jackson_WWF6.html |website=Forbes |date=September 21, 2006 |quote=Hometown: Healdsburg, CA, United States}}</ref>
* [[Roderick N. Matheson]]: early resident<ref>{{cite news|author=Lombardi, Paula |title=Civil War Hero is One of City's Early Citizens |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=HTES19850717.2.46&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- |work=Healdsburg Tribune |issue=75 |date=July 17, 1985|page=A9}}</ref>
* [[Patti McCarty]]: actress<ref>{{cite news|title=Secretary Gets New Studio Job|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5654047/the_ogden_standardexaminer/|work=The Ogden Standard-Examiner|agency=Associated Press|date=January 27, 1941|location=Utah, Ogden|page=8}}</ref>
* [[Mike McGuire (politician)|Mike McGuire]]: politician<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sd02.senate.ca.gov/biography|publisher=State of California|title=Biography: Senator Mike McGuire|date=November 17, 2014 |access-date=January 28, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Heidi Newfield]]: country singer, formerly of [[Trick Pony]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gerome |first1=John |title=Healdsburg native Heidi Newfield up for 5 country music awards |url=https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/healdsburg-native-heidi-newfield-up-for-5-country-music-awards/ |work=Santa Rosa Press Democrat |agency=Associated Press |date=February 12, 2009}}</ref>
* [[Thomas C. Reed]]: former Secretary of the Air Force<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cosin |first1=Elizabeth |title=A Cautionary Nuclear Tale |url=https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/a-cautionary-nuclear-tale-ex-secretary-of-the-air-force-pens-terrorism-thr/ |work=Santa Rosa Press Democrat |date=May 20, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Ariana Richards]]: actress and painter<ref>{{cite web |title=Ariana Richards |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/161166%7C0/Ariana-Richards/#overview |website=TCM }}</ref>
* [[Effie Robinson]]: social worker and public housing director<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rubenstein |first1=Steve |title=Effie Robinson &ndash; housing director, political activist |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Effie-Robinson-housing-director-political-2612133.php |work=SF Gate |date=June 4, 2003}}</ref>
* [[Ralph Rose]]: track and field athlete, Olympic gold medalist and flagbearer<ref>{{cite web |title=Ralph Rose |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/ralph-rose |website=Olympics.com}}</ref>
* [[Jack Sonni]]: former guitarist of [[Dire Straits]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Peterson |first1=Diane |title=Former rock guitarist Jack Sonni's varied career |url=https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/former-rock-guitarist-jack-sonnis-varied-career/ |work=Santa Rosa Press Democrat |date=November 2, 2013}}</ref>
* [[John Udell]]: [[diary|diarist]] of the [[American frontier]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Bowen|first=Jerry|date=August 25, 2002|url=http://www.solanoarticles.com/history/index.php/weblog/more/a_perilous_wagontrain_trip_west/|title=A perilous wagon-train trip west|work=Vacaville Reporter|access-date=February 25, 2015}}</ref>
* [[John Carl Warnecke]]: architect<ref>{{cite web |title=Architectural Archives |website=Chalk Hill Artist Residency |url=https://www.chalkhillresidency.com/warnecke-archives}}</ref>
* [[Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman]]: tennis player, Wimbledon and Olympic champion<ref>{{cite web |title=Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman |url=https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/hazel-hotchkiss-wightman |website=International Tennis Hall of Fame}}</ref>
* [[Jim Wood (California politician)|Jim Wood]]: politician<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mason |first1=Clark |title=Parking, housing key issues for new Healdsburg mayor |url=https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/new-healdsburg-mayor-identifies-top-priorities-facing-city/ |work=Santa Rosa Press Democrat |date=December 17, 2014}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|San Francisco Bay Area}}
* [[List of cities and towns in California]]
* [[List of cities and towns in the San Francisco Bay Area]]
* [[Madrona Manor]]
* [[Honor Mansion]]
* [[Sonoma County wine]]
* [[Wine Country (California)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
* Sonoma County Genealogical Society. Portraits of Early Sonoma County Settlers., pp.&nbsp;71–87. Santa Rosa, California: Caiifornia Genealogical Society, 2016, ISBN 978-1-365-13126-4

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