Editing Ione, California

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| leader_name1       = Jack Mitchell
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'''Ione''' ({{IPAc-en|aɪ|ˈ|oʊ|n}} {{respell|eye|OWN|'}}) is a [[city]] in [[Amador County, California]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] the population is 5,141, which is a 35.1% decrease from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]]. Once known as "[[Bedbug]]" and "Freeze Out,"<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ione-ca.com/home/ione/history.htm |title=Ione History |access-date=June 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723042620/http://www.ione-ca.com/home/ione/history.htm |archive-date=July 23, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Ione was an important supply center on the main road to the [[California Mother Lode|Mother Lode]] and [[Southern Mines]] during the [[California gold rush]].

==History==
Ione is the historical home of the [[Plains and Sierra Miwok|Sierra Miwok Indians]]. In 1840, the future town site became part of the [[Ranchos of California|Mexican land grant]] [[Rancho Arroyo Seco (Yorba)|Rancho Arroyo Seco]] in [[Alta California]].

The town is located in the fertile Ione Valley; it is believed to have been named by Thomas Brown around 1849 after one of the heroines in [[Edward Bulwer-Lytton]]{{'}}s drama ''[[The Last Days of Pompeii]]'', but conflicting legends and sources for the name exist.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Gudde|first1=Erwin G|title=California place names: the origin and etymology of current geographical names|date=1998|publisher=University of California Press|location=Berkeley|isbn=978-0520213166|page=[https://archive.org/details/californiaplacen00gudd/page/178 178]|edition=4th, rev. and enl.|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/californiaplacen00gudd/page/178}}</ref> During the days of the [[California gold rush]], the miners knew the town by the names of "Bedbug" and "Freezeout." Unlike other communities in [[Amador County, California|Amador County]] that were founded on gold mining, Ione was a supply center, stage and rail stop, and agricultural hub.<ref>[http://ione-ca.com/home/ione/history.htm City of Ione] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070214120958/http://ione-ca.com/home/ione/history.htm |date=February 14, 2007 }} History.</ref>

The first post office opened in 1852.<ref name="CGN">{{California's Geographic Names|502}}</ref> The town of Ione continued to grow and prosper after its gold rush founding. The first school was built in 1853. The historic Methodist Church was organized in 1853 and the structure was completed in 1862. The first flour mill was built in 1855. The first brick building was built by Daniel Stewart, [[D. Stewart Company Store]], in 1855 for his general merchandise store. It is still owned and operated by Stewart family descendants.

In March 1865, [[Camp Jackson (California)|Camp Jackson]] was built nearby. It was garrisoned by Company D, [[2nd Regiment California Volunteer Cavalry|2nd California Volunteer Cavalry]], who stayed for three months before moving to a new post.

At the centennial celebration of 1876, Ione had a population of about 600, which included about 100 Chinese who lived in Ione's Chinatown. The town included one public school, four churches, four general stores, one meat market, one laundry, one brewery, a restaurant, millinery shop, an art gallery, six saloons, a drug store and barber shop, and many other business establishments. The centennial also celebrated the completion of the [[Stockton and Ione Railroad]], which had been incorporated in 1873 to build a {{convert|40|mi|km|adj=on}} long narrow gauge railroad from [[Stockton, California|Stockton]] via [[Linden, California|Linden]] to Ione. It ceased operations in 1876.

The centennial celebration was the beginning of what is now known as the Ione Homecoming. This annual celebration has been held during the month of May almost every year since that first Centennial celebration in 1876. It is held annually on the second full weekend in May.[[File:Preston Castle 5.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Preston School of Industry]], {{aka}} Preston Castle]]

The City of Ione was incorporated as a General Law City in 1953.

Ione has many landmarks and historical points of interest. Three are listed as [[California Historical Landmarks]]:
* The [[Preston School of Industry]], known as The Castle, was built between 1890–1894 to serve as a school for juveniles referred by the courts. The Castle is not in use, but the Preston Castle Foundation is working to help restore it.<ref>{{cite ohp |id=867 |name=Preston Castle |access-date=March 30, 2012}}</ref>
*[[Community Methodist Church of Ione]]<ref>{{cite ohp |id=506 |name=Community Methodist Church of Ione |access-date=March 30, 2012}}</ref>
*[[D. Stewart Company Store]]<ref>{{cite ohp |id=788 |name=D. Stewart Co. Store |access-date=March 30, 2012}}</ref> (#788)

==Geography==
Ione is located at {{Coord|38|21|10|N|120|55|58|W}}.<ref name="gnis"/> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|4.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|4.8|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.015|sqmi|km2}} (0.31%) is water.

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Ione has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=382440&cityname=Ione,+California,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Ione, California Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase|access-date=September 18, 2020|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234531/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=382440&cityname=Ione,+California,+United+States+of+America&units=|url-status=live}}</ref>

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|location = Ione, 1991–2020 simulated normals (308 ft elevation)
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|Jan precipitation mm  =106.00
|Feb precipitation mm  =101.92
|Mar precipitation mm  =91.61
|Apr precipitation mm  =60.77
|May precipitation mm  =22.17
|Jun precipitation mm  =6.23
|Jul precipitation mm  =0.00
|Aug precipitation mm  =0.45
|Sep precipitation mm  =3.88
|Oct precipitation mm  =26.93
|Nov precipitation mm  =59.67
|Dec precipitation mm  =97.48
|Jan high C = 13.1
|Feb high C = 15.9
|Mar high C = 18.6
|Apr high C = 21.7
|May high C = 26.3
|Jun high C = 30.9
|Jul high C = 34.2
|Aug high C = 33.8
|Sep high C = 31.1
|Oct high C = 25.6
|Nov high C = 18.2
|Dec high C = 13.3
|Jan mean C  =8.5
|Feb mean C  =10.5
|Mar mean C  =12.6
|Apr mean C  =14.8
|May mean C  =18.5
|Jun mean C  =22.1
|Jul mean C  =24.7
|Aug mean C  =24.5
|Sep mean C  =22.4
|Oct mean C  =17.8
|Nov mean C  =12.1
|Dec mean C  =8.4
|Jan low C = 3.9
|Feb low C = 5.0
|Mar low C = 6.5
|Apr low C = 7.9
|May low C = 10.6
|Jun low C = 13.3
|Jul low C = 15.2
|Aug low C = 15.2
|Sep low C = 13.7
|Oct low C = 10.1
|Nov low C = 6.1
|Dec low C = 3.6
|Jan dew point C =5.1
|Feb dew point C =5.8
|Mar dew point C =6.9
|Apr dew point C =7.0
|May dew point C =8.6
|Jun dew point C =10.4
|Jul dew point C =11.5
|Aug dew point C =10.9
|Sep dew point C =9.5
|Oct dew point C =7.4
|Nov dew point C =6.4
|Dec dew point C =4.6
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| date=March 16, 2023}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 686
|1890= 806
|1960= 1118
|1970= 2369
|1980= 2207
|1990= 6516
|2000= 7129
|2010= 7918
|2020= 5141
|estyear=2023
|estimate=5431
|estref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/ionecitycalifornia|date=|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 26, 2025}}</ref>
|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|archive-date=April 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Ione had a population of 5,141. The population density was {{convert|1,122.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Ione was 76.0% [[White Americans|White]], 2.3% [[African Americans|African American]], 1.9% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 1.7% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 6.9% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 11.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 17.0% of the population.<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Ione city, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0636672 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 26, 2025}}</ref>

The Census reported that 94.9% of the population lived in households, 0.5% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 4.6% were institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 1,968 households, out of which 30.8% included children under the age of 18, 52.7% were married-couple households, 5.3% were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 26.8% had a female householder with no partner present, and 15.2% had a male householder with no partner present. 24.5% of households were one person, and 14.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.48.<ref name=DP1/> There were 1,375 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (69.9% of all households).<ref name=P16>{{cite web |title=Ione city, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0636672 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 26, 2025}}</ref>

The age distribution was 21.1% under the age of 18, 6.9% aged 18 to 24, 23.5% aged 25 to 44, 26.3% aged 45 to 64, and 22.2% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 43.6{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 105.6 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 2,084 housing units at an average density of {{convert|455.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 1,968 (94.4%) were occupied. Of these, 73.9% were owner-occupied, and 26.1% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 3.8% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 89.8% spoke only English at home, 8.7% spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]], 0.0% spoke other [[Indo-European languages]], 1.3% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.2% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 94.4% were high school graduates and 19.3% had a bachelor's degree.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ione city, California; CP02: Comparative Social Characteristics in the United States - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSCP5Y2023.CP02?g=1600000US0636672 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 26, 2025}}</ref>

The median household income was $78,661, and the [[per capita income]] was $41,244. About 2.7% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ione city, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=1600000US0636672 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 26, 2025}}</ref>

==Government==
===Politics===
In the [[California State Legislature|state legislature]], Ione is in {{Representative|casd|8|fmt=sdistrict}},<ref name=SSenate>{{Cite web
|url=http://sdmg.senate.ca.gov/sites/sdmg.senate.ca.gov/files/Deferred/deferred2v2_SD14_berryhill.pdf
|title=Senators
|access-date=March 18, 2013
|publisher=State of California
|archive-date=August 4, 2014
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140804063109/http://sdmg.senate.ca.gov/sites/sdmg.senate.ca.gov/files/Deferred/deferred2v2_SD14_berryhill.pdf
|url-status=live
}}</ref> and in {{Representative|caad|5|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref name=SAssembly/> Federally, Ione is in {{Representative|cacd|5|fmt=district}}.<ref name=govtrack>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|5|accessdate=April 10, 2023}}</ref>

===State government===
[[Mule Creek State Prison]] is located in the community. According to the Mule Creek State Prison website, there are 3,782 prisoners residing in the facility, well above the designed capacity of 1,700. They account for more than half of Ione's total population.

Adjacent to Mule Creek is the [[California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection]] Training Academy, which trains staff from all over California. Also located here is the Preston Youth Correctional Facility (formerly the [[Preston School of Industry]], which was deactivated in 2011).

==Notable people==
*[[Tiny Bonham]], baseball player
*[[Dave Brubeck]], jazz pianist, raised in Ione
*[[Justin Grant]], racing driver
*[[Merle Haggard]], singer and songwriter
*[[Eliza Withington]] (1825–1877), photographer

==See also==
{{Portal bar|California}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{Official website}}

{{Amador County, California}}

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[[Category:Cities in Amador County, California]]
[[Category:Incorporated cities and towns in California]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1849]]
[[Category:1849 establishments in California]]