Editing Pinole, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
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 | motto                    = Honoring the past, embracing the future
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 | subdivision_name2        = [[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa]]
 | government_type          = [[Council–manager government|Council–manager]]
 | leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
 | leader_name              = Cameron Sasai<ref name="COP">{{cite web | title = City Council | publisher = City of Pinole | url = https://www.pinole.gov/city-government/city-council/city-council-members/ | access-date = May 5, 2025}}</ref>
 | leader_title1            = Mayor Pro Tem
 | leader_name1             = Anthony Tave<ref name="COP"/>
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| 1 = Norma Martinez-Rubin
| 2 = Devin T. Murphy
| 3 = Maureen Toms
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[[California's 14th State Assembly district|Asm.]] {{Representative|caad|14|fmt=sleader}}<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers | title = Members Assembly | access-date = March 24, 2013 | publisher = State of California}}</ref>
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 | established_date         = June 25, 1903<ref>{{Cite web
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 |title       = California Cities by Incorporation Date
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 |publisher   = California Association of [[Local Agency Formation Commission]]s
 |access-date  = March 24, 2013
|url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20130221091414/http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc
 |archive-date = February 21, 2013
}}</ref>
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 | timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
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 | postal_code              = 94564
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'''Pinole''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] for "[[Pinole|cornmeal]]") is a city in [[Contra Costa County, California]], United States. Its population was 19,022<ref name=census_quickfacts>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Pinole city, California |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/pinolecitycalifornia/PST045222 |access-date=July 27, 2023 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref> at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

== History ==
[[Image:PostcardPinoleCAcirca1909 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Street scene in Pinole, {{Circa|1909}}]]
[[File:Bank of Pinole (Pinole, CA).JPG|left|thumb|Bank of Pinole]]
The [[Ohlone|Huchiun]] tribe lived in the region.<ref>[http://www.pinolehistoricalsociety.org/historyofpinole.htm#:~:text=The%20Pinole%20region%20was%20the,an%20exploration%20through%20Contra%20Costa. History of Pinole - Pinole Historical Society]</ref>  In 1823, [[Ygnacio Martínez]], commandant of the [[Presidio of San Francisco]], received a land grant of [[Rancho El Pinole]] from the Mexican government. Martinez built a ''[[hacienda]]'' in Pinole Valley; this is land encompassed by Pinole Valley Park. During the 1850s, Bernardo Fernandez, a Portuguese immigrant, started a trading facility on the shores of [[San Pablo Bay]]. He built [[Fernandez Mansion]], a historic building that still stands today at the end of Tennent Avenue. From these early beginnings, a small but thriving community developed into the city of Pinole.

The settlement's growth was stimulated by construction of the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]] in 1878 and the establishment of the [[California Powder Works]] in nearby [[Hercules, California|Hercules]]. During this period, the city had an active waterfront and was a regional hub of commerce and banking. The first post office opened in 1878 when the railroad reached the community.<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|681}}</ref> The City of Pinole was [[municipal corporation|incorporated]] in 1903.<ref name=CGN />

During the post-World War II boom, Pinole and the surrounding area grew rapidly. Construction of [[Interstate 80]] in 1958 stimulated developers to build new housing to satisfy demand, and the town evolved as a suburban [[bedroom community]] within the San Francisco/Oakland commuter belt. Much of its original industry was displaced during this time, and the town became predominantly residential.

Today, the town is locally known for its "big-box store" shopping district along Fitzgerald Drive, and [[Pinole Vista Shopping Center]], which is contiguous with [[Richmond, California|Richmond's]] [[Hilltop, Richmond, California|Hilltop area]]. The downtown area still retains much of its turn-of-the-century building stock. The city's development agency is working to preserve this historic area as a tourist and community destination.

==Geography==
[[File:Capitol Corridor Pinole.jpg|thumb|left|''[[Capitol Corridor]]'' train along Pinole's coastline on [[San Pablo Bay]]]]
[[File:Pinole area aerial.jpg|thumb|Aerial view: Pinole is around the center, and through the [[partial cloverleaf interchange]] of [[Richmond Parkway (California)|Richmond Parkway]] and [[Interstate 80 (California)|Interstate 80]] at lower right.]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|11.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|6.7|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} (56.6%) are covered by water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/> The city of Pinole has habitat areas that support the [[endangered species]] [[Santa Cruz tarweed]] on the [[California coastal prairie]] [[ecosystem]]. A colony of this [[rare species|rare plant]] was discovered during preparation of an [[environmental impact report]] for a proposed [[shopping center]] on the east side of I-80 in the late 1980s. Subsequently, a plan was developed by the city to conduct replanting of this tarweed on the slopes within the right-of-way of the interstate. Also running through the city is [[Pinole Creek]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1890 = 340
| 1910 = 798
| 1920 = 967
| 1930 = 781
| 1940 = 934
| 1950 = 1147
| 1960 = 6064
| 1970 = 13266
| 1980 = 14253
| 1990 = 17460
| 2000 = 19039
| 2010 = 18390
| 2020 = 19022
| estyear = 
| estimate = 
| estref = 
| 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>
}}

[[File:Fernandez_Home_June_2021.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bernardo Fernandez House]]]]

The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Pinole had a population of 19,022. The population density was {{convert|3,726.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of Pinole was 32.9% [[White Americans|White]], 11.0% [[African Americans|African American]], 1.1% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 25.7% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.4% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 15.0% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 13.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 26.8% of the population.<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Pinole 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=1600000US0657288 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 27, 2025}}</ref>

The census reported that 99.2% of the population lived in households, 0.3% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.5% were institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 6,860 households, out of which 29.6% included children under the age of 18, 50.2% were married-couple households, 6.2% were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 28.2% had a female householder with no partner present, and 15.4% had a male householder with no partner present. 22.0% of households were one person, and 11.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.75.<ref name=DP1/> There were 4,879 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (71.1% of all households).<ref name=P16>{{cite web |title=Pinole city, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0657288 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 27, 2025}}</ref>

The age distribution was 17.9% under the age of 18, 7.5% aged 18 to 24, 26.0% aged 25 to 44, 27.3% aged 45 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 43.8{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 91.0 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 7,106 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,392.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 6,860 (96.5%) were occupied. Of these, 71.0% were owner-occupied, and 29.0% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

[[File:Pinole, CA (28123603107).jpg|thumb|left|Corner of Fernandez Ave. and [[California State Route 123|San Pablo Ave.]] in Downtown Pinole]]

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 29.8% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 63.4% spoke only English at home, 14.8% spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]], 4.0% spoke other [[Indo-European languages]], 16.2% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 1.6% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 89.8% were high school graduates and 38.7% had a bachelor's degree.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pinole 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=1600000US0657288 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 27, 2025}}</ref>

The median household income was $120,833, and the [[per capita income]] was $52,589. About 4.0% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pinole city, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=1600000US0657288 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 27, 2025}}</ref>

==Arts and culture==
The Pinole Community Players have been performing in Pinole since 1986.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pinole Community Players - History: The First Five Years|url=http://pinoleplayers.org/Info/ourHistory-index.shtml|website=pinoleplayers.org|access-date=July 9, 2017}}</ref>

==Government==
[[Image:PinoleCityHall.JPG|thumb|right|City Hall]]

On February 10, 2019, Pinole has 11,347 registered voters. Of those, 56.1% are registered [[California Democratic Party|Democrats]], 13.4% are registered [[California Republican Party|Republicans]], and 26.4% 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>

==Notable people==
* [[Billie Joe Armstrong]] (b. 1972) and [[Mike Dirnt]] of [[Green Day]] attended [[Pinole Valley High School]]
* [[Travis Feeney]] (b. 1992), professional football player, went to [[Pinole Valley High School]]
* [[Bernardo Fernandez]] (1828 – 1912), was an early leader in the town's cattle industry
* [[Gary Holt (musician)|Gary Holt]] (b. 1964), member of the thrash metal band Exodus, lives in Pinole.
* [[Ray Kremer]] (1893–1965), former professional baseball player, was born in Oakland, California, and retired in Pinole.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ray-kremer/ |title=Ray Kremer at the Society for American Baseball Research |work=sabr.org |access-date=July 9, 2023 }}</ref>
* [[Brad Lackey]] (b. 1953) was the 1982 [[Motocross]] World Champion.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1972/12/1/profile-brad-lackey |title=Profile: Brad Lackey |work=Cycle World |access-date=June 27, 2023 |last1=Remitz |first1=Ed |date=December 1, 1972 }}</ref>
* [[Gino Torretta]] (b. 1970), the 1992 [[Heisman Trophy]] winner, attended Pinole Valley High School.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/ToreGi00.htm |title=Gino Torretta NFL statistics |work=pro-football-reference.com |access-date=July 9, 2023 }}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|San Francisco Bay Area}}
* [[Amtrak California]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
*{{gnis|277576}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Pinole}}
* {{Official website}}

{{SF Bay Area}}
{{Contra Costa County, California}}

{{Geographic Location
|Center    = Pinole
|North     =
|Northeast = [[Hercules, California|Hercules]]
|East      = [[Martinez, California|Martinez]]
|Southeast =
|South     = [[El Sobrante, Contra Costa County, California|El Sobrante]]
|Southwest = [[Richmond, California|Richmond]]
|West      = [[Tara Hills, California|Tara Hills]]
|Northwest = [[San Pablo Bay]]
}}

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[[Category:Pinole, California| ]]
[[Category:Cities in Contra Costa County, California]]
[[Category:San Pablo Bay]]
[[Category:Incorporated cities and towns in California]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1903]]
[[Category:1903 establishments in California]]
[[Category:Cities in the San Francisco Bay Area]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in California]]