Editing Willows, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
{{Use American English|date = February 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
 | name                     = Willows, California
 | official_name            = City of Willows
 | settlement_type          = [[List of municipalities in California|City]]
 | image_skyline            = Willows Post Office.jpg
 | image_caption            = The historic Willows post office
 | image_seal               = 
 | image_map                = Glenn_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Willows_Highlighted.svg
 | map_caption              = Location within Glenn County
 | image_map1               = 
 | mapsize1                 = 
 | map_caption1             = 
 | pushpin_map              = California#USA
 | pushpin_map_caption      = Location within California##Location within the United States
 | pushpin_relief           = 1
 | pushpin_label            = Willows
 | subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
 | subdivision_name         = United States
 | subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
 | subdivision_name1        = [[California]]
 | subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in California|County]]
 | subdivision_name2        = [[Glenn County, California|Glenn]]
 | government_type          = 
 | leader_title             = 
 | leader_name              = 
 | established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
 | established_date         = January 16, 1886<ref>{{Cite web
 | url = http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc
 | title = California Cities by Incorporation Date
 | format = Word
 | publisher = California Association of [[Local Agency Formation Commission]]s
 | access-date = April 7, 2013}}</ref>
<!-- Area------------------>
 | area_magnitude           = 
 | unit_pref                = Imperial
 | area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 1, 2020}}</ref>
 | area_total_sq_mi         = 2.85
 | area_land_sq_mi          = 2.84
 | area_water_sq_mi         = 0.01
 | area_total_km2           = 7.38
 | area_land_km2            = 7.34
 | area_water_km2           = 0.03
 | area_water_percent       = 0.92
 | area_note                = 
 | elevation_footnotes      = <ref>{{Cite GNIS|1660184|Willows}}</ref>
 | elevation_ft             = 138
 | elevation_m              = 42
 | population_as_of         = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
 | population_footnotes     = 
 | population_total         = 6166
 | population_metro         = 74337899
 | population_density_km2   = 826.75
 | population_density_sq_mi = 2141.04
 | timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific (PST)]]
 | utc_offset               = -8
 | coordinates              = {{coord|39|31|28|N|122|11|37|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
 | timezone_DST             = PDT
 | utc_offset_DST           = -7
 | postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
 | postal_code              = 95988
 | area_code                = [[Area code 530|530]]
 | blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
 | blank_info               = 06-85684
 | blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature IDs
 | blank1_info              = {{GNIS 4|1660184}}, {{GNIS 4|2412272}}
 | footnotes                = 
 | website                  = {{URL|www.cityofwillows.org|cityofwillows.org}}
 | pop_est_as_of            = 2019
 | pop_est_footnotes        = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse"/>
 | population_est           = 6072
}}

'''Willows''' is a city and the [[county seat]] of [[Glenn County, California]], located in the [[Sacramento Valley]] region of [[Northern California]]. The city is home to regional government offices, including the [[California Highway Patrol]], the [[California Department of Motor Vehicles]], the [[United States Bureau of Reclamation]] and the main offices of the [[Mendocino National Forest]], which comprises about one million acres (404,686 ha) of Federal land located mostly in mountainous terrain west of Willows. The population was 6,293 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web   |title=Search Results |url=https://www.census.gov/search-results.html |access-date=August 11, 2022 |website=The United States Census Bureau |language=EN-US}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Willows Masonic Building, March 2022-3368 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|The historic Willows Masonic Lodge.]]
The Willow post office opened in 1862; the name was changed to Willows in 1916.<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|336}}</ref> The current [[U.S. Post Office (Willows, California)|post office building]], which was built in 1918, is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{NRISref|2010a}}</ref>
The [[Willows Auxiliary Field]] (1942–1945) was used for training [[World War II]] pilots.<ref>[https://www.militarymuseum.org/WillowsMuniApt.html militarymuseum.org Willows Auxiliary Field]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080704174639/http://www.countyofglenn.net/Airports/Willows_Glenn_Airport.asp Willows-Glenn County Airport]</ref><ref>[https://www.countyofglenn.net/sites/default/files/Airports/WLWChp1.pdf Willows-Glenn County Airport]</ref><ref>[https://www.airnav.com/airport/KWLW airnav.com, Willows-Glenn County Airport]</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|2.8|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|km2}} of it (0.92%) is water.

===Climate===
Willows has a [[Hot-summer Mediterranean climate]] (Csa) according to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system.

{{Weather box
|location = Willows, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1906–present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 83
|Feb record high F = 83
|Mar record high F = 88
|Apr record high F = 101
|May record high F = 109
|Jun record high F = 113
|Jul record high F = 117
|Aug record high F = 115
|Sep record high F = 115
|Oct record high F = 105
|Nov record high F = 92
|Dec record high F = 81

|Jan avg record high F = 70.5
|Feb avg record high F = 73.8
|Mar avg record high F = 80.2
|Apr avg record high F = 89.0
|May avg record high F = 96.4
|Jun avg record high F = 104.0
|Jul avg record high F = 105.1
|Aug avg record high F = 102.9
|Sep avg record high F = 102.3
|Oct avg record high F = 94.1
|Nov avg record high F = 80.5
|Dec avg record high F = 68.8
|year avg record high F = 107.6

|Jan high F = 58.4
|Feb high F = 62.8
|Mar high F = 67.9
|Apr high F = 74.7
|May high F = 82.5
|Jun high F = 90.2
|Jul high F = 94.8
|Aug high F = 93.6
|Sep high F = 91.0
|Oct high F = 81.6
|Nov high F = 67.3
|Dec high F = 58.4
|year high F = 

|Jan mean F = 49.2
|Feb mean F = 52.3
|Mar mean F = 56.0
|Apr mean F = 61.0
|May mean F = 68.2
|Jun mean F = 75.1
|Jul mean F = 78.8
|Aug mean F = 77.5
|Sep mean F = 74.7
|Oct mean F = 67.1
|Nov mean F = 55.6
|Dec mean F = 48.7
|year mean F = 

|Jan low F = 40.0
|Feb low F = 41.9
|Mar low F = 44.1
|Apr low F = 47.3
|May low F = 54.0
|Jun low F = 60.1
|Jul low F = 62.9
|Aug low F = 61.3
|Sep low F = 58.4
|Oct low F = 52.6
|Nov low F = 43.9
|Dec low F = 39.0
|year low F = 

|Jan avg record low F = 28.2
|Feb avg record low F = 30.4
|Mar avg record low F = 32.0
|Apr avg record low F = 33.8
|May avg record low F = 41.0
|Jun avg record low F = 47.4
|Jul avg record low F = 52.6
|Aug avg record low F = 51.5
|Sep avg record low F = 46.6
|Oct avg record low F = 40.7
|Nov avg record low F = 31.5
|Dec avg record low F = 26.6
|year avg record low F = 24.8

|Jan record low F = 15
|Feb record low F = 21
|Mar record low F = 21
|Apr record low F = 22
|May record low F = 29
|Jun record low F = 38
|Jul record low F = 43
|Aug record low F = 42
|Sep record low F = 37
|Oct record low F = 30
|Nov record low F = 22
|Dec record low F = 11

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|Jan precipitation inch = 4.40
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.19
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.77
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.53
|May precipitation inch = 1.20
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.46
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.03
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.07
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.22
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.08
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.35
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.58
|year precipitation inch = 

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 9.2
|Feb precipitation days = 8.3
|Mar precipitation days = 8.5
|Apr precipitation days = 4.3
|May precipitation days = 3.7
|Jun precipitation days = 1.6
|Jul precipitation days = 0.1
|Aug precipitation days = 0.3
|Sep precipitation days = 1.0
|Oct precipitation days = 3.1
|Nov precipitation days = 4.2
|Dec precipitation days = 5.9

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|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00049699&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: Willows 6 W, CA
|access-date = May 23, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=sto
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Sacramento
|access-date = May 23, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 728
|1890= 1176
|1900= 893
|1910= 1139
|1920= 2190
|1930= 2024
|1940= 2215
|1950= 3019
|1960= 4139
|1970= 4085
|1980= 4777
|1990= 5988
|2000= 6220
|2010= 6166
|estyear=2019
|estimate=6072
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</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}}</ref>
}}

===2010===
[[File:Willows Hardware Store, March 2022-3372.jpg|thumb|left|Downtown Willows.]]
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] Willows had a population of 6,166. The population density was {{convert|2,146.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Willows was 4,304 (69.8%) White, 78 (1.3%) African American, 138 (2.2%) Native American, 312 (5.1%) Asian, 11 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 1,099 (17.8%) from other races, and 224 (3.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,020 persons (32.8%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0685684|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715033940/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0685684|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Willows city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The census reported that 5,976 people (96.9% of the population) lived in households, 20 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 170 (2.8%) were institutionalized.

There were 2,173 households, 839 (38.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,037 (47.7%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 327 (15.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 133 (6.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 225 (10.4%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 7 (0.3%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 538 households (24.8%) were one person and 228 (10.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.75. There were 1,497 families (68.9% of households); the average family size was 3.28.

The age distribution was 1,783 people (28.9%) under the age of 18, 614 people (10.0%) aged 18 to 24, 1,542 people (25.0%) aged 25 to 44, 1,445 people (23.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 782 people (12.7%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 32.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.

There were 2,399 housing units at an average density of {{convert|835.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 2,173 were occupied, 1,148 (52.8%) by the owners and 1,025 (47.2%) by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 8.8%. 3,137 people (50.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 2,839 people (46.0%) lived in rental housing units.

===2000===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 6,220 people in 2,134 households, including 1,513 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,168.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,368 housing units at an average density of {{convert|825.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 69.3% White, 0.9% Black or African American, 2.3% Native American, 10.3% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 12.3% from other races, and 4.8% from two or more races. 23.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
Of the 2,134 households 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.7% of households were one person and 11.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.40.

The age distribution was 32.7% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% 65 or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.

The median [[income]] for a household in the city was $27,466, and the median family income was $35,856. Males had a median income of $30,297 versus $22,159 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,523. About 17.7% of families and 24.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 39.6% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Politics==
[[File:Willows Main Post Office, March 2022-3373.jpg|thumb|left|The historic Willows Post Office.]]
In the [[California State Legislature|state legislature]], Willows is in {{Representative|casd|4|fmt=sdistrict}},<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://senate.ca.gov/senators 
 |title=Senators 
 |access-date=April 7, 2013
|publisher=State of California}}</ref> and in {{Representative|caad|3|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers
 |title=Members Assembly
 |access-date=April 7, 2013
|publisher=State of California}}</ref>

Federally, Willows is in {{Representative|cacd|3|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|3|access-date=March 1, 2013}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Ace Adams]], born in Willows, former [[major league baseball]] All-Star<ref name="The Baseball Encyclopedia">{{cite book |editor= Reichler, Joseph L. |title= The Baseball Encyclopedia |orig-year= 1969 |edition= 4th |year= 1979 |publisher= Macmillan Publishing |location= New York |isbn= 978-0-02-578970-8 |url-access= registration |url= https://archive.org/details/baseballencyclop00reic }}</ref>
*[[Mark Koenig]], baseball player for championship [[New York Yankees]] teams, died in Willows

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

==External links==
{{commons category|Willows, California}}
* {{Official website}}

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[[Category:Incorporated cities and towns in California]]
[[Category:1886 establishments in California]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1886]]