Willows, California

Willows is a city in 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 census.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

The historic Willows Masonic Lodge.

The Willow post office opened in 1862; the name was changed to Willows in 1916.<ref name=CGN>Template:California's Geographic Names</ref> The current post office building, which was built in 1918, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref>Template:NRISref</ref> The Willows Auxiliary Field (1942–1945) was used for training World War II pilots.<ref>militarymuseum.org Willows Auxiliary Field</ref><ref>Willows-Glenn County Airport</ref><ref>Willows-Glenn County Airport</ref><ref>airnav.com, Willows-Glenn County Airport</ref>

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, of which, Template:Convert of it is land and Template:Convert of it (0.42%) is water.

Climate

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

Demographics

2020

Downtown Willows.

The 2020 United States census reported that Willows had a population of 6,293. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Willows was 57.5% White, 0.7% African American, 4.6% Native American, 4.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 20.7% from other races, and 11.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 37.0% of the population.<ref name=DP1>Template:Cite web</ref>

The census reported that 98.1% of the population lived in households and 1.9% were institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 2,316 households, out of which 36.6% included children under the age of 18, 45.5% were married-couple households, 9.2% were cohabiting couple households, 27.7% had a female householder with no partner present, and 17.7% had a male householder with no partner present. 26.9% of households were one person, and 12.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.67.<ref name=DP1/> There were 1,540 families (66.5% of all households).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The age distribution was 26.0% under the age of 18, 7.9% aged 18 to 24, 26.8% aged 25 to 44, 22.5% aged 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 35.8Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 2,460 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 2,316 (94.1%) were occupied. Of these, 51.3% were owner-occupied, and 48.7% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $78,179, and the per capita income was $32,606. About 11.6% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2010

The Spanish Colonial Revival style First United Methodist Church.

At the 2010 census Willows had a population of 6,166. The population density was Template:Convert. 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>Template:Cite web</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 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%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 7 (0.3%) 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 Template:Convert, 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.

Politics

The historic Willows Post Office.

In the state legislature, Willows is in Template:Representative,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Federally, Willows is in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref>

Education

It is in the Willows Unified School District.<ref name=GlennCoSDMap2020>Template:Cite map - Text list</ref>

Notable people

• Ace Adams, born in Willows, former major league baseball All-Star<ref name="The Baseball Encyclopedia">Template:Cite book</ref>
• Mark Koenig, baseball player for championship New York Yankees teams, died in Willows

External links

• Template:Official website