Willows, California | |
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| City of Willows | |
 The historic Willows post office | |
 Location within Glenn County | |
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| Coordinates:39°31′28″N122°11′37″W / 39.52444°N 122.19361°W /39.52444; -122.19361 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Glenn |
| Incorporated | January 16, 1886[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.85 sq mi (7.38 km2) |
| • Land | 2.84 sq mi (7.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.42% |
| Elevation | 138 ft (42 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,293 |
| • Density | 2,219/sq mi (856.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95988 |
| Area codes | 530, 837 |
| FIPS code | 06-85684 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660184,2412272 |
| Website | cityofwillows.org |
Willows is a city in and thecounty seat ofGlenn County, California, located in theSacramento Valley region ofNorthern California. The city is home to regional government offices, including theCalifornia Highway Patrol, theCalifornia Department of Motor Vehicles, theUnited States Bureau of Reclamation and the main offices of theMendocino 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 the2020 census.[4]
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The Willow post office opened in 1862; the name was changed to Willows in 1916.[5] The currentpost office building, which was built in 1918, is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.[6]TheWillows Auxiliary Field (1942–1945) was used for trainingWorld War II pilots.[7][8][9][10]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2), of which, 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2) of it is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) of it (0.42%) is water.
Willows has aHot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) according to theKöppen climate classification system.
| Climate data for Willows, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1906–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 83 (28) | 83 (28) | 88 (31) | 101 (38) | 109 (43) | 113 (45) | 117 (47) | 115 (46) | 115 (46) | 105 (41) | 92 (33) | 81 (27) | 117 (47) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 70.5 (21.4) | 73.8 (23.2) | 80.2 (26.8) | 89.0 (31.7) | 96.4 (35.8) | 104.0 (40.0) | 105.1 (40.6) | 102.9 (39.4) | 102.3 (39.1) | 94.1 (34.5) | 80.5 (26.9) | 68.8 (20.4) | 107.6 (42.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 58.4 (14.7) | 62.8 (17.1) | 67.9 (19.9) | 74.7 (23.7) | 82.5 (28.1) | 90.2 (32.3) | 94.8 (34.9) | 93.6 (34.2) | 91.0 (32.8) | 81.6 (27.6) | 67.3 (19.6) | 58.4 (14.7) | 76.9 (25.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 49.2 (9.6) | 52.3 (11.3) | 56.0 (13.3) | 61.0 (16.1) | 68.2 (20.1) | 75.1 (23.9) | 78.8 (26.0) | 77.5 (25.3) | 74.7 (23.7) | 67.1 (19.5) | 55.6 (13.1) | 48.7 (9.3) | 63.7 (17.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 40.0 (4.4) | 41.9 (5.5) | 44.1 (6.7) | 47.3 (8.5) | 54.0 (12.2) | 60.1 (15.6) | 62.9 (17.2) | 61.3 (16.3) | 58.4 (14.7) | 52.6 (11.4) | 43.9 (6.6) | 39.0 (3.9) | 50.5 (10.3) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 28.2 (−2.1) | 30.4 (−0.9) | 32.0 (0.0) | 33.8 (1.0) | 41.0 (5.0) | 47.4 (8.6) | 52.6 (11.4) | 51.5 (10.8) | 46.6 (8.1) | 40.7 (4.8) | 31.5 (−0.3) | 26.6 (−3.0) | 24.8 (−4.0) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 15 (−9) | 21 (−6) | 21 (−6) | 22 (−6) | 29 (−2) | 38 (3) | 43 (6) | 42 (6) | 37 (3) | 30 (−1) | 22 (−6) | 11 (−12) | 11 (−12) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 4.40 (112) | 4.19 (106) | 2.77 (70) | 1.53 (39) | 1.20 (30) | 0.46 (12) | 0.03 (0.76) | 0.07 (1.8) | 0.22 (5.6) | 1.08 (27) | 2.35 (60) | 3.58 (91) | 21.88 (555.16) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 9.2 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 50.2 |
| Source 1: NOAA[11] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service[12] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 728 | — | |
| 1890 | 1,176 | 61.5% | |
| 1900 | 893 | −24.1% | |
| 1910 | 1,139 | 27.5% | |
| 1920 | 2,190 | 92.3% | |
| 1930 | 2,024 | −7.6% | |
| 1940 | 2,215 | 9.4% | |
| 1950 | 3,019 | 36.3% | |
| 1960 | 4,139 | 37.1% | |
| 1970 | 4,085 | −1.3% | |
| 1980 | 4,777 | 16.9% | |
| 1990 | 5,988 | 25.4% | |
| 2000 | 6,220 | 3.9% | |
| 2010 | 6,166 | −0.9% | |
| 2020 | 6,293 | 2.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[13] | |||
The2020 United States census reported that Willows had a population of 6,293. The population density was 2,219.0 inhabitants per square mile (856.8/km2). 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% fromother races, and 11.9% from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 37.0% of the population.[14]
The census reported that 98.1% of the population lived in households and 1.9% were institutionalized.[14]
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% werecohabiting 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.[14] There were 1,540families (66.5% of all households).[15]
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 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males.[14]
There were 2,460 housing units at an average density of 867.4 units per square mile (334.9 units/km2), of which 2,316 (94.1%) were occupied. Of these, 51.3% were owner-occupied, and 48.7% were occupied by renters.[14]
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $78,179, and theper capita income was $32,606. About 11.6% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the poverty line.[16]
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At the2010 census Willows had a population of 6,166. The population density was 2,146.2 inhabitants per square mile (828.7/km2). 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%).[17]
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%) wereopposite-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 835.0 units per square mile (322.4 units/km2), 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.
In thestate legislature, Willows is inthe 1st senatorial district, represented byRepublican Megan Dahle,[18] and inthe 3rd Assembly district, represented byRepublican James Gallagher.[19]
Federally, Willows is inCalifornia's 1st congressional district, represented byRepublican Doug LaMalfa.[20]
It is in theWillows Unified School District.[21]
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