Allendale, Solano County, California
Allendale | |
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Coordinates: 38°26′41″N 121°56′35″W / 38.44472°N 121.94306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Solano |
Metro area | San Francisco Bay Area |
Area | |
• Total | 6.20 sq mi (16.06 km2) |
• Land | 6.14 sq mi (15.89 km2) |
• Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) 1.02% |
Elevation | 121 ft (37 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,651 |
• Density | 269.07/sq mi (103.88/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Area code | 707 |
FIPS code | 06-00996 |
GNIS feature ID | 218147 |
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allendale, Solano County, California |
Allendale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Solano County, California, United States. Allendale is located along Interstate 505 6.5 miles (10.5 km) west of Dixon. The population was 1,651 at the 2020 census.
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 6.2 square miles (16.1 km2), 98.98% of it land and 1.02% of it water.
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2010 | 1,506 | — | |
2020 | 1,651 | 9.6% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] 1850–1870[4][5] 1880-1890[6] 1900[7] 1910[8] 1920[9] 1930[10] 1940[11] 1950[12] 1960[13] 1970[14] 1980[15] 1990[16] 2000[17] 2010[18] |
The 2020 United States census reported that Allendale had a population of 1,651. The population density was 269.1 inhabitants per square mile (103.9/km2). The racial makeup of Allendale was 73.2% White, 3.1% African American, 0.9% Native American, 2.3% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 7.0% from other races, and 13.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.3% of the population.
The census reported that 99.7% of the population lived in households and 0.3% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters.
There were 595 households, out of which 31.3% included children under the age of 18, 76.0% were married-couple households, 4.0% were cohabiting couple households, 12.1% had a female householder with no partner present, and 7.9% had a male householder with no partner present. 11.3% of households were one person, and 7.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.77. There were 500 families (84.0% of all households).
The age distribution was 17.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% aged 18 to 24, 18.6% aged 25 to 44, 35.1% aged 45 to 64, and 22.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males.
There were 619 housing units at an average density of 100.9 units per square mile (39.0 units/km2), of which 595 (96.1%) were occupied. Of these, 90.6% were owner-occupied, and 9.4% were occupied by renters.[19][20]
Notable residents
[edit]- John Udell, diarist of the American Frontier lived in Allendale from 1859 to 1871.[21]
Literary reference
[edit]Allendale, CA, is the setting of Ray Bradbury's short story, "There Will Come Soft Rains".
References
[edit]- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allendale, Solano County, California
- ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "Allendale CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
- ^ "Allendale CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
- ^ Bowen, Jerry (August 25, 2002). "A perilous wagon-train trip west". Vacaville Reporter. Retrieved February 25, 2015.