Talmage, California
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Talmage is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 (CDP) in Mendocino County
Mendocino County, California
Mendocino County is a county located on the north coast of the U.S. state of California, north of the greater San Francisco Bay Area and west of the Central Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 87,841, up from 86,265 at the 2000 census...

, California
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, United States
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. Talmage is located 2.5 miles (4 km) east-southeast of Ukiah
Ukiah, California
The average high temperature is 73.5 °F . Average low temperature is 46.1 °F . Temperatures reach 90 °F on an average of 65.6 days annually and 100 °F on an average of 14.4 days annually. Due to frequent low humidity, summer temperatures normally drop into the fifties at night. Freezing...

, at an elevation of 627 feet (191 m). The population was 1,130 at the 2010 census, down from 1,141 at the 2000 census. It lies on the Southeastern region of Ukiah Valley
Ukiah Valley, California
Ukiah Valley is a valley located in Mendocino County, California, United States. It contains the Mendocino County seat of Ukiah. It also is home to the unincorporated towns of Redwood Valley, Calpella, Potter Valley and Talmage...

 and is home to the famous City of Ten Thousand Buddhas
City of Ten Thousand Buddhas
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, one of the largest Chinese Zen Buddhist temple in the United States. The town's name honors early settler Junius Talmage.

Geography

Talmage is located at 39°08′00"N 123°10′04"W.

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), 99.90% of it land, and 0.10% of it water.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Talmage had a population of 1,130. The population density
Population density
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 was 710.1 people per square mile (274.2/km²). The racial makeup of Talmage was 503 (44.5%) White, 3 (0.3%) African American, 27 (2.4%) Native American, 273 (24.2%) Asian, 4 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 278 (24.6%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 42 (3.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 366 persons (32.4%).

The Census reported that 911 people (80.6% of the population) lived in households, 199 (17.6%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 20 (1.8%) were institutionalized.

There were 330 households, out of which 120 (36.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 153 (46.4%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 41 (12.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 26 (7.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 25 (7.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
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, and 5 (1.5%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 85 households (25.8%) were made up of individuals and 25 (7.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76. There were 220 families
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 (66.7% of all households); the average family size was 3.37.

The population was spread out with 271 people (24.0%) under the age of 18, 137 people (12.1%) aged 18 to 24, 270 people (23.9%) aged 25 to 44, 338 people (29.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 114 people (10.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.0 years. For every 100 females there were 82.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.5 males.

There were 382 housing units at an average density of 240.0 per square mile (92.7/km²), of which 155 (47.0%) were owner-occupied, and 175 (53.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 11.2%. 404 people (35.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 507 people (44.9%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 1,141 people, 327 households, and 229 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 725.6 people per square mile (280.6/km²). There were 335 housing units at an average density of 213.0 per square mile (82.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 57.41% White, 0.61% African American, 2.45% Native American, 16.48% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 17.62% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 5.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.17% of the population.

There were 327 households out of which 44.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.34.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,761, and the median income for a family was $35,972. Males had a median income of $22,250 versus $25,179 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $16,656. About 29.2% of families and 23.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Sites of interest

Talmage is the site of the Mendocino State Mental Hospital (formerly the Mendocino State Asylum for the Insane), the destination for inmates charged with crimes but found not guilty by reason of insanity. The hospital first opened in 1893 with one building at a site near the town of Ukiah, California
Ukiah, California
The average high temperature is 73.5 °F . Average low temperature is 46.1 °F . Temperatures reach 90 °F on an average of 65.6 days annually and 100 °F on an average of 14.4 days annually. Due to frequent low humidity, summer temperatures normally drop into the fifties at night. Freezing...

. Its first patients, all male, were transferred from state mental institutions in Stockton and Napa. Female patients were accepted beginning in 1894. Two additional wards were built in 1910 and 1918, respectively. A major renovation and expansion of the facilty took place between 1925-1933. By 1932, the hospital had over 1900 patients and 300 employees. By 1935, the figure had risen to over 2600 patients. Hospital population hit a high in 1955 at over 3,000 patients and 700 employees. Increasing discharges and transfer of the criminally insane to the Atascadero mental facility eased overcrowding. The original main building, completed in 1893, was razed in 1952. By 1966, population was back under 1800 patients. The hospital was closed in 1972.

Politics

In the state legislature
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 Talmage is located in the 2nd Senate
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 District, represented by Democrat
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 Noreen Evans
Noreen Evans
Noreen Evans is an American politician in the California State Senate. She is a Democrat representing the 2nd district, encompassing Humboldt, Mendocino, Lake, and Napa counties, as well as parts of Sonoma and Solano counties....

, and in the 1st Assembly
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 District, represented by Democrat Wesley Chesbro
Wesley Chesbro
Wesley P. Chesbro is a Democratic politician from California. He is currently the Assembly member for the 1st Assembly district in California. Previously, Chesbro served as a State Senator from California's 2nd district from 1998 until 2006...

. Federally, Talmage is located in California's 1st congressional district
California's 1st congressional district
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, which has a Cook PVI
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 of D +10 and is represented by Democrat Mike Thompson
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