Cleone, California
Cleone is a census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States. It is located north-northeast of Fort Bragg on California [State Highway 1], at an elevation of. It most likely takes its name from Kelio, a division or village of the Pomo people. The population was 622 at the 2020 census.
The Kanuck post office opened in 1883, changed its name to Cleone in 1883, and closed in 1908.
In 1883, a sawmill was constructed about east of the village of Cleone. Wood products were shipped from a wharf at the place. Railroad cars ran down the hill to the chute by gravity and were returned by horses.
The main entrance to MacKerricher State Park is in Cleone.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of, of which, or 1.50%, are water.Demographics
Cleone first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.The 2020 United States census reported that Cleone had a population of 622. The population density was. The racial makeup of Cleone was 425 White, 1 African American, 15 Native Americans in [the United States|Native American], 3 Asian, 0 Pacific Islander, 87 from other races, and 91 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 182 persons.
The whole population lived in households. There were 273 households, out of which 48 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 142 were married-couple households, 13 were cohabiting couple households, 65 had a female householder with no partner present, and 53 had a male householder with no partner present. 85 households were one person, and 54 were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.28. There were 173 families.
The age distribution was 123 people under the age of 18, 34 people aged 18 to 24, 137 people aged 25 to 44, 152 people aged 45 to 64, and 176 people who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 48.0years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males.
There were 337 housing units at an average density of, of which 273 were occupied. Of these, 207 were owner-occupied, and 66 were occupied by renters.
Politics
In the state legislature, Cleone is in, and.Federally, Cleone is in.