Comptche, California
Comptche is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States. It is located southeast of Fort Bragg at an elevation of. There is a K–3 primary school serving the town, as well as a small store with gas pump; a post office, and a church. The population was 167 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Comptche is located in west-central Mendocino County at . It is in ZIP code 95427 and lies at the junction of three minor roads. Comptche–Ukiah Road extends west from Comptche to Mendocino on California [State Route 1|State Route 1], while to the east Orr Springs Road leads to Ukiah on U.S. 101. Flynn Creek Road leads southward from Comptche to State Route 128 in Navarro River Redwoods State Park, near the town of Navarro. Flynn Creek Road and the western segment of Comptche–Ukiah Road provide an alternative route between Mendocino and the Anderson Valley, used in winter storms when the Navarro River floods Route 128.According to the United States Census Bureau, the Comptche CDP covers an area of, all of it land. The Albion River runs along the southern edge of the community, flowing west to the Pacific Ocean at Albion.
History
The Comptche post office opened in 1877, closed later that same year, and reopened in 1879. Although the precise origin of the town's name is unknown, there was a village of the Pomo people named Komacho nearby.CDP demographics
Comptche first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.The 2020 United States census reported that Comptche had a population of 167. The population density was. The racial makeup of Comptche was 137 White, 0 African American, 7 Native Americans in [the United States|Native American], 0 Asian, 0 Pacific Islander, 3 from other races, and 20 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15 persons.
The whole population lived in households. There were 76 households, out of which 11 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 31 were married-couple households, 7 were cohabiting couple households, 26 had a female householder with no partner present, and 12 had a male householder with no partner present. 29 households were one person, and 20 were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.2. There were 37 families.
The age distribution was 26 people under the age of 18, 5 people aged 18 to 24, 54 people aged 25 to 44, 45 people aged 45 to 64, and 37 people who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 43.5years. There were 78 males and 89 females.
There were 85 housing units at an average density of, of which 76 were occupied. Of these, 44 were owner-occupied, and 32 were occupied by renters.
Politics
In the state legislature, Comptche is in, and.Federally, Comptche is in.