Glenn County, California


Glenn County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,122. The county seat is Willows. It is located in the Sacramento Valley, in the northern part of the California Central Valley.

History

Glenn County was formed in 1891 from parts of Colusa County. It was named for Hugh J. Glenn, who came to be the largest wheat farmer in the state during his lifetime and a man of great prominence in political and commercial life in California.

Sheriffs

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and is water.

Adjacent counties

2011

Places by population, race, and income

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Glenn County had a population of 28,122. The racial makeup of Glenn County was 19,990 White, 231 African American, 619 Native American, 722 Asian, 24 Pacific Islander, 5,522 from other races, and 1,014 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10,539 persons.

2000

As of the census of 2000, there were 26,453 people, 9,172 households, and 6,732 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile. There were 9,982 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 71.8% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 2.1% Native American, 3.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 18.2% from other races, and 3.9% from two or more races. 29.6% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 10.8% were of German, 9.4% American, 6.2% English and 5.9% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. 69.5% spoke English, 27.0% Spanish and 2.1% Hmong as their first language.
There were 9,172 households, out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 30.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $32,107, and the median income for a family was $37,023. Males had a median income of $29,480 versus $21,766 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,069. About 12.5% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.3% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Voter registration

Cities by population and voter registration

Overview

Glenn is a strongly Republican county in Presidential and congressional elections. The last Democrat to win a majority in the county was Lyndon Johnson in 1964.
YearGOPDEMOthers
201661.12% 5,78832.37% 3,0656.52% 617
201260.97% 5,63235.73% 3,3013.30% 305
200859.82% 5,91037.80% 3,7342.38% 235
200466.72% 6,30831.68% 2,9951.60% 151
200066.53% 5,79528.68% 2,4984.80% 418
199656.86% 5,04132.04% 2,84111.10% 984
199243.24% 3,81230.24% 2,66626.52% 2,338
198862.06% 4,94436.33% 2,8941.61% 128
198469.74% 6,02028.82% 2,4881.44% 124
198064.80% 5,38626.79% 2,2278.41% 699
197652.67% 4,09445.04% 3,5012.29% 178
197259.01% 4,56934.62% 2,6816.37% 493
196853.91% 3,84834.55% 2,46611.54% 824
196445.97% 3,35154.01% 3,9370.03% 2
196053.17% 3,91146.36% 3,4100.48% 35
195651.96% 3,46347.89% 3,1920.15% 10
195264.45% 4,45435.05% 2,4220.51% 35
194850.99% 2,81946.64% 2,5782.37% 131
194449.32% 2,40950.20% 2,4520.47% 23
194043.92% 2,47354.96% 3,0951.12% 63
193632.50% 1,62065.97% 3,2881.52% 76
193231.34% 1,43265.07% 2,9733.59% 164
192865.03% 2,46634.20% 1,2970.76% 29
192444.84% 1,44411.40% 36743.75% 1,409
192064.19% 1,91630.22% 9025.59% 167
191640.23% 1,34253.87% 1,7975.91% 197
19120.45% 1154.41% 1,32545.14% 1,099
190844.72% 61851.45% 7113.84% 53
190450.03% 76547.42% 7252.55% 39
190039.49% 49458.91% 7371.60% 20
189636.54% 47962.93% 8250.53% 7
189233.78% 52851.70% 80814.53% 227

Glenn County is split between California's 1st and 3rd congressional districts, represented by and, respectively.
In the State Assembly, Glenn County is in. In the State Senate, the county is in.

Crime

The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense.

Cities by population and crime rates

Transportation

Major highways

runs buses from Willows to Hamilton City, and on into Chico. The nearest Amtrak station is in Chico.

Airports

and Haigh Field are both general aviation airports.

Railroads

shortline serves Willows. The main line runs north to Tehama and south to Davis, where the railroad interchanges with the Union Pacific Railroad. Prior to the line being leased to the California Northern, the route was operated by Southern Pacific and was known as the West Side Line. The railroad first reached Willows on December 28, 1879, from Davis. In 1882 the extension from Willows to Tehama was completed. In 1884 the West Side and Mendocino Railroad constructed a line east from Willows to Fruto.

Communities

Cities

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Glenn County.
† county seat
RankCity/Town/etc.Municipal typePopulation
1OrlandCity7,291
2† WillowsCity6,166
3Hamilton CityCDP1,759
4ArtoisCDP295
5Grindstone RancheriaAIAN164
6Elk CreekCDP163