Angwin, California Explained

Angwin, California
Settlement Type:census-designated place
Mapsize:250x200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Napa
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:4.87
Area Land Sq Mi:4.83
Area Water Sq Mi:0.04
Area Total Km2:12.62
Area Land Km2:12.51
Area Water Km2:0.11
Area Water Percent:0.86
Elevation Ft:1749
Elevation M:533
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:2633
Population Metro:7468390
Population Density Km2:210.52
Population Density Sq Mi:545.25
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Coordinates Footnotes:[2]
Coordinates:38.5744°N -122.4481°W
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:94508, 94576
Area Code:707
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:06-02168
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature IDs
Blank1 Info:1657934; 2407744

Angwin is a census-designated place (CDP) in Napa County, California, best known as the site of Pacific Union College. It is part of the northern San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 3,051 at the 2010 census. Its area code is 707. Its two zip codes are 94508 and 94576. It is in the Pacific time zone.

History

The town of Angwin is named for Edwin Angwin (1841–1919), a native of St. Agnes, Cornwall, who in 1875 purchased a 2001NaN1 parcel within the Rancho La Jota on Howell Mountain and established the Angwin Resort.[3] By the 1900s, Mr. Angwin owned almost 1600acres of land in the area.[4]

Prior to 1875, Rancho La Jota was held in its entirety by William Campbell Watson, husband of Elizabeth Anne Davis, the granddaughter of George C. Yount. Mr. Watson began to sell off portions of the Rancho in 1875, Mr. Angwin's being among the first parcels. Soon after a community began to emerge with the success of, and in support of, the Angwin Resort.

In 1909, Healdsburg College (formerly Healdsburg Academy), a Seventh-day Adventist college, moved from its location in Healdsburg when it purchased the Angwin Resort for $60,000 to open Pacific Union College.[5] According to a 1985 KRON-TV news report, more than 80 percent of the population of Angwin belonged to the Seventh-day Adventist Church.[6]

In August 2020, Angwin was evacuated due to the Hennessey Fire.[7]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.9sqmi, 99.14% of it land and 0.86% of it water.

Angwin is located within the Howell Mountain AVA.[8]

Climate

Angwin's Pacific Union College has maintained a National Weather Service cooperative weather station since 1940. Average January temperatures are a maximum of 52.2F and a minimum of 37.9F. There are an average of 35.3 days with highs of 90F or higher and 25.1 days with lows of 32F or lower. The record high temperature was 110F on July 15, 1972. The record low temperature was 14F on December 9, 1972.

Average annual precipitation is 40.6inches. The wettest year was 1983 with 88.89inches and the driest year was 2020 with 16.28inches. The most precipitation in one month was 40.81inches in January 2017. The most precipitation in 24 hours was 10.48inches on October 24, 2021.

Average annual snowfall is 2inches. The most snow in one year was 23.3inches in 1952, including 12.8inches in January.

Demographics

2010

At the 2010 census Angwin had a population of 3,051. The population density was 626.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of Angwin was 2,124 (69.6%) White, 139 (4.6%) African American, 22 (0.7%) Native American, 339 (11.1%) Asian, 5 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 234 (7.7%) from other races, and 188 (6.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 625 people (20.5%).[9]

The census reported that 2,058 people (67.5% of the population) lived in households, 944 (30.9%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 49 (1.6%) were institutionalized.

There were 824 households, 233 (28.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 461 (55.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 66 (8.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 33 (4.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 28 (3.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 7 (0.8%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 209 households (25.4%) were one person and 38 (4.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.50. There were 560 families (68.0% of households); the average family size was 2.93.

The age distribution was 413 people (13.5%) under the age of 18, 1,146 people (37.6%) aged 18 to 24, 565 people (18.5%) aged 25 to 44, 672 people (22.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 255 people (8.4%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 24.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.

There were 912 housing units at an average density of 187.2 per square mile, of the occupied units 429 (52.1%) were owner-occupied and 395 (47.9%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.9%. 1,131 people (37.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 927 people (30.4%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

At the 2000 census there were 3,148 people, 811 households, and 587 families in the CDP. The population density was 643.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 874 housing units at an average density of 178.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP in 2010 was 59.7% non-Hispanic White, 4.2% non-Hispanic Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 10.7% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 0.4% from other races, and 4.0% from two or more races. 20.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[10] Of the 811 households 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 20.8% of households were one person and 3.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.06.

The age distribution was 15.4% under the age of 18, 36.8% from 18 to 24, 20.5% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% 65 or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median household income was $56,453 and the median family income was $63,972. Males had a median income of $46,589 versus $34,917 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,126. About 5.5% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

Government

In the California State Legislature, Angwin is in, and in .[11]

In the United States House of Representatives, Angwin is in .[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. October 30, 2021.
  2. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  3. Book: Gudde, Erwin. William Bright . California Place Names. 2004. Fourth. University of California Press. 0-520-24217-3.
  4. Book: Hansen , Mariam . Images of America St. Helena . Arcadia Publishing . San Francisco, CA . March 1, 2010 . 978-0738580098 .
  5. Hufstader . Louisa . Napa's first college was once a summer resort . . Lee Enterprises, Inc. . Napa, CA . June 3, 2002 . August 21, 2011.
  6. Jeannine Yeomans, "God's Little Acres," KRON-TV "NewsCenter 4" at 6:00 p.m., July 29, 1985.
  7. Web site: Hennessey Fire Information. CAL FIRE. 17 August 2020. August 18, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200818015057/https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2020/8/17/hennessey-fire/. dead.
  8. Noonan . James. Angwin: Where conviction meets cabernet . . Lee Enterprises, Inc. . Napa, California . August 21, 2011. August 21, 2011.
  9. Web site: 2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Angwin CDP. U.S. Census Bureau. July 12, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160202220000/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0602168. February 2, 2016. dead.
  10. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  11. Web site: Statewide Database . UC Regents . December 5, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html . February 1, 2015 . dead .
  12. March 3, 2023.