Talmage, California
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| Talmage Post Office in 2021 Talmage Post Office in 2021 | |
| Location in Mendocino County and the state of California Location in Mendocino County and the state of California | |
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| Coordinates: 39°08′00″N 123°10′04″W / 39.13333°N 123.16778°WCoordinates: 39°08′00″N 123°10′04″W / 39.13333°N 123.16778°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | Template:Country data California |
| County | Mendocino |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp 0.13% |
| Elevation | Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp |
| Population (2020)[3] | |
| • Total | 986 |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95481 |
| Area code(s) | 707 |
| FIPS code | 06-77784 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1659949 |
Talmage (variant, Talmadge)[2] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mendocino County, California, United States. Talmage is located 2.5 miles (4 km) east-southeast of Ukiah,[4] at an elevation of 627 feet (191 m).[2] The population was 986 at the 2020 census,[3] down from 1,130 in 2010. It lies in the southeastern part of the Ukiah Valley and is home to the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, one of the largest Chan Buddhist temples in the United States. The town's name honors early settler Junius Talmage.[4]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Talmage is located in southeastern Mendocino County at 39°08′00″N 123°10′04″W / 39.13333°N 123.16778°W.[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), of which 99.87% is land and 0.13% is water.[1]
Sites of interest
[edit | edit source]Talmage is the site of the Mendocino State 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, and the hospital was closed in 1972.[5] The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, a Buddhist community and monastery, is located in the former Mendocino State Hospital.[6] The temple also has an elementary and high school (Developing Virtue Secondary School), as well as a university.
Politics
[edit | edit source]In the state legislature, Talmage is in Template:Representative,[7] and Template:Representative.[8]
Federally, Talmage is in Template:Representative.[9]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]Talmage first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.[10]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Template:Gnis
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "P1. Race – Talmage CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Template:California's Geographic Names
- ↑ "California State Archives: Inventory of the Department of Mental Hygiene –Mendocino State Hospital Records". The Online Archive of California (OAC), California Digital Library.
- ↑ Anderson, Glenda (September 20, 2016). "'Remembrance Day' held for Mendocino, state mental hospital patients". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
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