Bodega Bayis a village andcensus-designated place(CDP) inSonoma County,California,United States. The population was 912 at the 2020 census. The town, located alongState Route 1,is on the eastern side ofBodega Harbor,an inlet ofBodega Bayon thePacific coast.
Bodega Bay | |
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 Bodega Bay in 2008, seen from across the harbor | |
 Location inSonoma Countyand the state ofCalifornia | |
  Bodega Bay Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates:38°19′28″N123°2′19″W/ 38.32444°N 123.03861°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Sonoma |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.52 sq mi (32.44 km2) |
| • Land | 8.35 sq mi (21.61 km2) |
| • Water | 4.18 sq mi (10.82 km2) 33.37% |
| Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 912 |
| • Density | 109.29/sq mi (42.20/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8(Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7(PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 94923 |
| Area code | 707 |
| FIPScode | 06-07260 |
| GNISfeature IDs | 1658093,2407872 |
History
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Bodega Bay is the site of the first Russian structures built in California, which were erected in 1809 by Commerce CounsellerIvan Alexandrovich Kuskovof theRussian-American Companyin the lead-up to the establishment ofFort Ross.The Russians named the Bodega Bay settlementPort Rumyantsevafter the Russian Foreign MinisterNikolai Petrovich Rumyantsev,and it served as a port to support Fort Ross and the larger Russian community known as Colony Ross.[4][5]
The town is now named in honor ofJuan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra,a Spanish naval officer who explored the west coast of North America as far north as Alaska during multiple voyages of discovery in the late 18th century.
The location scenes in theAlfred Hitchcock-directedfilmThe Birds(1963) were filmed in both Bodega Bay and nearbyBodega(though both were represented as being parts of the film's Bodega Bay.) The town markets itself by using the film in many ways, including itsBirds-themed visitors' center although none of the film's primary locations is found there. Thechurchand the schoolhouse shown in the film are on the Bodega Highway in Bodega.[6] The town also featured in the cult horror filmPuppet Master(1989).
ThePacific Gas and Electric Company(PG&E) wanted to build a nuclear power plant at Gaffney Point on Bodega Head, across the bay from the town, in the 1960s, but the plans were shut down after a large protest (the first for environmental reasons) and thegeologic faultwhich was found while it was digging the hole for the first reactor. The hole filled with water and became known as"The Hole in the Head".
Government
editIn theCalifornia State Legislature,Bodega Bay is inthe 2nd Senate District,represented byDemocratMike McGuire,and inthe 2nd Assembly District,represented byDemocratChris Rogers.[7]
In theUnited States House of Representatives,Bodega Bay is inCalifornia's 2nd congressional district,represented byDemocratJared Huffman.[8]
Education
editThe majority of Bodega Bay is in theShoreline Unified School District.[9]Shoreline USD operates the Bodega Bay School.[10]The district's high school isTomales High School.[11]
A northeast portion of Bodega Bay is instead in theHarmony Union School Districtand theWest Sonoma County Union High School District.[9]
Geography
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According to theUnited States Census Bureau,the CDP has a total area of 12.5 square miles (32 km2), of which 8.3 square miles (21 km2) of it is land, and 4.2 square miles (11 km2) of it (33.37%) is water. The town lies on the edge of Bodega Harbor.Bodega Bayitself extends south along the coast toTomales Bay.North of town lies a long coastal exposure of alternating rockoutcropsand sandybeacheswhich is known asSonoma Coast State Beach.
The U.S.National Weather Serviceprovides a helpful visual aid[12]graphing weather and climate information from the nearby Monterey sensors to display visually by month the annual typical temperatures, the past year's temperatures, and record temperatures.
Climate
editThis region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to theKöppen Climate Classificationsystem, Bodega Bay has awarm-summer Mediterranean climate,abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[13]Like much of the California coast, summer afternoons are often cool and windy (and sometimes foggy) as winds blow in off the ocean.
| Climate data for Bodega Bay, California | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 56.6 (13.7) |
59.7 (15.4) |
60.7 (15.9) |
62.7 (17.1) |
65.8 (18.8) |
69.5 (20.8) |
70.6 (21.4) |
71.1 (21.7) |
71.0 (21.7) |
67.9 (19.9) |
61.6 (16.4) |
56.6 (13.7) |
64.5 (18.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 48.9 (9.4) |
50.8 (10.4) |
51.9 (11.1) |
53.2 (11.8) |
55.8 (13.2) |
58.9 (14.9) |
60.5 (15.8) |
60.6 (15.9) |
60.0 (15.6) |
57.3 (14.1) |
52.5 (11.4) |
48.6 (9.2) |
54.9 (12.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 41.1 (5.1) |
41.9 (5.5) |
43.0 (6.1) |
43.6 (6.4) |
45.7 (7.6) |
48.3 (9.1) |
50.3 (10.2) |
50.1 (10.1) |
49.0 (9.4) |
46.6 (8.1) |
43.3 (6.3) |
40.5 (4.7) |
45.3 (7.4) |
| Averageprecipitationinches (mm) | 7.6 (190) |
6.9 (180) |
5.4 (140) |
2.4 (61) |
1.4 (36) |
0.3 (7.6) |
0 (0) |
0.1 (2.5) |
0.4 (10) |
2.1 (53) |
5.1 (130) |
7.9 (200) |
39.6 (1,010.1) |
| Source: Bestplaces.net[14] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,077 | — | |
| 2020 | 912 | −15.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[15] 1850–1870[16][17]1880-1890[18] 1900[19]1910[20]1920[21] 1930[22]1940[23]1950[24] 1960[25]1970[26]1980[27] 1990[28] 2000[29]2010[30] | |||
2020 Census
editFollowing the2020 United States Census[31]Bodega Bay, CA, has a population of approximately 1,190 people. The racial and ethnic composition of Bodega Bay, CA as of 2020-2023 is as follows: 75.3% are White alone, 13.7% are Black orAfrican American,1.3% are American Indian andAlaska Native,6.4% areAsian,and 0.3% areNative Hawaiianand OtherPacific Islanderalone. Additionally, 3.1% identify as Two or More Races, and 19.5% are Hispanic orLatino.Of the White population, 58.4% are not Hispanic or Latino. As of 2022, 94.5% of residents in Bodega Bay, CA, held U.S. citizenship.[32]
In 2022, 73.8% of housing units in Bodega Bay, CA, were owner-occupied, marking an increase from the previous year's rate of 61.8%.[32]
Between 2021 and 2022,employmentin Bodega Bay, CA, saw a decline of 10.8%, from 609 employees to 543. The top employment sectors for Bodega Bay residents include Agriculture,Forestry,Fishing & Hunting (96 people),Construction(70 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (70 people).[32]
2010 Census
editThe2010 United States Census[33]reported that Bodega Bay had a population of 1,077. The population density was 86.0 inhabitants per square mile (33.2/km2). The ethnic makeup of Bodega Bay was 951 (88.3%)White,2 (0.2%)African American,4 (0.4%)Native American,33 (3.1%)Asian,4 (0.4%)Pacific Islander,49 (4.5%) fromother races,and 34 (3.2%) from two or more races.HispanicorLatinoof any race were 126 persons (11.7%).
The Census reported that 99.0% of the population lived in households and 1.0% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters.
There were 533 households, out of which 77 (14.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 278 (52.2%) wereopposite-sex married couplesliving together, 22 (4.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 14 (2.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 33 (6.2%)unmarried opposite-sex partnerships,and 8 (1.5%)same-sex married couples or partnerships.170 households (31.9%) were made up of individuals, and 67 (12.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00. There were 314families(58.9% of all households); the average family size was 2.48.
The population was spread out, with 131 people (12.2%) under the age of 18, 52 people (4.8%) aged 18 to 24, 172 people (16.0%) aged 25 to 44, 409 people (38.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 313 people (29.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.1 males.
There were 1,060 housing units at an average density of 84.6 units per square mile (32.7 units/km2), of which 67.9% were owner-occupied and 32.1% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 23.7%. 65.3% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 33.7% lived in rental housing units.
2000 Census
editAs of thecensus[34]of 2000, there were 1,423 people, 669 households, and 432 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 169.7 inhabitants per square mile (65.5/km2). There were 1,144 housing units at an average density of 136.4 units per square mile (52.7 units/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.52%White,0.35%African American,1.55%Native American,1.34%Asian,9.07% fromother races,and 2.18% from two or more races.HispanicorLatinoof any race were 15.18% of the population. There were 669 households, out of which 14.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% weremarried couplesliving together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.47.
In the CDP, the population was 12.7% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 36.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $56,818, and the median income for a family was $60,750. Males had a median income of $27,778 versus $28,375 for females. Theper capita incomefor the CDP was $37,226. About 2.0% of families and 4.0% of the population were below thepoverty line.This includes none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.
Notable people
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Bodega Bay was the hometown ofNicholas Green,the American child shot dead during a robbery by highwaymen in Italy where his family were on vacation in 1994. Nicholas and his family became famous when almost every organ or body part was donated to those in need following his death.[35]
Erden Eruçmade history here when he completed the first entirely solo and entirely human-powered circumnavigation of the Earth. He began the expedition on July 10, 2007, in Bodega Bay and returned a little more than five years later on July 21, 2012.[36][37]
Film locations
editBodega Bay has served as a location for several major films and TV shows:[38][39][40]
- The Birds(1963): Except for a short sequence at the beginning filmed in San Francisco, most of the film's exterior scenes were filmed around the two towns of Bodega (a small inland village) and Bodega Bay (a larger village on the bay). Special sites used for shooting included Potter School, the Bay, the two towns which were made to appear as one, and the home and barn across the bay from the town of Bodega Bay.
- The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming(1966) Some scenes filmed in Bodega Bay.
- The Pack(1977): Filmed around Bodega Bay.
- The Fog(1980)
- The Goonies(1985): The ending was shot atGoat Rock Beach.
- Puppet Master(1989): Setting is Bodega Bay for the first two, fourth and fifth films.
- Sleepwalkers(1992): Opening scene filmed in Bodega Bay.
- Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is(1994 TV movie): Exterior scenes of the town.
- I Know What You Did Last Summer(1997): Scenes around the road accident.
- Road Trip withHuell HowserEpisode 117 (2002)[41]
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia(2021):Season 15's multi-episode arc was originally going to be filmed in Ireland. But due toCOVID-19 restrictions,Bodega Bay was used as the stand-in for those episodes.[42][43]
Other facilities
editA branch of theUniversity of Californiaoperates a marine lab at Bodega Bay, theBodega Marine Laboratory.[44]
Anuclear power planthad been planned for Bodega Bay in the 1960s but was abandoned after both local and statewide protests and the discovery of theSan Andreas Faultnear the proposed site. Excavation for the site began at Bodega Head, and since the project was abandoned the area has been referred to by locals as "The Hole in the Head."[45]
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