Brooktrails, California
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in California, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Brooktrails
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| settlement_type = Census-designated place
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| image_map = File:Mendocino County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Brooktrails Highlighted 0608530.svg
| map_caption = Location in Mendocino County and California
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| coordinates = {{coord|39|26|38|N|123|23|07|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|California}}
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Mendocino
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| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_total_km2 =
| area_total_sq_mi = 7.32
| area_land_km2 =
| area_land_sq_mi = 7.27
| area_water_km2 =
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.05
| area_water_percent = 0.64
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| elevation_footnotes = {{gnis|1724158|Brooktrails}}
| elevation_m = 498
| elevation_ft = 1634
| population_total = 3632
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_density_km2 =
| population_density_sq_mi = 499.45
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| timezone = Pacific (PST)
| utc_offset = -8
| timezone_DST = PDT
| utc_offset_DST = -7
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 95490 (Willits)
| area_code = 707
| blank_name = GNIS feature ID
| blank_info = 1724158; 2628713{{gnis|2628713|Brooktrails Census Designated Place}}
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Brooktrails is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States.{{gnis|2628713}} It shares ZIP code 95490 with Willits.[http://www.city-data.com/zips/95490.html 95490 Zip Code Detailed Profile], City-Data.com, accessed 8 March 2013 The population was 3,632 at the 2020 census.
History
After being extensively logged from the 1880s to the middle of the twentieth century,[http://btcsd.org/brd_info/water_shed/index.php Greenbelt Stewardship Plan] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214141001/http://btcsd.org/brd_info/water_shed/index.php |date=February 14, 2013 }}, Brooktrails Township Community Services District, accessed 8 March 2013 Brooktrails Township was founded under a special provision in state law.Anderson, Bruce, [http://theava.com/archives/16174 Mendocino County Today: June 24, 2012], Anderson Valley Advertiser, 23 June 2012, accessed 08 March 2013, quote: "... the Brooktrails housing development outside of Willits where unsuspecting buyers were buying small, unbuilding lots in Brooktrails, not knowing that they had no water or sewer, and in some cases not even decent road access." It was marketed as a vacation mountain retreat for San Franciscans in the 1970s. It has approximately 6,600 parcels varying in size from {{convert|0.3|acre|ha}} to {{convert|10|acre|ha}}. The smaller parcels are mostly surrounded by the township-owned Brooktrails Redwood Park,{{Cite web |url=http://www.btcsd.org/Redwood_Park/Redwood_Park.htm |title=Brooktrails Redwood Park |access-date=2013-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202233812/http://www.btcsd.org/Redwood_Park/Redwood_Park.htm |archive-date=2013-12-02 |url-status=dead }} a {{convert|2600|acre|ha|adj=on}}Anderson, Glenda, [http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080602/NEWS/881346635 Mendocino County trees cut for marijuana garden], The Press Democrat, 2 June 2008, accessed 8 March 2013 forest green belt composed of tan oak, Douglas fir and redwood.[http://btcsd.org/brd_info/water_shed/intro.php Introduction] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214144703/http://btcsd.org/brd_info/water_shed/intro.php |date=December 14, 2012 }}, Greenbelt Stewardship Plan, Brooktrails Township Community Services District, accessed 8 March 2013 Brooktrails has over 30 hiking trails and two lakes, Lake Emily and Lake Ada Rose, that store and direct water to its water treatment plant.[http://btcsd.org/about_us/water/index.html Brooktrails Water System Facilities & Sewer System Information] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314135637/http://btcsd.org/about_us/water/index.html |date=March 14, 2013 }}, Brooktrails Township Community Services District, accessed 8 March 2013 There is also a small market and a deli. The Brooktrails Township Community Services District, governed by a five-member elected board of directors, provides water, sewer, and recreational services to the residents.[http://btcsd.org/about_us/geninfo/index.php BTCSD General Information] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214134907/http://btcsd.org/about_us/geninfo/index.php |date=February 14, 2013 }}, Brooktrails Township Community Services District, accessed 8 March 2013
In 2012, Mendocino County paid the back assessments on hundreds of abandoned Brooktrails lots; however, they stopped paying water, sewer and fire assessments for those lots.
The entire community of Brooktrails was evacuated in September 2020 due to the threat of the Oak Fire.{{cite news |last1=Fernandez Baumann |first1=Adrian |last2=Maxwell |first2=Kate B. |title=Oak Fire is at 700 acres with no official containment —evacuation centers open, call-line set-up for COVID-19 evacuation questions — Willits & Laytonville school districts close tomorrow due to fire (updated 9:15pm)|url=https://mendovoice.com/2020/09/oak-fire-burning-in-brooktrails-forces-evacuations/ |access-date=9 September 2020 |work=The Mendocino Voice |date=7 September 2020}}
Geography
Brooktrails is in central Mendocino County, occupying hills to the west of Little Lake Valley. The fire department and golf course lie at an elevation of {{convert|1634|ft|m}}, but the community's western edge rises to nearly {{convert|3000|ft|m}}. It is {{convert|3|mi|0}} north of Willits. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of {{convert|7.3|sqmi|km2}}, 99.36% of it land, and 0.64% of it water.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|2010= 3235
|2020= 3632
|estyear= 2023
|estimate= 4394
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}
1850–1870{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1880-1890{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1900{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1910{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1920{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1930{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1940{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1950{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1960{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1970{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1980{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1990{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
2000{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 2010{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
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The 2010 United States Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0608530|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715023749/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0608530|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Brooktrails CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}} reported that Brooktrails had a population of 3,235. The population density was {{convert|442.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Brooktrails was 2,818 (87.1%) White, 22 (0.7%) African American, 87 (2.7%) Native American, 26 (0.8%) Asian, 4 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 109 (3.4%) from other races, and 169 (5.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 329 persons (10.2%).
The Census reported that 3,235 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 1,322 households, out of which 428 (32.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 628 (47.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 156 (11.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 84 (6.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 124 (9.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 11 (0.8%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 344 households (26.0%) were made up of individuals, and 93 (7.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45. There were 868 families (65.7% of all households); the average family size was 2.90.
The population was spread out, with 752 people (23.2%) under the age of 18, 246 people (7.6%) aged 18 to 24, 894 people (27.6%) aged 25 to 44, 954 people (29.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 389 people (12.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.
There were 1,444 housing units at an average density of {{convert|197.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 955 (72.2%) were owner-occupied, and 367 (27.8%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.9%. 2,353 people (72.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 882 people (27.3%) lived in rental housing units.
Notable residents
- Douglas Killmer, bass guitarist
- Steven Seagal, actor and martial artist
Politics
In the state legislature, Brooktrails is in {{Representative|casd|2|fmt=sdistrict}},{{Cite web |url=http://senate.ca.gov/senators |title=Senators |access-date=March 10, 2013 |publisher=State of California}} and {{Representative|caad|2|fmt=adistrict}}.{{Cite web |url=http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers |title=Members Assembly |access-date=March 2, 2013 |publisher=State of California}}
Federally, Brooktrails is in {{Representative|cacd|2|fmt=district}}.{{Cite GovTrack|CA|2|access-date=March 1, 2013}}
References
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Category:Census-designated places in Mendocino County, California