Ukiah, California

File:Yokayo-People-at-Ukiah-California-1916.JPG in Ukiah, 1916]]

The region has been inhabited by the Pomo for thousands of years.[https://www.lakecountyca.gov/1524/History-of-Lake-County-Pomo-Indians#:~:text=About%204000%20BCE%20to%205000,and%20the%20Lake%20Sonoma%20area. Lake County - History of Pomo Indians] The modern area of Ukiah derives its name from the Pomo village (band) of Yokáya, meaning "deep valley" or "south valley".[https://oac.cdlib.org/view?docId=hb9779p385&chunk.id=div00090&brand=calisphere&doc.view=entire_text Online Archive of California - The ethno-geography of the Pomo and neighboring Indians][https://www.jstor.org/stable/25156041 JSTOR - The Yokayo Rancheria][https://pinoleville-nsn.gov/heritage/our-history/ Pinoleville Pomo Nation - Our History]

Russian American company led by commander Ross visited Ukiah and the Russian River in 1750, during their exploration of the Alaskan Northwest and Hawaii. Eventually Point Cabrillo was visited and named by the Spanish explorers, although Cabrillo only lived in San Diego and never visited the point. The land was inhabited by Pomo natives who lived as hunter gatherers until the time. Some Chinese explorers visited as well during the early times of Chinatown San Francisco and the building of the railroad lines.

File:Cayetano_Juarez.png was granted Rancho Yokaya by Governor Pío Pico in 1845.]]

Ukiah is located within Rancho Yokaya, one of several Spanish colonial land grants in what their colonists called Alta California. The Yokaya grant, which covered the majority of the Ukiah valley, was named for the Pomo word meaning "deep valley."{{citation

|last = Kroeber

|first = Alfred L.

|author-link = Alfred L. Kroeber

|issue = 2

|journal = University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology

|page = 64

|title = California place names of Indian origin

|url = http://soda.sou.edu/awdata/030731c1.pdf

|volume = 12

|year = 1916

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110720045733/http://soda.sou.edu/awdata/030731c1.pdf

|archive-date = July 20, 2011

}}. The Pomo are the indigenous people who occupied the area at the time of Spanish colonization.

Later European-American settlers adopted "Ukiah" as an anglicized version of this name for the city.Alfred L. Kroeber, [http://soda.sou.edu/awdata/030731c1.pdf "California Place Names of Indian Origin,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720045733/http://soda.sou.edu/awdata/030731c1.pdf |date=July 20, 2011 }} University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 12, no. 2 (1916), pp. 31-69.

Cayetano Juárez was granted Ukiah by Alta California. He was known to have a neutral relationship with the local Pomo people. He sold a southern portion of the grant (toward present-day Hopland) to the Burke brothers. The first Anglo settler in the Ukiah area was John Parker, a vaquero who worked for pioneer cattleman James Black.Lyman Palmer, [https://archive.org/details/historyofmendoci00palm History of Mendocino County, California, Comprising Its Geography, Geology, Topography, Climatography, Springs and Timber.] San Francisco, CA: Alley, Bowen and Co., 1880; pg. 475. Black had driven his stock up the Russian River valley and took over a block of grazing land at that locale. A crude blockhouse was constructed for Parker so he could have shelter to protect the herd from the hostile indigenous local people, who resented the squatters on their land. The blockhouse was located just south of present-day Ukiah on the banks of what was known as Wilson Creek. Following the U.S. Conquest of California, the region passed from Mexican to American sovereignty.

In 1865, Samuel Lowry built a log cabin approximately on the corner of today's East Perkins and North Main streets. Lowery sold his claim to A.T. Perkins in the spring of 1857, and the latter moved his family into the valley. They were the first Anglo-American pioneer family of the township. Six others followed to make their home there that same year. The first United States post office opened in 1858. By 1859, the population of Ukiah had grown to about 100 people, making it a community sufficient in size to serve as the county seat. Before this, administrative duties for Mendocino County had been handled by Sonoma County.Palmer, History of Mendocino County, California, pg. 476.

Initially visitors could reach town only by stagecoach, or private horses. A short rail line from San Francisco terminated in Petaluma, nearly {{convert|80|mi|km}} to the south. In 1870 the remainder of the trip to Ukiah took another two days by horse.Carl Purdy, "Ukiah, 1870-1890: Interesting Reminiscences; Progress Made; Products of Our Valley," Dispatch-Democrat [Ukiah City], vol. 21, no. 15 (January 10, 1890), pg. 2. In subsequent years the rail line was extended further northward to Cloverdale. Although the stagecoach portion was reduced to {{convert|30|mi|km}}, the community was still relatively isolated and slow to develop.

Ukiah was incorporated in 1876. It was not until 1889 that the San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad completed its line from Cloverdale to Ukiah, linking the Mendocino County seat to the national rail network.{{Cite book |last=Stindt, Fred A. |title=The Northwestern Pacific Railroad Redwood Empire Route |publisher=Fred A. Stindt |year=1978 |edition=3rd}}

Ukiah has been the hub of an agricultural and business community. Over the decades various commodity crops have been grown in the Ukiah Valley. They include pears, green beans, hops, apricots, and grapes. As part of California's Wine Country, grapes have become the predominant agricultural product.

Hops were once a major crop grown around Ukiah. The beer flavoring agent was first grown there in 1868 when L.F. Long of Largo grew an initial experimental crop. The climate proved suitable for the crop and production expanded, peaking in 1885. It declined in the last years of the 1880s as prices dropped. Mendocino County remained the third-largest producer of hops in the state of California in 1890, with well over {{convert|900|acres|km2}} under cultivation."Hops," Dispatch-Democrat [Ukiah City], vol. 21, no. 20 (February 14, 1890), pg. 1. Production continued well into the 20th century. A refurbished hop kiln can be seen at the north end of Ukiah east of Highway 101, where many of the old fields were located.

Ukiah's 20th-century population developed in relation to the lumber boom of the late 1940s. Logging of redwoods was once a major industry. Activists have worked to preserve areas of redwood forest, which became endangered due to overlogging. {{citation needed|date=September 2015}} Young people entered the area from the 1960s, seeking alternative lifestyles and, in some cases, artisan and rural living.

Ukiah is in southeastern Mendocino County in the valley of the Russian River, a south-flowing river which reaches the Pacific in Sonoma County. Via U.S. Route 101, Ukiah is {{convert|60|mi}} north of Santa Rosa and {{convert|158|mi}} south of Eureka. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city covers an area of {{convert|4.8|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.05|sqmi|2}}, or 0.93%, are water.

Ukiah has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa). Average rainfall for the area is {{convert|38.90|in|mm|0}} per year. Measurable precipitation occurs on an average of 77.1 days per year. The greatest monthly precipitation was {{convert|30.75|in|mm|1}} in January 1909 and the greatest 24-hour precipitation was {{convert|6.18|in|mm|1}} on December 22, 1964. The wettest "rain year" was from July 1997 to June 1998 with {{convert|72.74|in|mm|1}} and the driest from July 1976 to June 1977 with {{convert|14.20|in|mm|1}}. Light snowfall occurs about every other year. The greatest recorded snowfall was {{convert|1.5|in|cm|sigfig=2}} on March 2, 1976, while the most in a month was {{convert|5|in|cm|sigfig=2}} in March 1896 and January 1952. Temperatures reach {{convert|90|°F|°C|1}} on an average of 61.0 afternoons annually and {{convert|100|°F|°C|1}} on an average of 8.7 afternoons. Due to frequent low humidity, summer temperatures normally drop into the fifties at night. Freezing temperatures occur on an average 33.6 mornings per year. The record high temperature was {{convert|117|°F|°C|1}} on September 6, 2022, and July 6, 2024. The record low temperature was {{convert|12|°F|°C|1}} on January 12, 1898.

{{Weather box

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|Jan record high F = 82

|Feb record high F = 86

|Mar record high F = 93

|Apr record high F = 98

|May record high F = 106

|Jun record high F = 114

|Jul record high F = 117

|Aug record high F = 114

|Sep record high F = 117

|Oct record high F = 107

|Nov record high F = 92

|Dec record high F = 84

|Jan avg record high F = 68.7

|Feb avg record high F = 74.1

|Mar avg record high F = 80.6

|Apr avg record high F = 86.9

|May avg record high F = 94.1

|Jun avg record high F = 101.9

|Jul avg record high F = 104.6

|Aug avg record high F = 104.0

|Sep avg record high F = 102.8

|Oct avg record high F = 93.1

|Nov avg record high F = 78.4

|Dec avg record high F = 67.1

|year avg record high F = 107.4

|Jan high F = 56.9

|Feb high F = 60.2

|Mar high F = 64.8

|Apr high F = 69.6

|May high F = 76.3

|Jun high F = 82.8

|Jul high F = 91.1

|Aug high F = 90.6

|Sep high F = 87.0

|Oct high F = 76.7

|Nov high F = 62.8

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|Jan mean F = 47.1

|Feb mean F = 49.2

|Mar mean F = 52.3

|Apr mean F = 56.0

|May mean F = 61.8

|Jun mean F = 67.3

|Jul mean F = 73.4

|Aug mean F = 72.4

|Sep mean F = 69.1

|Oct mean F = 61.1

|Nov mean F = 51.4

|Dec mean F = 45.9

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|Jan low F = 37.4

|Feb low F = 38.3

|Mar low F = 39.7

|Apr low F = 42.4

|May low F = 47.3

|Jun low F = 51.9

|Jul low F = 55.6

|Aug low F = 54.2

|Sep low F = 51.3

|Oct low F = 45.5

|Nov low F = 40.0

|Dec low F = 36.2

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|Jan avg record low F = 26.7

|Feb avg record low F = 29.0

|Mar avg record low F = 31.7

|Apr avg record low F = 34.0

|May avg record low F = 38.8

|Jun avg record low F = 44.7

|Jul avg record low F = 49.8

|Aug avg record low F = 49.1

|Sep avg record low F = 43.2

|Oct avg record low F = 36.3

|Nov avg record low F = 29.1

|Dec avg record low F = 25.8

|year avg record low F = 23.8

|Jan record low F = 12

|Feb record low F = 18

|Mar record low F = 22

|Apr record low F = 23

|May record low F = 28

|Jun record low F = 35

|Jul record low F = 39

|Aug record low F = 38

|Sep record low F = 30

|Oct record low F = 24

|Nov record low F = 19

|Dec record low F = 13

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|Feb precipitation inch = 6.98

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|Apr precipitation inch = 2.81

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|Aug precipitation days = 0.2

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|Oct precipitation days = 3.6

|Nov precipitation days = 9.8

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{{US Census population

|1880= 933

|1890= 1627

|1900= 1850

|1910= 2136

|1920= 2305

|1930= 3124

|1940= 3731

|1950= 6120

|1960= 9900

|1970= 10095

|1980= 12035

|1990= 14599

|2000= 15497

|2010= 16075

|2020= 16607

|estyear= 2024

|estimate= 16067

|estref= {{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Ukiah city, California |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/ukiahcitycalifornia |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 16, 2025}}

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{Cite web |title=Census of Population and Housing |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=June 4, 2015 |publisher=Census.gov}}

1870 Census{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf?|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov}}

|1870=966|1860=624}}

The 2020 United States census reported that Ukiah had a population of 16,607. The population density was {{convert|3,471.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Ukiah was 58.8% White, 1.1% African American, 4.2% Native American, 3.1% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 18.1% from other races, and 14.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 32.8% of the population.{{cite web |title=Ukiah city, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0681134 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 17, 2025}}

The census reported that 96.2% of the population lived in households, 1.7% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 2.1% were institutionalized.

There were 6,584 households, out of which 30.9% included children under the age of 18, 34.9% were married-couple households, 8.2% were cohabiting couple households, 36.0% had a female householder with no partner present, and 20.9% had a male householder with no partner present. 35.5% of households were one person, and 18.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.43. There were 3,753 families (57.0% of all households).{{cite web |title=Ukiah city, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0681134 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 17, 2025}}

The age distribution was 23.2% under the age of 18, 8.2% aged 18 to 24, 27.4% aged 25 to 44, 22.6% aged 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 38.2{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males.

There were 6,952 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,453.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}, of which 6,584 (94.7%) were occupied. Of these, 42.7% were owner-occupied, and 57.3% were occupied by renters.

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 13.3% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 73.9% spoke only English at home, 21.9% spoke Spanish, 1.3% spoke other Indo-European languages, 2.9% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.0% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 84.4% were high school graduates and 22.9% had a bachelor's degree.{{cite web |title=Ukiah city, California; CP02: Comparative Social Characteristics in the United States - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSCP5Y2023.CP02?g=1600000US0681134 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 17, 2025}}

The median household income was $67,122, and the per capita income was $36,541. About 10.7% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line.{{cite web |title=Ukiah city, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=1600000US0681134 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 17, 2025}}

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Major employers in Ukiah include:{{Cite web |title=North Bay Business Journal: Book of Lists # North San Francisco Bay Area, Sonoma, Marin, Napa counties |url=http://lists.northbaybusinessjournal.com/index.htm?djoPage=view_html&djoPid=4301 |access-date=March 14, 2018 |website=lists.northbaybusinessjournal.com}}

• Mendocino County
• Ukiah Valley Medical Center
• Walmart
• Granite Construction
• The Home Depot
• Lucky
• Federal Express

{{more citations needed section|date=August 2018}}

Ukiah is known for wine production. Some very large production wineries, including Brutocao, Fife, Parducci, Frey, and Bonterra, have become established here since the late 20th century.

Ukiah was previously a major producer of pears. Alex R. Thomas & Company owned hundreds of acres of Bartlett pear orchards on the east side of the Ukiah Valley. For nearly 90 years, many local residents and migrant workers have been employed packing the pears for domestic and foreign consumption. On December 1, 2008, the company announced it would be shutting down major operations at the end of the year due to bankruptcy.{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Glenda |date=July 26, 2011 |title=New life for old Ukiah pear-packing plant |work=Santa Rosa Press Democrat |url=https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/2287887-181/new-life-for-old-ukiah |access-date=August 25, 2018}} Several acres of orchard have been torn down and replaced with vineyards since the packing shed closed its doors. As of 2011, the main facility was slated to reopen as a composting and trash-sorting facility.

Image:The Sun House.jpg's Sun House, designed by Grace and John Hudson {{circa|1911}} in the Craftsman style]]

Institutions of the arts include:

• SPACE - School of Performing Arts and Cultural Education
• Ukiah Players Theatre
• The Mendocino Ballet
• Ukiah Civic Light Opera
• Grace Hudson Museum
• Ukiah Symphony Orchestra
• Ukiah Community Concert Association
• The Spring House

• Alex R. Thomas Plaza
• Gardner Park
• Giorno Park
• Great Redwood Trail{{Cite news|last=Murphy|first=Austin|date=February 21, 2021|title=Great Redwood Trail, years from completion, enters planning phase|url=https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/great-redwood-trail-to-stretch-from-sf-bay-to-humboldt-bay-enters-plannin/|access-date=February 22, 2021|work=Santa Rosa Press Democrat|language=en-US}}
• Low Gap Park
• McGarvey Park
• Oak Manor Park
• Observatory Park
• Orchard Park
• Riverside Park
• Todd Grove Park
• Ukiah Skate Park
• Ukiah Sports Complex
• Vinewood Park

File:Mendocino County Main Library-Exterior.jpgUkiah uses a council–manager form of government in which policy is set by a five-member city council, elected at-large to four-year terms. The council appoints both the mayor and the city manager.{{Cite web |title=City Hall |url=http://www.cityofukiah.com/cityhall/ |access-date=February 5, 2015 |publisher=City of Ukiah}}

• Mayor until December 2025 - Douglas Crane (appointed by council based on seniority for a one-year term)
• City council:
• Susan Sher, Vice Mayor
• Juan Orozco, Council Member
• Heather Criss, Council Member
• Mari Rodin, Council Member
• City Manager - Sage Sangiacomo{{Cite web |date=July 11, 2015 |title=Ukiah reorganizes with new city manager |url=http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/general-news/20150711/ukiah-reorganizes-with-new-city-manager |access-date=March 14, 2018 |website=ukiahdailyjournal.com}}
• City Treasurer - Allen Carter
• City Clerk - Kristine Lawler{{Cite web |title=Office of the City Clerk |url=http://www.cityofukiah.com/city-clerk/ |access-date=March 8, 2015 |publisher=City of Ukiah, CA}} (appointed)
• City Attorney - David Rapport{{Cite news |date=January 21, 2010 |title=REACTION to the Kelly decision: David Rapport, Ukiah City Attorney |language=en |work=Ukiah Daily Journal |url=http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/article/ZZ/20100121/NEWS/100126596 |access-date=April 22, 2017}}

In the California State Legislature, Ukiah is in {{Representative|casd|2|fmt=sdistrict}},{{Cite web |title=Senators |url=http://senate.ca.gov/senators |access-date=March 10, 2013 |publisher=State of California}} and {{Representative|caad|2|fmt=adistrict}}.{{Cite web |title=Members Assembly |url=http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers |access-date=March 2, 2013 |publisher=State of California}}

In the United States House of Representatives, Ukiah is in {{Representative|cacd|2|fmt=district}}.{{Cite GovTrack|CA|2|access-date=March 1, 2013}}

The tribal headquarters of both the Pinoleville Pomo Nation and the Potter Valley Tribe are in Ukiah.[http://500nations.com/California_Tribes.asp California Tribes and Organizations], 500 Nations, retrieved August 3, 2009

The Amtrak Thruway 7 bus provides daily connections to/from Ukiah (with a curbside stop at 397 North Orchard Avenue) and Martinez to the south, to/from Arcata to the north. Additional Amtrak connections are available from Martinez station.{{cite web | url=https://amtraksanjoaquins.com/route-7/ | title=Route 7 }}

File:Ukiah High School.jpg

• Ukiah High School
• Calpella Elementary School
• Eagle Peak Middle School (Redwood Valley)
• Nokomis Elementary School
• Oak Manor Elementary School
• Pomolita Middle School
• South Valley High School
• Yokayo Elementary School
• Frank Zeek Elementary School
• Tree of Life Montessori Charter School
• Grace Hudson Elementary School
• River Oak Charter School
• Ukiah Independent Study Academy
• Calpella Preschool
• Preschool Village
• Small Wonders State Preschool
• Yokayo State Preschool
• Ukiah Adult School

• Sequoia Career Academy
• Redwood Collegiate Academy
• Deep Valley Christian School
• Ukiah Junior Academy
• Instilling Goodness / Developing Virtue School
• St. Mary of the Angels Catholic School

• Trinity School for Children (closed as of July 31, 2009){{Cite news |last1=Cinek |first1=Zack |last2=Krauth |first2=Monica |date=May 28, 2009 |title=Trinity School in Ukiah to close - update |work=Ukiah Daily Journal |url=http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ci_12475722 |url-status=live |access-date=November 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103044739/http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ci_12475722 |archive-date=November 3, 2014}}{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Glenda |date=July 31, 2009 |title=Ukiah youth home shuts its doors |work=The Press Democrat |url=http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/2261109-181/ukiah-youth-home-shuts-its#page=0 |url-status=live |access-date=November 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103044446/http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/2261109-181/ukiah-youth-home-shuts-its |archive-date=November 3, 2014}}

• Mendocino College
• Dharma Realm Buddhist University

• AFI lead vocalist Davey Havok, guitarist Jade Puget, drummer Adam Carson, and tour managers Jake MacLachlan and Smith Puget were all raised in Ukiah,{{Cite web |title=AFI Biography |url=http://www.afireinside.net/bio/default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201223040/http://www.afireinside.net/bio/default.aspx |archive-date=December 1, 2007 |access-date=December 1, 2007}} as were original-lineup guitarist Mark Stopholese and bassist Vic Chalker.
• Phoebe Bridgers, three-time Grammy-nominated singer, spent part of her childhood in Ukiah.{{Cite web |last=Warda |first=Val |date=August 16, 2016 |title=Ukiah Idol 2016 winners announced |url=https://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/lifestyle/20160816/ukiah-idol-2016-winners-announced |access-date=April 25, 2021 |website=The Ukiah Daily Journal |language=en-US}}
• Ed Burke, U.S. Olympic hammer thrower[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417161716/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bu/ed-burke-1.html Edward Burke], SR/Olympic Athletes, 2013
• Aurelius O. Carpenter, photographer
• Melissa Chaty, beauty queen, Miss California in 2008{{Cite news |last=Mason |first=Clark |date=January 27, 2008 |title=Ukiah's own just misses Miss America crown |work=The Press Democrat |url=http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080127/news/801270481 |url-status=dead |access-date=November 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814112642/http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080127/NEWS/801270481 |archive-date=August 14, 2011}}
• McKenna Faith, singer-songwriter{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Dan |date=January 15, 2011 |title=Ukiah Teen's Faith in music |work=Press Democrat |url=http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20110115/LIFESTYLE/110119716 |access-date=September 23, 2011}}{{Cite news |last=Maginnis-Honey |first=Amy |date=September 21, 2011 |title=16-year-old aspires to country music career |work=Daily Republic |url=http://www.dailyrepublic.com/features/entertainment/16-year-old-aspires-to-country-music-career/ |access-date=September 23, 2011 |quote=The Ukiah resident}}
• Shiloh Fernandez, actor, born and raised in Ukiah{{Cite news |last=Hester |first=Carole |date=December 27, 2013 |title=Looking About |language=en |work=Ukiah Daily Journal |url=http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/article/ZZ/20131227/NEWS/131227798 |access-date=April 22, 2017}}
• Robben Ford, blues guitarist, raised in Ukiah{{Cite book |last=Tony Russell |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aT8YAQAAIAAJ |title=The blues: from Robert Johnson to Robert Cray |date=August 1997 |publisher=Schirmer Books |isbn=978-0-02-864862-0}}[http://www.vintageguitar.com/3401/robben-ford/ Vintage Guitar magazine interview], April 29, 2001
• Casey Frey, social media comedian and dancer, born and raised in Ukiah
• Sally Miller Gearhart, feminist and lesbian author and activist, died in Ukiah{{Cite web|title=Lesbian educator Sally Gearhart dies|url=https://www.ebar.com/news/latest_news//306938|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=The Bay Area Reporter / B.A.R. Inc.|language=en}}
• Grace Hudson, museum founder, collector of Pomo artifacts, commercial portrait photographer{{Cite book |last=Searles R. Boynton |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tNE2AQAAIAAJ |title=The painter lady: Grace Carpenter Hudson |publisher=Interface California Corporation |year=1978 |isbn=978-0-915580-04-0}} The Grace Hudson Museum in Ukiah is named for her and houses her collections.[http://www.gracehudsonmuseum.org/~gracehud/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=93&Itemid=96 Our Story] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007141142/http://gracehudsonmuseum.org/~gracehud/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=93&Itemid=96 |date=October 7, 2013 }}, Grace Hudson Museum, 2013
• Leonard Lake, serial killer, lived near Ukiah in the early 1980s{{Cite book |last=Newton |first=Michael |title=The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers |year=1999 |isbn=978-0-8160-3979-1 |pages=134|publisher=Facts on File }}
• Mary McNair Mathews (1834–1903), Nevada historian, died in Ukiah{{cite web|url=http://onlinenevada.org/mary_mcnair_mathews|title=Mary McNair Mathews |last=Watson|first=Anita |date=November 3, 2011|publisher=The Online Nevada Encyclopedia|accessdate=January 22, 2012}}{{cite book|last=Glotfelty|first=Cheryll|title=Literary Nevada: writings from the Silver State|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=38jx3cD6WBkC&pg=PA129|accessdate=January 21, 2012|date=August 1, 2008|publisher=University of Nevada Press|isbn=978-0-87417-759-6|pages=129–}}
• Darrell McClure, cartoonist of Little Annie Rooney and illustrator, born in Ukiah to painter Ethel Jameson Docker[http://www.askart.com/AskART/artists/biography.aspx?searchtype=BIO&artist=73682 Darrel McClure Biography], Ask Art, 2013
• Don Mossi, Major League Baseball pitcher for several teams
• Holly Near, singer-songwriter, born in Ukiah
• Nick 13, lead singer of Tiger Army, raised in Ukiah{{Cite web |title=Ghost Tigers: Frequently Asked Questions |url=http://www.ghosttigers.com/FAQ.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050411162925/http://www.ghosttigers.com/FAQ.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 11, 2005 |access-date=December 1, 2007}}
• Hal Perry, professional basketball player and civil-rights lawyer, raised in Ukiah[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/insidebayarea/obituary.aspx?n=harold-leonard-perry&pid=126849794 Harold Leonard Perry Sr.], Inside Bay Area from May 3–4, 2009, accessed October 10, 2013
• Bay Raitt, animator and video game designer known for developing Gollum's facial modeling in the Lord of the Rings films and various other works{{Cite web |date=May 13, 2014 |title='Lord of the Rings' Animation Supervisor Randall William Cook Speaks Out On Andy Serkis |url=http://www.cartoonbrew.com/motion-capture/lord-of-the-rings-animation-supervisor-randall-william-cook-speaks-out-on-andy-serkis-99439.html}}
• Aaron Rodgers, National Football League quarterback, spent four years of his childhood in Ukiah{{Cite news |date=January 3, 1993 |title='Free throws' are his forte |page=1 |work=Ukiah Daily Journal |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/ukiah-daily-journal/1993-01-03/ |access-date=March 14, 2012}}{{Cite web |last=Jackel |first=Pete |date=October 6, 2005 |title=Focus on Football: Rodgers preparing for his moment |url=http://www.journaltimes.com/sports/article_235efc6d-0241-5c9c-8d10-8b5e02ae4420.html |access-date=March 14, 2012 |website=RacineSportsZone.com |publisher=JournalTimes.com}}
• Carl Sassenrath, architect of operating systems and computer languages, created the Amiga computer operating system in 1985, later worked at Apple, subsequently moved to and runs his own company at his Ukiah ranchJeudy, Sébastien, [http://obligement.free.fr/articles_traduction/itwsassenrath_en.php Interview with Carl Sassenrath], Obligement, May 2007, accessed October 10, 2013
• William Harrison Standley, Chief of Naval Operations and later U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, born in Ukiah
• Gary Scott Thompson, television and film screenwriter and producer, graduated from Ukiah High School in 1977{{Cite web |title=About |url=http://gstproductions.com/about.html |access-date=September 24, 2020 |website=Gary Scott Thompson |language=en}}
• Rick Warren, pastor, author and Ukiah High School graduate{{Cite news |last=Brodsky |first=Carole |date=January 18, 2009 |title=Local boy makes great: the Rick Warren story |work=Ukiah Daily Journal |url=http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/article/ZZ/20090118/NEWS/901189780 |access-date=May 18, 2016}}{{Cite book |last=George Mair |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7D70lw4-4N8C |title=A life with purpose: Reverend Rick Warren, the most inspiring pastor of our time |date=February 18, 2005 |publisher=Berkley Books |isbn=978-0-425-20174-9 |page=34}}

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• "Ukiah" is the name and subject of a song on the 1973 Doobie Brothers album The Captain and Me.
• "Ukiah" is the name and subject of the fifth song from Robert Francis' album Heaven.{{Cite web|last=Topinka|first=Andrea|date=April 11, 2014|title=In guten Momenten zwischen Ryan Adams und Leonard Cohen.|url=https://www.laut.de/Robert-Francis-The-Night-Tide/Alben/Heaven-93030|access-date=June 29, 2021|website=laut.de|language=de}}
• Ukiah is featured prominently in C.D. Payne's novel Youth in Revolt.
• Ukiah is one of six original locations of an International Latitude Observatory.
• Competing in the men's Division III club level bracket, the Mendocino Steam Donkeys Rugby Football Club rugby union team, based in the Ukiah area, are the first official NCRFU team in the county.
• Ukiah was the initial home in California of Peoples Temple.
• Ukiah's newspaper is the Ukiah Daily Journal.
• Ukiah was named in the 1987 Dragnet film as being where Frank Smith, Joe Friday's partner, moved to after quitting the force and buying a goat farm.

• Pomo people
• First Baptist Church (Ukiah, California)

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• Aurelius O. Carpenter and Percy H. Millberry, [https://archive.org/details/historyofmendoci00carp History of Mendocino and Lake Counties, California: With Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men and Women of the Counties Who Have Been Identified with their Growth and Development from the Early Days to the Present.] Los Angeles, CA: Historic Record Co., 1914.
• Lyman Palmer, [https://archive.org/details/historyofmendoci00palm History of Mendocino County, California, Comprising Its Geography, Geology, Topography, Climatography, Springs and Timber.] San Francisco, CA: Alley, Bowen and Co., 1880.

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