Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 4,233. The name Agua Caliente translates into English, from Spanish, as hot water, referring to the hot springs historically found in the area.
Geography
Generally considered separate from one another, Fetters Hot Springs and Agua Caliente are adjacent communities located along the Sonoma Highway (State Route 12), approximately northwest of Sonoma, and immediately north of Boyes Hot Springs and El Verano. Over time, the boundaries between these four communities became blurred and they are often grouped together and referred to collectively as "the Springs" area of Sonoma Valley.
As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a total area of , all land. In 1889, property was being sold in the area as being near the "celebrated old Indian Medicine Spring."
George and Emma Fetters opened the Fetters Hot Springs resort in 1908. Flamboyant restaurateur Juanita Musson opened her second Sonoma Valley restaurant in the old Fetters hotel around 1970, but it burned to the ground five years later. The land stood vacant for almost forty years until the Fetters Apartments, built as affordable housing for sixty families, opened in 2017.
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File:Fetters Hot Springs city sign, facing south.JPG|Fetters Hot Springs
File:Agua Caliente Park .jpg|Agua Caliente Park
File:Agua Caliente city sign, facing north.JPG|Agua Caliente
October 2021 California rainstorm - Sonoma - 2021-10-24 - Sarah Stierch 06.ogg|Flooding in Aqua Caliente during the October 2021 California storm
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Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente had a population of 4,233. The population density was . The median age was 38.6 years; 24.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.1% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.6 males age 18 and over.
The census reported that 99.9% of the population lived in households, 6 people (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. Additionally, 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,534 households, of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.5% were married-couple households, 27.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present, and 16.4% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. About 26.1% of households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76. There were 1,027 families (66.9% of all households).
There were 1,671 housing units at an average density of . Of all housing units, 8.2% were vacant; the homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 2.3%. Of the 1,534 occupied units (91.8% of total units), 55.6% were owner-occupied and 44.4% were occupied by renters.
2010 census
At the 2010 census Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente had a population of 4,144. The population density was . The racial makeup of Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente was 2,926 (70.6%) White, 25 (0.6%) African American, 39 (0.9%) Native American, 68 (1.6%) Asian, 8 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 895 (21.6%) from other races, and 183 (4.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,925 persons (46.5%).
The census reported that 99.6% of the population lived in households and 0.4% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters.
There were 1,419 households, 570 (40.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 709 (50.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 175 (12.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 86 (6.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 90 (6.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 30 (2.1%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 327 households (23.0%) were one person and 108 (7.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.91. There were 970 families (68.4% of households); the average family size was 3.46.
The age distribution was 1,137 people (27.4%) under the age of 18, 409 people (9.9%) aged 18 to 24, 1,070 people (25.8%) aged 25 to 44, 1,148 people (27.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 380 people (9.2%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 34.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.
There were 1,585 housing units at an average density of , of which 58.1% were owner-occupied and 41.9% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 8.0%. 51.4% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 48.2% lived in rental housing units.
Government
In the state legislature, Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente is in , and in .
Federally, Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente is in .
Education
The school district is Sonoma Valley Unified School District<!--UNI 37200-->.