Potter Valley is a census-designated place at an elevation of
The post office opened in 1870.
In addition to his famous Ridgewood Ranch, Charles S. Howard, owner of the racehorse Seabiscuit, owned a ranch in Potter Valley where he ran cattle.
Geography
Potter Valley is located northeast of Ukiah and northeast of Lake Mendocino in Mendocino County, with the valley floor at roughly in elevation. The headwaters of the East Fork of the Russian River originate in the valley. The Potter Valley Project delivers additional water from the Eel River, which flows into the Russian River here via a controversial hydroelectric plant that tunnels through the mountains to take advantage of the relative proximity of these two waterways. This diversion supplies a significant amount of water to inland Mendocino and Sonoma counties. Potter Valley is a rich agricultural region, with excellent soils, planted mostly in irrigated pasture, wine grapes, and pears, but supporting a wide variety of farms and ranches.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Potter Valley Census Designated Place (CDP) covers an area of , of which 99.31% is land, and 0.69% is water.
Demographics
Potter Valley first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
The whole population lived in households. There were 255 households, out of which 71 (27.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 121 (47.5%) were married-couple households, 18 (7.1%) were cohabiting couple households, 61 (23.9%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 55 (21.6%) had a male householder with no partner present. 77 households (30.2%) were one person, and 50 (19.6%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.61.
The age distribution was 176 people (26.5%) under the age of 18, 31 people (4.7%) aged 18 to 24, 165 people (24.8%) aged 25 to 44, 148 people (22.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 145 people (21.8%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 38.3years. For every 100 females, there were 112.5 males. and .
Federally, Potter Valley is in .
References
External links
- Potter Valley Bird Sightings
- Potter Valley American Viticultural Area
- Potter Valley Websites
- Potter Valley Community Unified School District
- Historical weather data from the Potter Valley Pumping Station
- Potter Valley Community Parks & Recreation
- Potter Valley Youth & Community Center
- Potter Valley Irrigation District
- Potter Valley Tribe of Pomo Indians