Guerneville, California Location in Sonoma County and the state of California Location in Sonoma County and the state of California Guerneville (pronounced / rnv l/, formerly / rni v l/) is an unincorporated improve and census-designated place in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County, California, United States.

Guerneville is assembled adjoining to the Russian River.

The present name Guerneville was introduced to honor Swiss immigrant George Guerne, a small-town businessman of the 19th century who owned the town's sawmill. By 1870, there was a U.S.

Post Office in Guerneville; it was listed by the name "Guerneville". Although locals may be found selling T-shirts that say "Don't call it Guerneyville", many have called the town "Guerneyville" in spelling and pronunciation since the 1800s. The extensive redwood forests on the encircling mountain peaks are less than 200 years old, having been replacement plantings for much of the logging done in the 19th century.

Guerneville is positioned in Sonoma County, along the Russian River on State Route 116, between Monte Rio to the west and Forestville to the east.

Aerial view of Guerneville amid flooding on the Russian River.

Guerneville has cool, wet winters and warm, dry summers, a climate typical of northern coastal California.

The National Weather Service reports that Guerneville has an average annual rainfall of 49.15 inches (1,248 mm).

Although no official temperature records exist for Guerneville, the close-by town of Graton has average January temperatures ranging from 35.7 F (2.1 C) to 56.1 F (13.4 C), and July temperatures from 48.4 F (9.1 C) to 83.5 F (28.6 C).

There are an average of 28.7 days annually with highs of 90 F (32 C) or higher and 44.7 days annually with lows of 32 F (0 C) or lower.

The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Guerneville had a populace of 4,534.

The Enumeration reported that 99.1% of the populace lived in homeholds and 0.9% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters.

There were 2,305 homeholds, out of which 407 (17.7%) had kids under the age of 18 living in them, 583 (25.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 197 (8.5%) had a female homeholder with no husband present, 112 (4.9%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.

984 homeholds (42.7%) were made up of individuals and 235 (10.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The populace was spread out with 643 citizens (14.2%) under the age of 18, 306 citizens (6.7%) aged 18 to 24, 1,042 citizens (23.0%) aged 25 to 44, 1,932 citizens (42.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 611 citizens (13.5%) who were 65 years of age or older.

56.2% of the populace lived in owner-occupied housing units and 42.9% lived in rental housing units.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,441 citizens , 1,097 homeholds, and 523 families residing in the CDP. The populace density was 743/sq mi (287/km ).

There were 1,097 homeholds out of which 22.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 28.4% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 52.3% were non-families.

34.8% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

In the CDP, the populace was spread out with 19.7% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 32.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older.

About 13.5% of families and 13.1% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 25.6% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000 90% of citizens from Guerneville speak primarily English while 10% do not.

Of these, 6% speak Spanish, 1% speak Russian, 1% speak French, 1% speak German, 1% speak Portuguese, less than 1% speak "other West Germanic languages," Tagalog and Thai. A enhance beach region along the Russian River is used for fishing, swimming, boating, and sunbathing.

Guerneville is a vacation destination, and hosts an annual Sonoma County Pride Parade and Celebration the first Sunday in June, Lazy Bear Weekend in late July or early August, Polar Bear Weekend, in mid-January (gay bear charity affairs for the LGBT community), and Women's Weekend in the summer. Guerneville is also home to the Russian River Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a chapter of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, which holds entertaining affairs in various venues along the Russian River, including monthly bingo games. There are a several LGBT-friendly clubs and bars in Guerneville, such as Rainbow Cattle Company, with Seth Montfort, composer and classical pianist, performing both solo and with "The Mortuary Orchestra of Guerneville" (formerly San Francisco Concerto Orchestra) at the "Music Inside Out & Center." Places of interest include Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve and the adjoining Austin Creek State Recreation Area, the Russian River with its meandering flow and wildlife, Johnson's Beach, which hosts the Russian River Jazz and Blues festival and provides summer swimming and boating, and the close adjacency of the Pacific Ocean.

In the California State Legislature, Guerneville is in the 2nd Senate District, represented by Democrat Mike Mc - Guire, and in the 2nd Assembly District, represented by Democrat Jim Wood. In the United States House of Representatives, Guerneville is in California's 2nd congressional district, represented by Democrat Jared Huffman. Guerneville is politically liberal, consistent with most of Sonoma County politics. The Guerneville School District includes the Guerneville School, a K-8 school, established in 1949. The Russian River region occasionally appears in small-town and/or nationwide news due to momentous winter flooding, the worst of which occurred in 1986.

Guerneville's older metal truss bridge can be filmed from the newer bridge, and made an appearance in the movie Mumford as a locale for citizens to walk and talk in idyllic settings.

The autonomous film Deep Dark Canyon was filmed in Guerneville.

Guerneville, California.

United States Post Office Department (1870).

Guerneville, Sonoma, Cal "2010 Enumeration Interactive Population Search: CA - Guerneville CDP".

Lazy Bear Weekend at the Russian River 2008, access date July 31, 2008 Russian River Municipalities and communities of Sonoma County, California, United States

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