Carmel Valley, California

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Carmel Valley
Unincorporated community
Census designated place
City of Carmel Valley
Clockwise: Carmel Valley panoramio; Carmel River; Garland Ranch Regional Park; Jamesburg Earth Station
Carmel Valley is located in California
Carmel Valley
Carmel Valley
Location in California
Coordinates: 36°28′38″N 121°44′22″W / 36.47722°N 121.73944°W / 36.47722; -121.73944Coordinates: 36°28′38″N 121°44′22″W / 36.47722°N 121.73944°W / 36.47722; -121.73944
Country United States
State California
CountyMonterey
Government
 • Board of SupervisorsMary Adams (politician)[2]
 • State senatorJohn Laird (D)[3]
 • AssemblymemberMark Stone (D)[3]
 • U. S. rep.Jimmy Panetta (D)[4]
Area
[5]
 • Total189 sq mi (490 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total6,189[1]
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
93924[6]
Area code(s)831
FIPS code06-11324
GNIS feature ID1867002

Carmel Valley is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California, United States. The term "Carmel Valley" generally refers to the Carmel River watershed East of California State Route 1, and not specifically to the "Carmel Valley Village."[8] At the time of the 2020 census the population was 6,189. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Carmel Valley as a census-designated place (CDP). In November 2009, a majority of residents voted against incorporation.

History[]

The earliest archaeological findings show that Carmel Valley had two separate tribes, the Esselens that lived near the upper course of the Carmel River and the Rumsens lived from mid-valley to the mouth of the Carmel River.[9]

The Rancho Los Laureles, a 6,625-acre (26.81 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day Monterey County, California, was given in 1839 by Governor Juan Alvarado to José M. Boronda and Vicente Blas Martínez.[10] The grant extended along the Carmel River and the Carmel Valley; and encompassed present day Carmel Valley. In 1882, the Pacific Improvement Company (PIC) purchased the Rancho Los Laureles. In 1916, Samuel F.B. Morse became the manager of the PIC and his job was to liquidate the PIC holdings (10,000 acres (4,000 ha)).

The Berwick Manor and Orchard was located on Boronda Road off Carmel Valley Road in Carmel Valley. The farmstead was acquired in 1869 by Edward Berwick, a writer and educator as well as a scientific farmer. The manor and orchard was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1977. The Berwick Manor and Orchard was sold in 1961 and later subdivided into what is known today as the Berwick Manor Subdivision.[11][12]

In 1919, Morse formed the Del Monte Properties and acquired PIC. In 1923, the Del Monte Properties divided the land into 11 parcels. Marion Hollins bought 2,000 acres (810 ha). In 1926, developer Frank Porter bought 600 acres (240 ha). He later acquired a portion of the Hollins ranch and sold it to Byington Ford. Byington and his wife Marion used 400 acres (160 ha) as a summer ranch and named it Moon Trail Ranch. It was located at Via Las Encinas in Carmel Valley.[13]

Geography and ecology[]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 189 square miles (490 km2), 98.98% of it land and 1.02% of it water. The community of Robles del Rio is located on the opposite bank of the Carmel River.

The Carmel River drains the area of Carmel Valley. Primary ecosystems of the vicinity include California oak woodland, riparian woodland, chaparral, grassland and savanna. Dominant oak trees include Quercus agrifolia. The locale of Carmel Valley is also the northernmost range of the hybrid oak Quercus x alvordiana.[14]

The Garland Ranch Regional Park is located at 700 West Carmel Valley Road, in Monterey County. The Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District (MPRPD) manages the Garland Ranch Regional Park.

Climate[]

This region experiences warm dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). With heat waves in the upper 70s to 101 degrees F. The further inland you go. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Carmel Valley has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[15]

Demographics[]

2010[]

At the 2010 census Carmel Valley had a population of 4,407. The population density was 229.8 people per square mile (88.7/km2). The racial makeup of Carmel Valley was 4,044 (91.8%) White, 21 (0.5%) African American, 22 (0.5%) Native American, 70 (1.6%) Asian, 11 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 120 (2.7%) from other races, and 119 (2.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 328 people (7.4%).[16]

The census reported that 4,403 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 4 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.

There were 1,895 households, 447 (23.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 988 (52.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 162 (8.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 72 (3.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 104 (5.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 18 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 506 households (26.7%) were one person and 214 (11.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.32. There were 1,222 families (64.5% of households); the average family size was 2.77.

The age distribution was 763 people (17.3%) under the age of 18, 220 people (5.0%) aged 18 to 24, 726 people (16.5%) aged 25 to 44, 1,788 people (40.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 910 people (20.6%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 51.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.

There were 2,156 housing units at an average density of 112.4 per square mile, of the occupied units 1,326 (70.0%) were owner-occupied and 569 (30.0%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.6%. 3,214 people (72.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,189 people (27.0%) lived in rental housing units.

2000[]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
20206,189—
U.S. Decennial Census[17]

At the 2000 census there were 6,189 people, 2,392 households, with Median Household Income of $96,346. There were 3,107 housing units. The racial makeup of the CDP was 5,002 White, 32 African American, 57 Native American, 126 Asian, 17 Pacific Islander, 270 from other races, and 685 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 755. Of the 2,607 household units, 981 were married couples living together, 86 had a female householder. The age distribution was 3.7 % under the age of 5; 18.9% under the age of 18, 81.1% 18 years and over; and 30.7% 65 or older. The median age was 54.7 years.[18]

English was 85.5% of the type of language that was spoken at home; with 12% Spanish and 2.5% other. 47.5% of the people had a Bachelor's degree or higher. There is 55.5% employment rate; 9.8% without health care coverage.[18]

Government[]

At the county level, Carmel Valley is represented on the Monterey County Board of Supervisors by , as the 5th District Supervisor.[19]

In the California State Assembly, Carmel Valley is in the 17th Senate District, represented by Democrat John Laird, and in the 29th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Mark Stone.[20] In the United States House of Representatives, Carmel Valley is in California's 20th congressional district, represented by Democrat Jimmy Panetta.[21]

Tourism[]

Carmel Valley has a number of wine tasting rooms, as well as several high-end hotels affiliated with the wineries. Wineries with tasting rooms in Carmel Valley include Holman Ranch, Bernardus, Boëté, Chateau Sinnet, Folktale, Galante, Georis, Heller Estate, Joullian Village, Joyce Vineyards, Parsonage, San Saba and Talbott.[22] A public bus, called the Grapevine Express Route 24 and run by Monterey-Salinas Transit, stops at most of these tasting rooms.[23]

The Monterey Wine Trolley also offers a tour on a former San Francisco trolley that makes stops at several wineries in the Monterey Peninsula and Carmel Valley.[24]

Notable sites[]

  • The Jamesburg Earth Station, one of the world's largest tracking satellite dish antennas, is located in Carmel Valley. This telecommunication facility was used by NASA during its Apollo moon landings. Currently it is being used by Lone Signal a crowdfunded active SETI project designed to send messages from Earth to an extraterrestrial civilization.
  • Treasure was hidden somewhere in Carmel Valley by Sheriff William Roach's brother-in-law, Jerry MacMahon. MacMahon was killed in a barroom brawl before he could reveal the location of the money. Preceding the incident, Maria Encarnacion Ortega de Sanchez, the widow of a wealthy rancher, was being cheated by local authorities, including the Sheriff, William Roach, who took her fortune under the guise of guardianship. After kidnapping Roach with the help of a local gunslinger named Anastacio Garcia, they held Roach in a jail cell in Stockton until he agreed to release the widow's gold. But Roach had bribed a guard to ride to Monterey and urge Roach's family to hide the gold. Chief Justice of California David S. Terry had been interested in the 'Widow Sanchez' case.
  • Stonepine Estate, a resort used to shoot the wedding of Eden Capwell and Cruz Castillo for the Santa Barbara TV series in 1988.[25]
  • Carmel Valley Road-Boronda Road Eucalyptus Tree Row is located on Boronda Road off Carmel Valley Road in Carmel Valley. The unusual street side row of Eucalyptus globulus trees was planted sometime between 1874 and 1881, by Nathan Weston Spaulding, during the species' peak popularity in California for Landscaping. The landscape feature was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 2008.[26]

Notable people[]

See also[]

References[]

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