Tag: Laytonville
Laytonville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mendocino County, California, United States. Laytonville, is located 20 miles (32 km) north-northwest of Willits, at an elevation of 1670 feet (509 m). The population was 1,227 at the 2010 census, down from 1,301 at the 2000 census.
Laytonville is located at 39°41′18″N 123°28′58″W / 39.68833°N 123.48278°W / 39.68833; -123.48278.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.4 square miles (14 km), of which, 5.4 square miles (14 km) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km) of it (1.22%) is water.
A few miles south of Laytonville lie the headwaters of the South Fork Eel River, a tributary of the Eel River.
The town was founded by Nova Scotian Frank B. Layton, who in 1874 built a blacksmithy and house at the site. The first post office opened in 1879.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Laytonville had a population of 1,227. The reported population density was 225.8 people per square mile (87.2…
