Talmage, California

For the urban neighborhood, see Talmadge, San Diego.

Talmage
Census-designated place
Talmage Post Office in 2021
Location in Mendocino County and the state of California
Talmage Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°08′00″N 123°10′04″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Mendocino
Area [1]
• Total	1.592 sq mi (4.12 km^2)
• Land	1.590 sq mi (4.12 km^2)
• Water	0.002 sq mi (0.005 km^2)  0.13%
Elevation [2]	627 ft (191 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	986
• Density	620.1/sq mi (239.4/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	95481
Area code	707
FIPS code	06-77784
GNIS feature ID	1659949

Talmage (variant, Talmadge)^[2] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mendocino County, California, United States. Talmage is located 2.5 miles (4 km) east-southeast of Ukiah,^[4] at an elevation of 627 feet (191 m).^[2] The population was 986 at the 2020 census,^[3] down from 1,130 in 2010. It lies in the southeastern part of the Ukiah Valley and is home to the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, one of the largest Chan Buddhist temples in the United States. The town's name honors early settler Junius Talmage.^[4]

Geography

Talmage is located in southeastern Mendocino County at 39°08′00″N 123°10′04″W.^[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), 99.87% of it land and 0.13% of it water.^[1]

Mill Creek Park in Talmage.

Sites of interest

Talmage is the site of the Mendocino State Hospital (formerly the Mendocino State Asylum for the Insane), the destination for inmates charged with crimes but found not guilty by reason of insanity. The hospital first opened in 1893 with one building at a site near the town of Ukiah, and the hospital was closed in 1972.^[5] The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, a Buddhist community and monastery, is located in the former Mendocino State Hospital.^[6] The temple also has an elementary and high school, as well as a university.

Politics

In the state legislature, Talmage is in the 2nd Senate District, represented by Democrat Mike McGuire,^[7] and the 2nd Assembly District, represented by Democrat Chris Rogers.^[8]

Federally, Talmage is in California's 2nd congressional district, represented by Democrat Jared Huffman.^[9]

References

1. "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Talmage, California
3. "P1. Race – Talmage CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
4. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 154. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
5. "California State Archives: Inventory of the Department of Mental Hygiene –Mendocino State Hospital Records". The Online Archive of California (OAC), California Digital Library.
6. Anderson, Glenda (September 20, 2016). "'Remembrance Day' held for Mendocino, state mental hospital patients". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
7. "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
8. "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
9. "California's 2nd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2013.