Forestville, California

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Forestville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma County, California, United States. The population was 2,370 at the 2000 census, although the sign along the road into town continues to claim that the population is 1,776.

Forestville is home to El Molino High School, a public school, which provides 9-12th grade education to the majority of Russian River residents. During the year of 2005, enrollment was 1,099 students.

It has one gas station (Rotton Robbie) at the corner of Highway 116 and Mirabel roads. It has two coffee shops on its main street, as well as one in a trailer off of Mirabel road. Its unofficial motto is "Forestville, the good life."

Forestville is the home of Bracket, a semi-popular pop-punk band with a faithful fanbase.

[edit] Geography

Forestville is located at 38°28′54″N, 122°53′46″W (38.481762, -122.896215)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.6 km² (4.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,370 people, 941 households, and 592 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 223.2/km² (578.2/mi²). There were 1,010 housing units at an average density of 95.1/km² (246.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.28% White, 1.14% African American, 1.18% Native American, 1.60% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 2.78% from other races, and 3.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.00% of the population.

There were 941 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 34.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $50,898, and the median income for a family was $60,417. Males had a median income of $45,170 versus $42,652 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $31,301. About 5.1% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.