Carmel Valley is an
unincorporated community
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in
Monterey County, California
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, United States. The term "Carmel Valley" generally refers to the
Carmel River watershed east of
California State Route 1
State Route 1 (SR 1) is a major north–south state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either Route number, ...
, and not specifically to the smaller
Carmel Valley Village.
For statistical purposes, the
United States Census Bureau
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has defined Carmel Valley as a
census county division
A Census County Division (CCD) is a country subdivision, subdivision of a county (United States), county used by the United States Census Bureau for the purpose of presenting data, statistical data. A CCD is a relatively permanent statistical area ...
(CCD),
with an area covering approximately .
At the time of the 2020 census the CCD population was 6,189.
In November 2009, a majority of residents voted against incorporation.
History
The earliest archaeological findings show that Carmel Valley had two separate tribes, the
Esselen
The Esselen are a Native American people belonging to a linguistic group in the hypothetical Hokan language family, who are Indigenous to the Santa Lucia Mountains of a region south of the Big Sur River in California. Prior to Spanish col ...
s that lived in Upper Carmel Valley and the
Rumsens lived from Mid-Carmel Valley to the mouth of Carmel Valley.
The mouth of Carmel Valley where the Carmel River runs into Carmel Bay was observed by Spanish explorer
Sebastián Vizcaíno
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Early career
Vizcaíno was born in ...
shortly before he landed in Monterey Bay in December 1602. He wrote about visiting the river on January 3, 1603, but greatly exaggerated its proportions, confusing later explorers. Vizcaino named it ''El Rio del Carmelo'', likely because his voyage was accompanied by three
Carmelite friars
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.
The
Rancho Los Laureles
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, a
Mexican land grant
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in present-day
Monterey County, California
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, was given in 1839 by Governor
Juan Alvarado to
José Manuel Boronda and Vicente Blas Martínez.
The grant extended along the
Carmel River in Carmel Valley; and encompassed present day Carmel Valley. In 1882, the
Pacific Improvement Company
The Pacific Improvement Company (PIC) was a large holding company in California and an affiliate of the Southern Pacific Railroad. It was formed in 1878, by the Big Four (Central Pacific Railroad), Big Four, who were influential businessmen, phi ...
(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 ().
James Meadows (1817–1902) was an English-born immigrant that came to Monterey in 1838. In 1842, Meadows and Loreta purchased the ''Palo Escrito'' Mexican land grant from Monterey businessman
Thomas O. Larkin who had acquired several land grants in California. He donated land and helped found the Carmelo School, which was the earliest school in Carmel Valley. The
James Meadows Tract
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was between the
Rancho Cañada de la Segunda
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* Ranchos, Buenos ...
to the west,
Rancho Los Laureles
Rancho Los Laureles was a Ranchos of California, Mexican land grant in present-day Monterey County, California given in 1839 by Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado, Juan Alvarado to José Manuel Boronda and Vicente Blas Martínez. Los Laureles refe ...
to the northeast, and
Garland Ranch Regional Park
Garland Ranch Regional Park is a public recreational area at 700 West Carmel Valley Road, in Carmel Valley, California. It is owned and managed by the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District. It is located from Salinas on the south side of ...
to the south. His daughter,
Isabel Meadows
Isabel Meadows (July 7, 1846 – May 21, 1939) was an Ohlone ethnologist and the last fluent speaker of the Rumsen language, Rumsen Ohlone languages, Ohlone language. She also spoke Esselen. She worked closely with the anthropologists from the Smi ...
, was an
Ohlone
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ethnologist and the last fluent speaker of the
Rumsen Ohlone language
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.
William Hatton (1849–1894), born in
Ireland
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and married to Kate Harney (1851–1922), came to California in 1870. In 1888, Hatton became the manager of
Rancho Cañada de la Segunda
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*Rancho, Aruba, former fishing village and neighbourhood of Oranjestad
*Ranchos of California, 19th century land grants in Alta California
** List of California Ranchos
* Ranchos, Buenos ...
, which extended along the north bank of the
Carmel River into the mouth of Carmel Valley. The land was owned by Dominga Doni de Atherton, the widowed wife of
Faxon Atherton
Faxon Dean Atherton (1815–1877) was an American businessman, trader and landowner; initially successful in Valparaíso, Chile. He became a prominent citizen of San Mateo County, California. The town of Atherton, California is named after hi ...
(namesake of
Atherton, California
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). By 1892, Hatton purchased the Rancho from Dominga. Hatton operated a dairy business, which was located at Highway 1 and Carmel Valley Road, at the site of the present-day The Barnyard Shopping Village.
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
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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.
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
Marion B. Hollins (December 3, 1892 – August 27, 1944) was an American amateur golfer. She is known as an athlete and as a golf course developer, one of the only known female golf course developers in history. She won the 1921 U.S. Women's Ama ...
bought . In 1926, developer
Frank B. Porter
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bought . He later acquired a portion of the Hollins ranch and sold it.
[
The ]Holman Ranch
Holman Ranch was originally part of the Rancho Los Laureles, a Ranchos of California, Mexican land grant in present-day Monterey County, California. The ranch passed through many hands until 1928, when San Francisco businessman, Gordon Armsby, pu ...
, originally part of the Rancho Los Laureles
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, passed through many hands until 1928, when San Francisco
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businessman, Gordon Armsby, purchased in Carmel Valley. He built a Spanish-style hacienda out of Carmel stone with terracotta
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roofing, and oak-beamed ceilings. It became a Hollywood retreat for Charlie Chaplin
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, Theda Bara
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, Marlon Brando
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. Today, the Holman Ranch is a privately owned winery, with a tasting room and offers a venue for weddings and special events.
Further up the valley was the Rancho Tularcitos. Settlement in the Cachagua area, situated further up the valley, took place in the 1870s and 1890s. This period coincided with the recession of the 1890s, which led people from the Salinas Valley to seek new opportunities in Cachagua. They migrated to the region and acquired small parcels of land, engaging in subsistence farming to sustain themselves during challenging economic times.
Geography and ecology
According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the Carmel Valley CCD covers a total area of , comprising of land and of water. Within the CCD, the Carmel Valley Village lies on the eastern bank of the Carmel River while the community of Robles del Rio is located on the western bank. Carmel Valley Road ( County Route G16) is the main route through the valley, connecting to California State Route 1
State Route 1 (SR 1) is a major north–south state highway
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near the City of Carmel to the west.
The Carmel River drains the area of Carmel Valley. Primary ecosystems of the vicinity include California oak woodland
California oak woodland is a plant community found throughout the California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion of California in the United States and northwestern Baja California in Mexico. Oak woodland is widespread at lower elevations in coast ...
, riparian woodland
A riparian forest or riparian woodland is a forested or wooded area of land adjacent to a body of water such as a river, stream, pond, lake, marshland, estuary, canal, sink, or reservoir. Due to the broad nature of the definition, riparian woodla ...
, chaparral
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, grassland
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and savanna
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. Dominant oak trees include ''Quercus agrifolia
''Quercus agrifolia'', the California live oak, or coast live oak, is an evergreen live oak native to the California Floristic Province. Live oaks are so-called because they keep living leaves on the tree all year, adding young leaves and sheddi ...
''. The locale of Carmel Valley is also the northernmost range of the hybrid oak '' Quercus x alvordiana''.
The Garland Ranch Regional Park
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is located at 700 West Carmel Valley Road. 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 . With heat waves in the upper 70s to 101 degrees F. The further inland you go. According to the Köppen Climate Classification
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system, Carmel Valley has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate
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, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
Demographics
2020
At the 2020 census Carmel Valley had a population of 6,189. The racial makeup of Carmel Valley was 5,502 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 624.
The age distribution was 1.7% under the age of 5; 16.0% under the age of 18, 84.0% 18 years and over; and 37.5% 65 or older. The median age was 58.8 years.
Government
At the county level, Carmel Valley is represented on the Monterey County Board of Supervisors by Mary L. Adams, as the 5th District Supervisor.
In the California State Assembly
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, Carmel Valley is in , and in . In the United States House of Representatives
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, Carmel Valley is in .
Transportation
Carmel Valley Airfield is a defunct airfield that was a privately owned airpark
A residential airpark (also spelled air park) is a "fly-in community" specifically designed around an airport where the residents own their privately owned airplanes which they park in their hangars, usually attached to the home or integrated i ...
in Carmel Valley from 1941 to 2002. The airport was later called the Carmel Valley Vintage Airfield. The historical resources commission found that development of the site was important as it represented the first planned residential airpark
A residential airpark (also spelled air park) is a "fly-in community" specifically designed around an airport where the residents own their privately owned airplanes which they park in their hangars, usually attached to the home or integrated i ...
in the United States. The airfield closed in 2002.
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. A public bus, called the Grapevine Express Route 24 and run by Monterey-Salinas Transit, stops at most of these tasting rooms.
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.
Folklore
The Lost Padre Mines of the Carmel Mission have woven themselves into the tapestry of local folklore, with their legacy recounted through various accounts, including those within Randall Reinstadt's notable works such as ''Ghosts, Bandits, and Legends of Old Monterey, Carmel and Surrounding Areas'' and ''Tales and Treasures of California Missions.'' These narratives unveil a captivating history, suggesting that indigenous communities held knowledge of abundant gold deposits concealed within the untamed terrain of the Santa Lucia Mountains
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. As whispers of these riches echoed through time, the enigmatic Lost Padre Mines became a testament to the allure of hidden treasures and the enduring mystique of the land. Numerous iterations of these legends appear to have originated from long-time residents of Carmel Valley. It is plausible that this phenomenon can be attributed to some of the final descendants of the Mission Indians who resided and labored in the area.
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
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during its Apollo Moon landings
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. Currently it is being used by Lone Signal, a crowdfunded active SETI
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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
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The city was fou ...
and urge Roach's family to hide the gold. Chief Justice of California
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David S. Terry
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had been interested in the 'Widow Sanchez' case.
*Stonepine Estate
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, a resort used to shoot the wedding of Eden Capwell and Cruz Castillo
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for the ''Santa Barbara'' TV series in 1988.
* 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
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'' trees was planted sometime between 1874 and 1881, by Nathan Weston Spaulding, during the species' peak popularity in California for Landscaping
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. The landscape feature was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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on January 10, 2008.
Notable people
* Angelique Cabral, American actress
* Wah Chang, American designer, sculptor, and artist
* Doris Day
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, American actress, singer, and animal welfare activist
* Scott Fujita
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, retired NFL football player for New Orleans Saints
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* Julian P. Graham, photographer of the Monterey Peninsula
* MC Lars
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, American rapper and producer
* Ingemar Henry Lundquist
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, inventor and mechanical engineer
* Michael Nesmith
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, musician, songwriter and filmmaker, former member of The Monkees
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* Jimmy Panetta
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, Congressman
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* Leon Panetta
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, former United States Secretary of Defense
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, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
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(2009–11), former Congressman
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(1977–93) and White House Chief of Staff
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(1994–97)
* Maurice White
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, founder of R&B/Soul group Earth, Wind & Fire
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* Alexander Weygers, a polymath Dutch-American artist who patented the design of the discopter (the "flying saucer") in 1944
See also
* List of places in California
References
External links
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Carmel Valley Association
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Census county divisions
Santa Lucia Range
Unincorporated communities in Monterey County, California
Unincorporated communities in California