Cleone (formerly Kanuck) is a

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, United States. It is located north-northeast of

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on California State Highway 1, at an elevation of . It most likely takes its name from Kelio, a division or village of the

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. The population was 622 at the 2020 census. The Kanuck post office opened in 1883, changed its name to Cleone in 1883, and closed in 1908. In 1883, a sawmill was constructed about east of the village of Cleone.The Western Railroader: Glen Blair Redwood Company Cleone tramway
1961 Wood products were shipped from a wharf at the place. Railroad cars ran down the hill to the chute by gravity and were returned by horses. The main entrance to MacKerricher State Park is in Cleone.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP covers an area of , of which , or 1.50%, are water.

Demographics

The 2020 United States census reported that Cleone had a population of 622. The population density was . The racial makeup of Cleone was 425 (68.3%)

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, 1 (0.2%)

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, 15 (2.4%) Native American, 3 (0.5%) Asian, 0 (0.0%)

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, 87 (14.0%) from other races, and 91 (14.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 182 persons (29.3%). The whole population lived in households. There were 273 households, out of which 48 (17.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 142 (52.0%) were married-couple households, 13 (4.8%) were

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couple households, 65 (23.8%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 53 (19.4%) had a male householder with no partner present. 85 households (31.1%) were one person, and 54 (19.8%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.28. There were 173

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(63.4% of all households). The age distribution was 123 people (19.8%) under the age of 18, 34 people (5.5%) aged 18 to 24, 137 people (22.0%) aged 25 to 44, 152 people (24.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 176 people (28.3%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 48.0years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. There were 337 housing units at an average density of , of which 273 (81.0%) were occupied. Of these, 207 (75.8%) were owner-occupied, and 66 (24.2%) were occupied by renters.

Politics

In the

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, Cleone is in , and . Federally, Cleone is in .

Education

Cleone is in the Fort Bragg Unified School District.
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/ref> The comprehensive high school is Fort Bragg High School.

References

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