Geyserville (formerly Clairville) is an unincorporated community and

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(CDP) in

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, United States. Located in the

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, Geyserville has a small selection of restaurants,

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s, and

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. Geyserville is located on

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, close to US Route 101. The population was 862 at the 2010 census.

History

Geyserville, located on the Rancho Tzabaco Mexican land grant, owes its foundation to the discovery in 1847 of a series of hot springs,

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s, and steam vents in a gorge in the mountains of

, between Calistoga and Cloverdale. This complex, which became known as

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, soon became a tourist attraction, and a settlement grew up to provide accommodation and serve as a gateway to The Geysers. It was initially known as Clairville but subsequently renamed Geyserville. After the San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad was extended to Cloverdale in the 1870s, its trains stopped in Geyserville.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP covers an area of , all of it land.

Demographics

The 2020 United States census reported that Geyserville had a population of 861. The population density was . The racial makeup of Geyserville was 471 (54.7%)

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, 4 (0.5%)

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, 26 (3.0%) Native American, 18 (2.1%) Asian, 2 (0.2%)

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, 191 (22.2%) from other races, and 149 (17.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 342 persons (39.7%). The whole population lived in households. There were 302 households, out of which 68 (22.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 156 (51.7%) were married-couple households, 15 (5.0%) were

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couple households, 63 (20.9%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 68 (22.5%) had a male householder with no partner present. 81 households (26.8%) were one person, and 48 (15.9%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.85. There were 195

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(64.6% of all households). The age distribution was 164 people (19.0%) under the age of 18, 55 people (6.4%) aged 18 to 24, 197 people (22.9%) aged 25 to 44, 248 people (28.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 197 people (22.9%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 45.9years. For every 100 females, there were 109.5 males. There were 339 housing units at an average density of , of which 302 (89.1%) were occupied. Of these, 219 (72.5%) were owner-occupied, and 83 (27.5%) were occupied by renters.

Transportation

Geyserville Avenue carries the designation of

until it routes along

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to the north. The Northwestern Pacific right-of-way is expected to be reactivated for Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit service when the line is rebuilt to Cloverdale, but Geyserville is not planned to receive a stop.

Education

The school district is Geyserville Unified School District.
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References

External links

Geyserville Chamber of Commerce

Northern Sonoma County Fire
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