Carmel Valley Village, California


Carmel Valley Village is a census-designated place in Monterey County, California, United States. At the time of the 2010 census the population was 4,407, down from 4,700 at the 2000 census. In November 2009, a majority of residents voted against incorporation.

Geography and ecology

Carmel Valley Village is located at. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, 98.98% of it land and 1.02% of it water. The community of Robles Del Rio is located on the opposite bank of the Carmel River.
The Carmel River drains the area of Carmel Valley. Primary ecosystems of the vicinity include California oak woodland, riparian woodland, chaparral, grassland and savanna. Dominant oak trees include Quercus agrifolia. The locale of Carmel Valley is also the northernmost range of the hybrid oak Quercus x alvordiana.
The Garland Ranch Regional Park is located at 700 West Carmel Valley Road, in Monterey County. The Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District manages the Garland Ranch Regional Park.

Climate

This region experiences warm and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Carmel Valley Village has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

Demographics

2010

At the 2010 census Carmel Valley Village had a population of 4,407. The population density was 229.8 people per square mile. The racial makeup of Carmel Valley Village was 4,044 White, 21 African American, 22 Native American, 70 Asian, 11 Pacific Islander, 120 from other races, and 119 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 328 people.
The census reported that 4,403 people lived in households, 4 lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.
There were 1,895 households, 447 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 988 were opposite-sex married couples living together, 162 had a female householder with no husband present, 72 had a male householder with no wife present. There were 104 unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 18 same-sex married couples or partnerships. 506 households were one person and 214 had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.32. There were 1,222 families ; the average family size was 2.77.
The age distribution was 763 people under the age of 18, 220 people aged 18 to 24, 726 people aged 25 to 44, 1,788 people aged 45 to 64, and 910 people who were 65 or older. The median age was 51.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.
There were 2,156 housing units at an average density of 112.4 per square mile, of the occupied units 1,326 were owner-occupied and 569 were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.6%. 3,214 people lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,189 people lived in rental housing units.

2000

At the 2000 census there were 4,700 people, 1,963 households, and 1,279 families in the CDP. The population density was 246.3 people per square mile. There were 2,105 housing units at an average density of 110.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.15% White, 0.38% African American, 0.38% Native American, 1.13% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 2.72% from other races, and 2.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.81%.
Of the 1,963 households 26.6% had children under the age of 18, 54.0% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 26.0% of households were one person and 9.7% had someone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.86.
The age distribution was 20.6% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 36.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% 65 or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.
The median household income was $70,799 and the median family income was $85,191. Males had a median income of $56,083 versus $37,406 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $42,991. About 3.1% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

History

Carmel Valley dates back to the Rancho Los Laureles, which was a Mexican land grant in present-day Monterey County, California given in 1839 by Governor Juan Alvarado to José M. Boronda and Vicente Blas Martínez. The grant extended along the Carmel River and the Carmel Valley; and encompasses present day Carmel Valley. In 1882, the Pacific Improvement Company 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. 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 bought 2,000 acres. In 1926, developer Frank Porter bought 600 acres. He later acquired a portion of the Hollins ranch and sold it to Byington Ford. Byington and his wife Marion used 400-acres as a summer ranch and named it Moon Trail Ranch. It was located at Via Las Encinas in Carmel Valley.
In 1946, Byington Ford and his brother, Tirey Ford Jr., developed the "Airway Village" that years later was renamed the Carmel Valley Village. It included an Airway Market. By 1947, the Airway General Store, barbershop, drug store, beauty shop, Stirrup Cup bar, and the Grapevine liquor store had been built. All were in walking distance of the Airpark and decorated to resemble a Mexican village.
Ford and his brother developed the Carmel Valley Airport for pilot-owners who would want to be “at home a minute or two after getting out of their planes.” His brother Tirey built a prototype hangar house off Ford Road at the west end of the airfield to serve as an example for the airborne community of the future. Following the War it became apparent that there would not be a plane in every garage, so Ford had to adjust his enterprise, combining sales to plane owners with sales to home seekers. He enjoyed a brisk trade. Only 2 true hangar houses were ever built at Carmel Valley Airport: Tirey's, and one other, still standing on the north side of the runway. Non-pilots bought up many of the runway Airpark sites, and to suit their many tastes Byington created ranch-house sites of 1-3 acres and envisioned hillside homes where residents could look down on incoming planes. During World War II, the airfield served as an alternative landing field for military planes flying out of Watsonville and King City. A clubhouse built for the Airpark later became an integral part of the Village's Blue Sky Lodge, which is still in operation today.

Government

At the county level, Carmel Valley Village is represented on the Monterey County Board of Supervisors by Supervisor Mary Adams.
In the California State Assembly, Carmel Valley Village is in, and in.
In the United States House of Representatives, Carmel Valley Village is in.

Tourism

Carmel Valley Village 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 Village.

Notable sites