Comptche, California


Comptche is a census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States. It is located southeast of Fort Bragg, at an elevation of 187 feet. There is a K–3 primary school serving the town. The population was 159 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Comptche is located at . It is in USPS ZIP code 95427 and lies at the junction of three minor roads. The Comptche–Ukiah road extends west from Comptche approximately to Mendocino on State Route 1 and continues east to Ukiah on U.S. 101. Flynn Creek Road connects southward to State Route 128 in Navarro River Redwoods State Park, near the town of Navarro. Flynn Creek Road and the western segment of the Comptche–Ukiah road provide an alternative route between Mendocino and the Anderson Valley, used in winter storms when the Navarro River floods Route 128.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.2 square miles, all of it land.

History

The Comptche post office opened in 1877, closed later that same year, and re-opened in 1879. Although the precise origin of the town's name is unknown, there was a village of the Pomo people named Komacho nearby.

Demographics

At the 2010 census Comptche had a population of 159. The population density was 137.8 people per square mile. The racial makeup of Comptche was 146 White, 0 African American, 1 Native American, 1 Asian, 0 Pacific Islander, 5 from other races, and 6 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10 people.
The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.
There were 67 households, 18 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 25 were opposite-sex married couples living together, 9 had a female householder with no husband present, 5 had a male householder with no wife present. There were 6 unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 same-sex married couples or partnerships. 19 households were one person and 6 had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.37. There were 39 families ; the average family size was 2.90.
The age distribution was 35 people under the age of 18, 9 people aged 18 to 24, 34 people aged 25 to 44, 59 people aged 45 to 64, and 22 people who were 65 or older. The median age was 47.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 127.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.2 males.
There were 83 housing units at an average density of 72.0 per square mile, of the occupied units 39 were owner-occupied and 28 were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 9.7%. 86 people lived in owner-occupied housing units and 73 people lived in rental housing units.

Politics

In the state legislature, Comptche is in, and.
Federally, Comptche is in.