Geyserville, located on the Rancho TzabacoMexican land grant, owes its foundation to the discovery in 1847 of a series of hot springs, fumaroles, and steam vents in a gorge in the mountains of Sonoma County, California, between Calistoga and Cloverdale. This complex, which became known as The Geysers, 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.
At the 2010 census Geyserville had a population of 862, although the official sign at the entrance to the town says "1,600" on August 8, 2014. The population density was 187.9 people per square mile. The racial makeup of Geyserville was 609 White, 5 African American, 7 Native American, 14 Asian, 0 Pacific Islander, 192 from other races, and 35 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 328 people. The census reported that 98.5% of the population lived in households and 1.5% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters. There were 298 households, 108 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 169 were opposite-sex married couplesliving together, 26 had a female householder with no husband present, 22 had a male householder with no wife present. There were 22 unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 2 same-sex married couples or partnerships. 51 households were one person and 14 had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.85. There were 217 families ; the average family size was 3.17. The age distribution was 201 people under the age of 18, 71 people aged 18 to 24, 213 people aged 25 to 44, 293 people aged 45 to 64, and 84 people who were 65 or older. The median age was 39.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.6 males. There were 325 housing units at an average density of 70.8 per square mile, of which 58.4% were owner-occupied and 41.6% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 0%. 55.7% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 42.8% lived in rental housing units.
