Talmage, California facts for kids

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Census-designated place
Talmage Post Office in 2021
Location in Mendocino County and the state of California
Talmage, California Location in the United States
Country	United States
State	California
County	Mendocino
Area
• Total	1.592 sq mi (4.12 km2)
• Land	1.590 sq mi (4.12 km2)
• Water	0.002 sq mi (0.005 km2)  0.13%
Elevation	627 ft (191 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	986
• Density	620.1/sq mi (239.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	95481
Area code(s)	707
FIPS code	06-77784
GNIS feature ID	1659949

Talmage (variant, Talmadge) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mendocino County, California, United States. Talmage is located 2.5 miles (4 km) east-southeast of Ukiah, at an elevation of 627 feet (191 m). The population was 986 at the 2020 census, down from 1,130 in 2010. It lies in the southeastern part of the Ukiah Valley and is home to the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, one of the largest Chan Buddhist temples in the United States. The town's name honors early settler Junius Talmage.

Geography

Talmage is located in southeastern Mendocino County at 39°08′00″N 123°10′04″W / 39.13333°N 123.16778°W / 39.13333; -123.16778. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), 99.87% of it land and 0.13% of it water.

Mill Creek Park in Talmage.

Sites of interest

Talmage is the site of the Mendocino State Hospital (formerly the Mendocino State Asylum for the Insane), the destination for inmates charged with crimes but found not guilty by reason of insanity. The hospital first opened in 1893 with one building at a site near the town of Ukiah, and the hospital was closed in 1972. The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, a Buddhist community and monastery, is located in the former Mendocino State Hospital. The temple also has an elementary and high school, as well as a university.

See also

In Spanish: Talmage (California) para niños