| Significant City History |
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Willits was founded by Hiram Willits & was settled in the 1850's
Northwestern Railroad reached Willits in 1901 followed by the
California Western "Skunk Train" 10 years later.
The famous racehorse Seabiscuit was stabled at Ridgewood
Ranch outside of Willits.
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| Famous people |
Seabiscuit Tre Cool Mona Gnader
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| City |
State |
Population |
Year Founded |
| Willits |
CA |
5,055 |
1888 |
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| Elevation |
Industry |
% Unemploy |
Avg. Income |
| 1,391 feet |
Tourism |
4.3% |
$50,046 |
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Commercial |
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| Ethnic Groups |
% of Population |
Average Age |
Pop. Density |
| White |
81% |
36 |
1,814 per sq mi |
| Hispanic |
12% |
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| Native American |
4% |
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| Asian |
1% |
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| Black |
1% |
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| Other / Mixed |
1% |
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| Avg Max Mean Temp |
Avg Max Mean Temp |
Avg Min Mean Temp |
Avg Min Mean Temp |
| July 1961 |
July 2000 |
Jan 1961 |
Jan 2000 |
| 98.9 |
99.1 |
37.2 |
41.8 |
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| Avg July Precip |
Avg July Precip |
Avg Jan Precip |
Avg Jan Precip |
| July 1961 |
July 2000 |
Jan 1961 |
Jan 2000 |
| 0 |
0 |
3.5 |
5 |
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| Current Avg |
% of Sunny Days |
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| Precip |
(Yearly) |
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| 6.7 |
70% |
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| State Ranking |
Total Carbon |
Total Carbon |
Resid. Carbon |
| C02 Footprint |
Output Per Person |
Output Willits |
Output Willits |
| (most consumption) |
Metric Tons of |
Metric Tons of |
Metric Tons of |
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CO2 Per Year |
CO2 Per Year |
CO2 Per Year |
| 2nd |
11.48 |
58,031 |
141,893 |
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