Salmon Creek, California

Salmon Creek is an unincorporated community settlement and census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma County, California, U.S. It is located on the Pacific coast about 90 minutes drive north of San Francisco, between the towns of Jenner and Bodega Bay, California. The population was 86 at the 2010 census.The settlement is bounded to the north by Salmon Creek, to the east by State Route 1 and to the west and south by Sonoma Coast State Beach.HistoryThe Coast Miwok village of Pulya-lakum was formerly located near the mouth of Salmon Creek. In 1812, the Russian-American Company established Fort Ross about 12mi northwest of present-day Salmon Creek, bringing the area into the Russian Empire's sphere of influence.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km²), all of it land.Demographics2010The 2010 United States Census reported that Salmon Creek had a population of 86. The population density was 77.2 people per square mile (29.8/km²). The racial makeup of Salmon Creek was 100.0% White (98.8% non-Hispanic). 1.2% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.