Vina, California
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Vina | |
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  Vina Position in California. | |
| Coordinates: 39°56′01″N 122°03′09″W / 39.93361°N 122.05250°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Tehama |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.352 sq mi (3.501 km2) |
| • Land | 1.352 sq mi (3.501 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 210 ft (64 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 198 |
| • Density | 146/sq mi (56.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 96092 |
| Area code | 530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2628796 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vina, California | |
Vina (Spanish: Viña, meaning "Vine") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tehama County, California.[2] Vina sits at an elevation of 210 feet (64 m).[2] The 2020 United States census reported Vina's population was 198.
Vina is the location of the Roman Catholic Trappist Abbey of New Clairvaux.[4]
Hiram Good, "Indian hunter", homesteaded in Lower Deer Creek, later Vina, filing Proof of Claim in the Marysville office on February 4, 1857.[5]
Lower Deer Creek became Vina in the 1860s when a winery was founded. It derives its name from the Spanish-language word meaning "vineyard".[6] A post office has been in operation at Vina since 1871.[7]
Beginning in 1881, railroad industrialist and former governor Leland Stanford bought land in and around Vina, which he developed into a huge ranch of 55,000 acres (22,000 hectares). It included what was at the time the largest vineyard in the world — 4,000 acres (1,600 hectares) growing 3 million vines. The ranch also grew fruit, vegetables, and grain, along with hundreds of horses, cattle, and hogs. His wines were not successful, and he turned to producing medicinal brandy instead. The village grew with the ranch; at its height Vina had a population of 1,300 and boasted two hotels and five saloons.[8] After Stanford's death his widow Jane Stanford tried to maintain the ranch, keeping it until 1898 or later.[8]
On July 1, 1955, a property known as the Flynn Ranch was sold to Gethsemani Abbey and became the site of the Vina Monastery. In 1959 it became the Abbey of New Clairvaux.[9]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.4 square miles (3.5 km2), all of it land.
