Ordbend, California

Coordinates: 39°37′47″N 122°00′20″W / 39.62972°N 122.00556°W / 39.62972; -122.00556

Ordbend
—  Unincorporated community  —
Ordbend Location in California
Coordinates: 39°37′47″N 122°00′20″W / 39.62972°N 122.00556°W / 39.62972; -122.00556
Country	United States
State	California
County	Glenn County
Elevation[1]	121 ft (37 m)

Ordbend (also Ord Bend) is a small unincorporated community about 121 feet (37 m) above mean sea level in Glenn County, California.^[1] For road traffic, Ordbend is along State Route 45 between Glenn and Hamilton City. It's about eight miles (13 km) south of Hamilton City. The ZIP Code, shared with Glenn and Bayliss, is 95943. The community is inside area code 530. This area is flagged as rural by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sacramento River passes east of the area. Much of the nearby area is agricultural land under cultivation with rice, almonds, walnuts, olives and prunes. Sandhill Cranes are evident in the area during winter. The Ordbend Fire Department holds a pancake breakfast at the local community hall each year to raise funds for firefighting equipment.

There was once a school house in Ordbend but most school age children now attend nearby Hamilton Union Elementary and Hamilton Union High Schools. Bus service is provided by the Hamilton Union School District.

The Ord Store operated for many years selling basic groceries, lunch and snack items, and (at one time) gas. Locals were able to run a monthly tab. It has not been in operation since the early 2000s.

Toponymy

The Southern Pacific Railroad named a station along its now-abandoned Colusa branch, along the west bank of the Sacramento River, Ordbend as recognition of the nearby Ord Ranch, owned in the 1850s by U.S. Army MG Edward O.C. Ord and two of his brothers.^[2]

Politics

In the state legislature Ordbend is located in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa, and in the 2nd Assembly District, represented by Republican Jim Nielsen. Federally, Ordbend is located in California's 2nd congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +13^[3] and is represented by Republican Wally Herger.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ordbend, California
2. ^ Gudde, Erwin G. (1949). California Place Names. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 244. ASIN B000FMOPP4. 
3. ^ "Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?". Campaign Legal Center Blog. http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html. Retrieved 2007-10-20. 

• "Ordbend, FID:1659310". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). U.S. Geological Survey. 1981-01-19. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1659310. Retrieved 2008-11-28.