Talmage

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.

• Official Name — Talmage • Settlement Type — Unincorporated Community Census Designated Place • Image Skyline — Talmage Post Office - 2021-10-30 - Sarah Stierch.jpg • Image Caption — Talmage Post Office in 2021 • Image Map — Mendocino_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Talmage_Highlighted.svg • Mapsize — 250x200px • Map Caption — Location in Mendocino County and the state of California • Pushpin Map — USA • Pushpin Map Caption — Location in the United States • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — California • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Mendocino • Unit Pref — US • Area Total Sq Mi — 1.592 • Area Land Sq Mi — 1.590 • Area Water Sq Mi — 0.002 • Area Water Percent — 0.13 • Elevation Ft — 627 • Elevation M — 191 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 986 • Population Density Sq Mi — 620.1 • Timezone — Pacific (PST) • Utc Offset — -8 • Timezone Dst — PDT • Utc Offset Dst — -7 • Postal Code Type — ZIP code • Postal Code — 95481 • Area Code — 707 • Blank Name — FIPS code • Blank Info — 06-77784 • Blank1 Name — GNIS feature ID • Blank1 Info — 1659949 Talmage (variant, Talmadge) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mendocino County, California, United States. Talmage is located 2.5 mi east-southeast of Ukiah, at an elevation of 627 ft. 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.

Talmage is located in southeastern Mendocino County at. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.6 sqmi, of which 99.87% is land and 0.13% is water. • Illustration — Mill Creek Park in Talmage.

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 (Developing Virtue Secondary School), as well as a university.

In the state legislature, Talmage is in, and. Federally, Talmage is in.

Talmage first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.