Laytonville, California  Laytonville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mendocino County, California, United States. Laytonville, is located north-northwest of Willits, at an elevation of 1670 feet (509 m). The population was 1,227 at the 2010 census, down from 1,301 at the 2000 census. Laytonville is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (1.22%) is water. A few miles south of Laytonville lie the headwaters of the South Fork Eel River, a tributary of the Eel River. The town was founded by Nova Scotian Frank B. Layton, who in 1874 built a blacksmithy and house at the site. The first post office opened in 1879. At the 2010 census Laytonville had a population of 1,227. The reported population density was 225.8 people per square mile (87.2/km²), but this figure is inaccurate as the reported population includes the majority of the population that lives outside the town limits. The actual population density is much less than 225.8 people per square mile. The racial makeup of Laytonville was 839 (68.4%) White, 16 (1.3%) African American, 244 (19.9%) Native American, 10 (0.8%) Asian, 1 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 60 (4.9%) from other races, and 57 (4.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 141 people (11.5%). The census reported that 1,226 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 1 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. There were 493 households, 163 (33.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 166 (33.7%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 82 (16.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 48 (9.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 59 (12.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 8 (1.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 146 households (29.6%) were one person and 37 (7.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older.