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The population of Ione is approximately 7,649 (2006).
The amount of land area in Ione is 12.314 sq. kilometers.
Ione elevation is 299 feet above sea level. The Ione median home price is $280,500 (2005). Ione miscellany. Return to Index Ione location: in central California in the general Sacramento area. It is about 36 miles from Stockton and about nine miles from Amador City. Other nearby communities include Sutter Creek, Plymouth, Wallace, Jackson, Rancho Murieta, Valley Springs and Mokelumne Hill.
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History & History Related Items Ione history: Though born during the 1849 gold rush times, Ione was not a mining town, but a supply center and rail stop. At that time, the community was known as Bedbug and Freezeout. The name of Ione was given by Thomas Brown and said to have come from one of the characters in the drama, The Last Days of Pompeii by Lytton. As time went on, Ione continued to grow and prosper with many businesses opening including a flour mill in 1855 and the first brick building in 1855. By 1876 there were about 600 residents in Ione. A Chinatown area included about 100 Chinese residents. 1876 marked the beginning of a long tradition in Ione of the Ione Homecoming. It is held during May each year and has been held almost every year since 1876. Here is a history page for Ione. Return to Index Ione attractions: The Castle Howard Park Mule Creek State Prison is located in the community. Adjacent to Mule Creek is the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Training Academy, which trains staff from all over California, as well as the Preston Youth Correctional Facility (formerly the Preston School of Industry). According to the Mule Creek State Prison website, there are 3,782 prisoners residing in the facility, well above the design capacity of 1,700, and they account for nearly half of Ione's population. Dave Brubeck, the famous jazz pianist, was born in Ione and in 1998 scored a video tour of the castle called "A Castle's Song", sold through KVIE to help fund the restoration efforts. Return to Index
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