About Occidental, CA
Occidental is a part of the Sonoma County region/metro area of California. As of the 2000 census, the census- designated place had a population of 1,272 and it has a land area of 4.98 square miles. Occidental was founded in 1876 as a stop on the North Pacific Coast Railroad. Famous persons in Occidental include Les Claypool, Mickey Hart, Tom Waits, and Terence McKenna. Businesses in Occidental Heart's Desire Inn, Inc., and a branch of Transamerica INsurance, and a branch of Occidental Transaction 1 Llc, Limited Edition Publishing, and North Coast Xpress.