Willows is a city and the county seat of Glenn County, California, located in the Sacramento Valley region of Northern California.

The city is home to regional government offices, including the California Highway Patrol, the California Department of Motor Vehicles, the United States Bureau of Reclamation and the main offices of the Mendocino National Forest, which comprises about one million acres (404,686 ha) of Federal land located mostly in mountainous terrain west of Willows.

[6] The current post office building, which was built in 1918, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[7] The Willows Auxiliary Field (1942–1945) was used for training World War II pilots.

At the 2000 census there were 6,220 people in 2,134 households, including 1,513 families, in the city.

The racial makeup of the city was 69.3% White, 0.9% Black or African American, 2.3% Native American, 10.3% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 12.3% from other races, and 4.8% from two or more races.

In the state legislature, Willows is in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican Marie Alvarado-Gil,[17] and in the 3rd Assembly District, represented by Republican James Gallagher.

[18] Federally, Willows is in California's 3rd congressional district, represented by Republican Kevin Kiley.