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Mount Bullion, Mariposa County, California

Coordinates: 37°30′26″N 120°02′42″W / 37.50722°N 120.04500°W / 37.50722; -120.04500
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Mount Bullion
Census-designated place
Gold on quartz, Mockingbird Mine near Mt. Bullion
Gold on quartz, Mockingbird Mine near Mt. Bullion
Mount Bullion is located in California
Mount Bullion
Mount Bullion
Mount Bullion is located in the United States
Mount Bullion
Mount Bullion
Coordinates: 37°30′26″N 120°02′42″W / 37.50722°N 120.04500°W / 37.50722; -120.04500
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMariposa
Area
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 • Total0.611 sq mi (1.58 km2)
 • Land0.610 sq mi (1.58 km2)
 • Water0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2)
Elevation
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2,152 ft (656 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total154
 • Density252.5/sq mi (97.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code
95338 (Mariposa)
GNIS feature IDs233575;[2] 2812657[4]

Mount Bullion (formerly, Princeton and La Mineta)[5] is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mariposa County, California, United States.[2] As of the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 154.[3]

A post office operated at Mount Bullion from 1862 to 1955, with a closure for a period during 1887.[5] The place was first named "La Mineta" (for "little mine").[5] Then it was called "Princeton" for the Princeton Mine nearby.[5] Finally, the name "Mount Bullion" was applied in honor of Senator Thomas Hart Benton, whose nickname was "Old Bullion" due to his fiscal policies.[5]

Geography

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The community is in west-central Mariposa County, along California State Route 49. It is 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Mariposa, the county seat, and 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Bear Valley,[5] at an elevation of 2,152 feet (656 m).[2]

The Mount Bullion CDP has an area of 0.61 square miles (1.58 km2), all but 0.001 square miles (0.003 km2) of it land.[1] The town sits on a low divide between the headwaters of Agua Fria Creek flowing to the southeast and the heads of Norwegian Gulch and Green Gulch, which run west to Bear Creek. Both creek systems find their ways southwest into the San Joaquin Valley.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020154—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1850–1870[7][8] 1880-1890[9]
1900[10] 1910[11] 1920[12]
1930[13] 1940[14] 1950[15]
1960[16] 1970[17] 1980[18]
1990[19] 2000[20] 2010[21]

Mount Bullion first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census[22]

2020 Census

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Mt. Bullion CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020[23] % 2020
White alone (NH) 112 72.73%
Black or African American alone (NH) 3 1.95%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 1 0.65%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 12 7.79%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 26 16.88%
Total 154 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ a b "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Bullion
  3. ^ a b "P1. Race – Mt. Bullion CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Bullion Census Designated Place
  5. ^ a b c d e f Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 806. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  6. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  12. ^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  13. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  14. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  15. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  16. ^ "1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  17. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  18. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  19. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  20. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  21. ^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  22. ^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
  23. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Mt. Bullion CDP, California". United States Census Bureau.
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