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Portola (/ p ɔːr ˈ t oʊ l ə / por-TOH-lə) is the only incorporated city in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 2,104 at the 2010 census, down from 2,227 at the 2000 census.
Portola Valley can generally be divided into 7 subdivisions: Central Portola Valley, The Ranch, Corte Madera, Los Trancos/Vista Verde, Woodside Highlands, Westridge, and Blue Oaks. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 9.099 square miles (23.57 km 2), 99.98% of it land and 0.02% of it water. [17]
City/Town/etc. Municipal type Population (2019 estimate) 1 East Quincy: CDP 2,210 2 Chester: CDP 2,145 5 Portola: City 1,913 4 † Quincy: CDP 1,952 6 Greenville: CDP 817 7 Graeagle: CDP 538 10 Delleker: CDP 477 8 Hamilton Branch: CDP 495 12 Meadow Valley: CDP 420 11 Chilcoot-Vinton: CDP 422 13 Beckwourth: CDP 414 14 Lake Almanor Country Club ...
Portola (pronounced PORE-toe-luh, by denizens) was named after the old Portola School, which in turn was named after the Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portolà (credited by some as the discoverer of San Francisco Bay). Originally settled after the 1906 earthquake by Jewish and Italian immigrants, the area evolved into a community populated by ...
Ladera is a census-designated place (CDP) in southern San Mateo County, California, [2] adjacent to Portola Valley.Primarily a residential community, it comprises approximately 520 homes, governed by the Ladera Community Association.
Chester (formerly Big Meadows) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States. [2] Chester is located on Lake Almanor, 30 miles (48.3 km) north-northwest of Quincy. [3] The town is located along State Route 36. The US Postal Service ZIP code for the community is 96020. The population was 2,144 at the 2010 census ...
Beckwourth is located at (39.827528, -120.403710 [7]According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.7 square miles (30 km 2), 99.96% of it land and 0.04% of it water.
In 1969, a California Historical Landmark number 825 historical marker was added to the site by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the town of Portola Valley. [ 11 ] In 1976, a group of Stanford Research Institute (SRI International) scientists made history and sent an electronic message from a computer, while ...