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Humboldt County (/ ˈ h ʌ m b oʊ l t / ⓘ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 136,463. [7] The county seat is Eureka. [8] Humboldt County comprises the Eureka–Arcata–Fortuna, California, Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Humboldt County fits the statewide trend of increasingly liberal coastal counties and conservative interior counties, but some conservative voters remain. [63] College students have, at times, been mayor or city council members. Arcata was the first city to have a Green Party majority in its city council. Arcata is also one of three cities in ...
The Wiyot people lived in Jaroujiji (Wiyot for 'where you sit and rest'), now known as Eureka, for thousands of years before European arrival [citation needed].Their traditional coastal homeland ranges from the Little River in the north to Bear River Ridge in the south, including the entire coastline of Humboldt Bay, stretching inland to the mountains. [26]
Humboldt County was formed in 1853 from parts of Trinity County. The city of Eureka is the county seat. The first purpose-built county courthouse was completed in Eureka in 1889 at the corner of 3rd Street and G Street, and survived a fire in 1924. [4] The design was credited to architect J.M. Curtis. [5] It was condemned and demolished in 1956 ...
Ferndale is a city in Humboldt County, California, United States.Its population was 1,481 (2021 census), [8] up from 1,371 at the 2010 census.The city contains dozens of well-preserved Victorian storefronts and homes.
Rio Dell (Spanish: Río Dell, [7] meaning "river," with English "dell," meaning small valley in a woodland) [8] is a city in Humboldt County, California, United States.It is located on the west bank of the Eel River 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Scotia [8] at an elevation of 161 feet (49 m). [4]
Fortuna (Spanish for "Fortune"; Wiyot: Vutsuwitk Da'l) [6] is a city on the northeast shore of the Eel River, approximately 9 miles (14 km) from where it enters the Pacific Ocean, and is on U.S. Route 101 in west-central Humboldt County, California, United States.
It is located in Humboldt County 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Garberville on U.S. Route 101 on the South Fork Eel River. Foliage at Benbow State Recreation Area. Benbow dam was constructed across the South Fork Eel River in 1931 to provide hydroelectric power for development in Garberville, impounding a reservoir. [1]