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Mariposa (/ ˌ m ær ɪ ˈ p oʊ z ə,-s ə / ⓘ; [6] Spanish for "Butterfly") is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Mariposa County, California, United States. [7] The population was 1,526 at the 2020 census. [3]
English: Locator map of Mariposa County, in California. Credits. David Benbennick made this map. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps.
Mariposa County was one of the original 27 counties of California, created at the time of statehood in 1850. While it began as the state's largest county, territory that was once part of Mariposa was ceded over time to form all or part of twelve other counties, including all of Merced, Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kings, and Kern; and parts of San Benito, Mono, Inyo, San Bernardino, and Los Angeles.
The city of Mariposa; mariposa is Spanish for "butterfly". General Law 16,919: 1,451 sq mi (3,758 km 2) ... Map of California Counties: c. 1907–Present
The former Overland Emigrant Trail, which was used by travelers from points east to the California gold fields, crosses the present day SR 49 near Wolf Creek. [46] Empire Mine was in constant operation from 1850 to the late 1950s. [47] Gold Hill in Grass Valley was the site of one of the first discoveries of quartz gold in California. [48]
SR 132 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System, [3] and west of the eastern Modesto city limits is part of the National Highway System, [4] a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration.
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Catheys Valley (formerly, Cathay and Cathey's Valley) is a census-designated place [4] in Mariposa County, California, United States. [2] It lies in Catheys Valley 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Merced and 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Mariposa, [5] at an elevation of 1,325 feet (404 m). [2] As of the 2020 census, Catheys Valley had a population ...