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Mariposa County, California, geography stubs (67 P) Pages in category "Mariposa County, California" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
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.
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The Mariposa County Arts Council is the official Mariposa County, California, USA arts council.. Established in 1981, it runs under the California state arts council, the California Arts Council (CAC).
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At the time, Mariposa occupied 1 ⁄ 5 of the entire area of California and Agua Fria was named the county seat, but it was moved to Mariposa in 1852. [3] While Agua Fria held the seat, court and county business was conducted from the home of James Barney, the first county sheriff.
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]