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Point Arena, formerly known as Punta Arena (Spanish for "Sandy Point") [3] is a small coastal city in Mendocino County, California, United States. Point Arena is located 32 miles (51 km) west of Hopland, [5] at an elevation of 118 feet (36 m). [3] The population was 460 at the 2020 census, [4] making it one of the smallest incorporated cities ...
The first European to record Point Arena was Spaniard Bartolomé Ferrer in 1543, who named it Cabo de Fortunas ("cape of fortunes"). in 1775, lieutenant Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra (commander of the schooner Sonora) renamed the cape Punta Delgado ("narrow point") during a royal expedition chartered by the Viceroyalty of New Spain to map the north coast of Alta California.
Mendocino County (/ ˌ m ɛ n d ə ˈ s iː n oʊ / ⓘ; Mendocino, Spanish for "of Mendoza") [6] is a county located on the North Coast of the U.S. state of California.As of the 2020 census, the population was 91,601. [7]
The city of Arena Cove, which has changed little during the 19th and 20th centuries, is no stranger to natural disasters. The city and the Point Arena Lighthouse were damaged during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and the wharf was damaged beyond repair during severe storms in 1983 and was rebuilt in 1986. Distant earthquakes have created ...
Map of the United States with Michigan highlighted. Michigan is a state located in the Midwest region of the United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, Michigan is the 10th most populous state with 10,077,331 inhabitants and the 22nd largest by land area spanning 56,538.90 square miles (146,435.1 km 2) of land. [1]
The Main Street Historic Commercial District in Point Arena, California is a 4-acre (1.6 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It included 21 contributing buildings. [1] [2]
In the township the population was spread out, with 40.5% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 15.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years.
Bowne Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,289. [3] The township was organized as a survey township in 1848. It is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and is located about 20 miles (32 km) southeast of the city of Grand Rapids.