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Mariposa, California. / 37.48500°N 119.96639°W / 37.48500; -119.96639. Mariposa ( / ˌmærɪˈpoʊzə, - sə / ⓘ; [ 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]
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.
Cyclobothra D.Don. Mariposa (Alph.Wood) Hoover. Calochortus / ˌkæləˈkɔːrtəs, - loʊ -/ [ 3][ 4] is a genus of flowering plants in the lily family. The group includes herbaceous, perennial and bulbous species, all native to North America (primarily the Western United States ). [ 5][ 6]
Elevation. 5,740–6,730 ft (1,750–2,050 m) Ecology. Dominant tree species. Sequoiadendron giganteum. Mariposa Grove is a sequoia grove located near Wawona, California, United States, in the southernmost part of Yosemite National Park. It is the largest grove of giant sequoias in the park, with several hundred mature specimens.
This list includes properties and districts listed on the California Historical Landmark listing in Mariposa County, California.Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.
Permanent removal of indigenous people from their traditional lands. The Mariposa War (December 1850 – June 1851), also known as the Yosemite Indian War, was a conflict between the United States and the indigenous people of California 's Sierra Nevada in the 1850s. The war was fought primarily in Mariposa County and surrounding areas, and was ...
Stockton Creek is a tributary of Mariposa Creek in Mariposa County, California. It was named after Robert F. Stockton who owned a mine and stamp mill during the California Gold Rush. [ 2] An impoundment on the creek owned by the Mariposa Public Utilities Commission holds a major source of water for the community of Mariposa .
Hornitos ( Spanish for "Little ovens") is a census-designated place [ 6] in Mariposa County, California, United States. [ 2] It is located on Burns Creek 25 miles (40 km) by road south of Coulterville, at an elevation of 843 feet (257 m). [ 2] The population was 38 at the 2020 census, [ 3] down from 75 at the 2010 census.