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Mariposa County

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Mariposa County, California
PO Box 28
Mariposa, CA 95338
Phone: (209) 966-2005
Fax: (209) 742-6860
www.mariposacounty.org

In central CA, E of San Francisco; original county; organized Feb 18, 1850 (prior to statehood). Name Origin: Spanish 'butterfly,' a name originally applied to an area in the county in which butterflies were numerous.

Area (sq mi): 1462.79 (land 1451.12; water 11.67). Pop per sq mi: 12.50.
Pop 2005: 18,069. State rank: 53. Pop change: 2000-20005 5.50%; 1990-2000 19.80%. Pop 2000: 17,130 (White 84.90%; Black or African American 0.70%; Hispanic or Latino 7.80%; Asian 0.70%; Other 9.70%). Foreign born: 2.80%. Median age: 42.90.
Income 2000: per capita $18,190; median household $34,626; Pop below poverty level: 14.80%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $22,112-$22,716.
Unemployment 2004: 6.60%. Change from 2000: 0.30%. Median travel time to work: 32.10 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 27.60%.

Cities with population over 10,000: None.


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The blaze -- which was triggered by people target-shooting on Friday -- is burning in the rugged forest and scrubland of the Sierra Nevada foothills in Mariposa county, around 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of Yosemite.
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