Mono County, California 82024 224412836 2008-07-08T19:07:13Z Librsh 7378559 Added Further Reading section and one entry. {{Articleissues|article=1|refimprove=December 2007|expand=October 2007}} {{Infobox U.S. County| county = Mono County| state = California | seal =| map = California map showing Mono County.png| map size = 250 | founded = [[1861]]| seat = [[Bridgeport, California|Bridgeport]]| area_total_km2 = 3132| area_land_km2 = 3044| area_water_km2 = 87| area percentage = 2.79% | census yr = 2000| pop = 12853| density_km2 =2| web = www.monocounty.ca.gov| |}} '''Mono County''' is a [[county]] located in the east central portion of the [[U.S. state]] of [[California]], to the east of the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] between [[Yosemite National Park]] and [[Nevada]]. As of [[2000]] the population was 12,853. The [[county seat]] is [[Bridgeport, California|Bridgeport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monocounty.ca.gov/information.html|title=Mono County General Information|accessdate=2007-11-05}}</ref> The only incorporated city in the county is [[Mammoth Lakes, California|Mammoth Lakes]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.mammoth-lakes.ca.us/|title=Town of Mammoth Lakes, California|accessdate=2007-11-05}}</ref> which is located at the foot of [[Mammoth Mountain]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mammothmountain.com/|title=Mammoth Mountain|accessdate=2007-11-05}}</ref> Other locations, such as [[June Lake]], are also famous as skiing and fishing resorts. Located in the middle of the county is [[Mono Lake]], a vital habitat for millions of migratory and nesting birds. The lake is located in a wild natural setting, with pinnacles of [[tufa]] arising out of the salty and alkaline lake. Also located in Mono County is [[Bodie, California|Bodie]], the official state [[gold rush]] [[ghost town]], which is now a [[California State Historic Park]]. ==History== Mono County was formed in [[1861]] from parts of [[Calaveras County, California|Calaveras County]], [[Fresno County, California|Fresno County]] and [[Mariposa County, California|Mariposa County]]. Parts of the county's territory were given to [[Inyo County, California|Inyo County]] in [[1866]]. The county is named after [[Mono Lake]] which, in [[1852]], was named for a [[Native American in the United States|Native American]] [[Paiute]] tribe that inhabited the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] from north of Mono Lake to [[Owens Lake]]. The tribe's western neighbors, the [[Yokut]]s, called them ''monachie'' meaning "[[fly]] people" because the [[pupa]]e of a fly was their chief food staple and trading article. ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|3132|sqmi|km2|1}}. {{convert|3044|sqmi|km2|1}} of it is land and {{convert|87|sqmi|km2|1}} of it (2.79%) is water. === Cities and towns === *[[Benton, California|Benton]] *[[Bodie, California|Bodie]] *[[Bridgeport, California|Bridgeport]] *[[Chalfant Valley, California|Chalfant]] *[[Coleville, California|Coleville]] *[[Lee Vining, California|Lee Vining]] *[[Mammoth Lakes, California|Mammoth Lakes]] (the only incorporated place in the county) *[[Swall Meadows, California|Swall Meadows]] ===Adjacent Counties=== * [[Inyo County, California]] - south * [[Fresno County, California]] - southwest * [[Madera County, California]] - southwest * [[Tuolumne County, California]]- west * [[Alpine County, California]] - northwest * [[Douglas County, Nevada]] - north * [[Lyon County, Nevada]] - northeast * [[Mineral County, Nevada]] - east * [[Esmeralda County, Nevada]] - southeast ===National [[protected area]]s=== * [[Inyo National Forest]] (part) * [[Toiyabe National Forest]] (part) ==Transportation Infrastructure== ===Major Highways=== *[[Image:US 6 (CA).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 6 (California)|U.S. Route 6]] *[[Image:US 395 (CA).svg|23px]] [[U.S. Route 395 (California)|U.S. Route 395]] *[[Image:California 108.svg|23px]] [[California State Route 108|State Route 108]] *[[Image:California 120.svg|23px]] [[California State Route 120|State Route 120]] *[[Image:California 167.svg|23px]] [[California State Route 167|State Route 167]] *[[Image:California 182.svg|23px]] [[California State Route 182|State Route 182]] *[[Image:California 270.svg|23px]] [[California State Route 270|State Route 270]] ===Public Transportation=== [[Inyo Mono Transit]] operates intercity bus service along U.S. 395, as well as local services in Mammoth Lakes. Service extends south to Ridgecrest (Kern County) and north to [[Reno, Nevada]]. [[Yosemite Area Regional Transit System]] (YARTS) also runs along U.S. 395 from Mammoth Lakes to Lee Vining before entering [[Yosemite National Park]]. ===Airports=== General aviation airports in Mono County include [[Bryant Field (airport)|Bryant Field]] near Bridgeport, [[Mammoth Yosemite Airport]] and [[Lee Vining Airport]]. ==Demographics== As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 12,853 people, 5,137 households, and 3,143 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{PD mi2 to km2|4|precision=1}}. There were 11,757 housing units at an average density of {{PD mi2 to km2|4|precision=1|abbr=yes}}. The racial makeup of the county was 84.17% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.47% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 2.40% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.11% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.09% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 9.51% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.25% from two or more races. 17.69% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 13.4% were of [[german people|German]], 12.6% [[irish people|Irish]] and 11.4% [[english people|English]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. 84.0% spoke [[English language|English]] and 15.1% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] as their first language. There were 5,137 households out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.98. In the county the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 121.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.8 males. The median income for a household in the county was $44,992, and the median income for a family was $50,487. Males had a median income of $32,600 versus $26,227 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $23,422. About 6.30% of families and 11.50% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.20% of those under age 18 and 1.90% of those age 65 or over. == Politics == {| align="right" border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" |+ '''Presidential election results''' |- bgcolor=lightgrey ! Year ! [[Democratic Party (United States)|DEM]] ! [[Republican Party (United States)|GOP]] ! Others |- |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''[[United States presidential election, 2004|2004]]''' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''49.2%''' ''2,628'' |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|49.1% ''2,621'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0fff0"|1.7% ''89'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''[[United States presidential election, 2000|2000]] |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|40.9% ''1,788'' |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''52.5%''' ''2,296'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0fff0"|6.6% ''287' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''[[United States presidential election, 1996|1996]] |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|38.6% ''1,580'' |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''46.0%''' ''1,882'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0fff0"|15.4% ''629'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''[[United States presidential election, 1992|1992]]''' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|34.2% ''1,489'' |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''36.0%''' ''1,570'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0fff0"|29.8% ''1,296'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''[[United States presidential election, 1988|1988]] |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|36.2% ''1,284'' |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''61.4%''' ''2,177'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0fff0"|2.4% ''86'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''[[United States presidential election, 1984|1984]] |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|26.2% ''962'' |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''72.3%''' ''2,659'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0fff0"|1.5% ''56'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''[[United States presidential election, 1980|1980]] |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|25.3% ''865'' |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''62.3%''' ''2,132'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0fff0"|12.4% ''424'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''[[United States presidential election, 1976|1976]] |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|37.7% ''1,025'' |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''58.8%''' ''1,600'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0fff0"|3.5% ''96'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''[[United States presidential election, 1972|1972]] |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|29.6% ''828'' |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''66.9%''' ''1,872'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0fff0"|3.5% ''99'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''[[United States presidential election, 1968|1968]] |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|26.4% ''465'' |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''64.3%''' ''1,130'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0fff0"|9.3% ''163'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''[[United States presidential election, 1964|1964]] |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|43.9% ''666'' |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''56.1%''' ''850'' | |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''[[United States presidential election, 1960|1960]] |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|33.2% ''457'' |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''66.3%''' ''912'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0fff0"|0.4% ''6'' |- |} Mono used to be a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]-leaning county in [[President of the United States|Presidential]] and [[United States Congress|congressional]] elections but has become more of a swing county in recent elections, going for [[John Kerry]] by an extremely slim margin of 7 votes in [[United States presidential election, 2004|2004]]. The last Democrat to win a majority in the county was [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin Roosevelt]] in [[United States presidential election, 1940|1940]]. Mono is part of [[California's 25th congressional district]], which is held by Republican [[Howard McKeon|Buck McKeon]]. In the [[California State Legislature|state legislature]] Mono is in the 25th Assembly district, which is held by Republican [[Tom Berryhill]], and the 1st Senate district, which is held by Republican [[Dave Cox]]. {{clear}} ==See also== *[[List of school districts in Mono County, California]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==Further reading== *Rockwell, G.L. and P.D. Honeywell. (2004). ''Water-quality data for selected stream sites in Bridgeport Valley, Mono County, California, April 2000 to June 2003'' [U.S. Geological Survey Data Series no. 89]. 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