Mono County, California

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Mono County (Template:IPAc-en Script error: No such module "Respell".) is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 13,195,[1] making it the fourth-least populous county in California. The county seat is Bridgeport.[2][3] The county is located east of the Sierra Nevada between Yosemite National Park and Nevada. The only incorporated town in the county is Mammoth Lakes,[4] which is located at the foot of Mammoth Mountain.[5] 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, the official state gold rush ghost town, which is now a California State Historic Park.

History

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Bodie, as seen from the hill looking to the cemetery

Mono County was formed in 1861 from parts of Calaveras, Fresno and Mariposa counties. A portion of northern Mono County contributed to the formation of Alpine County in 1864; parts of the county's territory were given to Inyo County in 1866.

The county is named after Mono Lake which, in 1852, was named for a Native American Paiute tribe, the Mono people, who historically inhabited the Sierra Nevada from north of Mono Lake to Owens Lake. The tribe's western neighbors, the Yokuts, called them monachie, meaning "fly people" because they used fly larvae as their chief food staple and trading article.[6]

Archeologists know almost nothing about the first inhabitants of the county, as little material evidence has been found from them. The Kuzedika, a band of Paiute, had been there many generations by the time the first anglophones arrived. The Kuzedika were hunter-gatherers and their language is a part of the Shoshone language.[6]

Geography

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Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (2.6%) is water.[7] The highest point in Mono County is White Mountain Peak which, at Script error: No such module "convert"., is the third-highest peak in California.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics

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2021

In June 2021, U.S. News & World Report ranked the county with the third best life expectancy in the United States at 96.5 years old.[15]

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 13,195. The median age was 39.5 years. 20.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 114.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 117.2 males age 18 and over.[16]

As of the 2020 census, the racial makeup of the county was 70.9% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 2.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2% Asian, 0.2% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 12.9% from some other race, and 12.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 26.6% of the population.[17]

As of the 2020 census, 53.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 46.6% lived in rural areas.[18]

There were 5,474 households in the county, of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 19.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[16]

There were 13,589 housing units, of which 59.7% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 56.9% were owner-occupied and 43.1% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 18.4%.[16]

Racial and ethnic composition

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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980 Pop 1990 Pop 2000[19] Pop 2010[13] Pop 2020[14] % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 7,761 8,329 9,837 9,687 8,679 90.49% 83.66% 76.53% 68.21% 65.77%
Black or African American alone (NH) 16 41 53 42 68 0.19% 0.41% 0.41% 0.30% 0.52%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 334 341 267 239 177 3.89% 3.43% 2.08% 1.68% 1.34%
Asian alone (NH) 43 114 140 191 159 0.50% 1.15% 1.09% 1.34% 1.21%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x [20] x [21] 10 11 26 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.20%
Other race alone (NH) 18 5 82 33 78 0.21% 0.05% 0.64% 0.23% 0.59%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x [22] x [23] 190 237 501 x x 1.48% 1.67% 3.80%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 405 1,126 2,274 3,762 3,507 4.72% 11.31% 17.69% 26.49% 26.58%
Total 8,577 9,956 12,853 14,202 13,195 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2010 Census

The 2010 United States census reported that Mono County had a population of 14,202. The racial makeup of Mono County was 11,697 (82.4%) White, 47 (0.3%) African American, 302 (2.1%) Native American, 192 (1.4%) Asian, 11 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 1,539 (10.8%) from other races, and 414 (2.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3,762 persons (26.5%).[24]

Politics

Overview

In November 2008, Mono County was one of just three counties in California's interior in which voters rejected Proposition 8 which sought to ban gay marriage. The county's voters rejected Proposition 8 by 55.5 percent to 44.5 percent. The other interior counties in which Proposition 8 failed to receive a majority of votes were neighboring Alpine County and Yolo County.[25]

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Election results

After voting Republican for six decades, Mono County was won by John Kerry in 2004 by 7 votes. It has not voted for a Republican since George W. Bush in 2000.[28]

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Transportation

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The Mono County Courthouse in Bridgeport.

Major highways

Public transportation

Eastern Sierra Transit Authority operates intercity bus service along U.S. 395, as well as local services in Mammoth Lakes. Service extends south to Lancaster, California (Los Angeles 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 near Bridgeport, Mammoth Yosemite Airport and Lee Vining Airport. In December 2021, seasonal commercial air service by United Airlines to San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Denver began at the Eastern Sierra Regional Airport in Bishop, providing local service to southern Mono County.

Communities

Town

Census-designated places

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Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Mono County.[29]

† county seat

Rank City/Town/etc. Municipal type Population (2010 Census)
1 Mammoth Lakes Town 8,234
2 Crowley Lake CDP 875
3 Walker CDP 721
4 Chalfant CDP 651
5 June Lake CDP 629
6 † Bridgeport CDP 575
7 Coleville CDP 495
8 Benton CDP 280
9 Lee Vining CDP 222
10 Swall Meadows CDP 220
11 Sunny Slopes CDP 182
12 Mono City CDP 172
13 Paradise CDP 153
14 Benton Reservation (Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe)[30] AIAN 76
15 Aspen Springs CDP 65
16 Topaz CDP 50
17 McGee Creek CDP 41
18 Bridgeport Reservation (Paiute Indians)[31] AIAN 35

See also

Notes

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References

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