Humboldt County () is a
county
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located in the
U.S. state
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of
California
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. As of the
2020 census, the population was 136,463.
The
county seat
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is
Eureka
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.
Humboldt County comprises the Eureka–
Arcata
Arcata (; Wiyot: ''Goudi’ni''; Yurok: ''Oket'oh'') is a city adjacent to the Arcata Bay (northern) portion of Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, Arcata's population was 18,857. Arcata was first ...
–
Fortuna
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, California
Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is located on the far
North Coast North Coast or Northcoast may refer to :
Antigua and Barbuda
* Major Division of North Coast, a census division in Saint John Parish
Australia
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Canada
*The British Columbia Coast, primarily the communiti ...
, about north of
San Francisco
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. It has among the most diverse climates of United States counties, with very mild coastal summers and hot interior days. Similar to the greater region, summers are extremely dry and winters have substantial rainfall.
Its primary population centers of Eureka, the site of
College of the Redwoods
College of the Redwoods (CR) is a public community college with its main campus in Eureka, California. It is part of the California Community Colleges System and serves three counties and has two branch campuses, as well as three additional sit ...
main campus, and the smaller college town of
Arcata
Arcata (; Wiyot: ''Goudi’ni''; Yurok: ''Oket'oh'') is a city adjacent to the Arcata Bay (northern) portion of Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, Arcata's population was 18,857. Arcata was first ...
, site of
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt also known as Cal Poly Humboldt, Humboldt or Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California or California State Polytechnic Universi ...
, are located adjacent to
Humboldt Bay, California's second largest natural bay. Area cities and towns are known for hundreds of ornate examples of
Victorian architecture
Victorian architecture is a series of architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century. ''Victorian'' refers to the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), called the Victorian era, during which period the styles known as Victorian we ...
.
Humboldt County is a densely forested mountainous and rural county with about of coastline (more than any other county in the state), situated along the
Pacific
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coast in
Northern California
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's rugged
Coast (Mountain) Ranges. With nearly of combined public and private forest in production, Humboldt County alone produces twenty percent of the total volume and thirty percent of the total value of all
forest product
A forest product is any material derived from forestry for direct consumption or commercial use, such as lumber, paper, or fodder for livestock. Wood, by far the dominant product of forests, is used for many purposes, such as wood fuel (e.g. in fo ...
s produced in California. The county contains over forty percent of all remaining
old growth
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Coast Redwood
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forests, the vast majority of which is protected or strictly conserved within dozens of national, state, and local forests and parks, totaling approximately .
History
The original inhabitants of the area now known as Humboldt County include the Algic
Wiyot
The Wiyot ( Wiyot: Wíyot, Chetco-Tolowa: Wee-’at xee-she or Wee-yan’ Xee-she’, Euchre Creek Tututni: Wii-yat-dv-ne - "Mad River People“, Yurok: Weyet) are an indigenous people of California living near Humboldt Bay, California and a s ...
,
Yurok
The Yurok (Karuk language: Yurúkvaarar / Yuru Kyara - "downriver Indian; i.e. Yurok Indian") are an Indigenous people from along the Klamath River and Pacific coast, whose homelands are located in present-day California stretching from Trinidad ...
; the Hokan
Karuk
The Karuk people are an indigenous people of California, and the Karuk Tribe is one of the largest tribes in California. Karuks are also enrolled in two other federally recognized tribes, the Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad ...
; and the Athapaskan
Hupa
Hupa (Yurok language term: Huep'oola' / Huep'oolaa = "Hupa people") are a Native American people of the Athabaskan-speaking ethnolinguistic group in northwestern California. Their endonym is Natinixwe, also spelled Natinook-wa, meaning "Peopl ...
,
Chilula,
Whilkut
The Whilkut (variants: ''Whiylqit, Hwil'-kut, Hoilkut, Hoilkut-hoi'') also known as "(Upper) Redwood Creek Indians" or "Mad River Indians" were a Pacific Coast Athabaskan tribe speaking a dialect similar to the Hupa to the northeast and Chilula ...
,
Tsnungwe
The Tsnungwe (current Hupa-language orthography, own name: - "Tse:ning-din (Ironside Mountain) People") or ''Tsanunghwa'' are a Native American people indigenous to the modern areas of the lower South Fork Trinity River (), Willow Creek (), ...
as well as the
Eel River Athapaskan peoples
The Eel River Athabaskans include the Wailaki, Lassik, Nongatl, and Sinkyone (Sinkine) groups of Native Americans that traditionally live in present-day Mendocino, Trinity, and Humboldt counties on or near the Eel River and Van Duzen River o ...
, including the
Wailaki
The Eel River Athabaskans include the Wailaki, Lassik, Nongatl, and Sinkyone (Sinkine) groups of Native Americans that traditionally live in present-day Mendocino, Trinity, and Humboldt counties on or near the Eel River and Van Duzen River o ...
,
Mattole and
Nongatl
The Eel River Athabaskans include the Wailaki, Lassik, Nongatl, and Sinkyone (Sinkine) groups of Native Americans that traditionally live in present-day Mendocino, Trinity, and Humboldt counties on or near the Eel River and Van Duzen River o ...
.
[Van Kirk, Susie]
Humboldt County: A Briefest of Histories
, Humboldt County Historical Society, May 1999 Spanish traders made unintended visits to California with the
Manila Galleons
fil, Galyon ng Maynila
, english_name = Manila Galleon
, duration = From 1565 to 1815 (250 years)
, venue = Between Manila and Acapulco
, location = New Spain (Spanish Empire) ...
on their return trips from the
Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
beginning in 1565. Humboldt County was formed in 1853 from parts of
Trinity County. The first recorded entry by people of European origin was a landing by the Spanish in 1775 in
Trinidad
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.
The first recorded entry of
Humboldt Bay by non-natives was an 1806 visit from a
sea otter
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hunting party from
Sitka
russian: Ситка
, native_name_lang = tli
, settlement_type = Consolidated city-borough
, image_skyline = File:Sitka 84 Elev 135.jpg
, image_caption = Downtown Sitka in 1984
, image_size ...
employed by the
Russian American Company
The Russian-American Company Under the High Patronage of His Imperial Majesty (russian: Под высочайшим Его Императорского Величества покровительством Российская-Американс ...
.
The hunting party included Captain
Jonathan Winship, an
American
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** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, pe ...
, and some
Aleut
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hunters.
[Humboldt County State Designated Historical Landmarks](_blank)
. - California Historical Landmarks The bay was not visited again by people of European origin until 1849 when
Josiah Gregg
Josiah Gregg (19 July 1806 – 25 February 1850) was an American merchant, explorer, naturalist, and author of '' Commerce of the Prairies'', about the American Southwest and parts of northern Mexico. He collected many previously undescribed pla ...
's party visited.
In 1850, Douglas Ottinger and Hans Buhne entered the bay, naming it Humboldt in honor of the great naturalist and explorer,
Alexander von Humboldt
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 17696 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science. He was the younger brother of the Prussian minister, ...
, and the name was later applied to the county as a whole.
The area around
Humboldt Bay was once solely inhabited by the
Wiyot
The Wiyot ( Wiyot: Wíyot, Chetco-Tolowa: Wee-’at xee-she or Wee-yan’ Xee-she’, Euchre Creek Tututni: Wii-yat-dv-ne - "Mad River People“, Yurok: Weyet) are an indigenous people of California living near Humboldt Bay, California and a s ...
Indian
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Peoples South Asia
* Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor
** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country
* South Asia ...
tribe. One of the largest Wiyot villages,
Tolowot
Tuluwat Island (formerly Indian Island or Gunther Island) is located on Humboldt Bay within the city of Eureka, California. The 1860 Wiyot Massacre was perpetrated in the village of Tolowot or Tuluwat on this island. A National Historic Landmark ...
, was located on
Indian Island in
Humboldt Bay. Founded around 900 BC, it contains a shell
midden
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in size and deep. It was the site of the
February 26, 1860 massacre of the Wiyot people that was recorded by
Bret Harte
Bret Harte (; born Francis Brett Hart; August 25, 1836 – May 5, 1902) was an American short story writer and poet best remembered for short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush.
In a caree ...
, then living in Union, now called
Arcata
Arcata (; Wiyot: ''Goudi’ni''; Yurok: ''Oket'oh'') is a city adjacent to the Arcata Bay (northern) portion of Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, Arcata's population was 18,857. Arcata was first ...
. Between 60 and 200 Wiyot men, women, and children were murdered that night in the midst of religious ceremony. Tolowot is now a restricted site and a
National Historic Landmark
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.
In 2019, the island was restored to the Wiyot tribe, and is now known as Tuluwat or Duluwat island.
State historic landmarks in Humboldt County include
Arcata and Mad River Railroad,
California's First Drilled Oil Wells in Petrolia,
Camp Curtis
Camp Curtis, California State Historic Landmark #215, was located about one mile north of Arcata, California, and served as the headquarters and garrison of the 1st Battalion California Volunteer Mountaineers from 1862 to 1865.
Before Camp Curt ...
,
Centerville Beach Cross, the city of
Eureka
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, the town of
Ferndale,
Fort Humboldt
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,
Humboldt Harbor Historical District, the
Jacoby Building,
The Old Arrow Tree,
Old Indian Village of Tsurai, the
Town of Trinidad, and
Trinidad Head.
On February 5 and 6, 1885, Eureka's entire
Chinese
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**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
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population of 300 men and 20 women were expelled after a gunfight between rival Chinese gangs (tongs) resulted in the wounding of a 12-year-old boy and the death of 56-year-old David Kendall, a Eureka City Councilman. After the shooting, an
angry mob
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of 600 Eureka residents met and informed the Chinese that they were no longer wanted in Eureka and would be
hanged
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if they were to stay in town longer than 3 p.m. the next day. They were put on two steamships and shipped to
San Francisco
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. No one was killed in the expulsion. Another Chinese expulsion occurred during 1906 in a cannery on the
Eel River, in which 23 Chinese cannery workers were expelled after objections to their presence. However, some Chinese remained in the
Orleans area, where some white landowners sheltered and purchased food for the Chinese mineworkers until after racial tension passed. Chinese did not return to the coastal cities until the 1950s.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Humboldt County encompasses , of which is land and is water.
Cape Mendocino
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is the westernmost point in California (
longitude
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124 degrees, 24 minutes, 30 seconds).
Humboldt Bay, the only deepwater port between San Francisco and
Coos Bay, Oregon
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, is located on the coast at the midpoint of the county.
Humboldt County contains a diversity of plant and animal species, with significant forest and coastal habitats. In coastal areas there are extensive amounts of
redwood
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forests. A prominent understory shrub is the
toyon
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, whose northern range limit is in Humboldt County.
Rivers
Humboldt County's major rivers include (in order of flow-cubic meters per second-from largest to smallest):
*
Klamath River
The Klamath River (Karuk: ''Ishkêesh'', Klamath: ''Koke'', Yurok: ''Hehlkeek 'We-Roy'') flows through Oregon and northern California in the United States, emptying into the Pacific Ocean. By average discharge, the Klamath is the second larges ...
*
Eel River
*
Trinity River
*
Mad River
The smaller rivers include Redwood Creek, significant due to amount of its flow; the
Van Duzen; the Eel River syncline group composed of the
South Fork, the
North Fork, and the
Salt River; the
Mattole, Salmon, Elk, Bear, and
Little
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Arts and entertainment
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* ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film
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rivers.
Seismic activity
Historically, Humboldt County and the entire far north coast have had many earthquakes over 6.0 magnitude.
The
1992 Cape Mendocino earthquakes were a series of three major earthquakes that occurred off the coast of Cape Mendocino, California on April 25 and 26, 1992, the largest being a 7.2. Ninety-five people were injured and property in the county sustained considerable damage.
In 2010, a
6.5 magnitude earthquake struck offshore, west of
Eureka
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, resulting in only minor injuries and some structural damage to houses and utilities, and no fatalities reported.
The town of Arcata is built on top of an
accretionary wedge
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. This was formed by the subduction of the Gorda plate underneath the North American plate.
Climate
The coastal zone of the county experiences very wet, cool winters and dry, mild foggy summers. In the winter, temperatures range from highs of to lows of . Coastal summers are cool to mild, with average highs of and frequent fogs. Coastal summer temperatures range from highs of to lows of . In the populated areas and cities near the coast, the highest temperatures tend to occur at locations just a few miles inland from Eureka and Arcata, in towns like Fortuna, Rio Dell, and smaller unincorporated communities located somewhat further away from Humboldt Bay. In these locations summer highs are . The coastal zone experiences a number of frosty nights in winter and early spring, though snowfall and hard freezes are rare. Coastal winters are cool and wet. Winter rainstorms are frequent, with averages from a year, depending upon elevation.
Inland areas of the county also experience wet, cool winters. Snowfall is common at elevations over throughout the winter months, and is even deep enough at higher elevations to have inspired the opening of a small ski lift operation (now defunct) on Horse Mountain, near
Willow Creek, for several decades in the late 20th century. Summer displays the sharpest difference between the coastal and inland climates. Inland regions of Humboldt County experience highs of depending on the elevation and distance from the ocean. Occasional summer highs of are common in eastern and southern parts of the county including Orleans, Hoopa, Willow Creek, Garberville, Honeydew, and inland river valleys.
Demographics
2000
As of the
2000 census, the population of Humboldt County was 126,518. As of that census, there were 51,238
households in Humboldt County, and the
population density
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was 35 people per square mile (14/km
2). By 2006, the population was projected to have increased to 131,361 by the California Department of Finance. There were 55,912 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6/km
2). The racial makeup of the county was 84.7%
White
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, 0.9%
Black
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or
African American
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, 5.7%
Native American, 1.7%
Asian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.2%
Pacific Islander
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, 2.5% from
other races
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* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
Other or The Other may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Other'' (1913 film), a German silent film directed by Max Mack
* ''The Other'' (1930 film), a ...
, and 4.4% from two or more races. In 2017, 11.7% of the population were
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
according to the United States Census Bureau. 13.3% were of
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
** Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
, 10.7%
Irish
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Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
, 10.3%
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
, 7.4%
American
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* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America"
** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, pe ...
and 5.7%
Italian
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** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
ancestry according to
Census 2000
The United States census of 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2 percent over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 cen ...
. 92.1% spoke
English
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* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
and 4.6% spoke
Spanish
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**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
as their first language.
There were 51,238 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were
married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.2% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $31,226, and the median income for a family was $39,370. Males had a median income of $32,210 versus $23,942 for females. The
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.
Per capita i ...
for the county was $17,203. About 12.9% of families and 19.5% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 22.5% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.
2010
The
2010 United States Census
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reported that Humboldt County had a population of 134,623. The racial makeup of Humboldt County was 109,920 (81.7%)
White
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, 1,505 (1.1%)
African American
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, 7,726 (5.7%)
Native American, 2,944 (2.2%)
Asian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 352 (0.3%)
Pacific Islander
Pacific Islanders, Pasifika, Pasefika, or rarely Pacificers are the peoples of the Pacific Islands. As an ethnic/racial term, it is used to describe the original peoples—inhabitants and diasporas—of any of the three major subregions of O ...
, 5,003 (3.7%) from
other races
Other often refers to:
* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
Other or The Other may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Other'' (1913 film), a German silent film directed by Max Mack
* ''The Other'' (1930 film), a ...
, and 7,173 (5.3%) from two or more races.
Hispanic
The term ''Hispanic'' ( es, hispano) refers to people, Spanish culture, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Spanish language, or Hispanidad.
The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 13,211 persons (9.8%).
2011
Places by population, race, and income
Lead (2017-18)
Humboldt County children are at greater risk of
dangerously elevated blood lead levels than
Flint, Michigan
Flint is the largest city and seat of Genesee County, Michigan, United States. Located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit, it is a principal city within the region known as Mid Michigan. At the 2020 census, Flint had a population of 8 ...
's - and almost double that of any other California county measured.
The cases are concentrated in Eureka's Old Town and downtown areas.
Economy
Humboldt County is known for its impressive redwood trees, and many acres of private redwood timberland make Humboldt the top timber producer in California. The lush river bottoms adjacent to the ocean are for producing rich, high-quality dairy products. Somewhat further inland, the warmer valleys have historically produced abundant apples and other fruit. More recently vineyards have been planted in the Trinity, Klamath, Mattole and upper Eel river.
Locally based companies
Dairy
Humboldt County is known for its family-operated
dairy
A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting or processing (or both) of animal milk – mostly from cows or buffaloes, but also from goats, sheep, horses, or camels – for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on ...
farms. The
Humboldt Creamery
Humboldt Creamery was formerly an agricultural marketing cooperative located on the California North Coast currently owned by Foster Farms Dairy of Modesto, California.
History
The co-op produced as much as 10 million gallons of ice cream ann ...
, a significant producer of high-grade
ice cream
Ice cream is a sweetened frozen food typically eaten as a snack or dessert. It may be made from milk or cream and is flavoured with a sweetener, either sugar or an alternative, and a spice, such as cocoa or vanilla, or with fruit such as str ...
and other
dairy products
Dairy products or milk products, also known as lacticinia, are food products made from (or containing) milk. The most common dairy animals are cow, water buffalo, nanny goat, and ewe. Dairy products include common grocery store food items in ...
, still operates from the original headquarters located at
Fernbridge adjacent to the
Eel River.
Cannabis
As part of the
Emerald Triangle
The Emerald Triangle is a region in Northern California, named as such due to it being the largest cannabis-producing region in the United States. The region includes three counties in an upside-down triangular configuration:
* Humboldt County, ...
, Humboldt County is known for its cultivation of
cannabis
''Cannabis'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae. The number of species within the genus is disputed. Three species may be recognized: ''Cannabis sativa'', '' C. indica'', and '' C. ruderalis''. Alternatively ...
, estimated to be worth billions of dollars.
Proposition 215
Proposition 215, or the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, is a California law permitting the use of medical cannabis despite marijuana's lack of the normal Food and Drug Administration testing for safety and efficacy. It was enacted, on November ...
allows patients and caregivers who are given a doctor's recommendation to legally (State level only) grow up to 99 plants in Humboldt County.
[Samuels, David. - A Reporter at Large]
"Dr. Kush: How medical marijuana is transforming the weed industry"
''The New Yorker
''The New Yorker'' is an American weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Founded as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is published 47 times annually, with five of these issues ...
'', July 28, 2008. However, in the years before Prop 215 (early 1970s – late 1980s), Humboldt County saw a large migration of the Bay Area
counter-culture
A counterculture is a culture whose values and norms of behavior differ substantially from those of mainstream society, sometimes diametrically opposed to mainstream cultural mores.Eric Donald Hirsch. ''The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy''. Hou ...
to the region. Many came looking to purchase cheap land, and ended up growing marijuana to pay for their land. Especially around Garberville and Redway, the rural culture and hippie scene eventually collaborated to create a rural hippie community in which marijuana became the center of the economy and the culture. Many people prospered by producing marijuana for California and other states because of its reputation for quality.
A Redway radio station, KMUD, in the past has issued warnings and alerts to the region with information on whereabouts of law enforcement on their way to raid marijuana gardens.
The
Campaign Against Marijuana Planting
The Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) is a multi-agency law enforcement task force managed by the California Department of Justice and composed of local, state and federal agencies organized expressly to eradicate illegal cannabis cult ...
is the multi-agency law enforcement task force managed by the California Department of Justice, formed with the prime purpose of eradicating illegal cannabis production in California. The operations began in the late 1970s, named the Northern California Sinsemilla Strike Force in 1979, but the name CAMP became used after its official establishment in 1983. While the influence of CAMP in Humboldt County has waned with decriminalization of marijuana, there is a renewed interest at the state level regarding valid growing permits and environmental concerns. As a result, CAMP is today still utilized as a policing body, in accordance with the DEA.
Yearly CAMP reports, published by the California Department of Justice,
Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement (BNE) are available online through Cal Poly Humboldt's Special Collections. Starting in 1983, the annual reports detail the organizational structure and names of individual participants, a summary of the season's activities, tactics, and mention of special successes, trends and hazards.
County officials and the industry have encountered challenges in the transition from an illegal, underground economy to legal recreational cannabis sales that began in California in 2018.
Parks and recreation
National protected areas
;National Park
*
Redwood National and State Parks
The Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) are a complex of one national park and three state parks, cooperatively managed, located in the United States along the coast of northern California. Comprising Redwood National Park (established 1968 ...
–
National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government within the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages all national parks, most national monuments, and other natural, historical, and recreational propertie ...
;Conservation area
*
King Range National Conservation Area
The King Range is a mountain range of the Outer Northern California Coast Ranges System, located entirely within Humboldt County on the North Coast of California.
Geography
Much of the mountain range's area is protected within the King Range N ...
and
The Lost Coast –
Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior responsible for administering federal lands. Headquartered in Washington DC, and with oversight over , it governs one eighth of the country's la ...
;Recreation area
*
Samoa Dunes Recreation Area – Bureau of Land Management
;Forests
*
Headwaters Forest Reserve
The Headwaters Forest Reserve is a group of old growth coast redwood (''Sequoia sempervirens'') groves in the Northern California coastal forests ecoregion near Humboldt Bay of the U.S. state of California. Comprising about , it is managed by t ...
– Bureau of Land Management
*
Six Rivers National Forest
The Six Rivers National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the northwestern corner of California. It was established on June 3, 1947 by U.S. President Harry S. Truman from portions of Klamath, Siskiyou and Trinity National Forests. Its ...
–
U.S. Forest Service
*
Trinity National Forest Trinity National Forest was established as the Trinity Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service in California on April 26, 1905 with . It became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1908 it gave up some acreage to California National F ...
– U.S. Forest Service
;Wildlife refuge
*
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge is located on Humboldt Bay, on the California North Coast near the cities of Eureka and Arcata. The refuge exists primarily to protect and enhance wetland habitats for migratory water birds using the bay area ...
– Bureau of Land Management and
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS or FWS) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior dedicated to the management of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats. The mission of the agency is "working with othe ...
State protected areas
;Beaches
*
Little River State Beach
*
Trinidad State Beach
Trinidad State Beach is a state beach north of Eureka in Humboldt County, California. The offshore rocks are part of the California Coastal National Monument. Colorful tide pools provide specimens to Humboldt State University's Fred Teloniche ...
;Parks
*
Fort Humboldt State Historic Park
Fort Humboldt State Historic Park is a California state park, located in Eureka, California, United States. Displays interpret the former U.S. Army fort, which was staffed from 1853–1870, the interactions between European Americans and Native ...
*
Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park
Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park is a state park of California, United States, harboring groves of coast redwoods in three separate units along the Van Duzen River. It is located south of Eureka, California, then another east of Fortuna on ...
*
Humboldt Lagoons State Park
Humboldt Lagoons State Park is a California State Park on the Redwood Coast, in Humboldt County, California. It is located along U.S. Route 101 between Trinidad and Orick. The park protects three lagoons with estuaries and wetlands.
Geogra ...
*
Humboldt Redwoods State Park
*
Sue-meg State Park
Sue-meg State Park (formerly Patrick's Point State Park) is a in Humboldt County, California near Trinidad on the Redwood Coast, situated on a lushly forested promontory above the Pacific Ocean.
The park is home to many tree species includ ...
*
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park is a state park, located in Humboldt County, California, near the town of Orick and 50 miles (80 km) north of Eureka. The 14,000 acre (57 km²) park is a coastal sanctuary for old-growth Coast Redw ...
*
Richardson Grove State Park
Richardson Grove State Park is located at the southernmost border of Humboldt County, south of Eureka, California, United States, and north of San Francisco. The year-round park, which has approximately , straddles US 101, causing the narrowe ...
*
Sinkyone Wilderness State Park
Sinkyone Wilderness State Park is a state park in Mendocino County, California. The wilderness area borders the Pacific Ocean to the west and the King Range National Conservation Area to the north. The nearest settlement is the unincorporated ...
;Tide pools
*
Sue-meg State Park
Sue-meg State Park (formerly Patrick's Point State Park) is a in Humboldt County, California near Trinidad on the Redwood Coast, situated on a lushly forested promontory above the Pacific Ocean.
The park is home to many tree species includ ...
*
Moonstone Beach
Moonstone Beach was a tourist attraction in the beach community of Redondo Beach, California from the late 1880s to the early 1920s.
Historical attraction
Storms had deposited the moonstones along the beach from the Hermosa Beach city boundary ...
* Indian Beach (also known as
Old Home Beach
Old or OLD may refer to:
Places
*Old, Baranya, Hungary
*Old, Northamptonshire, England
* Old Street station, a railway and tube station in London (station code OLD)
*OLD, IATA code for Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base, Old Town, Ma ...
)
;Recreation areas
*
Benbow State Recreation Area
Benbow State Recreation Area is a state park unit of California in the United States. It is located in Humboldt County south of Garberville on U.S. Route 101 on the South Fork Eel River.
Benbow dam was constructed across the South Fork Eel Ri ...
*
Harry A. Merlo State Recreation Area
Harry may refer to:
TV shows
* ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin
* ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons
* ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show ...
;Reserves
*
Azalea State Reserve
Azalea State Natural Reserve is a state nature reserve of California, United States, located in McKinleyville, an unincorporated area of Humboldt County. This area is just north of the college town of Arcata and slightly above the Mad River no ...
*
John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Reserve
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second E ...
County parks
* A. W. Way
* Big Lagoon County Park
*
Centerville Beach
*
Clam Beach
* Crab Park
* Freshwater County Park
* Hammond Trail
* Luffenholtz Beach
* Mad River, California
* Margarite Lockwood
* Moonstone Beach
* Van Duzen Pamplin Grove
Arts and culture
* The
Sequoia Park Zoo
The Sequoia Park Zoo is a zoo located in Eureka, California, operated by the City of Eureka. The zoo is part of a larger park complex including of mature second-growth coast redwood forest, Eureka's largest public playground, and a duck pond, in ...
is the oldest zoo in California operating on a facility operated by the City of Eureka in Sequoia Park.
* The
Clarke Historical Museum
The Clarke Historical Museum (formerly the Clarke Memorial Museum) in Eureka, California contains the area's premier collection of California North Coast regional and cultural history. The facility houses a Native American wing, Nealis Hall, whic ...
in Eureka, displays North Coast regional and cultural history in the repurposed Historic Register Bank of Eureka building.
* The
Morris Graves Museum of Art The Humboldt Arts Council (HAC) is the official Humboldt County, California, USA arts council located in the Morris Graves Museum of Art (MGMA).
Organized in 1966 and incorporated in 1971 it is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation dedicated to prov ...
conserves and displays the works of local artists in a restored
Carnegie Library building.
* The Ferndale Repertory Theatre is the county's oldest theater company; it has been in operation since 1972 at the Hart Theater building in Ferndale.
* The
Humboldt Crabs
The Humboldt Crabs are a collegiate summer baseball team located in Arcata, California. Playing in every season since they were founded in 1945 by Lou Bonomini, later joined by Ned Barsuglia, the Crabs are the oldest continually-operated summer co ...
, founded in 1945, are the oldest continuously operated summer collegiate, wood-bat baseball team in the country.
* ''See also the
List of museums in the North Coast (California)
The North Coast of California is located on the Pacific coast in between the San Francisco Bay and the Oregon border and includes Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino counties.
This list of North Coast, California museums, defined for ...
.''
Government
Overview
Humboldt County is in .
In the
state legislature, Humboldt is part of , and .
Election audits in the county since 2008 have used a distinctive system which has
spread elsewhere. They scan all ballots and release a file of the images with a digital signature, so candidates and the public can recount to find if the official totals are correct. They also release software to let the public tally the images electronically.
["Trachtenberg Election Verification Software" (TEVS). ] The first time they did this they found the official software omitted 200 ballots.
Voter registration
Cities by population and voter registration
Party preferences
From 1920 to 1984, the county was a noted bellwether area, voting for the national winner of every Presidential election. Since 1988, Humboldt has swung heavily to the
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
*Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to:
Active parties Africa
*Botswana Democratic Party
*Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea
*Gabonese Democratic Party
*Demo ...
at the
Presidential and
congressional levels, and is now one of the most Democratic areas in the state outside the Bay Area and Southern California. The last Republican presidential candidate to win a majority in the county was
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...
, a Californian, in
1984.
[United States Historical Election Returns Series](_blank)
, University of Michigan, 2013
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Humboldt also had a substantial number of people affiliated with the
Green Party
A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence.
Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation f ...
, but that number has declined in recent years; however, the
Green Party
A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence.
Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation f ...
has had its best performance by presidential and gubernatorial candidates of any county in the United States in Humboldt County, with
Jill Stein
Jill Ellen Stein (born May 14, 1950) is an American physician, activist, and former political candidate. She was the Green Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 and 2016 elections and the Green-Rainbow Party's candidat ...
gaining her largest county-level number of votes in Humboldt in 2016.
Crime
Humboldt County is known for an unusual number of missing person cases. It was highlighted as part of the 2018 Netflix documentary ''
Murder Mountain.''
The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense.
Cities by population and crime rates
Education
The
List of schools in Humboldt County, California shows the many school districts, including charter and private schools, at the elementary and high school level. Post-secondary education is offered locally at the
College of the Redwoods
College of the Redwoods (CR) is a public community college with its main campus in Eureka, California. It is part of the California Community Colleges System and serves three counties and has two branch campuses, as well as three additional sit ...
and
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt also known as Cal Poly Humboldt, Humboldt or Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California or California State Polytechnic Universi ...
(Cal Poly Humboldt). Blue Lake's
Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre The Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre is a private school in Blue Lake, California. It offers a NAST-accredited three-year MFA in Ensemble-Based Physical Theatre, a one-year professional training program, summer workshops, and a ...
offers accredited three-year Masters of Fine Arts in Ensemble Based Physical Theatre. Humboldt County has the lowest starting teacher pay scale in the whole state of California.
Media
Print
The ''
Times-Standard
The ''Times-Standard'' is the only major local daily newspaper covering the far North Coast of California. Headquartered in Eureka, the paper provides coverage of international, national, state and local news in addition to entertainment, sports, ...
'' is the only daily newspaper in the region; in continuous publication since 1854, and owned by
Media News Group
MNG Enterprises, Inc., Trade name, doing business as Digital First Media and MediaNews Group, is a Denver, Colorado-based newspaper publisher owned by Alden Global Capital. The company has been growing its portfolio and as of May 2021, owns ove ...
since 1996,
[Honoring the 150th Anniversary of the Times-Standard](_blank)
'' Congressional Record'', November 18, 2004 they also print three weeklies: the ''Redwood Times'', the ''Tri-City Weekly'', and ''Northcoast 101''. Other local publications include ''The Independent'', the ''
North Coast Journal
The ''North Coast Journal'' ("The Journal") is an alternative weekly newspaper serving Humboldt County, California. ''The Journal'' is published in Eureka, California and includes coverage of the arts, news, personages, and politics of the regi ...
'', the ''Ferndale Enterprise'', the ''Two Rivers Tribune'', the ''Isis Scrolls'', and ''
The Lumberjack''. The ''Arcata Eye'' and the ''McKinleyville Press'' merged in August 2013 to form the ''Mad River Union''.
Television
Humboldt County's locally produced television stations, NBC station
KIEM
KIEM-TV (channel 3) is a television station in Eureka, California, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Imagicomm Communications alongside low-power CBS affiliate KVIQ-LD (channel 14). Both stations share studios on South Broadway ...
and PBS station
KEET
Keet may refer to:
* Keet, a name for some types of parakeet
* Keet, a young guineafowl
Guineafowl (; sometimes called "pet speckled hens" or "original fowl") are birds of the family Numididae in the order Galliformes. They are endemic to A ...
, are based in Eureka. KIEM produces the only local TV newscast and KEET is the only PBS station in the region. Since 2017, CBS affiliate
KVIQ has been a
low-powered station operated as part of a
duopoly
A duopoly (from Greek δύο, ''duo'' "two" and πωλεῖν, ''polein'' "to sell") is a type of oligopoly where two firms have dominant or exclusive control over a market. It is the most commonly studied form of oligopoly due to its simplicit ...
with KIEM, sharing the same studios.
Fox affiliate
KBVU, a
semi-satellite
A broadcast relay station, also known as a satellite station, relay transmitter, broadcast translator (U.S.), re-broadcaster (Canada), repeater (two-way radio) or complementary station (Mexico), is a broadcast transmitter which repeats (or tran ...
of
KCVU
KCVU (channel 20) is a television station licensed to Paradise, California, United States, serving the Chico– Redding market as an affiliate of the Fox network. It is owned by Cunningham Broadcasting, which maintains a local marketing agreem ...
, is based in Chico and ABC affiliate
KAEF
KAEF-TV (channel 23) is a television station licensed to Arcata, California, United States, serving as the ABC affiliate for the Eureka area. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside two low-power stations: dual CW/MyNetworkTV affilia ...
, a semi-satellite of
KRCR-TV
KRCR-TV (channel 7) is a television station licensed to Redding, California, United States, serving as the ABC affiliate for the Chico–Redding market. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside five low-power stations: Chico-licens ...
, is based in Redding. In previous decades all major networks had production capacity in Eureka.
Local internet media
Locally internet based media include:
*Lost Coast Outpost
*Red Headed Black Belt
Radio
For-profit
*
KATA
*
KEKA,
*
KFMI
KFMI (96.3 FM broadcasting, FM) is a commercial radio station in Eureka, California. KFMI airs a Top 40 radio format, music format. It also airs ''Rick Dees Weekly Top 40'', ''Party Playhouse'', ''Open House Party'', and ''Out of Order''.
Extern ...
*
KGOE
KEJB (1480 AM broadcasting, AM) is a radio station broadcasting an oldies radio format, format. Licensed to Eureka, California, United States, it serves the Eureka area. The station is currently owned by Bicoastal Media Licenses II, LLC.
The s ...
*
KHUM
Administrative divisions of Cambodia have several levels. Cambodia is divided into 24 provinces (''Khaet''; km, ខេត្ត, ) and the special administrative unit Phnom Penh. Though a different administrative unit, Phnom Penh is at provin ...
*
KINS-FM
KINS-FM (106.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Blue Lake, California, United States, the station is currently owned by Eureka Broadcasting Co., Inc. and features programming from CBS Radio Network
CBS News Ra ...
*
KISS
A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, ...
*
KKHB
KKHB (105.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Eureka, California, United States, the station serves the Eureka area. The station is currently owned by Bicoastal Media Licenses II, LLC and features programming ...
*
KLGE
KLGE (94.1 FM) is a radio station in Hydesville, California, serving the Eureka, California, Eureka area. KLGE broadcasts an original format blending vintage vocal jazz with contemporary electronica and swing. The station is owned by Lost Coast Co ...
*
KRED
*
KSLG-FM
*
KWPT
KWPT is a commercial classic rock/hits music radio station licensed to Fortuna, California, broadcasting to the Eureka, California area on 100.3 FM. It is owned by KWPT, Inc. KWPT also serves Eureka, California, on translator
Translat ...
*
KWSW
KWSW (980 AM) is a radio station licensed to Eureka, California, United States. The station airs an adult contemporary format (with a few adult standards formatted songs being added) and serves the Eureka area. The station is currently owned ...
Non-profit
*
KIDE
*
KHSU
KHSU (90.5 FM) is an NPR-member radio station, licensed to Arcata, California, United States. The station is currently owned by California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt. KHSU also holds licenses for additional stations running Radio Bil ...
*
KKDS-LP
*
KMUD
KMUD (91.1 FM) is a community radio station broadcasting a variety format. Licensed to Garberville, California, the station serves Humboldt, Northern Mendocino, and western Trinity counties in the North Coast region. KMUD is owned by Redwood ...
*
KMUE
KMUE (88.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Variety format. Licensed to Eureka, California, United States, it serves the Eureka area. The station is owned by Redwood Community Radio, Inc. KMUE is a repeater for KMUD.
On March 22, 2012, KMU ...
*
KNHM
KNHM (91.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Bayside, California. The station is owned by Southern Oregon University, and is an affiliate of Jefferson Public Radio
Jefferson Public Radio (JPR) is a regional public radio broadcasting network ...
*
KNHT
*
KRFH-LP
Community media
Community broadband networks and
public, educational, and government access
Public-access television is traditionally a form of non-commercial mass media where the general public can create content television programming which is narrowcast through cable television specialty channels. Public-access television was crea ...
(PEG)
cable TV channels provide air time for local voices on
Access Humboldt. Cable TV channels are carried by
Suddenlink Communications and local programs are provided online through the Community Media Archive. The Digital Redwoods initiative of Access Humboldt is developing local networks to meet comprehensive community needs, including public, education and government purposes.
Transportation
Major highways
*
U.S. Route 101
U.S. Route 101, or U.S. Highway 101 (US 101), is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs through the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, on the West Coast of the United States. It is also known as (The Royal Roa ...
*
State Route 36
*
State Route 96
*
State Route 169
*
State Route 200
*
State Route 211
*
State Route 254 -
Avenue of the Giants
The Avenue of the Giants is a scenic highway in northern California, United States, running through Humboldt Redwoods State Park. It is named after the coastal redwoods that tower over the route. The road is a former alignment of U.S. Route 101, ...
*
State Route 255
*
State Route 271
*
State Route 283
*
State Route 299
Public transportation
*
Humboldt Transit Authority
Humboldt Transit Authority (HTA) operates several transit services in Humboldt County, California:
* Redwood Transit System
*Eureka Transit Service
The Eureka Transit Service is the city fixed-route bus system in Eureka, California. ETS operates ...
operates two fixed route
transit bus
Transit may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Film
* ''Transit'' (1979 film), a 1979 Israeli film
* ''Transit'' (2005 film), a film produced by MTV and Staying-Alive about four people in countries in the world
* ''Transit'' (2006 film), a 2006 ...
systems:
**
Redwood Transit System
The Redwood Transit System is a commuter transit service that operates Monday-Saturday on the Highway 101 corridor between Trinidad and Garberville in Humboldt County, California, and also serves Westhaven, McKinleyville, Arcata, Eureka, Fields Lan ...
provides
intercity
InterCity (commonly abbreviated ''IC'' on timetables and tickets) is the classification applied to certain long-distance passenger train services in Europe. Such trains (in contrast to regional, local, or commuter trains) generally call at m ...
service to and within communities between Trinidad and Garberville, including Manila, King Salmon, Field's Landing, Loleta, Fernbridge and Fortuna. HTA also offers service between McKinleyville or Arcata and Willow Creek and an
express bus
Public transport bus services are generally based on regular operation of transit buses along a route calling at agreed bus stops according to a published public transport timetable.
History of buses Origins
While there are indications ...
between Arcata and College of the Redwoods when classes are in session.
**
Eureka Transit Service
The Eureka Transit Service is the city fixed-route bus system in Eureka, California. ETS operates four weekday routes between downtown Eureka, Bayshore Mall, Henderson Center, Myrtletown, Cutten, and Pine Hill. Three routes operate on Saturdays. B ...
, operated in the City of Eureka, provides local service on four scheduled routes (one hour
headway
Headway is the distance or duration between vehicles in a transit system measured in space or time. The ''minimum headway'' is the shortest such distance or time achievable by a system without a reduction in the speed of vehicles. The precise defi ...
) in Eureka and its adjacent unincorporated communities. Connections can be made to the Redwood Transit System at several places in Eureka.
*
Arcata and Mad River Transit System
Arcata and Mad River Transit System (AMRTS) is a fixed-route bus service for Arcata, California
Arcata (; Wiyot: ''Goudi’ni''; Yurok: ''Oket'oh'') is a city adjacent to the Arcata Bay (northern) portion of Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County ...
, operated by the City of Arcata with funding from Cal Poly Humboldt. A&MRTS provides fixed route local bus service on two scheduled routes (one hour headway) in Arcata and an additional route between the Valley West Neighborhood and the university when classes are in session.
* The city of
Blue Lake and the
Blue Lake Rancheria
The Blue Lake Rancheria of the Wiyot, Yurok, and Hupa Indians is located northwest of the city of Blue Lake in Humboldt County, California on approximately . operates the Blue Lake Rancheria Transit Authority. This provides fixed route intercity transit bus service (one hour headway) between Arcata and the Blue Lake Rancheria
Indian Reservation
An Indian reservation is an area of land held and governed by a federally recognized Native American tribal nation whose government is accountable to the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs and not to the state government in which it ...
and
casino
A casino is a facility for certain types of gambling. Casinos are often built near or combined with hotels, resorts, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships, and other tourist attractions. Some casinos are also known for hosting live entertai ...
and local service within the city of Blue Lake.
*
Del Norte County
), in California
, seat_type = County seat
, seat = Crescent City
, parts_type = Largest city
, parts = Crescent City
, unit_pref = US
, area_total_sq_mi = 1230
, area_land_sq_mi = 1006
, area_water_sq_mi = 223
, elevation_max_footnote ...
's
Redwood Coast Transit
Redwood Coast Transit (RCT) provides bus service in Del Norte County, CA. The service offers 4 City Routes that operate in Crescent City, 2 regional routes that provide connections to Gasquet and Arcata
Arcata (; Wiyot: ''Goudi’ni''; Y ...
operates fixed route intercity transit bus service between Arcata and
Crescent City or
Smith River.
* Amtrak Thruway bus has stops in many towns in the region, including Eureka, Arcata, and Fortuna. These stops are not managed by Amtrak and therefore have no services beyond serving passengers. Full service is only provided at the train station in
Martinez, near San Francisco.
Airports
Arcata-Eureka Airport is located in McKinleyville (north of Arcata). Commercial flights are available. Other general aviation airports are located at Dinsmore, Garberville, Kneeland, Murray Field (Eureka), Samoa Field and Rohnerville (Fortuna).
Seaport
Port of Humboldt Bay is on Humboldt Bay, California's second largest natural bay.
Events
In popular culture
TV shows
Much of
The WB
The WB Television Network (for Warner Bros., or the "Frog Network", for its former mascot, Michigan J. Frog) was an American television network launched on broadcast television on January 11, 1995, as a joint venture between the Warner Bros. ...
's ''
Hyperion Bay
''Hyperion Bay'' is an American drama television series that ran for one season on The WB from September 21, 1998 to March 8, 1999. The series was partially filmed in Humboldt County, California, in the cities of Trinidad, Eureka, and Ferndale. ...
'' and the
CBS
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show ''
Blue Skies'' as well as an episode of ''
Moonlighting
Moonlighting may refer to:
* Side job
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'' were filmed in Humboldt County. The infamous ''
Patterson-Gimlin film'' was filmed on Bluff Creek near
Orleans, California
Orleans (formerly New Orleans Bar and Orleans Bar) (Karuk: Panamnik), is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. It is located northeast of Weitchpec along State Route 96 (the "Bigfoot Scenic Byway"), at an elevation of ...
.
Humboldt County has also been the subject of multiple documentary miniseries including
Discovery Channel
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's ''
Pot Cops
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'' and
Netflix
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's ''
Murder Mountain''.
Humboldt County has also been featured in episodes of ''
On the Case with Paula Zahn
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'', ''
The Profit'', ''
Hamilton's Pharmacopeia
''Hamilton's Pharmacopeia'' is an American docuseries, which premiered on Viceland on October 26, 2016. The show follows Hamilton Morris as he explores the history, chemistry and social impact of psychoactive substances. It chronicles Morris' ...
'', ''
Top Gear
Top Gear may refer to:
* "Top gear", the highest gear available in a vehicle's manual transmission
Television
* ''Top Gear'' (1977 TV series), a British motoring magazine programme
* ''Top Gear'' (2002 TV series), a relaunched version of the or ...
'', ''
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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The fourth incarnation of the ...
'', ''
Survivorman'', ''
Diners, Drive-ins and Dives
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'', ''
Finding Bigfoot
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'', ''
Treehouse Masters
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'', ''
Rescue 911
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'', ''
Walking With Dinosaurs
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'', ''
Somebody's Gotta Do It
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'', ''
Monsters Resurrected
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Fe ...
'', ''
Weediquette
''Weediquette'' is a documentary television series following Vice Media correspondent Krishna Andavolu as he chronicles the science, culture, and economics of the legalization of marijuana.
History
''Weediquette'' started in 2012 as a weekly col ...
'', ''
Dan Rather Reports
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The show premiered on November 14, 2006, when Rather was 75 years old. As host, correspondent, and na ...
'', ''Monster Fish'', ''Beachfront Bargain Hunt'', and many more.
Humboldt County has also been the filming location for countless national television advertisements, including many major car commercials.
The Tv show Virgin River is set in Humboldt County.
Books
In the book ''Lolita'' by Vladimir Nabokov there is a possible pun using the county's name (Humboldt) in connection to the main character's name (Humbert Humbert). This appears on page 108: "With the help of a guidebook I located
he Enchanted Hunters innin the secluded town of Briceland." This 'secluded town' could very well be a reference to the unincorporated Briceland of Humboldt County, making The Enchanted Hunters in 'Humboldt Land', continuing the novel's grotesque fairy-tale veneer.
Communities
Cities
*
Arcata
Arcata (; Wiyot: ''Goudi’ni''; Yurok: ''Oket'oh'') is a city adjacent to the Arcata Bay (northern) portion of Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, Arcata's population was 18,857. Arcata was first ...
*
Blue Lake
*
Eureka
Eureka (often abbreviated as E!, or Σ!) is an intergovernmental organisation for research and development funding and coordination. Eureka is an open platform for international cooperation in innovation. Organisations and companies applying th ...
(county seat)
*
Ferndale
*
Fortuna
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*
Rio Dell
Rio Dell (Spanish: ''Río Dell'', meaning "Dell River") is a city in Humboldt County, California, United States. It is located on the west bank of the Eel River north of Scotia at an elevation of 161 feet (49 m). The population was 3,363 at t ...
*
Trinidad
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Census-designated places
*
Alderpoint
*
Bayview
*
Benbow
*
Big Lagoon
*
Cutten
*
Fairhaven
*
Fieldbrook
*
Fields Landing
*
Garberville
*
Hoopa
*
Humboldt Hill
*
Hydesville
Hydesville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Humboldt County, California, United States. Hydesville is located southeast of Fortuna, at an elevation of . The population was 1,237 at the 2010 census, up from 1,209 at the 2000 census.
Geograph ...
*
Indianola
*
Loleta
*
McKinleyville
*
Manila
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*
Miranda
*
Myers Flat
Myers Flat (formerly Myers) is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California. It is located south-southeast of Weott, at an elevation of 203 feet (62 m). The ZIP Code is 95554. The population was 146 at the 2010 census.
Originally c ...
*
Myrtletown
*
Orick
*
Phillipsville
*
Pine Hills
*
Redcrest
*
Redway
*
Samoa
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*
Scotia
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*
Shelter Cove
*
Wautec
*
Weitchpec
*
Weott
*
Westhaven-Moonstone
*
Willow Creek
Other unincorporated communities
*
Alton
Alton may refer to:
People
*Alton (given name)
*Alton (surname)
Places Australia
*Alton National Park, Queensland
* Alton, Queensland, a town in the Shire of Balonne
Canada
* Alton, Ontario
*Alton, Nova Scotia
New Zealand
* Alton, New Zealand, ...
*
Bayside
*
Blocksburg
*
Briceland
*
Bridgeville
*
Carlotta
*
Cooks Valley
*
Dinsmore
*
Dyerville
*
Elk River
*
Englewood
*
Fernbridge
*
Fort Seward
*
Freshwater
*
Freshwater Corners
*
Fruitland
*
Glendale Glendale is the anglicised version of the Gaelic Gleann Dail, which means ''valley of fertile, low-lying arable land''.
It may refer to:
Places Australia
* Glendale, New South Wales
** Stockland Glendale, a shopping centre
*Glendale, Queensland, ...
*
Holmes
Holmes may refer to:
Name
* Holmes (surname)
* Holmes (given name)
* Baron Holmes, noble title created twice in the Peerage of Ireland
* Chris Holmes, Baron Holmes of Richmond (born 1971), British former swimmer and life peer
Places
In the Uni ...
*
Honeydew
*
Johnsons
*
King Salmon
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*
Kneeland
*
Korbel
*
Maple Creek
*
Moonstone
*
Orleans
*
Patricks Point
*
Pepperwood
*
Petrolia
*
Pine Hill
*
Port Kenyon
*
Ridgewood Heights
*
Riverside Park
*
Rohnerville
*
Rosewood
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True rosewoods
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*
Shively
*
Stafford
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*
Sunny Brae
*
Westhaven West Haven, Connecticut is a city in the United States.
West Haven or Westhaven may also refer to:
* Westhaven, California (disambiguation)
* West Haven, Oregon, United States
* West Haven, Utah, United States
* West Haven, Vermont, United States
...
*
Whitethorn
Indian reservations
Humboldt County has eight
Indian reservation
An Indian reservation is an area of land held and governed by a federally recognized Native American tribal nation whose government is accountable to the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs and not to the state government in which it ...
s lying within its borders. Only four other counties in the United States have more:
San Diego County, California
San Diego County (), officially the County of San Diego, is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,298,634, making it California's second-most populous county and the fi ...
;
Sandoval County, New Mexico
Sandoval County is located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 131,561, making it the fourth-most populous county in New Mexico. The county seat is Bernalillo.
Sandoval County is part of the Albuquerque ...
;
Riverside County, California
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; and
Mendocino County, California
Mendocino County (; ''Mendocino'', Spanish language, Spanish for "of Antonio de Mendoza, Mendoza) is a County (United States), county located on the North Coast (California), North Coast of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United Sta ...
. The
Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation is the largest in the state of California, a state that generally has very small reservations (although very numerous) relative to those in other states.
*
Big Lagoon Rancheria
The Big Lagoon Rancheria is a federally recognized tribe of Yurok and Tolowa Indians. They are located in Humboldt County, California, and their tribal headquarters is in Arcata, California.
Government
The tribe was first recognized by the US f ...
*
Blue Lake Rancheria
The Blue Lake Rancheria of the Wiyot, Yurok, and Hupa Indians is located northwest of the city of Blue Lake in Humboldt County, California on approximately .
*
Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation
*
Karuk Indian Reservation (partly in
Siskiyou County
Siskiyou County (, ) is a county in the northernmost part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,076. Its county seat is Yreka and its highest point is Mount Shasta. It falls within the Cascadia bioregion ...
)
*
Rohnerville Rancheria Rohnerville may refer to:
*Rohnerville, California
*Rohnerville Airport
Rohnerville Airport is a public airport located southeast of Fortuna in Humboldt County, California. It is owned by the County of Humboldt.
Although most U.S. airports u ...
*
Table Bluff Rancheria
The Wiyot Tribe is a federally recognized tribe of Wiyot people. They are the aboriginal people of Humboldt Bay, Mad River and lower Eel River. ''Four Directions Institute.'' Retrieved 29 Sept 2013.[Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria
The Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria is a federally recognized tribe with members who are descendants of Chetco, Hupa, Karuk, Tolowa, Wiyot, and Yurok people in Humboldt County, California. As of the 2010 Census the ...]
*
Yurok Indian Reservation
The Yurok Indian Reservation is a Native American reservation for the Yurok people located in parts of Del Norte and Humboldt counties, California, on a stretch of the Klamath River. It is one of a very few tribes who have never been remove ...
(partly in
Del Norte County
), in California
, seat_type = County seat
, seat = Crescent City
, parts_type = Largest city
, parts = Crescent City
, unit_pref = US
, area_total_sq_mi = 1230
, area_land_sq_mi = 1006
, area_water_sq_mi = 223
, elevation_max_footnote ...
)
Population ranking
The population ranking of the following table is based on the
2010 census of Humboldt County.
† ''county seat''
Notable people
*
Sara Bareilles
*
Lloyd Bridges
Lloyd Vernet Bridges Jr. (January 15, 1913 – March 10, 1998) was an American film, stage and television actor who starred in a number of television series and appeared in more than 150 feature films. He was the father of four children, includi ...
*
Hobart Brown
Hobart Ray Brown, (February 27, 1934 – November 7, 2007) was an American sculptor and the founder of Kinetic Sculpture Racing.
Early years
Hobart Brown was born in Hess, Oklahoma, to a fifteen-year-old mother who migrated across countr ...
*
Wesley Chesbro
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*
David Cobb
*
Alexander Cockburn
*
Trevor Dunn
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*
Guy Fieri
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*
Michael John Fles
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*
Brendan Fraser
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Robert A. Gearheart
*
James Gillett
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*
Ulysses S. Grant
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*
Steven Hackett
Steven C. Hackett (born 1960) is an American economist, and Professor Emeritus of Economics at Cal Poly Humboldt (formerly Humboldt State University), known for his contributions to the fields of environmental and natural resources economics.
...
*
Bret Harte
Bret Harte (; born Francis Brett Hart; August 25, 1836 – May 5, 1902) was an American short story writer and poet best remembered for short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush.
In a caree ...
*
Dan Hauser
Daniel E. Hauser (June 18, 1942) served in the California State Assembly from 1982 until 1996. After graduating from Humboldt State University, Hauser served two terms on the Arcata City Council from 1974 to 1982. He served as Mayor of Arcata, ...
*
El Hefe
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*
Julia Butterfly Hill
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*
Christa Johnson
Christa Johnson (born April 25, 1958) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won nine LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career.
Amateur career
Born in Arcata, Califor ...
*
Howard B. Keck
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Early ...
*
Seth Kinman
Seth Kinman (September 29, 1815 – February 24, 1888) was an early settler of Humboldt County, California, a hunter based in Fort Humboldt, a famous chair maker, and a nationally recognized entertainer. He stood over tall and was known for h ...
*
Naomi Lang
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*
Rey Maualuga
*
Pamela McGee
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*
Tim McKay
Timothy J. McKay (1947 – July 30, 2006) was an environmentalist and executive director of the non-profit Northcoast Environmental Center, a transportation advocacy organization, in Arcata, California.
Education
McKay graduated from Humbol ...
*
Mike Patton
Michael Allan Patton (born January 27, 1968) is an American singer, producer, film composer and voice actor, best known as the lead vocalist of the alternative metal band Faith No More. Noted for his vocal proficiency, diverse singing techni ...
*
Maurice Purify
Maurice "Mo" Purify (born January 17, 1986) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Nebraska. Purify also play ...
*
Nate Quarry
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*
Eric Rofes
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*
Stephen W. Shaw
*
Steve Sillett
*
Trey Spruance
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*
Greg Stafford
Francis Gregory Stafford (February 9, 1948 – October 10, 2018), usually known as Greg Stafford, was an American game designer, publisher, and practitioner of shamanism.
Stafford is most famous as the creator of the fantasy world of Gloranth ...
*
Robert M. Viale
*
Don Van Vliet
Don, don or DON and variants may refer to:
Places
*County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON
* Don (river), a river in European Russia
* Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name
* Don, Benin, a town in Benin
* Don, Dang, a ...
*
Stephen Girard WhippleCalifornia. Adjutant General's Office, Records of California men in the war of the rebellion 1861 to 1867, SACRAMENTO: State Office, J. D. Young, Supt. State Printing, 1890, pp. 11, 826-831
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* Ned Yost
Edgar Frederick Yost III (; born August 19, 1954) is a former Major League Baseball catcher and manager of the Milwaukee Brewers and Kansas City Royals. He played for the Brewers, Texas Rangers, and Montreal Expos.
Early life
Yost was born o ...
See also
* Arcata and Eureka Community Recycling Centers
* Arcata - Jacoby Creek Community Forests
* Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Arcata Wastewater Treatment Plant and Wildlife Sanctuary is an innovative sewer management system employed by the city of Arcata, California.
A series of oxidation ponds, treatment wetlands and enhancement marshes are used to filter sewage waste ...
* HSU First Street Gallery
HSU First Street Gallery (later known as the HSU Third Street Gallery) was a contemporary, fine arts gallery located in the E. Janssen Building at 422 1st Street (later moved to 416 3rd Street) in the historic Old Town district of Eureka, Calif ...
* Humboldt Arts Council
* Humboldt County Historical Society
The Humboldt County Historical Society (HCHS) is a regional historical society, primarily focused on the history of Humboldt County, California. Offices, bookstore, collections, and research staff are located in Eureka
Eureka (often abbrevi ...
* Humboldt Crabs
The Humboldt Crabs are a collegiate summer baseball team located in Arcata, California. Playing in every season since they were founded in 1945 by Lou Bonomini, later joined by Ned Barsuglia, the Crabs are the oldest continually-operated summer co ...
*
* Operation Green Sweep
Operation Green Sweep was a series of drug raids conducted by over 200 United States Army soldiers, National Guardsmen, and federal agents in Humboldt County, California. The operation was the first time active-duty troops were used to combat ma ...
* California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt also known as Cal Poly Humboldt, Humboldt or Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California or California State Polytechnic Universi ...
* Lost Man Creek Dam
Lost Man Creek Dam was a gravity dam used by the Prairie Creek Fish Hatchery in Humboldt County, California from 1936 to 1955.
Location and description
The Lost Man Creek Dam was located inside the Redwood National and State Parks, in Humbold ...
* Sequoia County, California
Notes
References
Further reading
*
External links
*
Humboldt Economic Index
All About Living in Humboldt County
General Guide to Humboldt County
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1853 establishments in California
Alexander von Humboldt
California counties
Populated places established in 1853