Mono County, California

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Mono County (Template:IPAc-en Template: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,<ref name=census2020>Template:Cite web</ref> making it the fourth-least populous county in California. The county seat is Bridgeport.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> 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,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> which is located at the foot of Mammoth Mountain.<ref>Template:Cite web</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, the official state gold rush ghost town, which is now a California State Historic Park.

History

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.<ref name="Bodie's Gold">Template:Cite book</ref>

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.<ref name="Bodie's Gold" />

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (2.6%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> The highest point in Mono County is White Mountain Peak which, at Template:Convert, is the third-highest peak in California.

Adjacent counties

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Inyo County - south
Fresno County - southwest
Madera County - southwest
Tuolumne County- west
Alpine County - northwest
Douglas County, Nevada - north
Lyon County, Nevada - northeast
Mineral County, Nevada - east
Esmeralda County, Nevada - southeast

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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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2020 census

**Mono County, California – Racial and ethnic composition**
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 1980	Pop 1990	Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 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 <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census</ref>	x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census</ref>	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 <ref>not an option in the 1980 Census</ref>	x <ref>not an option in the 1990 Census</ref>	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%

2011

Population, race, and income
Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>	14,016
White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	11,313	80.7%
Black or African American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	180	1.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	633	4.5%
Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	78	0.6%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	47	0.3%
Some other race<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	1,459	10.4%
Two or more races<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	306	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>	3,613	25.8%
Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>	$28,789
Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>	$60,469
Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>	$78,079

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%).<ref>Template:USCensus2010CA</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Mono County is in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref>

In the state legislature Mono is in Template:Representative, and Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name=Atlas />

Transportation

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

Mammoth Lakes

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

† 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)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	AIAN	76
15	Aspen Springs	CDP	65
16	Topaz	CDP	50
17	McGee Creek	CDP	41
18	Bridgeport Reservation (Paiute Indians)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	AIAN	35

Notes

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References

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External links

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History