Mono County, California
Mono County, California | |
---|---|
County of Mono | |
Yokutsan name for native peoples of the Sierra Nevada | |
County seat | Bridgeport |
Largest city | Mammoth Lakes |
Government | |
• Type | Council–CAO |
• Body | Board of Supervisors |
• Chair[1] | Rhonda Duggan |
• Vice Chair[2] | John Peters |
• Chair Pro Tem[3] | Jennifer Kreitz |
• Board of Supervisors[4] | Supervisors |
• County Administrative Officer | Bob Lawton |
Area | |
• Total | 3,132 sq mi (8,110 km2) |
• Land | 3,049 sq mi (7,900 km2) |
• Water | 83 sq mi (210 km2) |
Highest elevation 760 | |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
Mono County (
History
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
Geography
According to the
Adjacent counties
- 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
National protected areas
- Inyo National Forest (part)
- Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest (part)
- Granite Mountain Wilderness (California)[13]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1870 | 430 | — | |
1880 | 7,499 | 1,644.0% | |
1890 | 2,002 | −73.3% | |
1900 | 2,167 | 8.2% | |
1910 | 2,042 | −5.8% | |
1920 | 960 | −53.0% | |
1930 | 1,360 | 41.7% | |
1940 | 2,299 | 69.0% | |
1950 | 2,115 | −8.0% | |
1960 | 2,213 | 4.6% | |
1970 | 4,016 | 81.5% | |
1980 | 8,577 | 113.6% | |
1990 | 9,956 | 16.1% | |
2000 | 12,853 | 29.1% | |
2010 | 14,202 | 10.5% | |
2020 | 13,195 | −7.1% | |
2023 (est.) | 13,066 | [14] | −1.0% |
U.S. Decennial Census[15] 1790–1960[16] 1900–1990[17] 1990–2000[18] 2010[19] 2020[20] |
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.[21]
2020 census
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010[19] | Pop 2020[20] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|
White alone (NH)
|
9,687 | 8,679 | 68.21% | 65.77% |
Black or African American alone (NH)
|
42 | 68 | 0.30% | 0.52% |
Alaska Native alone (NH)
|
239 | 177 | 1.68% | 1.34% |
Asian alone (NH) | 191 | 159 | 1.34% | 1.21% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 11 | 26 | 0.08% | 0.20% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 33 | 78 | 0.23% | 0.59% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 237 | 501 | 1.67% | 3.80% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3,762 | 3,507 | 26.49% | 26.58% |
Total | 14,202 | 13,195 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
2011
Population, race, and income | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total population[22] | 14,016 | ||||
White[22] | 11,313 | 80.7% | |||
Black or African American[22] | 180 | 1.3% | |||
American Indian or Alaska Native[22] | 633 | 4.5% | |||
Asian[22] | 78 | 0.6% | |||
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander[22] | 47 | 0.3% | |||
Some other race[22] | 1,459 | 10.4% | |||
Two or more races[22] | 306 | 2.2% | |||
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)[23] | 3,613 | 25.8% | |||
Per capita income[24] | $28,789 | ||||
Median household income[25] | $60,469 | ||||
Median family income[26] | $78,079 |
Places by population, race, and income
Place | Type[27] | Population[22] | White[22] | Other[22] [note 1] |
Asian[22] | Black or African American[22] |
Native American[22] [note 2] |
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)[23] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aspen Springs | CDP | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Benton | CDP | 76 | 67.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 32.9% | 27.6% |
Bridgeport | CDP | 456 | 82.7% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 2.6% | 12.9% | 5.3% |
Chalfant | CDP | 749 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
Coleville | CDP | 652 | 89.0% | 7.7% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 38.3% |
Crowley Lake | CDP | 496 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.9% |
June Lake | CDP | 406 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Lee Vining | CDP | 406 | 32.8% | 13.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 54.2% | 50.7% |
McGee Creek | CDP | 107 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Mammoth Lakes | Town |
8,081 | 75.4% | 18.6% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 35.7% |
Mono City | CDP | 126 | 89.7% | 10.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Paradise | CDP | 383 | 94.5% | 4.4% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.0% |
Sunny Slopes | CDP | 149 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Swall Meadows | CDP | 461 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Topaz | CDP | 75 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Walker | CDP | 750 | 79.6% | 13.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.2% | 10.7% |
‡ Data for Mono County area of this CDP |
Place | Type[27] | Population[28] | Per capita income[24] | Median household income[25] | Median family income[26] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aspen Springs | CDP | 0 | [29] | [29] | [29] |
Benton | CDP | 76 | $12,570 | $7,414 | [29] |
Bridgeport | CDP | 456 | $21,597 | $68,750 | $78,500 |
Chalfant | CDP | 749 | $36,325 | $64,018 | $108,219 |
Coleville | CDP | 652 | $17,365 | $56,591 | $43,250 |
Crowley Lake | CDP | 496 | $41,610 | $85,299 | $96,500 |
June Lake | CDP | 406 | $22,958 | $25,570 | [29] |
Lee Vining | CDP | 406 | $18,698 | $70,840 | $71,152 |
McGee Creek | CDP | 107 | $34,573 | $85,990 | $85,990 |
Mammoth Lakes | Town |
8,081 | $27,832 | $56,521 | $72,469 |
Mono City | CDP | 126 | $26,037 | $49,020 | $49,020 |
Paradise | CDP | 383 | $33,544 | $81,736 | $105,227 |
Sunny Slopes | CDP | 149 | $61,994 | $128,310 | $128,310 |
Swall Meadows | CDP | 461 | $53,616 | $93,983 | $94,331 |
Topaz | CDP | 75 | [29] | [29] | [29] |
Walker | CDP | 750 | $23,381 | $49,097 | $54,028 |
2010 Census
The
Population reported at 2010 United States Census
| |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The County |
Total Population |
White |
African American |
Native American |
Asian |
Pacific Islander |
other races |
two or more races |
Latino (of any race) |
Mono County | 14,202 | 11,697 | 47 | 302 | 192 | 11 | 1,539 | 414 | 3,762 |
Incorporated town |
Total Population |
White |
African American |
Native American |
Asian |
Pacific Islander |
other races |
two or more races |
Latino (of any race) |
Mammoth Lakes | 8,234 | 6,643 | 29 | 49 | 128 | 5 | 1,151 | 229 | 2,772 |
Total Population |
White |
African American |
Native American |
Asian |
Pacific Islander |
other races |
two or more races |
Latino (of any race) | |
Aspen Springs | 65 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Benton | 280 | 199 | 1 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 38 |
Bridgeport | 575 | 484 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 148 |
Chalfant | 651 | 594 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 67 |
Coleville | 495 | 386 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 62 | 23 | 110 |
Crowley Lake | 875 | 769 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 60 | 25 | 128 |
June Lake | 629 | 534 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 8 | 137 |
Lee Vining | 222 | 126 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 7 | 96 |
McGee Creek | 41 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Mono City | 172 | 156 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 37 |
Paradise | 153 | 130 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 |
Sunny Slopes | 182 | 159 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
Swall Meadows | 220 | 201 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
Topaz | 50 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 |
Walker | 721 | 629 | 3 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 70 |
Other unincorporated areas |
Total Population |
White |
African American |
Native American |
Asian |
Pacific Islander |
other races |
two or more races |
Latino (of any race) |
All others not CDPs (combined) | 637 | 542 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 41 | 15 | 109 |
2000
As of the
as their first language.There were 5,137 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 121.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.8 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $44,992, and the median income for a family was $50,487. Males had a median income of $32,600 versus $26,227 for females. The
Politics
Voter registration
Population and registered voters | ||
---|---|---|
Total population[22] | 14,016 | |
Registered voters[32][note 3] | 6,000 | 42.8% |
Democratic[32] | 1,970 | 32.8% |
Republican[32] | 2,167 | 36.1% |
Democratic–Republican spread[32] | -197 | -3.3% |
Independent[32] | 248 | 4.1% |
Green[32] | 62 | 1.0% |
Libertarian[32] | 43 | 0.7% |
Peace and Freedom[32] | 17 | 0.3% |
Americans Elect[32] | 0 | 0.0% |
Other[32] | 5 | 0.1% |
No party preference[32] | 1,488 | 24.8% |
Cities by population and voter registration
City | Population[22] | Registered voters[32] [note 3] |
Democratic[32] | Republican[32] | D–R spread[32] | Other[32] | No party preference[32] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mammoth Lakes | 8,081 | 36.5% | 35.0% | 29.3% | +5.7% | 10.3% | 29.1% |
North Mono County | 2,803 | 46.7% | 28.5% | 45.7% | -17.2% | 5.3% | 20.3% |
South Mono County excluding Mammoth Lakes | 3,130 | 55.6% | 32.3% | 40.5% | -8.2% | 5.7% | 20.8% |
Overview
In November 2008, Mono County was one of just three counties in California's interior in which voters rejected
Mono County is in California's 3rd congressional district, represented by Republican Kevin Kiley.[34]
In the
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 2,513 | 37.30% | 4,013 | 59.56% | 212 | 3.15% |
2016 | 2,111 | 39.97% | 2,773 | 52.51% | 397 | 7.52% |
2012 | 2,285 | 44.10% | 2,733 | 52.75% | 163 | 3.15% |
2008 | 2,354 | 42.25% | 3,093 | 55.52% | 124 | 2.23% |
2004 | 2,621 | 49.10% | 2,628 | 49.23% | 89 | 1.67% |
2000 | 2,296 | 52.53% | 1,788 | 40.91% | 287 | 6.57% |
1996 | 1,882 | 46.00% | 1,580 | 38.62% | 629 | 15.38% |
1992 | 1,570 | 36.05% | 1,489 | 34.19% | 1,296 | 29.76% |
1988 | 2,177 | 61.38% | 1,284 | 36.20% | 86 | 2.42% |
1984 | 2,659 | 72.31% | 962 | 26.16% | 56 | 1.52% |
1980 | 2,132 | 62.32% | 865 | 25.29% | 424 | 12.39% |
1976 | 1,600 | 58.80% | 1,025 | 37.67% | 96 | 3.53% |
1972 | 1,872 | 66.88% | 828 | 29.58% | 99 | 3.54% |
1968 | 1,130 | 64.28% | 465 | 26.45% | 163 | 9.27% |
1964 | 850 | 56.07% | 666 | 43.93% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 912 | 66.33% | 457 | 33.24% | 6 | 0.44% |
1956 | 673 | 73.79% | 237 | 25.99% | 2 | 0.22% |
1952 | 891 | 76.61% | 264 | 22.70% | 8 | 0.69% |
1948 | 541 | 64.79% | 255 | 30.54% | 39 | 4.67% |
1944 | 378 | 60.87% | 242 | 38.97% | 1 | 0.16% |
1940 | 459 | 46.13% | 523 | 52.56% | 13 | 1.31% |
1936 | 241 | 34.09% | 458 | 64.78% | 8 | 1.13% |
1932 | 199 | 34.25% | 374 | 64.37% | 8 | 1.38% |
1928 | 220 | 61.80% | 127 | 35.67% | 9 | 2.53% |
1924 | 166 | 53.55% | 45 | 14.52% | 99 | 31.94% |
1920 | 170 | 67.73% | 56 | 22.31% | 25 | 9.96% |
1916 | 137 | 42.02% | 158 | 48.47% | 31 | 9.51% |
1912 | 3 | 0.81% | 182 | 49.32% | 184 | 49.86% |
1908 | 224 | 59.89% | 121 | 32.35% | 29 | 7.75% |
1904 | 245 | 64.64% | 82 | 21.64% | 52 | 13.72% |
1900 | 284 | 52.11% | 258 | 47.34% | 3 | 0.55% |
1896 | 259 | 44.27% | 315 | 53.85% | 11 | 1.88% |
1892 | 286 | 53.36% | 166 | 30.97% | 84 | 15.67% |
Crime
The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense.
Population and crime rates | ||
---|---|---|
Population[22] | 14,016 | |
Violent crime[36] | 49 | 3.50 |
Homicide[36] | 0 | 0.00 |
Forcible rape[36] | 3 | 0.21 |
Robbery[36] | 2 | 0.14 |
Aggravated assault[36] | 44 | 3.14 |
Property crime[36] | 253 | 18.05 |
Burglary[36] | 120 | 8.56 |
Larceny-theft[36][note 4] | 275 | 19.62 |
Motor vehicle theft[36] | 13 | 0.93 |
Arson[36] | 1 | 0.07 |
Cities by population and crime rates
City | Population[37] | Violent crimes[37] | Violent crime rate per 1,000 persons |
Property crimes[37] | Property crime rate per 1,000 persons |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mammoth Lakes | 8,373 | 38 | 4.54 | 196 | 23.41 |
Transportation
Major highways
- U.S. Route 6
- U.S. Route 395
- State Route 89
- State Route 108
- State Route 120
- State Route 158
- State Route 167
- State Route 168
- State Route 182
- State Route 203
- State Route 266
- State Route 270
Public transportation
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
Population ranking
The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Mono County.[38]
† 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)[39] | AIAN | 76 |
15 | Aspen Springs | CDP | 65 |
16 | Topaz | CDP | 50 |
17 | McGee Creek | CDP | 41 |
18 | Bridgeport Reservation (Paiute Indians)[40] | AIAN | 35 |
See also
- List of school districts in Mono County, California
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Mono County, California
Notes
- ^ Other = Some other race + Two or more races
- ^ Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native
- ^ a b Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.
- ^ Only larceny-theft cases involving property over $400 in value are reported as property crimes.
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Further reading
- Rockwell, G. L.; Honeywell, P. D. (2004). Water-quality data for selected stream sites in Bridgeport Valley, Mono County, California, April 2000 to June 2003. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series. Vol. 89. Reston, VA: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.