Location in Mariposa County and the state of California Location in Mariposa County and the state of California County Mariposa Mariposa (formerly Aqua Fria) is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the governmental center of county of Mariposa County, California, United States. The populace was 2,173 at the 2010 census, up from 1,373 at the 2000 census.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the CDP has a total region of 12.9 square miles (33 km2), all but 0.23% of it land.

Mariposa County includes much of Yosemite National Park, and a good deal of the small-town economy is related to the park and to tourism.

The county lies at the southern end of the Mother Lode, and Europeans were thriving to Mariposa by gold.

Fremont lived here and owned claims to much of the mineral richness of Mariposa.

He later was the first United States Senator from the state, and the first Republican candidate for President.

According to the Koppen climate classification system, Mariposa has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.

Mariposa County Courthouse The town was established as a quarrying camp on the banks of a cyclic stream known as Aqua Fria. This initial town site was positioned about 6.0 miles (9.7 km) to the west of present-day Mariposa. After a flood amid the winter of 1849/50, and fires, the town was moved to the locale of today's Mariposa, although mainly due to better terrain and the existence of Mariposa creek, a large producer of placer gold.

The large Mariposa mine soon opened, with a 40-foot waterwheel crushing gold ore.

This provided a stable origin of employment, and Mariposa soon became the supply core for hundreds of outlying quarrying districts.

In 1851 the "new" town of Mariposa became the county seat, which reached nearly to Los Angeles.

Fremont had a Spanish territory grant that gave him ownership of most of the Mariposa quarrying district, but the possibility of securing his property was nearly impossible due to the huge influx of gold seekers, and little or no enforcement from the several law keepers available.

In book #1 of Mariposa county records, originally filed in Aqua Fria, on Page 2, there is a claim known as the Spencer quartz mine and adjoining millsite.

The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Mariposa had a populace of 2,173.

The ethnic makeup of Mariposa was 1,895 (87.2%) White, 10 (0.5%) African American, 105 (4.8%) Native American, 30 (1.4%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 59 (2.7%) from other competitions, and 74 (3.4%) from two or more competitions.

The Enumeration reported that 2,098 citizens (96.5% of the population) lived in homeholds, 12 (0.6%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 63 (2.9%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,013 homeholds, out of which 237 (23.4%) had kids under the age of 18 living in them, 365 (36.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 140 (13.8%) had a female homeholder with no husband present, 40 (3.9%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.

The populace was spread out with 434 citizens (20.0%) under the age of 18, 130 citizens (6.0%) aged 18 to 24, 389 citizens (17.9%) aged 25 to 44, 631 citizens (29.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 589 citizens (27.1%) who were 65 years of age or older.

1,082 citizens (49.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,016 citizens (46.8%) lived in rental housing units.

There were 676 homeholds out of which 21.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 31.4% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 51.5% were non-families.

In the CDP, the populace was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 27.0% who were 65 years of age or older.

About 28.0% of families and 24.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 34.5% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

In the California State Legislature, Mariposa is in the 8th Senate District, represented by Republican Tom Berryhill, and in the 5th Assembly District, represented by Republican Frank Bigelow. In the United States House of Representatives, Mariposa is in California's 4th congressional district, represented by Republican Tom Mc - Clintock. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mariposa, California Climate Summary for Mariposa, California "2010 Enumeration Interactive Population Search: CA - Mariposa CDP".

"California's 4th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map".

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