Mariposa County
county in California, United States
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Mariposa County is a county of California[1]. It draws 934 Wikipedia views per month (county of california category, ranking #45 of 58).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: California[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Capital: Mariposa[5]
- Shares border with: Tuolumne County[6], Madera County[7], Merced County[8], Stanislaus County[9]
- Named after: Mariposa Creek[10]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Mariposa[11]
- Commons category: Mariposa County, California[12]
- Inception: January 4, 1850[13]
- Highest point: Parsons Peak[14]
- Coordinate location: 37.58, -119.91[15]
- Authority: County of Mariposa[16]
- Official website: https://www.mariposacounty.gov/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mariposa County, California[18]
- Population: 18,251[19], 18,262[20], 18,189[21], 17,888[22], 17,755[23], 17,531[24], 18,068[25], 17,203[26], 17,131[27]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Mariposa County, California[28]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Mariposa County, California[29]
- Number of households: 7846[30]
- Native label: Mariposa County[31]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C107895[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Mariposa County, California[33]
- Different from: Maricopa County[34]
- Area: 3789[35]
- Water as percent of area: 0.82[36]
- Mountain range: Sierra Nevada[37]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Mariposa County, California[38]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Mariposa County include Mariposa Grove[39], a grove[40], in United States[41].
Why It Matters
Mariposa County has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for it include Mariposa Grove[39], a grove[40], in United States[41].