Angels Camp, California
Angels | |
|---|---|
 Downtown Angels Camp in 2008 | |
| Nickname(s): Frogtown, City of Angels | |
| Motto: "Redefining The Rush" | |
 Location of Angels in Calaveras County, California | |
  Angels Camp, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°04′06″N 120°32′23″W / 38.06833°N 120.53972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Calaveras |
| Mining camp | 1848[1] |
| Incorporated | January 24, 1912[2] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Amanda Folendorf[3] |
| • Vice Mayor | Linda Hermann[3] |
| • City Administrator | Mary Kelly[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.64 sq mi (9.42 km2) |
| • Land | 3.63 sq mi (9.41 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) 0.25% |
| Elevation | 1,381 ft (421 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,667 |
| • Density | 1,009.64/sq mi (389.78/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95222 |
| Area code | 209 |
| FIPS code | 06-02112 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1667877, 2409709 |
| Website | angelscamp |
| Reference no. | 287[6] |
Angels Camp, also known as City of Angels (formerly Angel's Camp, Angels, Angels City, Carson's Creek and Clearlake), is the only incorporated city in Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 3,836 at the 2010 census, up from 3,004 at the 2000 census. It lies at an elevation of 1381 feet (421 m).
Mark Twain based his short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" on a story he claimed to have heard at the Angels Hotel in 1865.[7] The event is commemorated with a Jumping Frog Jubilee each May at the Calaveras County Fairgrounds, just east of the city. Because of this, Angels Camp is sometimes referred to as "Frogtown."
The city is California Historical Landmark #287.[6]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Koeppelwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Folendorf, Youngest Member of Angels Camp City Council, Is Now Mayor". The Union Democrat. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "Angels Camp". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ a b "Angels Camp". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ^ Northern California. Heathrow, Florida: AAA Publishing. 2012. p. 46.