Bear Valley, Mariposa County, California

Bear Valley
Oso Hall Museum in Bear Valley
Oso Hall Museum in Bear Valley
Bear Valley is located in California
Bear Valley
Bear Valley
Bear Valley is located in the United States
Bear Valley
Bear Valley
Coordinates: 37°34′08″N 120°07′10″W / 37.56889°N 120.11944°W / 37.56889; -120.11944
Country United States
State California
CountyMariposa County
Area
 • Total2.44 sq mi (6.32 km2)
 • Land2.44 sq mi (6.32 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0.1%
Elevation2,054 ft (626 m)
Population
 • Total156
 • Density64/sq mi (25/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code
95338 (Mariposa)
FIPS Code06-04730
GNIS feature ID1659693[2]
2582941[4]
Reference no.331
[5]

Bear Valley (formerly Haydenville, Biddle's Camp, Biddleville, Simpsonville, and Johnsonville)[6] is a census-designated place[4] in Mariposa County, California, United States.[2] It is located 10.5 miles (16.9 km) south-southeast of Coulterville,[6] at an elevation of 2,054 feet (626 m).[2] Bear Valley has been designated California Historical Landmark #331.[5] The population was 156 at the 2020 census.[3]

  1. ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Valley, Mariposa County, California
  3. ^ a b "P1. Race – Bear Valley CDP (Mariposa County), California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Valley, Mariposa County, California
  5. ^ a b "Bear Valley". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  6. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 744. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.