City of Blue Lake | |
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 Location of Blue Lake in Humboldt County, California. | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′58″N 123°59′02″W / 40.88278°N 123.98389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Humboldt |
| Incorporated | April 23, 1910[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| • Mayor | Adelene Jones[2] |
| • City Manager | Amanda Mager[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.62 sq mi (1.61 km2) |
| • Land | 0.59 sq mi (1.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 4.8% |
| Elevation | 131 ft (40 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,208 |
| • Density | 2,033.67/sq mi (785.75/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95525 |
| Area code | 707 |
| FIPS code | 06-07162 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1658083, 2409868 |
| Website | bluelake |
Blue Lake (formerly, Scottsville)[6] is a city in Humboldt County, California, United States. Blue Lake is located on the Mad River in a deep valley, 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Eureka,[6] at an elevation of 131 feet (40 m).[5] Its population is 1,208 as of the 2020 census, down from 1,253 from the 2010 census.
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Blue Lake City Council". City of Blue Lake. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "City Manager". City of Blue Lake. Archived from the original on April 1, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ a b "Blue Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ 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. 22. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.