Fort Dick, California

Fort Dick, California
Location of Fort Dick in Del Norte County, California.
Location of Fort Dick in Del Norte County, California.
Coordinates: 41°52′04″N 124°08′56″W / 41.86778°N 124.14889°W / 41.86778; -124.14889
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyDel Norte
Government
 • State SenateMike McGuire (D)
 • State AssemblyJim Wood (D)
 • U.S. House of RepresentativesJared Huffman (D)
Elevation
52 ft (16 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total912
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
95538 (homes - 95531)
Area code707
GNIS feature ID223696
From the book Redwood National Forest, Plate XXIII

Fort Dick (Tolowa: Mvn-des-chuu-dvn)[1] is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in rural Del Norte County, California. Fort Dick is around five miles (eight kilometers) north of Crescent City, California, and around 15 mi (24 km) south of the California–Oregon state line. Its population is 912 as of the 2020 census, up from 588 from the 2010 census. It is located on the U.S. Route 101 corridor on the Redwood Coast.[2] A post office was set up in 1917.[3][4]

  1. ^ Wee-ya’-dvn: Tolowa Dee-ni’ Language Resource Center - Dee-ni' Wee-ya' Lhetlh-xat 1
  2. ^ "Where is Fort Dick?". Fort Dick Fire Department. Fort Dick Fire Protection District. 2012. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference CGN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Durham, David L. (November 2000). California North Coast: Del Norte, Humbolt, Lake, Mendocino & Trinity Counties. Word Dancer Press. p. 368. ISBN 978-1884995262. [sic] title.