Mount Bullion | |
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 Gold on quartz, Mockingbird Mine near Mt. Bullion | |
  Mount Bullion  Mount Bullion | |
| Coordinates: 37°30′26″N 120°02′42″W / 37.50722°N 120.04500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Mariposa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.611 sq mi (1.58 km2) |
| • Land | 0.610 sq mi (1.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,152 ft (656 m) |
| Population (2020)[3] | |
| • Total | 154 |
| • Density | 252.5/sq mi (97.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 95338 (Mariposa) |
| GNIS feature IDs | 233575;[2] 2812657[4] |
Mount Bullion (formerly, Princeton and La Mineta)[5] is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mariposa County, California, United States.[2] As of the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 154.[3]
A post office operated at Mount Bullion from 1862 to 1955, with a closure for a period during 1887.[5] The place was first named "La Mineta" (for "little mine").[5] Then it was called "Princeton" for the Princeton Mine nearby.[5] Finally, the name "Mount Bullion" was applied in honor of Senator Thomas Hart Benton, whose nickname was "Old Bullion" due to his fiscal policies.[5]
- ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Bullion
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Mt. Bullion CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Bullion Census Designated Place
- ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference
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