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Fort Bragg is a town located in coastal Mendocino County, California. The population was 7,026 at the 2000 census. Fort Bragg is located on the Pacific Coast Highway, California Rte-1, the major north-south highway along the Pacific Coast. A US Army officer named it for his previous commanding officer, Braxton Bragg (1817–76) who was a career U.S. Army officer and later a general in the Confederate States Army. Thus, the town shares a name with Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and they are named for the same man. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links CAMap-doton-Fort_Bragg. ... Image File history File linksMetadata FortBragg-Jan05. ... Image File history File linksMetadata FortBragg-Jan05. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 533 pixelsFull resolution (1500 Ã— 1000 pixel, file size: 724 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Fort Bragg, California Noyo River ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 533 pixelsFull resolution (1500 Ã— 1000 pixel, file size: 724 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Fort Bragg, California Noyo River ... Islands off Mendocino A Beach in the City of Elk Mendocino County is a county located on the north coast of the U.S. state of California, north of the San Francisco Bay Area and Sonoma County and west of the Central Valley. ... State Route 1, often called Highway 1, is a state highway that runs along a large length of the Pacific coast of the U.S. State of California. ... Braxton Bragg Braxton Bragg (March 22, 1817 â€“ September 27, 1876) was a career U.S. Army officer and a general in the Confederate States Army, a principal commander in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. ... Some Confederate soldiers The Confederate States Army (CSA) was formed in February 1861 to defend the Confederate States of America, which had itself been formed that same year when seven Southern states seceded from the United States (four more states soon followed). ... Fort Bragg is a census-designated place and a major United States Army fort, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA, near Fayetteville. ...

The town is the western terminus of the California Western Railroad (otherwise known as the "Skunk Train"), running through the Coast Redwood forests to the city of Willits, 40 miles inland, and also home to the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens. The California Western Railroad, popularly called the Skunk Train, is a heritage railway in California. ... Binomial name Sequoia sempervirens (D. Don) Endl. ... Willits is a city in Mendocino County, California, United States. ... The Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens are located on 47 acres (19 hectares) in Fort Bragg, California, USA between Californias Highway One and the Pacific Ocean. ...

Recently, Georgia Pacific Lumber Company put on the market a 400 acre piece of property within the city limits, formerly the site of a large mill facility. The mill was shut down in 2002 and has been identified as a nonperforming asset by Georgia Pacific. The millsite takes up almost the entire coastline of Fort Bragg including Soldier Bay. The public of Fort Bragg has embraced the millsite as the future of Fort Bragg and has proposed many forward-thinking ideas. Some possibilities for the millsite are: a marine research center, a conference center, a world-class golf course, a smaller mill, or a branch of a college. Although some of these ideas are probably unattainable, many are viable for the future of Fort Bragg. Former Community Development Department head (and current City Manager) Linda Ruffing was integral in the acquisition of over 100 acres of the former millsite for parklands. Georgia-Pacific Corp. ...

City Government

Fort Bragg City Hall is located at 416 N. Franklin Street. The appointed City Manager is Linda Ruffing, and the elected leadership is as follows:

Geography

Fort Bragg is located at 39°26′32″N, 123°48′9″W (39.442155, -123.802463)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.2 km² (2.8 mi²). 7.1 km² (2.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.44%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (â‰ˆ1,609 m) in length. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 7,026 people, 2,840 households, and 1,644 families residing in the city. The population density was 993.7/km² (2,577.1/mi²). There were 3,051 housing units at an average density of 431.5/km² (1,119.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 79.46% White, 1.04% Black or African American, 1.85% Native American, 0.88% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 12.06% from other races, and 4.57% from two or more races. 22.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The Hispanic world Hispanic (Spanish: Hispano) is a term denoting a derivation from Spain, its people and culture. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ...

There were 2,840 households out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.4% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.1% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.04. This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,539, and the median income for a family was $36,000. Males had a median income of $25,833 versus $23,287 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,832. About 11.9% of families and 20.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.5% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Points of Interest

On the northern edge of town, along the shore next the fence surrounding the Georgia Pacific property, is a small beach covered in smooth bits of glass. Some are colored, some are clear, some even still bear the traces of blue and white china patterns on them. in some places, there seems to be as much glass as sand. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1156x887, 499 KB) Summary author: john p. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1156x887, 499 KB) Summary author: john p. ...

In the early 20th century, Fort Bragg residents threw their household trash over these cliffs. They discarded glass, appliances, even cars. The land was owned, at that time, by the Union Lumber Company, and locals referred to it as "The Dumps." Sometimes fires would be lit to reduce the size of the trash pile. In 1967, city leaders closed the area. Over the next several decades, the pounding waves cleansed the beach, wearing down the discarded glass into the small, smooth, colored trinkets that coat the beach today. The area is now frequently visited by tourists, who scour the beach for interesting curios to take home as souvenirs.

Warning: the path from the road down to the beach is somewhat treacherous, so curious visitors should be sure to wear shoes with good tread. It is not uncommon for unprepared visitors to injure themselves on the way down.

Schools

Children in Fort Bragg attend Fort Bragg High School, Fort Bragg Middle School, Dana Gray Elementary and Redwood Elementary. Fort Bragg High School is the 9th through 12th grade high school in Fort Bragg, California. ...

External links

	v • d • e Municipalities and Communities of Mendocino County, California County Seat: Ukiah
Incorporated places	Fort Bragg • Point Arena • Ukiah • Willits Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 552 pixelsFull resolution (891 Ã— 615 pixel, file size: 2 KB, MIME type: image/png) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Mendocino County, California Covelo, California Fort... Islands off Mendocino A Beach in the City of Elk Mendocino County is a county located on the north coast of the U.S. state of California, north of the San Francisco Bay Area and Sonoma County and west of the Central Valley. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Ukiah is the county seat of Mendocino County, California. ... An incorporated place, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, is a type of governmental unit incorporated under state law as a city, town (except the New England states, New York, and Wisconsin), borough (except in Alaska and New York), or village and having legally prescribed limits, powers, and... Point Arena and the Point Arena lighthouse, looking southward from Manchester State Beach. ... Ukiah is the county seat of Mendocino County, California. ... Willits is a city in Mendocino County, California, United States. ...
CDPs	Covelo • Laytonville • Mendocino • Talmage A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ... Covelo is a census-designated place located in Mendocino County, California. ... Laytonville is a census-designated place located in Mendocino County, California. ... View of Mendocino from the Northwest Mendocino is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mendocino County, California, United States. ... Talmage is a census-designated place located in Mendocino County, California. ...
Unincorporated communities	Albion • Boonville • Calpella • Caspar • Elk • Gualala • Hopland • Little River • Philo • Redwood Valley • Potter Valley In United States law, a region of land is unincorporated if it is not a part of any municipality. ... Albion is a census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, USA with a population of 1,035. ... Boonville is an unincorporated town in Anderson Valley in Mendocino County, California. ... Calpella is an unincorporated community located in Mendocino County, California. ... Caspar is a zip code tabulation area located in coastal Mendocino County, California. ... Elk is a census-designated place in Mendocino County, California with a population of 208. ... Gualala is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County in the U.S. state of California. ... Hopland is a small town of less than 800 people located at the start of the Redwoods in Mendocino county of Northern California. ... Little River is a small town in Mendocino County, California, located a few miles south of the town of Mendocino and running along the coast onCalifornia Highway 1. ... Philo is an unincorporated town in Anderson Valley located in western Mendocino County, California. ... Redwood Valley is a census-designated place located in Mendocino County, California. ... History In 1852, when William and Thomas Potter and Mose Briggs first entered what would be known as Potter Valley, they were searching for the headwaters of the Russian River from their base in Sonoma County. ...
State parks	Caspar Headlands • Greenwood Beach • Hendy Woods • Jug Handle • MacKerricher • Maillard Redwoods • Manchester • Mendocino Headlands • Mendocino Woodlands • Montgomery Woods • Navarro River Redwoods • Point Cabrillo • Russian Gulch • Schooner Gulch • Sinkyone Wilderness • Smithe Redwoods • Standish-Hickey • Standley • Van Damme • Westport Union Landing State park is a term used in the United States and in Mexico for an area of land preserved on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, recreation, or other reason, and under the administration of the government of a U.S. state or one of the states of Mexico. ... Hendy Woods State Park is a state park located in Mendocino County, California. ... Manchester State Park consists of 760 acres including 18,000 feet of protected beachfront on the Pacific Ocean in Northern California near Point Arena. ... Mendocino Headlands State Park, in Mendocino, California, consists of 347 acres of undeveloped seaside bluffs and islets surrounding the town of Mendocino, two beaches (Big River Beach and Portuguese Beach), and the much larger Big River Unit stretching for eight miles along both banks of the nearby Big River. ... The Mendocino Woodlands State Park (MWSA) is a campground in California. ... Redwood grove at Montgomery Woods Montgomery Woods State Reserve is a 1,145 acre state-owned park located in the Coastal Range in Mendocino County, California, United States. ... Navarro River Redwoods State Park is a state park consisting of an 11-mile stretch of second-growth redwood forest on the banks of the Navarro River in Mendocino County, California. ... Point Cabrillo Light is a lighthouse in northern California, United States, between Point Arena and Cape Mendocino, just south of the community of Caspar. ... The Admiral William Standley State Recreation Area is a state recreation area located north of the city of Santa Rosa, California, on the Eel River in Mendocino County. ... Van Damme State Park consists of about 1,831 acres (7. ...

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