Sonora, California
Location in Tuolumne County and the state of California
Coordinates: 37°59′4″N 120°22′54″W / 37.98444, -120.38167
Country	United States
State	California
County	Tuolumne
Area
- Total	3 sq mi (7.9 km²)
- Land	3 sq mi (7.9 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	1,785 ft (544 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	4,423
- Density	1,474.3/sq mi (559.9/km²)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes	95370, 95373
Area code(s)	209
FIPS code	06-72674
GNIS feature ID	1659815

Sonora is the county seat of Tuolumne County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 4,423. Sonora is the only incorporated community in Tuolumne county. Image File history File links Tuolumne_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Sonora_Highlighted. ... Tuolumne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Californias Sierra Nevada. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... This list of countries, arranged alphabetically, gives an overview of countries of the world. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... The U.S. state of California is divided into 58 counties. ... Tuolumne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Californias Sierra Nevada. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... PST is UTC-8, highlighted in red. ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Although DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Mr. ... The 209 area code covers Stockton, Merced, Modesto, San Andreas and the Central Valley. ... Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the U.S. Federal government for use by all (non-military) government agencies and by government contractors. ... GNIS (The Geographic Names Information System) contains name and locative information about almost two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its Territories. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Tuolumne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Californias Sierra Nevada. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... A Municipal Corporation is a legal defintion for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, and towns. ...

Geography

Sonora is located at 37°59′4″N, 120°22′54″W (37.984361, -120.381767)^GR1, around the intersection of California State Highways 49 and 108 The altitude is 1,825ft/556m. California State Route 49 (also known as the Gold Country Highway) is a scenic highway in the California Gold Country that passes through the historic mining communities of the 1849 California gold rush. ... State Route 108 runs generally northeast across central California from downtown Modesto near the Route 99/132 interchange California State Route 99 to U.S. Highway 395 near the Nevada state line. ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.9 km² (3.0 mi²), all land. 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 (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

Demographics

Sonora, CA

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there are 4,423 people, 2,051 households, and 1,046 families residing in the city. The population density is 561.8/km² (1,456.2/mi²). There are 2,197 housing units at an average density of 279.0/km² (723.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 91.36% White, 0.68% African American, 1.49% Native American, 1.22% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 1.99% from other races, and 3.12% from two or more races. 8.41% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,576 × 1,716 pixels, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,576 × 1,716 pixels, file size: 1. ... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There are 2,051 households out of which 24.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.2% are married couples living together, 14.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 49.0% are non-families. 40.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.06 and the average family size is 2.75. Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ...

In the city the population is spread out with 20.4% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 82.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 77.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $28,858, and the median income for a family is $39,722. Males have a median income of $40,958 versus $26,111 for females. The per capita income for the city is $19,248. 16.9% of the population and 10.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 22.8% of those under the age of 18 and 7.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. 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. ...

History

Founded by Mexican miners during the California Gold Rush (to remind them of Sonora, Mexico), Sonora still echoes some of its history through preserved architecture. The journal of William Perkins offers an account of Sonora at the height of the gold rush. The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) began shortly after January 24, 1848 (when gold was discovered at Sutters Mill in Coloma). ... Sonora is a state in northwestern Mexico, bordering the states of Chihuahua to the east, Sinaloa to the south, and Baja California to the northwest. ...

Filmed in Sonora [1]

The old city hotel on S.Washington Street

• Adventures of Brisco County Jr., The (1993) TV Series ...aka "Brisco County Jr." (1993)
• Big Valley, The (1965) TV Series
• Bonanza (1959) TV Series ...aka "Ponderosa" (1972) (USA: rerun title)
• Hopalong Cassidy (1952) TV Series
• Little House on the Prairie (1974) TV Series ...aka "Little House: A New Beginning" (1982) (USA: last season title)
• Paradise (1988) TV Series ...aka "Guns of Paradise" (1991) (USA: new title)
• Three Wishes (2005) TV Series
• Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, The (1979)
• Back to the Future Part III (1990)
• Bad Girls (1994/I)
• Bad Men of Missouri (1941)
• Border Legion, The (1918)
• Border Legion, The (1930)
• Brothers, The (2006)
• Catch My Smoke (1922)
• Charge of the Light Brigade, The (1936)
• Come Live with Me (1941)
• Conflict (1936)
• Conquering Horde, The (1931)
• Conquerors, The (1932) ...aka Pioneer Builders (1932) (USA: reissue title)
• County Chairman, The (1935)
• Covered Wagon, The (1923)
• Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)
• Down Rio Grande Way (1942) ...aka Double Punch, The (1942) (UK)
• Downwardly Mobile (1996)
• Farmer Takes a Wife, The (1935)
• Fighting Caravans (1931) ...aka Blazing Arrows (1950) (USA: reissue title)
• Flying Lariats (1931)
• Galloping Ace, The (1924)
• Go West (1940) ...aka Marx Brothers Go West (1940) (UK)
• Great Meadow, The (1931)
• Great Race, The (1965) ...aka Blake Edwards' The Great Race (1965) (USA: complete title)
• Guest of Cindy Sherman (2008)
• Hazards of Helen, The (1914)
• If You Believe It, It's So (1922)
• Kidschool (2001)
• Lasca of the Rio Grande (1931)
• Last Ride of the Dalton Gang, The (1979) (TV)
• Libeled Lady (1936)
• Lone Cowboy (1933)
• Man of Conquest (1939)
• Man Power (1927)
• Man Who Won, The (1923)
• Money! Money! Money! (1923)
• No One's Watching: An Alien Abductee's Story (2006)
• North of 36 (1924)
• North of the Rio Grande (1937)
• Omaha Trail, The (1942)
• Pierre of the Plains (1942)
• Promises (1998)
• Rage at Dawn (1955) ...aka Seven Bad Men (1955)
• Red House, The (1947) ...aka No Trespassing (1947)
• Red Pony, The (1973) (TV)
• Redemption of the Ghost (2002)
• Return of Frank James, The (1940)
• Riders of the Cactus (1931)
• Robin Hood of El Dorado, The (1936)
• Romance of Rosy Ridge, The (1947)
• Sacketts, The (1979) (TV) ...aka Daybreakers, The (1979) (TV) (USA: cut version)
• Santa Fe Trail (1940)
• Scars of Jealousy (1923)
• Scouts to the Rescue (1939)
• Shadow Riders, The (1982) (TV) ...aka Louis L'Amour's The Shadow Riders (1982) (TV)
• Shaughnessy (1996) (TV) ...aka Louis L'Amour's Shaughnessy (1996) (TV) (Australia)

...aka Louis L'Amour's Shaughnessy the Iron Marshal (2006) (TV) (USA: DVD box title) Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x752, 204 KB) Wikipedia has more about this subject: Sonora, California File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Sonora, California Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x752, 204 KB) Wikipedia has more about this subject: Sonora, California File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Sonora, California Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added... For the video game based on this film, see Back to the Future Part III (video game). ...

• Silent Call, The (1921)
• Silver City (1951) ...aka High Vermilion (1951) (UK)
• Singer Jim McKee (1924)
• Something for a Lonely Man (1968) (TV)
• Somewhere in Sonora (1933)
• Songs and Saddles (1938)
• Terror, The (1920)
• Tess of the Storm Country (1960)
• Texan, The (1930)
• Three Bad Men (2005)
• Timber Stampede (1939)
• Toll Gate, The (1920)
• Traveling Salesman (1921)
• Unforgiven (1992)
• Union Pacific (1939)
• Virginian, The (1929)
• Wells Fargo (1937)
• White-Collar Crime (1996)
• Without Compromise (1922)
• Wyoming (1940)
• Young Tom Edison (1940)

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Notable Persons

Well-known people associated with Sonora:

• Melvin Belli attorney
• Dan Pastorini NFL quarterback
• Vaughn Armstrong actor
• James P. Hogan writer
• Jenny O'Hara actress
• William Perkins Canadian author and miner

Melvin Mouron Belli (29 July 1907, Sonora, California - 9 July 1996, San Francisco, California) was a prominent American lawyer known as The King of Torts—and by detractors as Melvin Bellicose. He had many celebrity clients, including Zsa Zsa Gabor, Errol Flynn, Chuck Berry, Muhammad Ali, Sirhan Sirhan, Jim and... Dante Dan Pastorini (born 1949 - ) was a quarterback who played for 12 seasons from 1971-1981, and 1983. ... Vaughn Armstrong as Maxwell Forrest on Star Trek: Enterprise. ... At the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow, August 2005 James Patrick Hogan (born June 27, 1941, London) is a science fiction author. ...      Jenny OHara is part of a performing family whose influence encompasses regional and New York theater from Warren, PA, to Greenwich Village and Broadway, and rock music from England to New York. ...

External links

Coordinates: 37.984361° N 120.381767° W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Tuolumne County, California
County seat: Sonora
Cities	Sonora Tuolumne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Californias Sierra Nevada. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - 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. ... There are 478 incorporated cities in California, 22 of which are styled Town of (Name) instead of City of (Name). ...
CDPs	Chinese Camp | Columbia | East Sonora | Groveland-Big Oak Flat | Jamestown | Mi-Wuk Village | Mono Vista | Phoenix Lake-Cedar Ridge | Soulsbyville | Tuolumne City | Twain Harte Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 552 pixelsFull resolution (891 × 615 pixel, file size: 4 KB, MIME type: image/png) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ... Chinese Camp is a census-designated place located in Tuolumne County, California. ... East Sonora is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tuolumne County, California, United States. ... Groveland-Big Oak Flat is a census-designated place located in Tuolumne County, California. ... Jamestown is a census-designated place located in Tuolumne County, California. ... Mi-Wuk Village is a census-designated place located in Tuolumne County, California. ... Mono Vista is a census-designated place located in Tuolumne County, California. ... Phoenix Lake-Cedar Ridge is a census-designated place located in Tuolumne County, California. ... Soulsbyville is an unincorporated census-designated place in Tuolumne County, California, United States. ... Tuolumne City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in Tuolumne County, California. ... Twain Harte is a census-designated place located in Tuolumne County, California. ...
Unincorporated communities	Confidence | Moccasin | Pine Mountain Lake This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Confidence is a small town on Highway 108 in Tuolumne County, California in the United States with a population of 50 people. ... Moccasin, an unincorporated town in Tuolumne County, California, is located at the intersection of California State Route 49 and California State Route 120. ... The gated entrance to the private community of Pine Mountain Lake lies eight tenths of a mile to the north and east of Groveland. ...