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1659815, 2411930. Website. www .sonoraca .com. Sonora is the county seat of Tuolumne County, California, United States. Founded during the California Gold Rush by Mexican miners from Sonora (after which the city is named), the city population was 5,121 during the 2020 Census, an increase from the 4,903 counted during the 2010 Census.
The October 2017 Northern California wildfires, also known as the Northern California firestorm, North Bay Fires, and the Wine Country Fires [7] were a series of 250 wildfires that started burning across the state of California, United States, beginning in early October. Twenty-one became major fires that burned at least 245,000 acres (99,148 ha).
- ~$14.5 billion (2017 USD)
- 250
- At least 245,000 acres (99,148 ha)
- Northern California
by Pat Perry, City Historian. Sonora, one of the oldest cities in California, was incorporated on May 1, 1851. Only ten cities have been incorporated longer. Sonora was historically referred to as the ‘Queen of the Southern Mines.’. Like so many Gold Rush towns, Sonora had a wild reputation in its early days. According to Frank Marryat, who ...
A Short History. The City of Sonora, known as the “Queen of the Southern Mines,” was established in 1848 by miners emigrating from the State of Sonora, Mexico. The early settlement was often referred to as the Sonoran Camp. As with many communities in California’s Mother Lode, gold mining was the driving force behind Sonora’s early ...
Tuolumne County ( / tuˈɒləmi / ⓘ ), officially the County of Tuolumne, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 55,620. [6] The county seat and only incorporated city is Sonora. [7] Tuolumne County comprises the Sonora, CA Micropolitan Statistical Area. The county is in the Sierra ...
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City of Sonora 94 Washington Street Sonora, CA, 95370 Phone: (209) 532-4541. Visiting Sonora CA.
Sonora is the only incorporated community in Tuolumne County. Sonora is the county seat of Tuolumne County, California, United States. Founded during the California Gold Rush by Mexican miners from Sonora, the city population was 5,121 during the 2020 Census, an increase from the 4,903 counted during the 2010 Census.
