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Place Name
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Humboldt County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Eureka
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Population
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119,118 (1990)
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Location
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California, United States, North America
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Latitude
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40°42'N
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Longitude
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123°55'W
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Humboldt
, county (
3,573 sq mi/9,254 sq km; 1990
pop. 119,118), NW Calif., on Pacific coast;  Eureka; 40°42'N
123°55'W. Humbodlt Bay indents central coastline, bay parallels coast
for 18 mi/29 km. Cape Mendocino is westernmost
point of Calif. Drained by Klamath, Trinity, Mad, Eel, and Mattole
rivers. Mainly in Coast Ranges; includes part of Klamath Mts. in E and
NE, King Mt. Range in SW, Rainbow Ridge in W. Six Rivers Natl. Forest
in E and NE; Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation in N; Humboldt Bay Natl.
Wildlife Refuge in W; part of Redwood Natl. Park in NW; Prairie Creek
Redwoods, Dry Lagoon, and Patrick's Point state parks and Trinidad
State Beach in NW; Grizzly Creek Redwoods and Humboldt Redwoods state
parks in S center; Benbow L. State Recreation Area in S. World's
tallest tree (364 ft/111 m) is near Dyerville.
Logging (redwood, Douglas fir, cedar, spruce), timber; dairying;
cattle, lambs, sheep raising (for Merino wool). Noted recreational area
(fishing, camping, hiking, bathing). Salmon; crabs. Some quarrying and
mining (sand, gravel, clay, gold, silver). Formed 1853.
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