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www.sonoraca.com}}|pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes =|population_est = |population_density_km2 = auto}}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.WEB, QuickFacts - Sonora city, California,weblink June 14, 2022, Census.gov, Sonora is the only incorporated community in Tuolumne County.

History

File:Portrait of Teresa Salas (12622794665).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Teresa Salas, a Californio CalifornioSonora was founded by Mexican miners during the California Gold Rush. Named after their home state of Sonora, Mexico, it was once a booming center of industry and trade in California's Mother Lode. Most of the gold that was removable with traditional mining techniques was quickly extracted, leaving miners to use more complex and expensive mining techniques to reach deep pockets of quartz and gold. Sonora as well as other mining towns of the era experienced economic hardship when the value of gold decreased. As "gold fever" died down, Sonora's size and population steadily decreased over the years.NEWS,weblink A Short History - City of Sonora, City of Sonora, October 30, 2017, en-US, In {{Circa|1851}}, the Sonora Hebrew Cemetery was formed by the Hebrew Benevolent Society and predominately contains the graves of European-born Jews who emigrated to Gold Country.WEB, Ricapito, Giuseppe, Sonora Hebrew Cemetery hosts final burial for Holocaust survivor,weblink October 13, 2022, The Union Democrat, July 17, 2021, en, BOOK, Levinson, Robert E., The Jews in the California Gold Rush, Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks, Judah L. Magnes Museum, 1994, 978-0943376622, As detailed in the 2005 memoir of novelist David Carkeet, Campus Sexpot, Sonora was fictionalized as "Wattsville", the setting of Dale Koby's cult/underground classic (also titled Campus Sexpot).BOOK,weblink Campus Sexpot: A Memoir, Carkeet, David, 2005, University of Georgia Press, 9780820330761, en, The sequel, From Roundheel To Revolutionary by Jeff Daiell, also takes place primarily in "Wattsville"/Sonora.The Tuolumne County Museum and History Center preserves the town's Gold Rush legacy.

Geography

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California State Highway 49 along North Washington Street

Sonora is located at {{Coord|37.984361|-120.381767|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}},WEB,weblink United States Census Bureau, April 23, 2011, February 12, 2011, US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, around the intersection of California State Highways 49 and 108 The altitude is {{convert|1825|ft|m|0}}. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|3.1|sqmi|km2}}, 99.55% of it land and 0.45% of it water.

Climate

There are an average of 75 days annually with highs of {{convert|90|Â°F}} or higher and an average of 65.5 days annually with lows of {{convert|32|Â°F}} or lower. The record high temperature was {{convert|113|F|C|1}} on June 22, 1961, and July 15, 1972. The record low temperature was {{convert|8|F|C|1}} on December 9, 1972.Average annual rainfall is {{convert|32.79|in|mm}}, almost all from November through April, although there are occasionally afternoon and evening thunderstorms in the summer months, which drift down from the Sierra Nevada. There are an average of 63.8 days annually with measurable precipitation. The wettest â€œrain yearâ€ has been from July 1982 to June 1983 with {{convert|60.29|in|mm|1}} and the driest from July 1975 to June 1976 with {{convert|15.26|in|mm|1}}.National Weather Service (Sacramento); NOW Data The most rainfall in one month was {{convert|21.69|in|mm}} in December 1955, including {{convert|7.10|in|mm|1}} on December 27, the record 24-hour rainfall. The most snowfall in one month was {{convert|30.5|in|m|2}} in January 1933.WEB,weblink SONORA, CALIFORNIA - Climate Summary, dri.edu, August 4, 2015, The KÃ¶ppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is Csa (hot-summer Mediterranean climate).WEB,weblink Sonora, California KÃ¶ppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase), Weatherbase, August 4, 2015, {{Weather box|location = Sonora, California, 1991â€“2020 normals, extremes 1906â€“present|single line = Yes|Jan record high F = 75|Feb record high F = 78|Mar record high F = 84|Apr record high F = 92|May record high F = 103|Jun record high F = 113|Jul record high F = 113|Aug record high F = 110|Sep record high F = 110|Oct record high F = 100|Nov record high F = 89|Dec record high F = 81|Jan avg record high F = 68.4|Feb avg record high F = 70.4|Mar avg record high F = 75.5|Apr avg record high F = 82.5|May avg record high F = 91.6|Jun avg record high F = 99.3|Jul avg record high F = 102.7|Aug avg record high F = 101.8|Sep avg record high F = 98.1|Oct avg record high F = 89.6|Nov avg record high F = 77.5|Dec avg record high F = 68.2|year avg record high F = 104.4|Jan high F = 55.7|Feb high F = 58.2|Mar high F = 62.1|Apr high F = 66.7|May high F = 75.6|Jun high F = 85.3|Jul high F = 92.8|Aug high F = 91.9|Sep high F = 86.7|Oct high F = 76.2|Nov high F = 63.2|Dec high F = 55.1|year high F =|Jan mean F = 44.3|Feb mean F = 46.2|Mar mean F = 49.5|Apr mean F = 53.2|May mean F = 60.6|Jun mean F = 68.0|Jul mean F = 74.8|Aug mean F = 73.7|Sep mean F = 68.8|Oct mean F = 59.6|Nov mean F = 49.8|Dec mean F = 43.8|year mean F =|Jan low F = 32.8|Feb low F = 34.2|Mar low F = 37.0|Apr low F = 39.7|May low F = 45.5|Jun low F = 50.8|Jul low F = 56.8|Aug low F = 55.5|Sep low F = 50.8|Oct low F = 43.0|Nov low F = 36.4|Dec low F = 32.4|year low F =|Jan avg record low F = 23.9|Feb avg record low F = 25.7|Mar avg record low F = 28.3|Apr avg record low F = 30.7|May avg record low F = 36.1|Jun avg record low F = 41.5|Jul avg record low F = 49.8|Aug avg record low F = 49.0|Sep avg record low F = 42.4|Oct avg record low F = 34.4|Nov avg record low F = 27.6|Dec avg record low F = 23.6|year avg record low F = 21.5|Jan record low F = 13|Feb record low F = 15|Mar record low F = 20|Apr record low F = 24|May record low F = 24|Jun record low F = 34|Jul record low F = 36|Aug record low F = 38|Sep record low F = 35|Oct record low F = 25|Nov record low F = 21|Dec record low F = 8|precipitation colour = green|Jan precipitation inch = 6.32|Feb precipitation inch = 5.50|Mar precipitation inch = 5.37|Apr precipitation inch = 3.03|May precipitation inch = 1.54|Jun precipitation inch = 0.34|Jul precipitation inch = 0.03|Aug precipitation inch = 0.07|Sep precipitation inch = 0.20|Oct precipitation inch = 1.64|Nov precipitation inch = 3.24|Dec precipitation inch = 5.51|year precipitation inch =|Jan snow inch = 2.3|Feb snow inch = 1.0|Mar snow inch = 0.5|Apr snow inch = 0.1|May snow inch = 0.0|Jun snow inch = 0.0|Jul snow inch = 0.0|Aug snow inch = 0.0|Sep snow inch = 0.0|Oct snow inch = 0.0|Nov snow inch = 0.0|Dec snow inch = 0.7|year snow inch =|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in|Jan precipitation days = 10.3|Feb precipitation days = 9.7|Mar precipitation days = 9.7|Apr precipitation days = 6.4|May precipitation days = 3.9|Jun precipitation days = 1.4|Jul precipitation days = 0.2|Aug precipitation days = 0.5|Sep precipitation days = 0.9|Oct precipitation days = 3.7|Nov precipitation days = 7.1|Dec precipitation days = 10.0|unit snow days = 0.1 in|Jan snow days = |Feb snow days = |Mar snow days = |Apr snow days = |May snow days = |Jun snow days = |Jul snow days = |Aug snow days = |Sep snow days = |Oct snow days = |Nov snow days = |Dec snow days =|source 1 = NOAAWEB,weblink National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access â€“ Station: Sonora, CA, May 23, 2023, |source 2 = National Weather ServiceWEB,weblink National Weather Service, NOAA Online Weather Data â€“ NWS Sacramento, May 23, 2023, }}

Demographics

{{US Census population|1860= 1960|1870= 1322|1880= 1492|1890= 1441|1900= 1922|1910= 2029|1920= 1684|1930= 2278|1940= 2257|1950= 2448|1960= 2725|1970= 3100|1980= 3247|1990= 4153|2000= 4423|2010= 4610|2020= 5003

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2010

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Downtown Sonora during the winter

At the 2010 census Sonora had a population of 4,903. The population density was {{convert|1,593.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Sonora was 4,402 (89.8%) White, 24 (0.5%) African American, 95 (1.9%) Native American, 79 (1.6%) Asian, 12 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 84 (1.7%) from other races, and 207 (4.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 542 people (11.1%).WEB,weblink weblink" title="archive.today/20140715040407weblink">weblink dead, July 15, 2014, 2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Sonora city, U.S. Census Bureau, July 12, 2014, The census reported that 4,613 people (94.1% of the population) lived in households, 85 (1.7%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 205 (4.2%) were institutionalized.There were 2,199 households, 562 (25.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 689 (31.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 308 (14.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 116 (5.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 192 (8.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 12 (0.5%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 881 households (40.1%) were one person and 312 (14.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.10. There were 1,113 families (50.6% of households); the average family size was 2.77.The age distribution was 975 people (19.9%) under the age of 18, 526 people (10.7%) aged 18 to 24, 1,266 people (25.8%) aged 25 to 44, 1,324 people (27.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 812 people (16.6%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 39.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.There were 2,463 housing units at an average density of 800.2 per square mile; of the occupied units, 898 (40.8%) were owner-occupied and 1,301 (59.2%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 8.6%. 1,960 people (40.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 2,653 people (54.1%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

(File:St. James Episcopal Church in autumn 01 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|St. James Episcopal Church)At the 2000 census,WEB,weblink United States Census Bureau, January 31, 2008, U.S. Census website, there were 4,423 people in 2,051 households, including 1,046 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,456.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,197 housing units at an average density of {{convert|723.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 91.4% White, 0.7% African American, 1.5% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.0% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race comprise 8.4% of the population.There were 2,051 households, 24.0% had children under the age of 18, 33.2% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.0% were non-families. 40.3% of households were made up of individuals, and 15% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.75.The age distribution was 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 were 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.1 males.The median household income was $28,858 and the median family income was $39,722. Males had a median income of $40,958 versus $26,111 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,248. 16.9% of the population and 10.9% of families were 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 were living below the poverty line.

Economy and tourism

File:Sonora Hope COVID19.jpg|thumb|left|The historic Mission Revival Mission RevivalThe area economy was historically based on the mining and timber industries, but now relies on tourism.WEB,weblink Membership benefits, Tuolumne County Chamber of Commerce, 2011, July 13, 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110605001340weblink">weblink June 5, 2011, dead, One of two active lumber mills in Tuolumne County was shut down in 2009, but reopened in July 2011.NEWS,weblink Dow Jones Local Media Group, Inc., Retooled lumber mill back in business, Nichols, Dana M, July 10, 2011, July 13, 2011, As a city close to Yosemite National Park, Sonora provides services to some of Yosemite's visitors. The city also benefits from its proximity to Railtown 1897 State Historic Park and Columbia State Park.

Education

The city's schools include its namesake educational institutions Sonora Union High SchoolWEB,weblink Sonora Union High - School Directory Details (CA Dept of Education), www.cde.ca.gov, February 18, 2019, and Sonora Elementary School,WEB,weblink Sonora Elementary - School Directory Details (CA Dept of Education), www.cde.ca.gov, February 18, 2019, as well as Dario Cassina HighWEB,weblink Dario Cassina High - School Directory Details (CA Dept of Education), www.cde.ca.gov, February 18, 2019, and the Foothill Horizons Outdoor School.Columbia Community College is part of Yosemite Community College District (YCCD) which also includes Modesto Junior College. It is the sole college in Tuolumne County and offers two-year degrees. Individuals wishing to attend a university must commute 50 miles to University of California, Merced, or to California State University, Stanislaus, in Turlock.

Government and politics

(File:2009-0724-CA-TuolumneCtyCt.jpg|thumb|right|Tuolumne County Courthouse)Sonora uses a city council consisting of five council members, including the mayor. The city council appoints a city administrator to implement the council's policies and enforce ordinances. As of March 2020, the current mayor of Sonora is Matt Hawkins and the current city administrator is Melissa Eads.WEB,weblink Sonora's City Council - City of Sonora, City of Sonora, March 31, 2020, WEB,weblink City Administrator - City of Sonora, City of Sonora, March 31, 2020, In the California State Legislature, Sonora is in {{Representative|casd|4|fmt=sdistrict}},WEB,weblink Senate District 4, and in {{Representative|caad|8|fmt=adistrict}}.WEB,weblink District Map - AD08 | PATTERSON, November 12, 2021, WEB

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In the United States House of Representatives, Sonora is in {{Representative|cacd|5|fmt=district}}.WEB,weblink California's 5th Congressional District - CA-05 Representatives & District Map,

Culture and arts

{{See also|List of films shot in Sonora, California}}File:Sonora CA.jpg|thumb|left|The historic City Hotel, built in 1852]]The newspaper of record for the Sonora area is The Union Democrat.WEB,weblink About Us, AbDivine, The Union Democrat, uniondemocrat.com, August 4, 2015, The Tuolumne County Film Commission describes Sonora as "one of the country's most versatile locations", where more than "300 film[s] and television series" have been made.WEB,weblink Home page, Tuolumne County Film Commission, May 7, 2010, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20101012111621weblink">weblink October 12, 2010, mdy-all, Local museums depict the Gold Rush era and historic Sonora.The small town is home to the professional theatre company Sierra Repertory TheatreWEB,weblink Sierra Repertory Theatre, sierrarep.org, August 4, 2015, that produces a variety of musicals and plays each year at two different theatre buildings, the East Sonora Theatre and the Fallon House Theatre in Columbia.Sonora is also home to the Tuolumne County Arts Alliance.WEB,weblink Imagine, August 4, 2015, The pilot, and various scenes, of the television show Little House on the Prairie was filmed in Sonora.{{Citation|title=LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE Reunion {{!}} Stars in the House, Thursday, 3/18 at 8PM|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsPZyMKFT2A|language=en|access-date=March 20, 2021}}

Notable people

Vaughn Armstrong â€“ actor
Melvin Belli â€“ attorney
David Carkeet - writer
Jack Cassinetto â€“ painter
Phil Coke â€“ MLB pitcher
Molly Culver - actress
Charles Dellschau â€“ artist
T.J. Dillashaw - UFC Bantamweight Champion
Ross Dwelley - NFL tight end
Larry Franco - film producer
James P. Hogan â€“ writer
Jenny O'Hara â€“ actress
Josh Parry - NFL fullback
Dan Pastorini â€“ NFL quarterback
Francis "Rocco" Prestia - bassist of Tower of Power
Tata Vega - Entertainer
Kahale Warring - NFL Tight End

References

External links

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