Del Norte County, California
Founding: 1857 Parent county: Klamath Namesake: A Spanish phrase meaning "of the north" Seat: Crescent City (1857–) Land area: 1,006 square miles Population (2020): 27,743 Population (historic): 1,993 (1860); 2,584 (1880); 2,408 (1900); 4,739 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1890; 1900–1960; 1970–2010 Subdivisions: One city; six CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 621 (5.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 39.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.4% Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,051 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,833 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5 rooms Number of farms (1920): 130 Average farm size (1920): 101.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Crescent City Namesake: A crescent-shaped beach near the city Founding: ...