Mono County, California
Founding: 1861 Parent counties: Calaveras, Fresno, and Mariposa Namesake: Mono Lake Seat: Aurora (1861–1863); Bridgeport (1863–) Land area: 3,049 square miles Population (2020): 13,195 Population (historic): 430 (1870); 7,499 (1880); 2,167 (1900); 1,360 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1880; 1890s; 1920–1940; 1950–2010 Subdivisions: One town; 15 CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 389 (2.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 28.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.1% Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,062 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,725 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.2 rooms Number of farms (1920): 74 Average farm size (1920): 118.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Bridgeport Namesake: A bridge crossing the East Walker R...