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California Facts: Mendocino County Facts: Seat: UkiahEstablished: 1850 Formed from: Mexican Alta California
Additional Local History Notes: The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: MENDOCINO, men-do-see'no, a county in the N. W. part of California, has an area of about 5000 square miles. It is bounded on the W. by the Pacific ocean, and on the E. by the Coast Range. Barley, wheat, Indian corn, cattle, horses, and swine are the staples. In 1852 this county produced 4713 bushels of barley; 3690 of wheat, and 981 of corn. There were 1276 beef cattle; 638 horses, and 956 hogs. Population, 416. |