| Significant City History |
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Originally the traditional homeland of the Wiyot and Yurok
Tribes, several factors, including the effects of disease, loss
of traditional sources of food, and attempted genocide against
their people, reduced their combined population to less than
5% of pre-European numbers.
Arcata was originally founded as the town of Union (the
permanent name change occurred in 1860).
In 2006, the city council adopted a resolution demanding the
impeachment or resignation of President Bush & Vice Pres.
Cheney for violations of Constitutional and International law,
making it the first city to pass such a resolution.
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| Famous people |
Robert Gearheart Tim McKay
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| City |
State |
Population |
Year Founded |
| Arcata |
CA |
16,888 |
1850 |
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| Elevation |
Industry |
% Unemploy |
Avg. Income |
| 23 feet |
timber |
8.9% |
35,422 |
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| Ethnic Groups |
% of Population |
Average Age |
Pop. Density |
| White |
84% |
26 |
1,812 per sq mi |
| Hispanic |
7% |
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| Asian |
2% |
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| Black |
1% |
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| Other / Mixed |
6% |
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| Avg Max Mean Temp |
Avg Max Mean Temp |
Avg Min Mean Temp |
Avg Min Mean Temp |
| July 1961 |
July 2000 |
Jan 1961 |
Jan 2000 |
| 60.9 |
69 |
43.2 |
46.1 |
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| Avg July Precip |
Avg July Precip |
Avg Jan Precip |
Avg Jan Precip |
| July 1961 |
July 2000 |
Jan 1961 |
Jan 2000 |
| 0 |
0.2 |
4.4 |
7.6 |
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| Current Avg |
% of Sunny Days |
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| Precip |
(Yearly) |
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| 4.1 |
59% |
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| State Ranking |
Total Carbon |
Total Carbon |
Resid. Carbon |
| C02 Footprint |
Output Per Person |
Output Arcata |
Output Arcata |
| (most consumption) |
Metric Tons of |
Metric Tons of |
Metric Tons of |
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CO2 Per Year |
CO2 Per Year |
CO2 Per Year |
| 2nd |
11.48 |
193,874 |
474,046 |
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