Mariposa (California)

Mariposa was founded as a mining camp on the banks of the seasonal Aqua Fria River around 1849. It is one of the most southern villages associated with the gold rush. The first settlement was located about 10 km from the existing one. After the floods of 1849/1850 and the fires, the village relocated due to its more favorable position on the Mariposa River and its gold deposit. Most of the city's territory under the Spanish grant belonged to John Freemont , who laid most of the streets of the village. In 1851, Mariposa became a district center. In 1854, the district court building was built, which is still functioning ^{[1] [2]} . In July 2017, a strong fire led to the evacuation of almost the entire Mariposa population ^[3] .

According to the 2010 census, the population of Mariposa was 2173 people (of which 46.2% of men and 53.8% of women), there were 1013 households and 545 families in the locality. The racial composition : whites - 87.2%, Native Americans - 4.8% African Americans - 0.5%, Asians - 1.4%, and representatives of two or more races - 3.4%. 9.9% of the city’s population are Hispanic (6.5% Mexicans) ^[4] .

Of the 1013 households, 53.8% were married couples living together (20.8% with children under 18), 13.8% of families had women without husbands, 3.9% of families had men without wives, 46, 2% had no family. On average, 2.97 people have a household, and the average family size is 2.77 people.

According to the 2010 census, the population of the area was distributed as follows: 20.0% - residents under 18 years old, 2.5% - between 18 and 21 years old, 50.4% - from 21 to 65 years old and 27.1% - aged 65 and over. The average age of the population is 49.3 years. For every 100 women in Maripos there were 85.7 men, while for 100 adult women there were already 83.4 men of comparable age ^[4] .

In 2015, out of 1,286 people over the age of 16, 541 had a job. At the same time, men had a median income of $ 31,167 per year compared to $ 38,304 of average annual income for women. In 2014, the median income for a family was estimated at $ 41,875, for a household - at $ 38,472. The per capita income is $ 17,064 per year. 26.3% of the total number of families in Maripos and 33.3% of the total population were at the time of the census below the poverty line ^[4] .

• In the computer game Fallout 2, the main character must get the coordinates of the Enclave rig through a supercomputer, but the coordinates that the computer gives out are sent to the city of Mariposa. It is noteworthy that in the Fallout series of games, the Mariposa military base is repeatedly mentioned.