Arcata
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| Location in California | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1850 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Humboldt County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 52 ′ N , 124 ° 5 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 17,231 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 724 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 28.6 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) of which 23.8 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 7 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 95518, 95521 | ||
| Area code : | +1 707 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-02476 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0277471 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofarcata.org | ||
| Mayor : | Brett Watson | ||
Arcata is a city in Humboldt County in the US state of California , United States , with 17,231 inhabitants (as of 2010). The urban area has a size of 28.6 km 2 .
The first settlement in the area was in 1850 with the name Uniontown. In August 1989, the Arcata electorate achieved that the urban area was recognized as a nuclear weapons-free zone and banned all nuclear weapons manufacturing activities in the urban area.
In 2003, a law was passed in Arcata which forbids local authorities to work with US federal agencies such as the FBI , the CIA or the immigration authorities if they want to carry out surveillance, arrest or deportation under the USA PATRIOT Act . The city is boycotting the 2001 Patriot Act, which the citizens of Arcata regard as unconstitutional.
The Humboldt State University is located in the city .
Arcata can be reached from the air via Arcata-Eureka Airport .
In Arcata, the US Green Party has the second highest number of members in California in a per capita comparison. Some city councils also belong to the Greens.
sons and daughters of the town
- Michael Moore (* 1954), jazz musician (clarinet, saxophone and composition), who has lived in the Netherlands since 1982 and is one of the representatives of the Modern Creative style
- Brisa Roché (* 1976), singer and songwriter
- Willi Unsoeld (1926–1979), mountaineer
- Michael Phillips (born 1946), writer
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Arcata. In: census.gov. United States Census Bureau , accessed April 9, 2017 .
- ↑ humboldtgreens.org: Our History ( Memento of the original dated December 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ cityofarcata.org: City Council ( Memento of the original from November 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
