Bridgeport, California
| Bridgeport | |||
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 Mono County Court and Administration Building in Bridgeport |
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| Location in California | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Mono County | ||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 15 ′ N , 119 ° 14 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 575 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 10.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 56 km 2 (approx. 22 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 1970 m | ||
| Postal code : | 93517 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-08240 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 2582950 1658134, 2582950 | ||
Bridgeport is a community-free settlement and the seat of administration of Mono County in the US state of California . The place is located at an altitude of 1970 meters east of the Sierra Nevada on US Highway US-395 and had 575 inhabitants according to the 2010 census .
Bridgeport is located on the western edge of the Great Basin on the east arm of the Walker River , which has been dammed here since 1923 to form the Bridgeport Reservoir . The place lives mainly from tourism , especially fishing on the Walker River and other streams and lakes. Another tourist draw is the nearby ghost town of Bodie .
The Eastern Sierra Academy is located in Bridgeport , a small private preparatory school with only 25 students, which has received multiple outstanding quality certification from the high school ranking of Newsweek magazine .
Bridgeport acted as the setting for the well-known film noir Goldenes Gift (1947) with Robert Mitchum and Kirk Douglas .
Web links
- Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mono County: Demographics ( April 30, 2009 memento on the Internet Archive ) (accessed January 2, 2010)
- ^ Associated Press State & Local Wire: Rural high school students thrive in isolation in Eastern Sierra , June 29, 2005
- ↑ Newsweek & Washington Post: Challenge Index - Frequently Asked Questions , May 18, 2007