Eureka (California)

Eureka
The Carson Mansion in Eureka
Location in California
Eureka
Basic data
Foundation :	1850
State :	United States
State :	California
County :	Humboldt County
Coordinates :	40 ° 47 ′  N , 124 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 47 ′  N , 124 ° 10 ′  W
Time zone :	Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents :	27,191 (as of 2010)
Population density :	1,109.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	37.4 km 2  (approx. 14 mi 2 ) of which 24.5 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	13.4 m
Postcodes :	95501, 95502, 95503
Area code :	+1 707
FIPS :	06-23042
GNIS ID :	0277605
Website :	www.ci.eureka.ca.gov
Mayor :	Virginia Bass

Eureka (from Greek ηὕρηκα, I found , perfect from εὑρίσκω, I think ) is a city with 27,191 inhabitants (as of 2010). It is located in Humboldt County , in the north of the US state California . The urban area has a size of 37.4 km².

The urban landscape is characterized by deep, furrow-like valleys called "gullies" and the Redwood Forest. Well-known features of the city are the many Victorian houses and the Pulp Mill. On October 15, 1991, Old Town Eureka was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a Historic District .

For the origin of the name, see also Heureka .

Town twinning

• Kamisu , Japan
• Nelson , New Zealand

sons and daughters of the town

• Minerva Urecal (1894–1966), actress
• Joseph Tracy Gregory (1914-2007), paleontologist
• Steve Cochran (1917–1965), actor
• Bernon F. Mitchell (1929-2001), NSA defector
• Kevin Still (* 1960), rower
• Trevor Dunn (* 1968), composer and bassist
• Mike Patton (* 1968), singer and songwriter
• Sara Bareilles (* 1979), singer-songwriter and pianist

ID

After 1994 published History The Invader of Fort Duckburg (dt. The ruler of Entenhausen ) by Don Rosa is Entenhausen approximately there where Eureka is found.

traffic

The city can be reached by plane via Arcata-Eureka Airport .

climate

There is a very balanced climate with only very small temperature fluctuations between summer and winter. This has to do with the cool Pacific Ocean, whose water temperature is between 12 and 16 ° C all year round.

Eureka
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     152   12 5     120   13 6th     135   13 6th     73   13 7th     37   14th 9     13   16 10     3   17th 11     12   17th 12     23   17th 11     68   16 9     164   15th 7th     153   13 6th Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: wetterkontor.de

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Eureka Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 12.4 13.1 13.0 13.3 14.4 15.7 16.6 17.0 17.2 16.0 14.5 12.7 O 14.7 Min. Temperature (° C) 5.3 6.1 6.3 6.8 8.6 10.3 11.3 11.7 10.9 9.2 7.3 5.6 O 8.3 Precipitation ( mm ) 152 120 135 73 37 13 3 12 23 68 164 153 Σ 953 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 4.5 5.1 6.7 8.4 9.0 9.3 8.8 7.6 7.3 5.7 4.4 4.1 O 6.7 Rainy days ( d ) 13 12 14th 9 6th 3 1 2 3 7th 13 14th Σ 97 Humidity ( % ) 83 82 82 82 84 86 87 88 86 85 83 83 O 84.3 Source: wetterkontor.de

literature

• Scott H. Brown: Eureka . Arcadia Publishing , Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 2013. ISBN 9780738596761

Web links

Commons : Eureka, California  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

• Official community site of Eureka (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ according to the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved December 7, 2013