Del Norte County, California

Del Norte County is the northwesternmost in the  of, located on the  coast south of. As of the, it had a population of 27,507. The is, the county's only incorporated city. The county is bordered by the state of to the north.

Del Norte County is noted for its forests and the wild.

History
Del Norte County was founded in, from part of the territory of. Klamath County itself ceased to exist in.

The name of the county signifies "the north" and the county derived its name from its geographical position in the extreme northwest corner of the state.

Education
Del Norte County is home to a of, a two-year college based in Humboldt County.

The provides public education to the children of Del Norte County through the twelfth grade. The primary in Del Norte County is, whose school mascot is the.

Del Norte County has several private and.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,185 (1,230 ). 2,610 km² (1,008 sq mi) of it is land and 575 km² (222 sq mi) of it (18.05%) is water.

Rivers

 * - one of the longest in California.
 * - a crown jewel of the program.

Cities and towns
, which includes the large northern area of Northcrest and, is the only incorporated city in Del Norte County.

The towns of Del Norte include:, , , , , and

Adjacent Counties

 * - south
 * - east
 * - northeast
 * - north

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 199 (CA).svg|23px]]
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Public Transportation
Local public transit is provided by, which provides access to passenger train (via Amtrak bus) service and  bus service.

Airports
conducts passenger flights to and from. The majority of flights connect to through  and vice-versa, although connections are also available to  and.

Harbor
The Crescent City Harbor serves as a commercial fishing boat basin for, , , , and commercial s. The  is also home to multiple fishing and non-fishing related businesses and harbor governmental offices. The Crescent City Harbor also has several pleasure boat docks.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 27,507 people, 9,170 households, and 6,290 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (27/sq mi). There were 10,434 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 78.86%, 4.30% or , 0.43% , 2.32% , 0.08% , 3.92% from , and 4.08% from two or more races. 13.92% of the population were or  of any race. 16.2% were of, 11.3% , 9.1% and 7.4%  ancestry according to. 91.6% spoke and 6.2%  as their first language.

There were 9,170 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 123.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 130.3 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,642, and the median income for a family was $36,056. Males had a median income of $40,072 versus $22,212 for females. The for the county was $14,573. About 16.40% of families and 20.20% of the population were below the, including 26.70% of those under age 18 and 8.20% of those age 65 or over.

Politics
Del Norte is a -leaning county in and  elections. The last Democrat to win a majority in the county was in.

Del Norte is part of, which is held by Democrat. In the, Del Norte is part of the 1st district, which is held by Democrat. In the, Del Norte is part of the 4th district, which is held by Republican.