Mono County, California

Mono County is a located in the east central portion of the  of, to east of the  between  and. As of the population was 12,853. The is.

The only incorporated city in the county is, which is located at the foot of. Other locations, such as, are also famous as skiing and fishing resorts. Located in the middle of the county is, a vital habitat for millions of migratory and nesting birds. The lake is located in a wild natural setting, with pinnacles of arising out of the salty and alkaline lake.

Also located in Mono County is, the official state , which is now a.

History
Mono County was formed in from parts of,  and. Parts of the county's territory were given to in.

The county is named after which, in, was named for a   tribe that inhabited the  from north of Mono Lake to. The tribe's western neighbors, the s, called them monachie meaning " people" because the e of a fly was their chief food staple and trading article.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3132 sqmi. 3044 sqmi of it is land and 87 sqmi of it (2.79%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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 * - southwest
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 * - west
 * - northwest
 * - north
 * - northeast
 * - east
 * - southeast

Major Highways

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Public Transportation
operates intercity bus service along U.S. 395, as well as local services in Mammoth Lakes. Service extends south to Ridgecrest (Kern County) and north to.

(YARTS) also runs along U.S. 395 from Mammoth Lakes to Lee Vining before entering.

Airports
General aviation airports in Mono County include near Bridgeport,  and. But are in use for their own airplane plant to build their own airplanes.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 12,853 people, 5,137 households, and 3,143 families residing in the county. The was 4 sqmi. There were 11,757 housing units at an average density of 4 sqmi. The racial makeup of the county was 84.17%, 0.47% or , 2.40% , 1.11% , 0.09% , 9.51% from , and 2.25% from two or more races. 17.69% of the population were or  of any race. 84.0% spoke and 15.1%  as their first language.

There were 5,137 households out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 121.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.8 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,992, and the median income for a family was $50,487. Males had a median income of $32,600 versus $26,227 for females. The for the county was $23,422. About 6.30% of families and 11.50% of the population were below the, including 12.20% of those under age 18 and 1.90% of those age 65 or over.

Politics
Mono used to be a -leaning county in and  elections but has become more of a swing county in recent elections, going for  by an extremely slim margin in. The last Democrat to win a majority in the county was in.

Mono is part of, which is held by Republican. In the Mono is in the 25th Assembly district, which is held by Republican, and the 1st Senate district, which is held by Republican.