Fort Bragg
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city in Mendocino County, California, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- California
- County
- Mendocino
- Founded as a military garrison
- 1857 ; 169 years ago ( 1857 )
- Incorporated
- August 5, 1889 ; 136 years ago ( 1889-08-05 )
- Named after
- Braxton Bragg
- Type
- Council–manager
- Body
- City council
- Mayor
- Jason Godeke
- Vice mayor
- Marcia Rafanan
- Councilmembers
- Tess Albin-Smith, Scott Hockett, Lindy Peters
- Total
- 2.93 sq mi (7.59 km )
- Land
- 2.90 sq mi (7.51 km )
- Water
- 0.035 sq mi (0.09 km ) 1.14%
- Length
- 3.6 mi (5.8 km)
- Width
- 1.95 mi (3.14 km)
- Elevation
- 85 ft (26 m)
- Density
- 2,410/sq mi (930/km )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Named after
- Braxton Bragg
- Official name
- Fort Bragg
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Mendocino County
- Continent
- North America
- Population
- 6983
- Area
- 7.206641
- Elevation
- 85
- Time zone
- Pacific Time Zone
- Body of water
- Pacific Ocean
- Official website
- city.fortbragg.com
- Image
- Fort Bragg California aerial view.jpg
- Households
- 3014
- Dialing code
- 707
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- twinned administrative body
- Otsuchi
- office held by head of government
- mayor
- Commons category
- Fort Bragg, California
- date of incorporation
- 1889-08-05
- postal code
- 95437
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Fort Bragg, California
- different from
- Fort Bragg
- water as percent of area
- 1.2018
- P8168
- Pōmare
- water area
- 0.086606
- per capita income
- 25666
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Encyclopedic overview
Fort Bragg is a city along the North Coast of California in Mendocino County. The city is 24 miles (39 km) west of Willits, at an elevation of 85 feet (26 m). Its population was 6,983 at the 2020 census.
Location in Mendocino County and California Fort Bragg is a tourist destination because of its views of the Pacific Ocean. Among its points of interest are Glass Beach and the California Western Railroad (popularly known as the "Skunk Train").
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fort Bragg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.