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Sonora
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city and county seat of Tuolumne County, California, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- California
- County
- Tuolumne
- Incorporated
- February 15, 1850
- Total
- 3.18 sq mi (8.23 km )
- Land
- 3.16 sq mi (8.19 km )
- Water
- 0.015 sq mi (0.04 km ) 0.43%
- Elevation
- 1,828 ft (557 m)
- Density
- 1,580/sq mi (611/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 ( PDT )
- Zip codes
- 95370, 95373
- Fips code
- 06-72674
- Website
- www .sonoraca .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Sonora is the only incorporated city in Tuolumne County, California, United States, of which it is also the county seat. Founded during the California Gold Rush by Mexican miners from Sonora (after which the city is named), the city population was 5,003 during the 2020 census, an increase from the 4,610 counted during the 2010 census.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sonora” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.