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Welcome to Humboldt County ...

Time Zone: Humboldt County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Eureka is the Seat for Humboldt County.

Humboldt County was founded May 12, 1853 and was created by taking area from Trinity County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Humboldt had a population of 135,558 people. This is an increase of 0.41% since the last Census (which gave a population of 135,009 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Humboldt represented 0.36% of the total population of California.

Below are some of the communities located in Humboldt County:

  • Arcata
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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    • Arcata is located in Humboldt County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,044 people
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  • Blue Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Eureka
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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    • Eureka is located in Humboldt County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,652 people
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  • Ferndale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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    • Ferndale is located in Humboldt County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
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  • Fortuna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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    • Fortuna is located in Humboldt County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,107 people
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  • Rio Dell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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    • Rio Dell is located in Humboldt County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
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  • Trinidad
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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