Manhole Covers of Coulterville, California

Created 10 July 2006

This page was last updated on 23 November 2008
All photos copyrighted by David L. Magney 2006

This is a study of manhole covers from Coulterville, Mariposa County, California.

recipes Counter

Manhole Covers of Coulterville, Mariposa County, California

Coulterville is a small rural mining (now tourist) community in the Mariposa County in the Sierra Nevada foothills, at an average elevation of around 1,683 feet above sea level. Coulterville was a Gold Rush town. Coulterville is named after its founder, George Coulter. Coulterville was founded in 1849 as a gold mining supply center, but remained unincorporated, and includes the communities/names of Maxwell Creek/Maxwell's Creek, Bandarita, Bandereta, Matsell's Creek, and Maxwellville. Coulterville obtained a U.S. Post Office in 1853, called Maxwell Creek, after the town's other founder, George Maxwell, but changed to Coulterville in 1854 (or the change occurred in 1872, depending on your source). Coulterville currently has a population of about 1,772 people (2000) (2,424 people in the 95311 Zip Code census area), which was as high as 4,000 in the 1850s, a forth of which were Chineese. Coulterville citizens are composed of 94.9% Caucasians, 7.2% Hispanics, and 2.6% Native American. The median household income for Coulterville residents is $27,116 and the per capita income is $16,343.

Two highways pass through Coulterville, State Routes 49 and 132, and Coulterville is about 28 miles northwest of Mariposa. Black, Boneyard, and Maxwell Creeks pass through town or nearby. Additional information about Coulterville can be found at Coulterville Info (minimal info) and at the History of Coulterville site.

Waiting for the car to restart, in the shade at the edge of town.

Previous Page | Next Page

Magney's Manhole Covers Home Page
Magney's Biogeography/Photography Home Page
David Magney Environmental Consulting Home