Manhole Covers of Mokelumne Hill, California
Created 6 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 Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras County, California.
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Manhole Covers of Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras County, California
Mokelumne Hill is a small rural mining (now tourist) community in the Calaveras County in the Sierra Nevada foothills, at an average elevation of around 1,474 feet above sea level. Mokelumne Hill ("Moke Hill") was a Gold Rush town, named after the local Native American tribe that lived in the area, the Miwok. Mokelumne Hill was founded in 1848, but has remained unincorporated. Mokelumne Hill currently has a population of about 774 people (2000), but has as many as 15,000 residents of all nationalities in 1850. Today, Mokelumne Hill citizens are composed of 95% Caucasians, 4.3% Hispanics, and 1.6% Native American. The median household income for Mokelumne Hill residents is $35,526 and the per capita income is $17,281.
Mokelumne Hill is now known most famously for its bawdy and rowdy days of the Gold Rush era, but is much quieter now most days. Two highways pass through Mokelumne Hill, State Routes 26 and 49. The average commute time for working Mokelumne Hill residents is 32 minutes, indicating that a large percentage works out of town. The Mokelumne River runs below the town. Additional information about Mokelumne Hill can be found at Mokelumne Hill Info and at the Old Mokelumne Hill Buildings site.
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