Manhole Covers of Sonora, California
Created 9 July 2006
This page was last updated on 30 November 2008
All photos copyrighted by David L. Magney 2006.
This is a study of manhole covers from Sonora, Tuolumne County, California.
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Manhole Covers of Sonora, Tuolumne County, California
Sonora is a small rural mining (now tourist) community in the Sierra Nevada foothills, at an average elevation of around 1,826 feet above sea level. Sonora was a Gold Rush town, named after the home of two brothers from Sonora, Mexico, Jose and Seamon Cabezut. Sonora was founded in 1848 when they found gold, and incorporated on 1 May 1851, and is the county seat. Sonora currently has a population of about 4,423 people (2000). Sonora citizens are composed of 91.4% Caucasians, 8.4% Hispanics, 1.5% Native American, and 1.2% Asians. The median household income for Sonora residents is $28,858 and the per capita income is $19,248.
Sonora is now known most famously as the "Queen of the Southern Mines", and as being a wild western mining town. Two highways pass through Sonora, State Routes 49 and 108. The average commute time for working Sonora residents is 21 minutes, indicating that a large percentage works out of town. Sonora and Woods Creeks pass through town. Woods Creek is a tributary to the Tuolumne River. Additional information about Sonora can be found at Sonora Info, the Official Sonora City site, and at Sonora Facts site.
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