| COLUSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA | ||
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513 Listings |
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| Page: 1 of 1 | Section: 1-6 of 6 | Place Names: | Ad-Yo | |
| Population: | 18,804 2000 census | |
| Area: | 736,500 Acres | |
| County Seat:* | Monroeville* 1851-1854 | Colusa 1854-present |
| Date: February 18, 1850 | Original county* | |
| Mining Districts | ||
| Name | Type | |
| Historical Landmarks | ||
| Number |
Name |
Date |
| 238 | Swift's Stone Corral | 1850 |
| 736 | Letts Valley | 1855 |
| 890 | Colusa County Courthouse | 1861 |
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Census Totals |
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| 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 |
| 115 | 2,274 | 6,165 | 13,118 |
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Territorial History |
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| 1850 | One of the 27 original counties |
| Territory from Colusa to Glenn (1891) | |
| Territory from Glenn to Colusa (1893) | |
| Territory from Butte to Colusa (1956) | |
| Territory from Sutter to Butte (1851) to Colusa (1851) | |
| Territory from Sutter to Colusa (1856) | |
| Territory from Yolo to Colusa (1851) | |
| Territory from Colusa to Butte (1859) | |
| Territory from Colusa to Glenn (1891) | |
| Territory from Colusa to Tehama (1856) | |
| Territory from Tehama to Colusa (1859) | |
| Territory from Colusa to Lake (1868) | |
| Territory from Colusa to Shasta (1851) | |
| *Originally named Colusi. Changed to Colusa in 1850 |
| *Occasionally referred to a Coluse County |
| *Administered by Butte County until 1851 |
| *Monroeville site now in Glenn County |
| ++ The present Colusa County boundaries are far from where it started. Originally Colusa occupies territory that roughly covered Glenn County. The southern six miles of the original Colusa County are not the northern 6 miles of Colusa County. |
| Named after two Mexican land grants; Coluses (1844) and Colus (1845). The word is taken from the name of an Indian tribe living on the west side of the Sacramento River. |
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