Salmon Creek, California

Salmon Creek, California

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Salmon Creek, California
settlement_type = unincorporated town
pushpin_

pushpin_label_position = right
pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of California
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = California
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Sonoma
population_total =
timezone = PST
utc_offset = -8
timezone_DST = PDT
utc_offset_DST = -7
latd = 38 |latm = 21 |lats = 2 |latNS = N
longd = 123 |longm = 3 |longs = 44 |longEW = W
elevation_footnotes = [Gnis|1659573|Salmon Creek]
elevation_ft = 46
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 94923
area_code = 707
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 06-64252
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1659573

Salmon Creek is an unincorporated settlement in Sonoma County, California, U.S. It is located on the Pacific coast about 90 minutes drive north of San Francisco, between the towns of Jenner and Bodega Bay, California.

The settlement is bounded to the north by Salmon Creek, to the east by State Route 1 and to the west and south by Sonoma Coast State Beach.

History

The Coast Miwok village of "Pulya-lakum" was formerly located near the mouth of Salmon Creek.cite web|url=http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/california/miwokindianhist.htm|publisher=Access Genealogy|title=Miwok Indian Tribe|accessdate=2007-12-04] In 1812, the Russian-American Company established Fort Ross about convert|12|mi|km|0|lk=on northwest of present-day Salmon Creek, bringing the area into the Russian Empire's sphere of influence.

Demographics

As of the Census 2000 the primary language spoken in the 94923 ZIP code were 83% English, 17% languages other then English including 13% Spanish, 2% German, 1% French, 1% Tagalog, and 1% Russian. [http://www.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_primary MLA Date Center] , access date July 31, 2008]

The population of the ZIP code was 1,769, [http://www.relocationnow.com/profilebreakout-94923-CA-all.html Relocation Now] , access date July 31, 2008] however that ZIP code also includes the town of Bodega Bay, California and rural areas.

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