Mount Bullion, Mariposa County, California
Mount Bullion | |
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Gold on quartz, Mockingbird Mine near Mt. Bullion | |
| Coordinates: 37°30′26″N 120°02′42″W / 37.50722°N 120.04500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Mariposa |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.611 sq mi (1.58 km2) |
| • Land | 0.610 sq mi (1.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,152 ft (656 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 154 |
| • Density | 252.5/sq mi (97.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 95338 (Mariposa) |
| GNIS feature IDs | 233575; 2812657 |
Mount Bullion (formerly, Princeton and La Mineta) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mariposa County, California, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 154.
A post office operated at Mount Bullion from 1862 to 1955, with a closure for a period during 1887. The place was first named "La Mineta" (for "little mine"). Then it was called "Princeton" for the Princeton Mine nearby. Finally, the name "Mount Bullion" was applied in honor of Senator Thomas Hart Benton, whose nickname was "Old Bullion" due to his fiscal policies.