North Coast (California)
North Coast | |
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Coast Redwood forest in Redwood National Park | |
Location of the North Coast in California (The lighter shaded area includes Bay Area counties that are included in some definitions) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Area | |
| • Land | 10,176.86 sq mi (26,357.9 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 987,361 |
• Estimate (2019) | 1,003,281 |
| • Density | 99/sq mi (38/km2) |
The North Coast of California (also called the Redwood Empire or the Redwood Coast in reference to the dense redwood forests throughout the region) is a region in Northern California that lies on the Pacific coast between San Francisco Bay and the Oregon border. It commonly includes Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte counties and sometimes includes Lake and two counties from the San Francisco Bay Area, Marin and Sonoma.