Profile for Point Arena, California, CA

Former and merged names include:
· Punta Arenas

Busy port in the late 1800s

Nearby parks & recreation: Schooner Gulch State Beach

Historic sites and museums: Point Arena Lighthouse & Museum

Quotes:
The town of Point Arena filled an inland gully. Without its Sign of the Whale restaurant, surf therapy store, and salty fogs, it could have been a cow town in Colorado.
-- California Fault
Thurston Clarke

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15% of Point Arena residents report German ancestry, and 8% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Point Arena ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Point Arena was $12,591, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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21% of Point Arena residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Historic districts in Point Arena include Arena Cove Historic District, Main Street Historic Commercial District (Point Arena) ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Point Arena, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $470.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $950.

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Libraries in Point Arena include Coast Community Library ... View libraries

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Mendocino County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Point Arena political report.

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The average commute time for Point Arena workers is 29 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Point Arena include Best Western.

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