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| subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = Sierra Nevada | seat_type = County seat | seat = Mariposa | unit_pref = US | area_total_sq_mi = 1463 | area_land_sq_mi = 1449 | area_water_sq_mi = 14 | elevation_max_footnotes = | elevation_max_ft = | elevation_min_footnotes = | elevation_min_ft = | population_as_of = April 1, 2010 | population_footnotes = 〔 | population_total = 18251 | pop_est_as_of = 2014 | pop_est_footnotes = 〔 | population_est = 17682 | population_density_sq_mi = auto | established_title = Incorporated | established_date = February 18, 1850〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Chronology )〕 | leader_title = | leader_name = | timezone = Pacific Standard Time | utc_offset = -8 | timezone_DST = Pacific Daylight Time | utc_offset_DST = -7 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = | image_map = Map of California highlighting Mariposa County.svg | mapsize = 200px | map_caption = Location in the state of California | image_map1 = Map of USA CA.svg | mapsize1 = 200px | map_caption1 = California's location in the United States | website = (www.mariposacounty.org ) | footnotes = }} Mariposa County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,251.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/06043.html )〕 The county seat is Mariposa.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 It is located in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, north of Fresno, east of Merced, and southeast of Stockton. The county's eastern section is the central portion of Yosemite National Park. There are no incorporated cities in Mariposa County; however, there are communities recognized as census-designated places for statistical purposes. It also has the distinction of having no permanent traffic lights anywhere in the county. ==History== Mariposa County was one of the original counties of California, created at the time of statehood in 1850. While it began as the state's largest county, territory that was once part of Mariposa was ceded over time to form twelve other counties: Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Merced, Mono, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, and Tulare. Thus, Mariposa County is known as the "Mother of Counties".〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url= http://mariposacourt.org/HistoryMother.htm )〕 Mariposa County's original seat was a now-nonexistent hamlet known as Agua Fria (Spanish for "cold water"), about 3 miles directly west of Mariposa proper on Agua Fria Road, which runs from Highway 140 to the south, to the community of Mt. Bullion to the northwest. Charles Fremont moved the county seat to Mariposa in 1854, resulting in the construction of the Mariposa County Courthouse, whose grounds occupies an entire block. The historic structure is fronted by Bullion Street; Jones Street is to the rear, with 9th and 10th Streets on either side. This handsome, white judicial building erected with whip-sawed wood from nearby forests is the oldest courthouse still in use in California: cases are still tried there to this day. The courthouse is so recognizable that its likeness is on the Mariposa County Seal. Also particularly noteworthy is the courthouse's clock tower and bell, which chimes every hour, on the hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The county took its name from Mariposa Creek, which was so named by Spanish explorers in 1806, when they discovered a great cluster of butterflies (''"mariposas"'' in Spanish and Portuguese) in the foothills of the Sierras. Each year, the first weekend in May, residents mark the annual arrival of migrating Monarch butterflies with a "Butterfly Days" festival and parade. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mariposa County, California」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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