Mount Bullion, Mariposa County, California

Gold Rush origins The area that became Mount Bullion was settled during the California Gold Rush, which brought prospectors to the Mother Lode belt along the western slope of the Sierra Nevada beginning in 1849. The community first took the name La Mineta, a Spanish term meaning "little mine." == Geography ==

Mount Bullion is in west-central Mariposa County along California State Route 49. It lies northwest of Mariposa, the county seat, and southeast of Bear Valley. The Mount Bullion CDP has an area of , nearly all of it land. The community sits on a low divide between the headwaters of Agua Fria Creek flowing southeast and the heads of Norwegian Gulch and Green Gulch, which run west to Bear Creek. Both systems drain southwest into the San Joaquin Valley. == Demographics ==

Mount Bullion first appeared as a census-designated place in the 2020 census. The 2020 census reported a population of 154 and a population density of . The racial makeup was 112 (72.7%) White (non-Hispanic), 3 (1.9%) African American, 1 (0.6%) other race (non-Hispanic), and 12 (7.8%) from two or more races (non-Hispanic). Hispanic or Latino of any race were 26 persons (16.9%). 2020 census == Government ==

In the California State Legislature, Mount Bullion is in , and in . In the United States House of Representatives, Mount Bullion is in . == Transportation ==

California State Route 49, known as the Golden Chain Highway, passes through Mount Bullion. The highway follows the historic Mother Lode belt and connects the Gold Rush-era communities of the western Sierra Nevada foothills. SR 49 leads southeast to Mariposa and northwest to Bear Valley. == See also ==