Maple_Creek,_California

Maple Creek, California

Maple Creek, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

40°45′44″N 123°52′09″W

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Maple Creek (formerly, Maplecreek)[2] is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.[1] It is located 9 miles (14 km) south-southeast of Korbel,[2] at an elevation of 528 feet (161 m).[1]

A post office operated at Maple Creek from 1886 to 1923.[2] Maple Creek once had a sawmill and a two-room school;[3] the mill closed in the 1960s but the school remains, enrolling 12-18 students at a time.[4]

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Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Maple Creek has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maple Creek, California
  2. [2]
    Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 101. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. [3]
    Marshall, Jim (October 9, 1972). "Country schools facing extinction". The Times Standard. Eureka, CA. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  4. [4]
    "History - Maple Creek School District". Maple Creek Elementary School District. Humboldt County Office of Education. 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  5. [5]
    Climate Summary for Maple Creek, California


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