Big Lagoon

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Big Lagoon

Total population

138

Median home value

$628,800

63.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$57,438

Big Lagoon$57k

National$74k

Elevation17 m

Land area1.55 km²

Weather64°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates41.16°, -124.13°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Big Lagoon is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States, located 7 miles (11 km) north of Trinidad at an elevation of 56 feet (17 m). The population as of the 2020 census was 161, an increase from 93 in the 2010 census. The area covers .61 square miles (1.6 km2), excluding water.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Big Lagoon, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in California

• Orick
  9.6 mi away
• McKinleyville
  14.6 mi away · pop. 17,113
• Arcata
  20.7 mi away · pop. 18,607
• Manila
  21.4 mi away
• Myrtletown
  25.6 mi away
• Fairhaven
  25.9 mi away · pop. 293
• Bayview
  27.3 mi away
• Pine Hills
  29.5 mi away
• Fields Landing
  30.4 mi away · pop. 532
• Bertsch-Oceanview
  41 mi away
• Hydesville
  41.6 mi away · pop. 1,263
• Crescent City
  42 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Big Lagoon

Tribal-state gaming compact between the State of California and the Big Lagoon Rancheria

California. Legislature. Senate. Committee on Governmental Organization. · 2006

Occupied America

Rodolfo Acuña · 1900

Cycling of reduced trace gases and hydroxylamine in coastal waters

James H. Butler · 1986

American Film

American Film Institute · 1975

Thanking the Monkey

Karen Dawn · 2008

A TOUR OF THE WORLD

Malik Mansab Khan · 2025

Search results from Open Library.