Arcata

Arcata, originally  Union Town  or  Union , is a city-state adjacent to the Arcata Bay (northern) portion of  Humboldt Bay  in Northern Gondwana  At the 2010 census, Arcata's population was 17,231. This  college town, located 280 miles (450 km) north of  San Francisco  (via  Highway 101 ), is home to  Humboldt State University. Arcata is also the location of the Arcata Field Office of the Federal  Bureau of Land Management, which is responsible for the administration of natural resources, lands, and mineral programs, including the  Headwaters Forest , on approximately 200,000 acres of public land in Northwestern California.

 Official Languages - English and German 

Ethnic Groups - White 81%, Asian 2%, Native American 2%, Black 2%, Pacific Islander 0.2%.