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28-579: Loleta may refer to: Loleta, California Loleta, Pennsylvania [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Loleta&oldid=544417247 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

56-695: A major economic influence. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway reorganized Loleta's railroad as the San Francisco and Northwestern Railway in 1903 and then completed the Northwestern Pacific Railroad to San Francisco in 1914. Located 1 mile (1.6 km) from the Eel River , which drains 10 percent of the total California watershed, and four miles from the Pacific Ocean and Humboldt Bay, fishing has also been

84-429: A population of 783. The population density was 368.5 inhabitants per square mile (142.3/km ). The racial makeup of Loleta was 643 (82.1%) White , 12 (1.5%) African American , 16 (2.0%) Native American , 5 (0.6%) Asian , 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander , 65 (8.3%) from other races , and 42 (5.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 114 persons (14.6%). The Census reported that 783 people (100% of

112-675: A public K-8 school. Although agriculture and dairy have been salient factors in Loleta's economy, most residents work outside the community in neighboring cities. The Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria is headquartered in Loleta, where they operate the Bear River Casino. The Loleta Elementary school, two churches and the firefighter's pavilion, managed by local volunteer firefighters are close to U.S. 101 . Loleta and Eureka were locations for filming

140-816: A significant economic factor in the local economy. In the early years of the 20th century, fish buyers from San Francisco congregated in Loleta every autumn to bid on the salmon catch, which averaged $ 50,000. There are two Humboldt County parks located near Loleta, generally to the west toward the Pacific Ocean: Crab County Park and Table Bluff County Park as well as several beach, dunes, and wetlands Public Land Areas . The Aleutian Cackling Goose ( Branta hutchinsii leucopareia ) has in recent years extended its spring staging area to Loleta. Flocks of over 400 individual birds may be seen in March. The 2010 United States Census reported that Loleta had

168-529: A wilderness designation from Congress. Typically each parcel is governed by its own set of laws and rules that explain the purpose for which the land was acquired, and how the land may be used. The concept of a formal designation and conservation of public lands dates back to the first National Parks. While designating the parks as public, the conservation was another matter. Theodore Roosevelt and his conservation group, Boone and Crockett Club created laws and regulations that protected public land. Roosevelt and

196-439: Is a special designation for public lands which have been completely undeveloped. The concept of wilderness areas was legislatively defined by the 1964 Wilderness Act. Wilderness areas can be managed by any of the above Federal agencies, and some parks and refuges are almost entirely designated wilderness. A wilderness study area is a tract of land that has wilderness characteristics, and is managed as wilderness, but has not received

224-477: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Loleta, California Loleta ( Wiyot : Guduwalhat ) is a unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California , United States. Loleta is located 5.5 miles (9 km) south of Fields Landing , and 15 miles (24 km) south of Eureka at an elevation of 46 feet (14 m). The population

252-495: Is expected to be used by the public (although it can be leased to private entities for up to 75 years in certain cases). Examples of public domain land are the margins of the sea and of the rivers, roads, streets, railways, ports, military areas, monuments. The State's private domain is managed by Direção-Geral do Tesouro e Finanças and the State's public domain is managed by various entities (state companies and state institutes, such as

280-630: The Boone and Crockett Club continued on influencing the creation of large amounts of public lands including the National Refuge System , USFS and the United States National Forest system. Most state- and federally managed public lands are open for recreational use. Recreation opportunities depend on the managing agency, and run the gamut from the less restrictive, undeveloped wide open spaces of BLM lands to

308-717: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the United States Department of Defense , which includes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers . In general, Congress must legislate the creation or acquisition of new public lands, such as national parks; however, under the 1906 Antiquities Act , also known as the National Monuments Act, the President may designate new national monuments without congressional authorization if

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336-750: The Portuguese Environment Agency , Infraestruturas de Portugal , Administração do Porto de Lisboa S.A., etc.). Public lands on the West Bank of Palestine are in part based on the Ottoman Empire law specifying that land not worked for over ten years becomes "state lands". In the United States, governmental entities at all levels- including townships, cities, counties, states, and the federal government- all manage land which are referred to as either public lands or

364-922: The public domain . The majority of public lands in the United States are held in trust for the American people by the federal government and managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the United States National Park Service , the Bureau of Reclamation , or the Fish and Wildlife Service under the Department of the Interior , or by the United States Forest Service under the Department of Agriculture . Other federal agencies that manage public lands include

392-575: The 1982 horror movie, Halloween III: Season of the Witch ; scenes inside "the Silver Shamrock Novelties factory" were filmed in a former milk bottling plant for Familiar Foods on Loleta Drive at Railroad Avenue. " Drive ," Season 6, Episode 2 of the hit show The X-files , features Loleta momentarily near the end of the episode. There is disagreement as to the origin of its name but was changed from Swauger Station to Loleta by

420-448: The central State . In Portugal the land owned by the State, by the two autonomous regions ( Azores and Madeira ) and by the local governments (municipalities ( Portuguese : municípios ) and freguesias ) can be of two types: public domain ( Portuguese : domínio público ) and private domain ( Portuguese : domínio privado ). The latter is owned like any private entity (and may be sold), while public domain land cannot be sold and it

448-937: The community in 1897. One story is that its derived name, lalōekā , is the Wiyot name for the trail on the top of Table Bluff , or possibly " The pleasant place by the water " In the state legislature , Loleta is in the 2nd Senate District , represented by Democrat Mike McGuire , and the 2nd Assembly District , represented by Democrat Jim Wood . Federally, Loleta is in California's 2nd congressional district , represented by Democrat Jared Huffman . Public land#United States In several Commonwealth realms such as Australia , New Zealand and Canada , public lands are referred to as Crown lands . Recent proposals to sell Crown lands have been highly controversial. In France , ( French : domaine public ) may be held by communes , départements , or

476-410: The early 1850s although Wiyot people had inhabited the area for generations. Potato farming was the biggest agricultural use of land until the 1870s, when depleted soil and declining prices caused a turn to dairying. The town was originally known as Swauger or Swauger's Station, for local landowner Samuel A. Swauger. The town was renamed Loleta in 1897. The name was reported to mean "pleasant place at

504-407: The end of the tide water" in the language of the original Wiyot native inhabitants, although this is apparently contradicted linguistically as well as by a hearsay account from the 1950s, made notorious by a National Geographic blog post. However, a 1918 list of place names collected by Kroeber and Waterman two years after Kroeber's 1916 publication shows that the trail from Table Bluff along

532-475: The highly developed and controlled national and state parks. Wildlife refuges and state wildlife management areas, managed primarily to improve habitat , are generally open to wildlife watching, hiking, and hunting, except for closures to protect mating and nesting, or to reduce stress on wintering animals. National forests generally have a mix of maintained trails and roads, wilderness and undeveloped portions, and developed picnic and camping areas. Historically in

560-589: The impact of these exotic animals on native plant populations and watersheds. Large tracts of public land in the United States are available for leasing for petroleum or mineral production. Lands which have a high likelihood of producing valuable resources can, as of 2018, command prices as high as $ 80,000 an acre per year. Large tracts of other lands, where the likelihood of the presence or successful exploitation of resources are very low, could be leased, as of 2018, for as low as $ 1.50 an acre per year. The Trump administration greatly expanded mineral leasing resulting in

588-764: The monument is on federally-owned land. Each western state also received federal "public land" as trust lands designated for specific beneficiaries, which the States are to manage as a condition to acceptance into the union. Those trust lands cannot any longer be considered public lands as allowing any benefits to the "public" would be in breach of loyalty to the specific beneficiaries. The trust lands (two sections, or about 1,280 acres (5.2 km ) per township ) are usually managed extractively (grazing or mining), to provide revenue for public schools. All states have some lands under state management, such as state parks , state wildlife management areas, and state forests . Wilderness

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616-475: The peak of that feature was named "lalōekā". The Eel River and Eureka Railroad reached Swauger's Station from Humboldt Bay in 1883. The Swauger post office opened in 1888, and changed its name to Loleta in 1898. The Humboldt Creamery plant (originally Diamond Springs Creamery, eventually a co-operative of the Golden State Creamery) opened in the town proper in 1893. Dairying continues to be

644-620: The population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 314 households, out of which 96 (30.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 135 (43.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 34 (10.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 12 (3.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 40 (12.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 4 (1.3%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 97 households (30.9%) were made up of individuals, and 21 (6.7%) had someone living alone who

672-577: The population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 323 people (41.3%) lived in rental housing units. Native Americans represent about 2% of Loleta's population, according to the 2010 US census. Whites make up 82.1 percent of the population of 783 (less than the 807 inhabitants the census recorded in 1880). Loleta is the seat of the Loleta Union School District , and home of the Loleta Elementary School,

700-413: The western United States, much public land is leased for grazing by cattle or sheep (most National Park Service areas are closed to livestock grazing). This includes vast tracts of National Forest and BLM land, as well as land on some Wildlife Refuges. National Parks are the exception. This use became controversial in the late 20th century as it was examined by environmentalists and scientists concerned about

728-417: Was 36.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males. There were 341 housing units at an average density of 160.5 per square mile (62.0/km ), of which 314 were occupied, of which 178 (56.7%) were owner-occupied, and 136 (43.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.2%. 460 people (58.7% of

756-403: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49. There were 181 families (57.6% of all households); the average family size was 3.17. The population was spread out, with 186 people (23.8%) under the age of 18, 81 people (10.3%) aged 18 to 24, 207 people (26.4%) aged 25 to 44, 241 people (30.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 68 people (8.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

784-499: Was 783 at the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Loleta as a census-designated place (CDP). Residents live in a central community area and rural outskirts. There are two separate Native American reservations on the rural outskirts of Table Bluff, California . The ZIP Code is 95551, and the community is inside area code 707 . European settlement began in

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