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==Politics==
==Politics==
In the [[California State Legislature|state legislature]], Orleans is in the 2nd [[California State Senate|Senate]] District, represented by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Noreen Evans]], and in the 1st [[California State Assembly|Assembly]] District, represented by Democrat [[Wesley Chesbro]].
In the [[California State Legislature|state legislature]], Orleans is in {{Representative|casd|2|fmt=sdistrict}},<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://senate.ca.gov/senators |title=Senators |accessdate=April 7, 2013 |publisher=State of California}}</ref> and {{Representative|caad|2|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers |title=Members Assembly |accessdate=April 7, 2013 |publisher=State of California}}</ref>


Federally, Orleans is in {{Representative|cacd|2|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|2|accessdate=March 1, 2013}}</ref>
Federally, Orleans is in {{Representative|cacd|2|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|2|accessdate=March 1, 2013}}</ref>

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41°18′05″N 123°32′28″W / 41.30139°N 123.54111°W / 41.30139; -123.54111

Orleans
Panamnik
LandVereinigte Staaten
StateCalifornia
CountyHumboldt County
Elevation404 ft (123 m)

Orleans (formerly, New Orleans Bar and Orleans Bar), (Karuk: Panamnik),[2] is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.[1] It is located 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Weitchpec,[3] at an elevation of 404 feet (123 m).[1] The ZIP Code is 95556.[4]

Originally named Panamnik, renamed by miners and settlers New Orleans Bar, it was renamed Orleans Bar in 1855, when it became the county seat of the now-defunct Klamath County, California.[3] The community is in the ZIP code of 95556 and the area code 530. It is within the aboriginal territory of the Karuk Tribe of California.

The Orleans post office opened in 1857.[3]

Orleans is also the site of the popular Bigfoot Patterson-Gimlin film.

Politics

In the state legislature, Orleans is in the 2nd Senate District, represented by Democrat Mike McGuire,[5] and the 2nd Assembly District, represented by Democrat Jim Wood.[6]

Federally, Orleans is in California's 2nd congressional district, represented by Democrat Jared Huffman.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orleans, California
  2. ^ Bright, William. "Karuk Dictionary and Texts". Retrieved 2012-07-06. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  4. ^ USPS ZIP Code lookup tool
  5. ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  6. ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  7. ^ "California's 2nd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2013.