Fairhaven, California

Fairhaven, California
Fairhaven, California
Census-designated place
	Fairhaven Location in CaliforniaShow map of CaliforniaShow map of the United StatesShow all
	Coordinates: 40°47′06″N 124°12′10″W / 40.78500°N 124.20278°W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Humboldt County
Elevation	10 ft (3 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)	707
FIPS code	06-23196
GNIS feature ID	2628729

Coordinates: 40°47′06″N 124°12′10″W / 40.78500°N 124.20278°W / 40.78500; -124.20278

Fairhaven (formerly Rolph) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) adjacent to Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, United States. It is located 2.25 miles (3.6 km) west-southwest of downtown Eureka,^[2] at an elevation of 10 feet (3.0 m) above sea level.^[1]

In 1867, Hans Ditlev Bendixsen opened a ship building yard in Fairhaven. Bendixsen built many vessels for the lumber trade.^[3] Bendixsen constructed 92 sailing vessels between 1869 and 1901, including 35 three-masters. These included the C.A. Thayer which is now preserved at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.^[4]

The Rolph post office operated from 1918 to 1921. That name was for Governor James Rolph of California. The name "Fairhaven" was taken from Fair Haven, a neighborhood in New Haven, Connecticut.^[2]

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairhaven, California
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 58. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ Turner, Dennis W. & Gloria H. (2010). Place Names of Humboldt County, California: A Compendium 1542-2009. Oangeval, CA: Dennis W. & Gloria H. Turner. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-9629617-2-4.
^ Leigh H. Irvine, History of Humboldt County California (Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, California, 1915) [1]
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[gnis-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairhaven, California

[CGN-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 58. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

[3] Turner, Dennis W. & Gloria H. (2010). Place Names of Humboldt County, California: A Compendium 1542-2009. Oangeval, CA: Dennis W. & Gloria H. Turner. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-9629617-2-4.

[4] Leigh H. Irvine, History of Humboldt County California (Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, California, 1915) [1]

[DecennialCensus-5] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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Fairhaven, California
Census-designated place
Fairhaven Location in California Fairhaven Fairhaven (the United States) Show map of CaliforniaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 40°47′06″N 124°12′10″W / 40.78500°N 124.20278°W / 40.78500; -124.20278
Country	United States
State	California
County	Humboldt County
Elevation ^[1]	10 ft (3 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)	707
FIPS code	06-23196
GNIS feature ID	2628729