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Humboldt County's first residents hailed from the Yurok, Karuk, Wiyot, Chilula, Whilkut and Hupa tribes, among others. They settled on the coast and along the banks of the Trinity and Klamath rivers. The county was created in May 1853 and derives its name from Humboldt Bay, which was "discovered" by a sea otter hunting party in 1806 and rediscovered in 1849. Douglas Ottinger and Hans Buhne entered the bay in 1850 and named it in honor of naturalist and explorer Baron Alexander von Humboldt.

Del Norte County has been home to the Yurok and Tolowa peoples for thousands of years. Legendary explorer Jedediah Smith is credited with being the first non-native to enter the region, in 1828. Gold strikes on the Klamath and Smith Rivers in the 1850s led to the settlement of the county, which was created in March 1857. Its name, meaning "the north" is derived from its position in the northwest corner of the state.

GOVERNMENT HUMBOLDT COUNTY
www.co.humboldt.ca.us

Board of Supervisors: 476-2390
825 Fifth St., Eureka 95501
First District: Jimmy Smith, 476-2391
Second District: Roger Rodoni, 476-2392
Third District: John Woolley, 476-2393
Fourth District: Bonnie Neely, 476-2394
Fifth District: Jill Geist, 476-2395

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meets every Tuesday at 9 a.m. except any fifth Tuesday of a month. Meetings are held in the Board of Supervisors Chambers.

Superior Court: 445-7256
Humboldt County Courthouse
825 Fifth St., second floor
Eureka 95501

Superior Court Judges: J. Michael Brown, Timothy Cissna, John Feeny, Marilyn B. Miles, Dale Reinholsten, W. Bruce Watson and Christopher G. Wilson.

Grand Jury: 269-1270
825 Fifth St., Room 222
Eureka 95501

Humboldt Bay Harbor District:
443-0801
601 Startare Drive, Eureka 95501

Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District: 443-5018
828 Seventh St., Eureka 95501

North Coast Unified Air Quality
Management District: 443-3093
2300 Myrtle Ave., Eureka 95501

County Departments and
Other Numbers:

  • Agriculture: 445-7223
  • Airport Division: 839-5401
  • Assessor: 445-7663
  • Birth Certificates: 445-7382
  • County Admin. Officer: 445-7266
  • Coroner: 445-7242
  • Death Certificates: 445-7382
  • District Attorney: 445-7411
  • Dog Licenses, Eureka: 441-4118
  • Dog Licenses, County: 445-7223
  • Marriage Licenses: 445-7382
  • Parks: 445-7651
  • Personnel: 476-2349
  • Public Defender: 445-7634
  • Public Works: 445-7491
  • Public Health: 445-6200
  • Purchasing: 445-7621
  • Recorder: 445-7593
  • Sheriff: 445-7251
  • Social Services: 269-3590
  • Tax Collector-Treasurer: 476-2450
  • Veterans Service: 445-7611

    • DEL NORTE COUNTY
    www.co.del-norte.ca.us

    Board of Supervisors: 464-7204
    981 H St., Crescent City
    First District: Jack Reese
    Second District: Martha McClure
    Third District: Chuck Blackburn
    Fourth District: Sarah Sampels
    Fifth District: David Finigan

    The Del Norte County Board of Supervisors meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 10 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors Chambers.

    Superior Court: 464-8115
    450 H St., Crescent City 95531
    Superior Court Judges: William Follett, Robert W. Weir

    Grand Jury: 464-8115
    450 H St., Room 113
    Crescent City 95531

    Crescent City Harbor District:
    464-6174
    101 Citizens Dock Road
    Crescent City 95531

    County Departments and Other Numbers:

  • Agriculture: 464-7235
  • Assessor: 464-7200
  • Auditor/Controller: 464-7202
  • Building Maintenance: 464-7230
  • Clerk/Recorder: 464-7216
  • Community Devel.: 464-7253
  • County Admin. Officer: 464-7214
  • County Counsel: 464-7264
  • District Attorney: 464-7210
  • Dog Licenses: 464-7235
  • Family Support: 464-7232
  • Farm Adviser: 464-4711
  • Health: 464-7227
  • Marriage Licenses: 464-7216
  • Parks: 464-7230
  • Personnel: 464-7213
  • Recreation: 464-7237
  • Sheriff/Coroner: 464-4191
  • Social Services: 464-3191
  • Veterans Service: 464-2154

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