Latrobe, California
38°33′35″N 120°59′02″W / 38.55972°N 120.98389°W
Latrobe | |
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  Latrobe Location in California  Latrobe Latrobe (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°33′35″N 120°59′02″W / 38.55972°N 120.98389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | El Dorado County |
| Elevation | 761 ft (232 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 219 |
Latrobe (formerly, La Trobe)[2] is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.[1] It is located 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Placerville,[2] at an elevation of 761 feet (232 m).[1]
Latrobe was the terminus of the Placerville and Sacramento Rail Road.[2] The name, bestowed by F.A. Bishop, chief engineer of the railroad, was in honor of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, II, chief engineer of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, America's first railroad.[2] A post office operated at Latrobe from 1864 to 1921.[2]
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Latrobe has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[3]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Latrobe, California
- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ Climate Summary for Latrobe, California
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