Latrobe, California Explained

38.5597°N -120.9839°W

Latrobe
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:California#USA
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in California
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:El Dorado County
Coordinates:38.5597°N -120.9839°W
Elevation M:232
Elevation Ft:761
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:219

Latrobe (formerly, La Trobe) is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. Today a small community with a 2010 census population of 219, in its heyday it was an important railroad town with a population of 700 to 800.[1]

Latrobe was the terminus of the Placerville and Sacramento Rail Road. 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. A post office operated at Latrobe from 1864 to 1921.

Geography

Latrobe is located 15miles southwest of Placerville, at an elevation of 761 feet (232 m). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Latrobe has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sioli, Paolo. Historical Souvenir of El Dorado County, California: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men & Pioneers. 1883. 199.
  2. http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=688440&cityname=Latrobe%2C+California%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Latrobe, California