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Dunmovin, California

Coordinates: 36°05′19″N 117°57′40″W / 36.08861°N 117.96111°W / 36.08861; -117.96111
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Dunmovin
Dunmovin is located in California
Dunmovin
Dunmovin
Location in California
Dunmovin is located in the United States
Dunmovin
Dunmovin
Dunmovin (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°05′19″N 117°57′40″W / 36.08861°N 117.96111°W / 36.08861; -117.96111
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyInyo County
Elevation3,507 ft (1,069 m)
Population
 • Total6

Dunmovin (formerly, Cowan Station)[3] is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California.[1] It is located 4.8 km (3 mi) north of Coso Junction and 21.6 km (13.5 mi) south-southeast of Olancha, at an elevation of 3507 feet (1069 m).[1]

Ruins of Dunmovin

The Current population of Dunmovin as of the 2020 Census is of six, within Census Tract 8, block 2274 and Block 2332.[2]

Dunmovin is zoned for Rural Residential High density Retail Commercial on the eastern end of Dunmovin, and Natural Resources, which allows mining, on the Western end.[4]

A post office operated at Dunmovin from 1938 to 1941.[3] The place was originally called Cowan Station in honor of homesteader James Cowan.[3] Cowan Station was a freight station for silver ingots being transported from the Cerro Gordo Mines to Los Angeles. When Cowan sold out in 1936, the name was changed to Dunmovin.[3] It was a roadside service station, cafe, and store along U.S. Route 395.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dunmovin, California
  2. ^ a b "Explore Census Data".
  3. ^ a b c d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1162. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  4. ^ Landuse Diagrams inyocounty.us