Coordinates: 38°39′55″N119°41′46″W / 38.66528°N 119.69611°W
A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on Earth to be specified by a set of numbers, letters or symbols. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represents a vertical position and two or three of the numbers represent a horizontal position; alternatively, a geographic position may be expressed in a combined three-dimensional Cartesian vector. A common choice of coordinates is latitude, longitude and elevation. To specify a location on a plane requires a map projection.
| Loope | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Loope Location in California  Loope Loope (the US) | |
| Coordinates: 38°39′55″N119°41′46″W / 38.66528°N 119.69611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Alpine County, California |
| Elevation [1] | 6,188 ft (1,886 m) |
Loope (formerly, Loopeville and Monitor) is an unincorporated community in Alpine County, California. It is located on Monitor Creek, [2] at an elevation of 6188 feet (1886 m).
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.
Alpine County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,175, making it California's least populous county. The county seat is the Census Designated Place of Markleeville. There are no incorporated cities in the county.
A post office operated at Monitor from 1863 to 1888. [2] The Loope post office operated from 1898 to 1908. [2]
The place was originally named from the nearby Monitor Mine, which in turn was named for the Civil War naval vessel. [2] It was renamed in honor of a Dr. Loope who resurrected the mining industry locally with the influx of investments from the east coast. [2]
