| Quincy Junction | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Quincy Junction Location in California  Quincy Junction Quincy Junction (the US) | |
| Coordinates: 39°57′48″N120°53′54″W / 39.96333°N 120.89833°W Coordinates: 39°57′48″N120°53′54″W / 39.96333°N 120.89833°W | |
| Country |  |
| State |  |
| County | Plumas County |
| Elevation [1] | 3,520 ft (1,073 m) |
Quincy Junction (formerly, Marston) [2] is an unincorporated community in Plumas County, California. [1] It lies at an elevation of 3520 feet (1073 m). [1] Quincy Junction is located on the Western Pacific Railroad, 3.25 miles (5.2 km) east-northeast of Quincy. [2]
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.
Plumas County is a county in the Sierra Nevada of California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,007. The county seat is Quincy, and the only incorporated city is Portola. The largest community in the county is East Quincy. The county was named for the Spanish Río de las Plumas, which flows through the county.
California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second- and fifth-most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 9.7 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second-most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The City and County of San Francisco is both the country's second-most densely populated major city after New York City and the fifth-most densely populated county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs.
The Marston post office operated in 1913. [2] Marston honored the financier of the railroad being built to Quincy Junction. [2]
