Maple Creek, California facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Maple Creek
Unincorporated community
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Country	United States
State	California
County	Humboldt County
Elevation	528 ft (161 m)

Maple Creek (formerly, Maplecreek) is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. It is located 9 miles (14 km) south-southeast of Korbel, at an elevation of 528 feet (161 m).

A post office operated at Maple Creek from 1886 to 1923. Maple Creek once had a sawmill and a two-room school; the mill closed in the 1960s but the school remains, enrolling 12-18 students at a time.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Maple Creek has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.