The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusBig Lagoon is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States, located 7 miles (11 km) north of Trinidad at an elevation of 56 feet (17 m). The population as of the 2020 census was 161, an increase from 93 in the 2010 census. The area covers .61 square miles (1.6 km2), excluding water.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 93 to 161 (+73%). Half of its homes were built before 1950.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Big Lagoon yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Big Lagoon’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Big Lagoon’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Big Lagoon, decade by decade
2000
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.