Editing Emerald Triangle (section)

==Population==
The total population in the Emerald Triangle is 236,250 according to the 2010 census.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Emerald Triangle: Ground Zero for Marijuana |url=http://www.medicalmarijuanablog.com/california/the-emerald-triangle-055.html |date=April 8, 2010 |publisher=Medical Marijuana Blog |access-date=September 28, 2011 |archive-date=September 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925161853/http://www.medicalmarijuanablog.com/california/the-emerald-triangle-055.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The majority of the population is widely spread throughout the woody hills and mountains that make up the area. With an area of 11,138 square miles, the Emerald Triangle population density is 21/mi<sup>2</sup>.<!-- analysis allowed per [[WP:CALC]] -->

In this sparsely populated region, the largest urban area is the city of [[Eureka, California|Eureka]] in Humboldt County with a population approaching 27,000 people. The second and third largest cities, by far larger than any other cities in the region, are [[Arcata, California|Arcata]] (also in Humboldt), with 17,231 people, and [[Ukiah, California|Ukiah]] (in Mendocino), with 16,075 people.<ref name="ABC_2010"/><ref name="CC_2007">{{cite web|last=Mahar|first=Josh|title=Cascadian Communities: The Emerald Triangle |url=http://cascadiarising.blogspot.com/2007/11/cascadian-communities-emerald-triangle_26.html|date=November 26, 2007 |publisher=Cascadia Rising (blog)}}</ref>