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Mariposa (formerly Aqua Fria) is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Mariposa County, California, United States.The population was 2,173 at the 2010 census, up from 1,373 at the 2000 census.he county lies at the southern end of the Mother Lode, and Europeans were attracted to Mariposa by gold. During the 19th century California Gold Rush, its streams were panned and deep mines worked the underground veins. At one time John C. Fremont frÃ©mont lived here and owned claims to much of the mineral wealth Of. mariposa