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Gold specimen from the Eagle's Nest Mine, a source of specimen gold in Placer County

Placer County (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell), officially the County of Placer, is located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 404,739.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county seat is Auburn.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref>

Placer County is included in the Greater Sacramento metropolitan area. It is in both the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada regions, in what is known as the Gold Country. The county stretches roughly Template:Convert from Sacramento's suburbs at Roseville to the Nevada border and the shore of Lake Tahoe.

Etymology

The discovery of gold in 1848 brought tens of thousands of miners from around the world during the California gold rush. In addition, many more thousands came to provide goods and services to the miners. On April 25, 1851, the fast-growing county was formed from parts of Sutter and Yuba Counties with Auburn as the county seat. Placer County took its name from the Spanish word for sand or gravel deposits containing gold.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Miners washed away the gravel, leaving the heavier gold, in a process known as "placer mining".

History

Gold mining was a major industry through the 1880s, but gradually the new residents turned to farming the fertile foothill soil, harvesting timber and working for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Auburn was settled when Claude Chana discovered gold in Auburn Ravine in May 1848, and it later became a shipping and supply center for the surrounding gold camps. The cornerstone of Placer's courthouse, which is clearly visible from Interstate 80 through Auburn, was laid on July 4, 1894. The building was renovated during the late 1980s and continues to serve the public with courtrooms, a sheriff's office and the Placer County Museum. Roseville, once a small agricultural center, became a major railroad center and grew to the county's most populous city after Southern Pacific Railroad moved its railroad switching yards there in 1908.

Loomis and Newcastle began as mining towns, but soon became centers of a booming fruit-growing industry, supporting many local packing houses. Penryn was founded by a Welsh miner, Griffith Griffith, who established a large granite quarry. Rocklin began as a railroad town and became home to a number of granite quarries. Lincoln and Sheridan continue to support ranching and farming. Lincoln also is the home of one of the county's oldest businesses, the Gladding, McBean terra cotta clay manufacturing plant, established in 1875.

The 1960 Winter Olympics were hosted in Squaw Valley, in Placer County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (6.4%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> Watercourses in Placer County include the American River and Bunch Creek. 40.96% of Lake Tahoe's surface area is in Placer County, more than in any of the four other counties in which it lies.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The county is typically divided into three regions; "South Placer" in the Central Valley and the Sierra Nevada foothills south of Auburn, "Gold Country" which consists of the Sierra Foothills around Auburn, Colfax, and Foresthill, and the Sierra Nevada which consists of all areas east of Foresthill and northeast of Colfax (including the Lake Tahoe region). Roughly 3/4ths of the population lives in South Placer, Roseville being the primary job and retail center of the county. Auburn and Lincoln are the main secondary commercial centers.

Adjacent counties

National protected areas

Demographics

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2020 census

Placer County, California – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 1990<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 105,478 152,601 207,236 265,294 272,471 89.96% 88.31% 83.43% 76.14% 67.32%
Black or African American alone (NH) 386 987 1,896 4,427 6,440 0.33% 0.57% 0.76% 1.27% 1.59%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1,131 1,608 1,687 2,080 2,010 0.96% 0.93% 0.68% 0.60% 0.50%
Asian alone (NH) 1,721 3,635 7,148 19,963 34,776 1.47% 2.10% 2.88% 5.73% 8.59%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census</ref> x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census</ref> 324 697 967 0.13% 0.20% 0.13% 0.20% 0.24%
Other race alone (NH) 320 94 336 603 2,091 0.27% 0.05% 0.14% 0.17% 0.52%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x <ref>not an option in the 1980 Census</ref> x <ref>not an option in the 1990 Census</ref> 5,753 10,658 25,356 x x 2.32% 3.06% 6.26%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8,211 13,871 24,019 44,710 60,628 7.00% 8.03% 9.67% 12.83% 14.98%
Total 117,247 172,796 248,399 348,432 404,739 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2011

Population, race, and income
Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref> 343,554
  White<ref name="US-CB-B02001" /> 290,923 84.7%
  Black or African American<ref name="US-CB-B02001" /> 4,587 1.3%
  American Indian or Alaska Native<ref name="US-CB-B02001" /> 2,654 0.8%
  Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001" /> 20,515 6.0%
  Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander<ref name="US-CB-B02001" /> 750 0.2%
  Some other race<ref name="US-CB-B02001" /> 11,478 3.3%
  Two or more races<ref name="US-CB-B02001" /> 12,647 3.7%
 Hispanic or Latino (of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref> 43,268 12.6%
Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> $35,583
Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> $74,645
Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> $90,446

Places by population, race, and income

Places by population and race
Place Type<ref name="US-CB">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001" /> White<ref name="US-CB-B02001" /> Other<ref name="US-CB-B02001" />
<ref name="other" group="note">Other = Some other race + Two or more races</ref> 		Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001" /> Black or African
American<ref name="US-CB-B02001" /> 		Native American<ref name="US-CB-B02001" />
<ref name="na" group="note">Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native</ref> 		Hispanic or Latino
(of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003" />
Alta CDP 549 97.6% 2.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 9.8%
Auburn City 13,476 90.4% 6.7% 1.2% 1.0% 0.7% 6.6%
Carnelian Bay CDP 289 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Colfax City 1,999 92.1% 5.0% 2.7% 0.1% 0.2% 4.1%
Dollar Point CDP 1,091 98.4% 1.6% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 8.9%
Dutch Flat CDP 114 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.5%
Foresthill CDP 1,823 84.5% 7.2% 2.1% 0.0% 6.1% 0.6%
Granite Bay CDP 22,201 88.0% 5.3% 5.2% 0.4% 1.2% 5.3%
Kings Beach CDP 3,136 95.7% 2.8% 0.0% 0.3% 1.2% 61.3%
Kingvale ‡ CDP 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Lincoln City 40,177 79.0% 11.6% 6.2% 2.2% 1.0% 18.7%
Loomis Town 6,511 92.2% 3.1% 3.7% 0.8% 0.2% 3.1%
Meadow Vista CDP 3,095 92.5% 2.9% 1.5% 0.0% 3.0% 2.7%
Newcastle CDP 1,166 87.7% 7.5% 0.0% 0.0% 4.9% 10.5%
North Auburn CDP 13,184 83.0% 10.2% 4.9% 1.1% 0.8% 16.2%
Penryn CDP 665 99.1% 0.0% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Rocklin City 55,713 83.1% 6.0% 8.2% 1.7% 1.1% 10.5%
Roseville City 116,613 81.4% 7.7% 8.4% 1.7% 0.8% 15.1%
Sheridan CDP 1,444 85.9% 6.8% 0.0% 0.0% 7.3% 13.8%
Sunnyside-Tahoe City CDP 1,667 95.4% 2.8% 0.0% 1.7% 0.0% 15.6%
Tahoe Vista CDP 1,376 86.4% 9.4% 4.1% 0.0% 0.0% 42.5%
Tahoma ‡ CDP 361 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10.2%
‡ Data for Placer County area of this CDP
Places by population and income
Place Type<ref name="US-CB" /> Population<ref name="US-CB-B01003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B01003. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301" /> Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013" /> Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113" />
Alta CDP 549 $27,408 $56,250 $68,214
Auburn City 13,476 $34,471 $62,600 $84,679
Carnelian Bay CDP 289 $29,998 $47,900 $55,000
Colfax City 1,999 $27,379 $58,750 $70,455
Dollar Point CDP 1,091 $36,547 $70,673 $74,659
Dutch Flat CDP 114 $34,586 $50,288 $73,056
Foresthill CDP 1,823 $29,272 $41,410 $79,276
Granite Bay CDP 22,201 $58,548 $126,937 $135,578
Kings Beach CDP 3,136 $23,607 $40,060 $55,268
Kingvale ‡ CDP 0 <ref name="ND">Data unavailable</ref> <ref name="ND" /> <ref name="ND" />
Lincoln City 40,177 $33,260 $75,071 $83,373
Loomis Town 6,511 $35,922 $86,990 $94,966
Meadow Vista CDP 3,095 $35,557 $69,709 $88,806
Newcastle CDP 1,166 $24,996 $31,736 $49,348
North Auburn CDP 13,184 $25,674 $44,107 $51,752
Penryn CDP 665 $46,799 $87,604 $98,415
Rocklin City 55,713 $34,658 $79,675 $92,295
Roseville City 116,613 $34,047 $75,245 $92,433
Sheridan CDP 1,444 $24,253 $67,813 $81,339
Sunnyside-Tahoe City CDP 1,667 $32,055 $62,470 $85,776
Tahoe Vista CDP 1,376 $32,092 $69,145 $77,933
Tahoma ‡ CDP 361 $45,543 $77,926 $77,756
‡ Data for Placer County area of this CDP

2010 Census

The 2010 United States census reported that Placer County had a population of 348,432. The racial makeup of Placer County was 290,977 (83.5%) White, 4,751 (1.4%) African American, 3,011 (0.9%) Native American, 20,435 (5.9%) Asian, 778 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 13,375 (3.8%) from other races, and 15,105 (4.3%) from two or more races. There were 4,710 Hispanics or Latinos of any race (12.8%).<ref>Template:USCensus2010CA</ref>

2000

As of the census<ref name="GR8">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 248,399 people, 93,382 households, and 67,701 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 107,302 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 88.6% White, 0.8% Black or African American, 0.9% Native American, 3.0% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 3.4% from other races, and 3.2% from two or more races. 9.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 15.5% were of German, 12.3% English, 10.6% Irish, 7.1% Italian and 7.0% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 89.7% spoke only English at home; 6.0% spoke Spanish.

There were 93,382 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $57,535, and the median income for a family was $65,858 (these figures had risen to $68,463 and $80,987 respectively as of a 2007 estimate<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>). Males had a median income of $50,410 versus $33,763 for females. The per capita income for the county was $27,963. About 3.9% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over. Unemployment in the county is just under 7% which is considerably lower than the state's average.

Politics, government, and policing

Government

County government is by a five-person four-year term elected board of supervisors from five single member districts with a board-appointed county manager and his/her department administrators.

Law enforcement

The Placer County Sheriff's Office provides court protection, jail administration, and coroner services for all of Placer County. It provides patrol, detective, and other police services for the unincorporated areas of the county plus by contract to the city of Colfax and the town of Loomis.

Politics

Voter registration

Cities by population and voter registration

Overview

In its early history Placer County was solidly Republican: it voted Republican in every election between 1860 and 1912, when Bull Moose nominee Theodore Roosevelt was California's official Republican nominee.<ref name="Geography">Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 153–156 Template:ISBN</ref> Between 1916 and 1976, however, the county voted Republican only in three landslide elections of 1920, 1952 and 1972 – in all of which its GOP margins were much smaller than for the state or nation. Since the "Reagan Revolution" Placer County has become and remained a stronghold of the Republican Party; it consistently elects Republican public officials and has voted for presidential candidates from the party in every election since 1980.

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In the United States House of Representatives, Placer County is within California's 3rd congressional district, represented by Template:Representative.

In the California State Senate, Placer County is split between the 1st, 4th, and 6th districts,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> represented by Template:Representative, Template:Representative, and Template:Representative, respectively.

In the California State Assembly, the county is split between the 1st, 3rd, and 5th districts,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> represented by Template:Representative, Template:Representative, and Template:Representative respectively.

Crime

The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense.

Cities by population and crime rates

Economy

Top employers

According to the county's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>County of Placer CAFR</ref> the top employers in the county are:

# Employer # of Employees
1 Kaiser Permanente 3,064
2 Hewlett-Packard 2,500
3 Placer County 2,400
4 Union Pacific Railroad 2,000
5 Sutter Health 1,983
6 Northstar at Tahoe 1,500
7 Thunder Valley Casino Resort 1,412
8 City of Roseville 1,282
9 PRIDE Industries 1,135
10 Raley's Supermarkets 1,006

mPOWER Placer

mPOWER Placer is Placer County's Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program. It provides financing to commercial, industrial, agricultural and multifamily property owners to install energy efficiency, water conservation and renewable energy retrofits. The program, administered by the Placer County Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office, was approved by the Board of Supervisors on February 9, 2010, and launched on March 22, 2010, and is open to eligible Placer County property owners.

Transportation

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Major highways

Public transportation

Airports

There are three general aviation airports in Placer County:

The closest commercial airport is Sacramento International Airport in Sacramento.

Communities

Cities

Towns

Census-designated places

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Unincorporated communities

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Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Placer County.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

† county seat

Rank City/Town/etc. Municipal type Population (2020 Census)
1 Roseville City 147,773
2 Rocklin City 71,601
3 Lincoln City 49,757
4 Granite Bay CDP 21,247
5 † Auburn City 13,776
6 North Auburn CDP 13,452
7 Loomis Town 6,836
8 Kings Beach CDP 3,563
9 Meadow Vista CDP 3,263
10 Colfax City 1,995
11 Foresthill CDP 1,692
12 Sunnyside-Tahoe City CDP 1,555
13 Tahoe Vista CDP 1,392
14 Sheridan CDP 1,385
15 Newcastle CDP 1,321
16 Dollar Point CDP 1,261
17 Penryn CDP 1,150
18 Tahoma (partially in El Dorado County) CDP 1,034
19 Alta CDP 615
20 Carnelian Bay CDP 518
21 Dutch Flat CDP 183
22 Kingvale (mostly in Nevada County) CDP 128
23 Auburn Rancheria<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> AIAN 2

Education

School districts include:

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See also

Notes

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References

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