Placer County, California

Placer County, California
Placer County, California
	; County;
	; County of Placer
	; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Images, from top down, left to right: The Auburn Courthouse, a view of Colfax, May snow in Squaw Valley; ;
; ; Flag;	; ; Seal;
	; ; Location in the state of California;
	; ; The location of California in the United States;
	; Coordinates: 39°04′N 120°44′W / 39.06°N 120.73°W / 39.06; -120.73Coordinates: 39°04′N 120°44′W / 39.06°N 120.73°W / 39.06; -120.73;
Country	; United States;
State	; California;
Regions	; Sacramento Valley, Sierra Nevada;
Metro area	; Greater Sacramento;
Incorporated	; April 25, 1851;
Named for	; Placer mining, a reference to the area being a center of the California Gold Rush;
County seat	; Auburn;
Largest city	; Roseville;
Area;
• Total	; 1,502 sq mi (3,890 km2)
• Land	; 1,407 sq mi (3,640 km2)
• Water	; 95 sq mi (250 km2)
Highest elevation;	; 9,044 ft (2,757 m)
Population (April 1, 2010);
• Total	; 348,432
• Estimate (2016);	; 380,531
• Density	; 230/sq mi (90/km2)
Time zone	; UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	; UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Area codes	; 530, 916;
; FIPS code	; 06-061
; GNIS feature ID	; 277295;
Website	; www.placer.ca.gov;

County in California, United States

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

Placer County (/ˈplæsər/ PLASS-ər), officially the County of Placer, is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 348,432.^[3] The county seat is Auburn.^[5]

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 65 miles from Sacramento's suburbs at Roseville to the Nevada border and the shore of Lake Tahoe.

Etymology[edit]

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. Only three years after the discovery of gold, the fast-growing county was formed from portions of Sutter and Yuba counties on April 25, 1851 with Auburn as the county seat. Placer County took its name from the Spanish word for sand or gravel deposits containing gold. Miners washed away the gravel, leaving the heavier gold, in a process known as "placer mining".

History[edit]

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 later became a shipping and supply center for the surrounding gold camps. The cornerstone of Placer's beautiful and historic courthouse, which is clearly visible from Interstate 80 through Auburn, was laid on July 4, 1894. The building itself was renovated during the late 1980s and continues to serve the public today with courtrooms, a historic 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 turned from mining to establish 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, which is located in Placer County.

Geography[edit]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,502 square miles (3,890 km²), of which 1,407 square miles (3,640 km²) is land and 95 square miles (250 km²) (6.4%) is water.^[6] Watercourses in Placer County include the American River and Bunch Creek. Lake Tahoe has 40.96% of its surface area in Placer County, more than in any of the four other counties in which it lies.^[7]

National protected areas[edit]

Eldorado National Forest in part

Tahoe National Forest in part

Demographics[edit]

2011[edit]

Population, race, and income
Total population^[8]	343,554
White^[8]	290,923	84.7%
Black or African American^[8]	4,587	1.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native^[8]	2,654	0.8%
Asian^[8]	20,515	6.0%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander^[8]	750	0.2%
Some other race^[8]	11,478	3.3%
Two or more races^[8]	12,647	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)^[9]	43,268	12.6%
Per capita income^[10]	$35,583
Median household income^[11]	$74,645
Median family income^[12]	$90,446

Places by population, race, and income[edit]

Places by population and race
Place	Type^[13]	Population^[8]	White^[8]	Other^[8] ^{[note 1]}	Asian^[8]	Black or African American^[8]	Native American^[8] ^{[note 2]}	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)^[9]
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^[13]	Population^[14]	Per capita income^[10]	Median household income^[11]	Median family income^[12]
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	^[15]	^[15]	^[15]
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[edit]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	13,270		—
1870	11,357		−14.4%
1880	14,232		25.3%
1890	15,101		6.1%
1900	15,786		4.5%
1910	18,237		15.5%
1920	18,584		1.9%
1930	24,468		31.7%
1940	28,108		14.9%
1950	41,649		48.2%
1960	56,998		36.9%
1970	77,306		35.6%
1980	117,247		51.7%
1990	172,796		47.4%
2000	248,399		43.8%
2010	348,432		40.3%
Est. 2017	386,166	^[4]	10.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[16] 1790–1960^[17] 1900–1990^[18] 1990–2000^[19] 2010–2015^[3]

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. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 44,710 persons (12.8%).^[20]

Population reported at 2010 United States Census
The County	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Placer County	348,432	290,977	4,751	3,011	20,435	778	13,375	15,105	44,710
Incorporated cities and towns	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Auburn	13,330	11,863	100	129	240	9	405	584	1,331
Colfax	1,963	1,759	4	26	29	2	54	89	178
Lincoln	42,819	34,087	629	399	2,663	115	3,125	1,801	7,597
Loomis	6,430	5,733	33	74	169	12	149	260	568
Rocklin	56,974	47,047	858	410	4,105	150	1,538	2,866	6,555
Roseville	118,788	94,199	2,329	885	10,026	346	5,087	5,916	17,359
Census-designated places	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Alta	610	592	1	3	5	1	2	6	23
Carnelian Bay	524	493	1	4	14	0	1	11	13
Dollar Point	1,215	1,145	4	6	19	0	24	17	83
Dutch Flat	160	155	0	3	1	0	0	1	4
Foresthill	1,483	1,371	8	29	6	2	17	50	97
Granite Bay	20,402	17,960	148	138	1,152	28	222	754	1,260
Kings Beach	3,796	3,216	15	20	14	2	409	120	2,115
Kingvale‡	143	135	1	1	0	1	2	3	6
Meadow Vista	3,217	3,017	1	21	35	6	34	103	171
Newcastle	1,224	1,113	7	19	17	0	35	33	104
North Auburn	13,022	11,081	115	172	298	13	893	450	2,108
Penryn	831	718	3	22	32	3	27	26	79
Sheridan	1,238	1,026	7	20	13	3	113	56	253
Sunnyside-Tahoe City	1,557	1,480	3	4	15	1	32	22	84
Tahoe Vista	1,433	1,279	3	8	21	2	82	38	352
Tahoma‡	411	393	4	3	7	0	1	3	16
Unincorporated communities	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
All others not CDPs (combined)	57,003	51,248	478	616	1,554	83	1,125	1,899	4,360
‡ Note: these numbers reflect only the portion of these CDPs in Placer County

2000[edit]

As of the census^[21] of 2000, there were 248,399 people, 93,382 households, and 67,701 families residing in the county. The population density was 177 people per square mile (68/km²). There were 107,302 housing units at an average density of 76 per square mile (30/km²). 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^[22]). 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[edit]

Government[edit]

County government is by a five person four year term elected Board of Supervisors with a Board appointed County Manager and his/her department administrators.

Law enforcement[edit]

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

Politics[edit]

Voter registration[edit]

Population and registered voters
Total population^[8]	343,554
Registered voters^[23]^{[note 3]}	208,025	60.6%
Democratic^[23]	58,257	28.0%
Republican^[23]	97,817	47.0%
Democratic–Republican spread^[23]	-39,560	-19.0%
Independent^[23]	4,722	2.3%
Green^[23]	1,116	0.5%
Libertarian^[23]	2,257	1.1%
Peace and Freedom^[23]	359	0.2%
Americans Elect^[23]	10	0.0%
Other^[23]	410	0.2%
No party preference^[23]	43,077	20.7%

Cities by population and voter registration[edit]

Cities by population and voter registration
City	Population^[8]	Registered voters^[23] ^{[note 3]}	Democratic^[23]	Republican^[23]	D–R spread^[23]	Other^[23]	No party preference^[23]
Auburn	13,476	63.8%	30.9%	41.7%	-10.8%	7.4%	22.3%
Colfax	1,999	46.2%	28.3%	37.6%	-9.3%	11.8%	26.7%
Lincoln	40,177	61.5%	29.1%	48.3%	-19.2%	5.7%	19.1%
Loomis	6,511	64.5%	23.7%	51.6%	-27.9%	6.4%	20.3%
Rocklin	55,713	58.1%	26.6%	47.8%	-21.2%	7.0%	20.8%
Roseville	116,613	58.8%	29.3%	45.8%	-16.5%	6.2%	21.0%

Overview[edit]

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.^[24] 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.

Presidential elections results

Placer County vote
by party in presidential elections^[25]
Year	GOP	DEM	Others
2016	51.14% 95,138	39.52% 73,509	9.34% 17,377
2012	58.19% 99,921	38.91% 66,818	2.90% 4,972
2008	54.45% 94,647	43.21% 75,112	2.33% 4,053
2004	62.61% 95,969	36.26% 55,573	1.13% 1,736
2000	59.28% 69,835	36.04% 42,449	4.68% 5,515
1996	52.75% 49,808	37.05% 34,981	10.21% 9,638
1992	41.92% 38,298	33.69% 30,783	24.40% 22,285
1988	59.59% 42,096	38.95% 27,516	1.46% 1,030
1984	62.94% 38,035	35.24% 21,294	1.82% 1,098
1980	54.78% 28,179	33.65% 17,311	11.57% 5,950
1976	45.03% 18,154	52.16% 21,026	2.81% 1,131
1972	50.34% 18,597	45.77% 16,911	3.89% 1,437
1968	42.64% 12,427	48.21% 14,050	9.15% 2,667
1964	33.92% 9,389	65.96% 18,256	0.11% 31
1960	43.75% 10,439	55.75% 13,304	0.50% 120
1956	45.89% 9,059	53.76% 10,611	0.35% 69
1952	50.59% 9,841	48.55% 9,444	0.86% 168
1948	36.87% 5,570	58.49% 8,837	4.65% 702
1944	36.78% 4,196	62.66% 7,149	0.56% 64
1940	31.26% 3,887	67.56% 8,402	1.18% 147
1936	22.34% 2,321	76.62% 7,959	1.04% 108
1932	25.82% 2,242	71.40% 6,200	2.78% 241
1928	49.25% 3,669	49.46% 3,685	1.29% 96
1924	36.63% 2,192	6.52% 390	56.85% 3,402
1920	59.44% 2,894	32.02% 1,559	8.54% 416
1916	33.74% 1,954	58.28% 3,375	7.98% 462
1912	0.34% 15	41.84% 1,823	57.82% 2,519
1908	51.45% 1,865	41.13% 1,491	7.42% 269
1904	62.61% 2,050	31.25% 1,023	6.14% 201
1900	54.64% 2,009	43.30% 1,592	2.07% 76
1896	51.41% 1,890	46.82% 1,721	1.77% 65
1892	49.27% 1,743	43.08% 1,524	7.66% 271

In the United States House of Representatives, Placer County is split between California’s 1st and 4th congressional districts,^[26] represented by Doug LaMalfa (R–Richvale) and Tom McClintock (R–Elk Grove), respectively.^[27]

In the California State Senate, Placer County is split between the 1st and 4th districts,^[28] represented by Ted Gaines and Jim Nielsen, respectively.

In the California State Assembly, the county is split between the 1st, 5th, and 6th districts,^[29] represented by Brian Dahle, Frank Bigelow, and Kevin Kiley, respectively.

Crime[edit]

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

Population and crime rates
Population^[8]	343,554
Violent crime^[30]	816	2.38
Homicide^[30]	6	0.02
Forcible rape^[30]	61	0.18
Robbery^[30]	156	0.45
Aggravated assault^[30]	593	1.73
Property crime^[30]	4,274	12.44
Burglary^[30]	1,606	4.67
Larceny-theft^[30]^[31]	5,513	16.05
Motor vehicle theft^[30]	711	2.07
Arson^[30]	42	0.12

Cities by population and crime rates[edit]

Cities by population and crime rates
City	Population^[32]	Violent crimes^[32]	Violent crime rate per 1,000 persons	Property crimes^[32]	Property crime rate per 1,000 persons
Auburn	13,787	44	3.19	249	18.06
Lincoln	44,378	14	0.32	506	11.40
Rocklin	58,865	49	0.83	917	15.58
Roseville	122,896	293	2.38	3,288	26.75

Economy[edit]

Top employers[edit]

According to the County's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,^[33] 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[edit]

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[edit]

Major highways[edit]

Interstate 80

State Route 28

State Route 49

State Route 65

State Route 89

State Route 174

State Route 267

Public transportation[edit]

Placer County Transit provides basic bus service primarily along the I-80 corridor between Alta and the Watt Ave. Sacramento Regional Transit light rail station. PCT also runs commuter service to Downtown Sacramento.

The cities of Auburn, Lincoln, and Roseville have their own local transit service. The city of Roseville also offers a commuter service to Sacramento.

Gold Country Stage (Nevada County) provides a connection between Auburn and Grass Valley.

Tahoe Truckee Area Regional Transit, operated by Placer County and the City of Truckee, operates in Truckee (Nevada County), Tahoe City and along the North Shore of Lake Tahoe to Incline Village, Nevada.

Greyhound and Amtrak provide long distance intercity service.

Airports[edit]

There are three general aviation airports in Placer County:

Lincoln Regional Airport

Auburn Airport

Truckee-Tahoe Airport

The closest commercial airport is Sacramento International Airport in Sacramento.

Communities[edit]

Cities[edit]

Auburn (county seat)

Colfax

Lincoln

Rocklin

Roseville

Towns[edit]

Loomis

Census-designated places[edit]

Alta

Carnelian Bay

Dollar Point

Dutch Flat

Foresthill

Granite Bay

Kings Beach

Kingvale

Meadow Vista

Newcastle

North Auburn

Penryn

Sheridan

Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Tahoe Vista

Tahoma

Other communities[edit]

Applegate

Baxter

Northstar

Ophir

Olympic Valley

Weimar

Emigrant Gap

Blue Canyon

Ghost town[edit]

Iowa Hill

Population ranking[edit]

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Placer County.^[34]

† county seat

Rank	City/Town/etc.	Municipal type	Population (2010 Census)
1	Roseville	City	118,788
2	Rocklin	City	56,974
3	Lincoln	City	42,819
4	Granite Bay	CDP	20,402
5	† Auburn	City	13,330
6	North Auburn	CDP	13,022
7	Loomis	Town	6,430
8	Kings Beach	CDP	3,796
9	Meadow Vista	CDP	3,217
10	Colfax	City	1,963
11	Sunnyside-Tahoe City	CDP	1,557
12	Foresthill	CDP	1,483
13	Tahoe Vista	CDP	1,433
14	Sheridan	CDP	1,238
15	Newcastle	CDP	1,224
16	Dollar Point	CDP	1,215
17	Tahoma (partially in El Dorado County)	CDP	1,191
18	Penryn	CDP	831
19	Alta	CDP	610
20	Carnelian Bay	CDP	524
21	Dutch Flat	CDP	160
22	Kingvale (mostly in Nevada County)	CDP	143
23	Auburn Rancheria^[35]	AIAN	0

Notes[edit]

^ Other = Some other race + Two or more races

^ Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native

^ ^a^b Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.

References[edit]

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^ "Mount Baldy-West Ridge". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 6, 2015.

^ ^a^b^c "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

^ ^a^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

^ Bureau, U.S. Census. "American FactFinder - Results". factfinder.census.gov.

^ ^a^b^c^d^e^f^g^hⁱ^j^k^l^mⁿ^o^p^q U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. American FactFinder. Retrieved 2013-10-26.

^ ^a^b U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. American FactFinder. Retrieved 2013-10-26.

^ ^a^b U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. American FactFinder. Retrieved 2013-10-21.

^ ^a^b U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013. American FactFinder. Retrieved 2013-10-21.

^ ^a^b U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113. American FactFinder. Retrieved 2013-10-21.

^ ^a^b U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. American FactFinder. Retrieved 2013-10-21.

^ U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B01003. American FactFinder. Retrieved 2013-10-21.

^ ^a^b^c Data unavailable

^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

^ "2010 Census P.L. 94-171 Summary File Data". United States Census Bureau.

^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.

^ "Placer County, California - Fact Sheet - American FactFinder". Factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2010-07-22.

^ ^a^b^c^d^e^f^g^hⁱ^j^k^l^mⁿ^o^p^q California Secretary of State. February 10, 2013 - Report of Registration Archived July 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved 2013-10-31.

^ Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 153-156
ISBN 0786422173

^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org.

^ "Counties by County and by District". California Citizens Redistricting Commission. Retrieved September 24, 2014.

^ "California's 4th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2013.

^ "Communities of Interest — County". California Citizens Redistricting Commission. Retrieved September 28, 2014.

^ "Communities of Interest — County". California Citizens Redistricting Commission. Retrieved September 28, 2014.

^ ^a^b^c^d^e^f^g^hⁱ^j Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice, State of California. Table 11: Crimes – 2009 Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved 2013-11-14.

^ Only larceny-theft cases involving property over $400 in value are reported as property crimes.

^ ^a^b^c United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. Crime in the United States, 2012, Table 8 (California). Retrieved 2013-11-14.

^ County of Placer CAFR

^ CNMP, US Census Bureau,. "This site has been redesigned and relocated. - U.S. Census Bureau". www.census.gov.

^ Staff, Website Services & Coordination. "2010 Census Interactive Population Map (Text Version) - U.S. Census Bureau". www.census.gov.

External links[edit]

Official Placer County website

Placer County Seat Information

Placer County Library

Placer Nature Center

Placer County Museums

Placer Sentinel Newspaper

Special Election called for 4th Assembly District, 1/11/2011

Placer County Network of Care

[other-14] Other = Some other race + Two or more races

[na-15] Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native

[PCT-RV-26] Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.

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[2] "Mount Baldy-West Ridge". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 6, 2015.

[QF-3] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

[USCensusEst2016-4] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[GR6-5] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

[GR1-6] "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

[7] Bureau, U.S. Census. "American FactFinder - Results". factfinder.census.gov.

[US-CB-B02001-8] ⁱ^j^k^l^mⁿ^o^p^q U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. American FactFinder. Retrieved 2013-10-26.

[US-CB-B03003-9] U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. American FactFinder. Retrieved 2013-10-26.

[US-CB-B19301-10] U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. American FactFinder. Retrieved 2013-10-21.

[US-CB-B19013-11] U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013. American FactFinder. Retrieved 2013-10-21.

[US-CB-B19113-12] U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113. American FactFinder. Retrieved 2013-10-21.

[US-CB-13] U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. American FactFinder. Retrieved 2013-10-21.

[US-CB-B01003-16] U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B01003. American FactFinder. Retrieved 2013-10-21.

[ND-17] Data unavailable

[18] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

[19] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

[20] Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

[21] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

[22] "2010 Census P.L. 94-171 Summary File Data". United States Census Bureau.

[GR8-23] "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.

[24] "Placer County, California - Fact Sheet - American FactFinder". Factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2010-07-22.

[CA-SS-25] ⁱ^j^k^l^mⁿ^o^p^q California Secretary of State. February 10, 2013 - Report of Registration Archived July 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved 2013-10-31.

[Geography-27] Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 153-156
ISBN 0786422173

[28] Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org.

[29] "Counties by County and by District". California Citizens Redistricting Commission. Retrieved September 24, 2014.

[30] "California's 4th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2013.

[31] "Communities of Interest — County". California Citizens Redistricting Commission. Retrieved September 28, 2014.

[32] "Communities of Interest — County". California Citizens Redistricting Commission. Retrieved September 28, 2014.

[CA-DOJ-T11-33] ⁱ^j Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice, State of California. Table 11: Crimes – 2009 Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved 2013-11-14.

[LT-note_group=note-34] Only larceny-theft cases involving property over $400 in value are reported as property crimes.

[FBI-UCR-T8-35] United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. Crime in the United States, 2012, Table 8 (California). Retrieved 2013-11-14.

[36] County of Placer CAFR

[37] CNMP, US Census Bureau,. "This site has been redesigned and relocated. - U.S. Census Bureau". www.census.gov.

[38] Staff, Website Services & Coordination. "2010 Census Interactive Population Map (Text Version) - U.S. Census Bureau". www.census.gov.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Placer County, California, United States
County seat: Auburn
Cities and towns	Auburn Colfax Lincoln Loomis Rocklin Roseville
CDPs	Alta Carnelian Bay Dollar Point Dutch Flat Foresthill Granite Bay Kings Beach Kingvale‡ Meadow Vista Newcastle North Auburn Penryn Sheridan Sunnyside-Tahoe City Tahoe Vista Tahoma‡
Unincorporated communities	Alpine Meadows Applegate Baxter Big Bend Blue Canyon Bowman Brockway Cape Horn Casa Loma Chambers Lodge Cisco Cisco Grove Clayton Clipper Gap Donner Eder Elders Corner Emigrant Gap Forebay Four Acres Gold Hill Greekstore Heather Glen Hidden Valley Homewood Hughes Mill Idlewild Iowa Hill Kilaga Springs Lake Forest Lander Crossing Last Chance Magra McCulloh Michigan Bluff Midas Monte Vista Nielsburg Ophir Pinecroft Rainbow Rampart Ramsey Crossing Rawhide Secret Town Soda Springs Squaw Valley Sunnyside Tahoe City Tahoe Pines The Cedars Todd Valley Towle Troy Virginiatown Westville Weimar Whitney Yankee Jims Zuver
Ghost towns	Ackerman Andover Arctic Baltimore Bath Blue Bluffs Bullion Cairns Ceres Flat Chicago Park Coon Creek Deadwood Drum East Auburn Flat Ravine Florence Spring Fort Trojan Frytown Fulda Gilsons Station Goggins Gold Run Indiana Hill Knapp Kulkumish Leta Little Rattlesnake Bar Lone Star Lost Camp Mayflower Millertown Mineral Bar Molma Moss Hills Oilville Pine Grove Pitsokut Ralston Red Point Secret Canyon Secret Ravine Smiths Spruce Stanford Stewarts Flat Stonehill Tamarack Union Shed Vantrent Webster Yorkville
Footnotes	‡This CDP also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

v t e Sacramento Valley
Counties	Butte Colusa Glenn Placer Sacramento Shasta Sutter Tehama Yolo Yuba
Major cities	Sacramento
Cities and towns 100k-250k	Elk Grove Roseville
Cities and towns 25k-99k	Antelope Arden-Arcade Carmichael Chico Citrus Heights Davis Fair Oaks Florin Folsom Foothill Farms Lincoln North Highlands Orangevale Paradise Rancho Cordova Redding Rocklin West Sacramento Woodland Yuba City
Cities and towns 10k-25k	Auburn Galt Granite Bay La Riviera Linda Magalia Marysville North Auburn Olivehurst Oroville Parkway Red Bluff Rio Linda Rosemont Shasta Lake Vineyard
Sub-regions	Sacramento Metropolitan Area Yuba–Sutter area

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Metro regions	Metropolitan Fresno Los Angeles metropolitan area Greater Sacramento San Bernardino-Riverside metropolitan area San Francisco metropolitan area San Diego–Tijuana
Counties	Alameda Alpine Amador Butte Calaveras Colusa Contra Costa Del Norte El Dorado Fresno Glenn Humboldt Imperial Inyo Kern Kings Lake Lassen Los Angeles Madera Marin Mariposa Mendocino Merced Modoc Mono Monterey Napa Nevada Orange Placer Plumas Riverside Sacramento San Benito San Bernardino San Diego San Francisco San Joaquin San Luis Obispo San Mateo Santa Barbara Santa Clara Santa Cruz Shasta Sierra Siskiyou Solano Sonoma Stanislaus Sutter Tehama Trinity Tulare Tuolumne Ventura Yolo Yuba
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