Nevada County, California
Encyclopedia
Nevada County is a county
located in the Sierra Nevada of California
, in the Mother Lode
country. As of 2010 its population was 98,764. The county seat
is Nevada City
.
.
The county was named after the mining town of Nevada City
, a name derived from the term "Sierra Nevada." The word nevada in Spanish
means "snowy" or "snowcovered."
Nevada City was the first to use the word "Nevada" as its name. In 1851 the newly formed Nevada County mimicked the name. The State of Nevada used the name 10 years later in 1861. The region came to life in the gold rush of 1849. Many historical sites remain to mark the birth of this important region in California's formative years. Among them are the Nevada Theatre
in Nevada City, the oldest theater built in California in the year of 1865. It operates to this day and once hosted Mark Twain among other historical figures. The old 5 miles (8 km) house stagecoach stop built in 1890, also operates to this day as a provider of hospitality spanning three centuries. This historical site still features "The stagecoach safe" that is on display outside the present day restaurant and is the source of many legends of stagecoach robbers and notorious highwaymen in the California gold rush era. The gold industry in Nevada County thrived into the post WWII days.
The county had many firsts and historic technological moments. The first long-distance telephone in the world, built in 1877 by the Ridge Telephone Company, connected French Corral with French Lake, 58 miles (93.3 km) away. It was operated by the Milton Mining Company from a building on this site that had been erected about 1853. The Pelton wheel
, designed to power gold mines, still drives hydro-electric generators today. Nevada City and Grass Valley
were among the first California towns with electric lights. The Olympics, NASA
, and virtually every television station
around the country utilizes video/broadcasting equipment designed and manufactured by Grass Valley Group
, founded in Grass Valley. Electronic medical dosing equipment was first developed and manufactured in Nevada County. The first commercially viable picture-phone was developed in Nevada City. More than fifty high tech and applied tech companies, and more than one thousand hardware and software design and development professionals call Nevada County home. The county is sometimes referred to as the "Silicon Valley of the Sierras."
The arcade
video game was born in Nevada County, with Pong.
The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad
was built in 1876, and was the only railroad in the West that was never robbed, even though its primary freight was gold. (Builder-owner John Flint Kidder
's reputation made it clear that he would personally hunt down and kill anyone who tried.) The rail line closed in 1942 and was torn up for scrap.
In Grass Valley the historic Holbrooke Hotel
opened in 1851 and housed Mark Twain
, Bret Harte
, and four U.S. presidents (U.S. Grant, Grover Cleveland
, Benjamin Harrison
, and James A. Garfield).
The Community of Rough and Ready
seceded from the Union for a time and became the Great Republic of Rough and Ready.
The western part of the county is defined by the course of several rivers and the irregular boundaries of adjoining counties. When the county was created, the founders wanted to include access to the transcontinental railroad, so a rectangular section was added that includes the railroad town of Truckee
. What is remarkable about this is that the final shape of the county closely resembles the Deringer pocket pistol, a favorite at the time of the more urbane residents of this gold rush
county.
, riparian area and other ecosystem
s. Forests include both coniferous as well as oak dominated woodland types. There are also numerous understory forbs and wildflowers including the Yellow Mariposa Lily (Calochortus luteus
).
Nevada County is one of four counties in the United States to border a state with which it shares a name (the other three counties are Texas County, Oklahoma
, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
, and Ohio County, West Virginia
).
is a general aviation airport located just east of Grass Valley.
Truckee Tahoe Airport
is a general aviation airport in Truckee
, partially in Nevada County and partially in Placer County.
, and 3,123 (3.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8,439 persons (8.5%).
of 2000, there were 92,033 people, 36,894 households, and 25,936 families residing in the county. The population density
was 96 people per square mile (37/km²). There were 44,282 housing units at an average density of 46 per square mile (18/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.39% White
, 0.28% Black
or African American
, 0.88% Native American
, 0.78% Asian
, 0.09% Pacific Islander
, 1.94% from other races
, and 2.64% from two or more races. 5.65% of the population were Hispanic
or Latino
of any race. 16.4% were of German, 16.3% English
, 11.1% Irish
, 6.8% Italian
and 6.6% American
ancestry according to Census 2000. 94.0% spoke English
and 4.2% Spanish
as their first language.
There were 36,894 households out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples
living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the county the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $45,864, and the median income for a family was $52,697. Males had a median income of $40,742 versus $27,173 for females. The per capita income
for the county was $24,007. About 5.5% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.
As of April 21, 2009, there are 25,601 registered Republicans, 21,548 registered Democrats, and 12,184 Declined to State voters in Nevada County. The American Independent and Green Parties have under 2,000 registered voters each. In both 2000 and 2004, George W. Bush
won a majority of the votes in the county. In 2008, Barack Obama
carried the county with a 51.5%-46.2% margin. 2008 marked the first time Nevada County went for a Democrat since Lyndon Johnson in 1964.
Nevada County is part of California's 4th congressional district
, which is held by Republican Tom McClintock
. In the state legislature
, Nevada County is represented by Doug LaMalfa
(Rep) of the 4th Senate District and Ted Gaines
(Rep) of the 1st Senate District. Dan Logue (Rep) holds the seat for the 3rd Assembly District.
On November 4, 2008 Nevada County voted for Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages, by 3 votes.
, President of the United States. Hoover lived in Nevada City as a young mining engineer after graduating from Stanford University.
Chuck Yeager
, Pilot, first man to break the Sound Barrier.
Clint Walker
, Actor.
Lyman Gilmore
, a contemporary of the Wright Brothers, developed early powered aircraft and operated the world's first commercial air field in Grass Valley. There is also evidence he may have flown before the Wright brothers.
Charles Litton Sr.
, a resident and entrepreneur of Nevada County, assisted Raytheon in the development of the magnetron tube.
National Football League
star Ricky Williams
lives in the county.
The former actor
and television announcer Edwin W. Reimers
resided in Nevada City at the time of his death in 1986.
Former Troubled Assets Relief Program
head Neel Kashkari
lives in the county as part of his "Washington detox."
County (United States)
In the United States, a county is a geographic subdivision of a state , usually assigned some governmental authority. The term "county" is used in 48 of the 50 states; Louisiana is divided into parishes and Alaska into boroughs. Parishes and boroughs are called "county-equivalents" by the U.S...
located in the Sierra Nevada of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, in the Mother Lode
Mother Lode
Mother lode is a principal vein or zone of veins of gold or silver ore. The term probably came from a literal translation of the Spanish veta madre, a term common in old Mexican mining...
country. As of 2010 its population was 98,764. The county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
is Nevada City
Nevada City, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Nevada City had a population of 3,068. The population density was 1,399.7 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Nevada City was 2,837 White, 26 African American, 28 Native American, 46 Asian, 0 Pacific Islander, 40 from other races,...
.
History
Nevada County was created in 1851 from parts of Yuba CountyYuba County, California
Yuba County is a county located in the U.S. state of California's Central Valley, north of Sacramento, along the Feather River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 72,155. The county seat is Marysville. Yuba County is part of the Greater Sacramento area.-History:Yuba County was one of the...
.
The county was named after the mining town of Nevada City
Nevada City, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Nevada City had a population of 3,068. The population density was 1,399.7 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Nevada City was 2,837 White, 26 African American, 28 Native American, 46 Asian, 0 Pacific Islander, 40 from other races,...
, a name derived from the term "Sierra Nevada." The word nevada in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
means "snowy" or "snowcovered."
Nevada City was the first to use the word "Nevada" as its name. In 1851 the newly formed Nevada County mimicked the name. The State of Nevada used the name 10 years later in 1861. The region came to life in the gold rush of 1849. Many historical sites remain to mark the birth of this important region in California's formative years. Among them are the Nevada Theatre
Nevada Theatre
The Nevada Theatre, also known as the Cedar Theatre, located in downtown Nevada City, California, is California's oldest existing theater building...
in Nevada City, the oldest theater built in California in the year of 1865. It operates to this day and once hosted Mark Twain among other historical figures. The old 5 miles (8 km) house stagecoach stop built in 1890, also operates to this day as a provider of hospitality spanning three centuries. This historical site still features "The stagecoach safe" that is on display outside the present day restaurant and is the source of many legends of stagecoach robbers and notorious highwaymen in the California gold rush era. The gold industry in Nevada County thrived into the post WWII days.
The county had many firsts and historic technological moments. The first long-distance telephone in the world, built in 1877 by the Ridge Telephone Company, connected French Corral with French Lake, 58 miles (93.3 km) away. It was operated by the Milton Mining Company from a building on this site that had been erected about 1853. The Pelton wheel
Pelton wheel
The Pelton wheel is an impulse turbine which is among the most efficient types of water turbines. It was invented by Lester Allan Pelton in the 1870s. The Pelton wheel extracts energy from the impulse of moving water, as opposed to its weight like traditional overshot water wheel...
, designed to power gold mines, still drives hydro-electric generators today. Nevada City and Grass Valley
Grass Valley, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Grass Valley had a population of 12,860. The population density was 2,711.3 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Grass Valley was 11,493 White, 46 African American, 208 Native American, 188 Asian, 9 Pacific Islander, 419 from other...
were among the first California towns with electric lights. The Olympics, NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
, and virtually every television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
around the country utilizes video/broadcasting equipment designed and manufactured by Grass Valley Group
Grass Valley (company)
Grass Valley, previously known as Grass Valley Group, is a privately held company based in California, USA. Grass Valley produces technology for the video and broadcast industry. On January 29, 2009, Thomson announced its intention to sell the Grass Valley business unit...
, founded in Grass Valley. Electronic medical dosing equipment was first developed and manufactured in Nevada County. The first commercially viable picture-phone was developed in Nevada City. More than fifty high tech and applied tech companies, and more than one thousand hardware and software design and development professionals call Nevada County home. The county is sometimes referred to as the "Silicon Valley of the Sierras."
The arcade
Arcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
video game was born in Nevada County, with Pong.
The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad
Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad
The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad was located in Northern California's Nevada County and Placer County, where it connected with the Central Pacific Railroad. The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Company incorporated on April 4, 1874, and was headquartered in Grass Valley, California...
was built in 1876, and was the only railroad in the West that was never robbed, even though its primary freight was gold. (Builder-owner John Flint Kidder
John Flint Kidder
John Flint Kidder was a politician, civil engineer and railroad executive who built and later owned Northern California's Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad which, during its operation, never experienced an attempted robbery....
's reputation made it clear that he would personally hunt down and kill anyone who tried.) The rail line closed in 1942 and was torn up for scrap.
In Grass Valley the historic Holbrooke Hotel
Holbrooke Hotel
The Holbrooke Hotel is located in Grass Valley, California, USA. It is notable as the oldest hotel that has been in continuous operation in California's Mother Lode...
opened in 1851 and housed Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens , better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist...
, Bret Harte
Bret Harte
Francis Bret Harte was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in California.- Life and career :...
, and four U.S. presidents (U.S. Grant, Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Stephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents...
, Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States . Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there...
, and James A. Garfield).
The Community of Rough and Ready
Rough and Ready, California
Rough and Ready is a census-designated place in Nevada County, California, United States. It is located west of Grass Valley, California, approximately 62 miles from Sacramento...
seceded from the Union for a time and became the Great Republic of Rough and Ready.
Geography and ecology
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 974.49 square miles (2,523.9 km²), of which 957.61 square miles (2,480.2 km²) (or 98.27%) is land and 16.88 square miles (43.7 km²) (or 1.73%) is water.The western part of the county is defined by the course of several rivers and the irregular boundaries of adjoining counties. When the county was created, the founders wanted to include access to the transcontinental railroad, so a rectangular section was added that includes the railroad town of Truckee
Truckee, California
Truckee is an incorporated town in Nevada County, California, United States. The population was 16,180 at the 2010 census, up from 13,864 at the 2000 census.-Name:...
. What is remarkable about this is that the final shape of the county closely resembles the Deringer pocket pistol, a favorite at the time of the more urbane residents of this gold rush
Gold rush
A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers to an area that has had a dramatic discovery of gold. Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in Australia, Brazil, Canada, South Africa, and the United States, while smaller gold rushes took place elsewhere.In the 19th and early...
county.
Ecology
The county has substantial areas of forest, grassland, savannaSavanna
A savanna, or savannah, is a grassland ecosystem characterized by the trees being sufficiently small or widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to support an unbroken herbaceous layer consisting primarily of C4 grasses.Some...
, riparian area and other ecosystem
Ecosystem
An ecosystem is a biological environment consisting of all the organisms living in a particular area, as well as all the nonliving , physical components of the environment with which the organisms interact, such as air, soil, water and sunlight....
s. Forests include both coniferous as well as oak dominated woodland types. There are also numerous understory forbs and wildflowers including the Yellow Mariposa Lily (Calochortus luteus
Calochortus luteus
Calochortus luteus, or Yellow mariposa lily, is a mariposa lily endemic to California.-Description:The primarily a bright deep yellow flower is 3-5cm across and perianth Bulb-shaped, lined red-brown inside, often also with central red-brown blotch and sparse hair inside.-Distribution:This species...
).
National protected areas
- Tahoe National ForestTahoe National ForestTahoe National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the state of California, northwest of Lake Tahoe. It includes the peak of Sierra Buttes, near Sierra City, which has views of Mount Lassen and Mount Shasta. It is located in parts of six counties. In descending order of forestland area...
(part) - Toiyabe National Forest (part)
Towns under 10,000 population
- Alta Sierra - a subdivision
- Anthony house - Nisenan Indian territory
- BirchvilleBirchville, CaliforniaBirchville is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Birchville is located north-northeast of French Corral. It was situated at an elevation of above sea level....
- Blue TentBlue Tent, CaliforniaBlue Tent is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. It was situated southwest of the town of North Bloomfield, California on the north side of the Washington Ridge, by the South Yuba River...
- BocaBoca, CaliforniaBoca is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. It is situated at an elevation of above sea level. Boca is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, northeast of Truckee. -History:...
- Boreal
- Cedar Ridge
- Cherokee Township
- Chicago ParkChicago Park, CaliforniaChicago Park is an unincorporated community in Nevada County, California, United States, along State Route 174 southeast of Grass Valley, California, and north of Colfax, California.-History:...
- French Corral
- FloristonFloriston, CaliforniaFloriston is a census-designated place in Nevada County, California. It is situated at an elevation of above sea level. Floriston is located on the Truckee River, east-northeast of Truckee...
- GranitevilleGraniteville, CaliforniaGraniteville is a small, unincorporated community and census-designated place located in Nevada County, California, United States. The town is located on a ridge separating the Middle and South Fork of the Yuba River, northeast of Grass Valley...
- KingvaleKingvale, CaliforniaKingvale is a census-designated place in Placer County and Nevada County, California, United States. The CDP straddles the border of the two counties, with Nevada County to the north and Placer County to the south. It is located near Soda Springs, west of Donner Pass. Kingvale was listed on an...
- Lake City
- Lake of the Pines - a gated subdivisionLake of the Pines, CaliforniaLake of the Pines is a census-designated place and a gated residential community in Nevada County, California, United States. The population was 3,917 at the 2010 census, down from 3,956 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Lake Wildwood - a gated subdivisionLake Wildwood, CaliforniaLake Wildwood is a census-designated place in Nevada County, California, United States. The population was 4,991 at the 2010 census, up from 4,868 at the 2000 census....
- Malakoff Diggins
- Moore's Flat
- Nevada CityNevada City, California-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Nevada City had a population of 3,068. The population density was 1,399.7 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Nevada City was 2,837 White, 26 African American, 28 Native American, 46 Asian, 0 Pacific Islander, 40 from other races,...
- Nevada City Rancheria - Nisenan Indian government settlement area
- NordenNorden, CaliforniaNorden is a small unincorporated community in Nevada County, California, United States, about west of Truckee. The community is located on a former portion of U.S...
- North BloomfieldNorth Bloomfield, CaliforniaNorth Bloomfield is a small unincorporated community located in Nevada County, California, United States, northeast of Nevada City, California....
- North ColumbiaNorth Columbia, CaliforniaNorth Columbia was a California Gold Rush town on the San Juan Ridge in Nevada County, California. Originally known as Columbia, Columbia Hill, or The Hill because of its proximity to Columbia Hill, it started as a gold miners' camp around 1851...
- North San JuanNorth San Juan, CaliforniaNorth San Juan is a census-designated place in Nevada County, California, United States, along State Route 49 on the San Juan Ridge in Gold Country. The zip code is 95960...
- Ophir Hill
- PeardalePeardale, CaliforniaPeardale is an unincorporated community in Nevada County, California, United States, along State Route 174, southeast of Cedar Ridge, California and northwest of Chicago Park, California. Its elevation is above sea level....
- Penn Valley
- Pleasant ValleyPleasant Valley, CaliforniaPleasant Valley is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located south of Camino, at an elevation of 2461 feet .A post office operated at Pleasant Valley from 1864 to 1917....
- Ready Springs
- Rough and ReadyRough and Ready, CaliforniaRough and Ready is a census-designated place in Nevada County, California, United States. It is located west of Grass Valley, California, approximately 62 miles from Sacramento...
- Soda SpringsSoda Springs, Nevada County, CaliforniaSoda Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Nevada County, California, United States. Soda Springs is located west of Donner Pass...
- Sunset District
- SweetlandSweetland, CaliforniaSweetland is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Located approximately east of Marysville, It is situated at an elevation of above sea level.-History:...
- TruckeeTruckee, CaliforniaTruckee is an incorporated town in Nevada County, California, United States. The population was 16,180 at the 2010 census, up from 13,864 at the 2000 census.-Name:...
- WashingtonWashington, CaliforniaWashington is a census-designated place located in Nevada County, California. Washington is located on the banks of the South Fork of The Yuba River and has a population of approximately two hundred people...
- You BetYou Bet, CaliforniaYou Bet is a small unincorporated community mining town in Nevada County, California, United States. You Bet is located northeast of Chicago Park. The town was founded in 1858, on the Sierra Nevada Range, and is bordered by the Yuba and Bear Rivers....
Adjacent counties
- Placer County, CaliforniaPlacer County, CaliforniaPlacer County is a county located in both the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada regions of the U.S. state of California, in what is known as the Gold Country. It stretches from the suburbs of Sacramento to Lake Tahoe and the Nevada border. Because of the expansion of the Greater Sacramento,...
- south - Yuba County, CaliforniaYuba County, CaliforniaYuba County is a county located in the U.S. state of California's Central Valley, north of Sacramento, along the Feather River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 72,155. The county seat is Marysville. Yuba County is part of the Greater Sacramento area.-History:Yuba County was one of the...
- west - Sierra County, CaliforniaSierra County, CaliforniaSierra County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California, northeast of Sacramento on the border with Nevada. As of the 2010 census the population was 3,240, down from 3,555 at the 2000 census. The county seat is Downieville....
- north - Washoe County, NevadaWashoe County, NevadaWashoe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. The population was 421,407 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is Reno. Washoe County includes the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area.-History:...
- east
Nevada County is one of four counties in the United States to border a state with which it shares a name (the other three counties are Texas County, Oklahoma
Texas County, Oklahoma
Texas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Texas County was formed at Oklahoma statehood from the central one-third of "Old Beaver County" also known as "No Man's Land"...
, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 558,979, making it Pennsylvania's fifth most populous county, behind Philadelphia, Allegheny, Montgomery, and Bucks counties....
, and Ohio County, West Virginia
Ohio County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 47,427 people, 19,733 households, and 12,155 families residing in the county. The population density was 447 people per square mile . There were 22,166 housing units at an average density of 209 per square mile...
).
Major highways
- Interstate 80
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- State Route 20
- State Route 49
California State Route 49State Route 49 is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California that passes through many historic mining communities of the 1849 California gold rush. Highway 49 is numbered after the "49ers", the waves of immigrants who swept into the area looking for gold, and a portion of it... - State Route 89
California State Route 89State Route 89 is a California State Highway that travels in the north–south direction, and is the major thoroughfare for many mountain communities. It starts from U.S. Route 395 near Topaz Lake, winding its way up to the Monitor Pass, down to the Carson River, and up again over the Luther... - State Route 174
Public Transportation
- Gold Country Stage runs bus service in Grass Valley, Nevada City, Cedar Ridge and Colfax. A connection is available between Grass Valley and Auburn (Placer County).
- Tahoe Area Rapid Transit, operated by Placer County, has a route connecting Truckee with Lake Tahoe and the state of Nevada. Truckee also has its own local bus service.
- GreyhoundGreyhound LinesGreyhound Lines, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas, is an intercity common carrier of passengers by bus serving over 3,700 destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, operating under the well-known logo of a leaping greyhound. It was founded in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA, in 1914 and...
and AmtrakAmtrakThe National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
stop in Truckee and Colfax.
Airports
Nevada County Air ParkNevada County Air Park
Nevada County Air Park is a county-owned public use airport in Nevada County, California, United States. The airport is located three nautical miles east of the central business district of Grass Valley, California. It is also known as Nevada County Airport.Although most U.S...
is a general aviation airport located just east of Grass Valley.
Truckee Tahoe Airport
Truckee Tahoe Airport
Truckee Tahoe Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles east of the central business district of Truckee, California, United States. The airport is situated in both Nevada County and Placer County. It is owned by Truckee Tahoe Airport District, a bi-county special district...
is a general aviation airport in Truckee
Truckee, California
Truckee is an incorporated town in Nevada County, California, United States. The population was 16,180 at the 2010 census, up from 13,864 at the 2000 census.-Name:...
, partially in Nevada County and partially in Placer County.
2010
The 2010 United States Census reported that Nevada County had a population of 98,764. The racial makeup of Nevada County was 90,233 (91.4%) White, 389 (0.4%) African American, 1,044 (1.1%) Native American, 1,187 (1.2%) Asian, 110 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 2,678 (2.7%) from other racesRace (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 3,123 (3.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8,439 persons (8.5%).
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Nevada County, California Nevada County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of California, in the Mother Lode country. As of 2010 its population was 98,764. The county seat is Nevada City.-History:Nevada County was created in 1851 from parts of Yuba County.... |
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Islander |
races Race (United States Census) Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are... |
more races |
or Latino (of any race) |
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| Nevada County Nevada County, California Nevada County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of California, in the Mother Lode country. As of 2010 its population was 98,764. The county seat is Nevada City.-History:Nevada County was created in 1851 from parts of Yuba County.... |
98,764 | 90,233 | 389 | 1,044 | 1,187 | 110 | 2,678 | 3,123 | 8,439 |
cities and towns |
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Islander |
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more races |
or Latino (of any race) |
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| Grass Valley Grass Valley, California -2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Grass Valley had a population of 12,860. The population density was 2,711.3 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Grass Valley was 11,493 White, 46 African American, 208 Native American, 188 Asian, 9 Pacific Islander, 419 from other... |
12,860 | 11,493 | 46 | 208 | 188 | 9 | 419 | 497 | 1,341 |
| Nevada City Nevada City, California -2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Nevada City had a population of 3,068. The population density was 1,399.7 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Nevada City was 2,837 White, 26 African American, 28 Native American, 46 Asian, 0 Pacific Islander, 40 from other races,... |
3,068 | 2,837 | 26 | 28 | 46 | 0 | 40 | 91 | 205 |
| Truckee Truckee, California Truckee is an incorporated town in Nevada County, California, United States. The population was 16,180 at the 2010 census, up from 13,864 at the 2000 census.-Name:... |
16,180 | 13,992 | 60 | 95 | 241 | 15 | 1,431 | 346 | 3,016 |
places Census-designated place A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages... |
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races Race (United States Census) Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are... |
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or Latino (of any race) |
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| Alta Sierra | 6,911 | 6,436 | 18 | 55 | 73 | 9 | 122 | 198 | 488 |
| Floriston Floriston, California Floriston is a census-designated place in Nevada County, California. It is situated at an elevation of above sea level. Floriston is located on the Truckee River, east-northeast of Truckee... |
73 | 67 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Graniteville Graniteville, California Graniteville is a small, unincorporated community and census-designated place located in Nevada County, California, United States. The town is located on a ridge separating the Middle and South Fork of the Yuba River, northeast of Grass Valley... |
11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kingvale Kingvale, California Kingvale is a census-designated place in Placer County and Nevada County, California, United States. The CDP straddles the border of the two counties, with Nevada County to the north and Placer County to the south. It is located near Soda Springs, west of Donner Pass. Kingvale was listed on an... ‡ |
141 | 133 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Lake of the Pines Lake of the Pines, California Lake of the Pines is a census-designated place and a gated residential community in Nevada County, California, United States. The population was 3,917 at the 2010 census, down from 3,956 at the 2000 census.-Geography:... |
3,917 | 3,669 | 5 | 20 | 65 | 7 | 24 | 127 | 246 |
| Lake Wildwood Lake Wildwood, California Lake Wildwood is a census-designated place in Nevada County, California, United States. The population was 4,991 at the 2010 census, up from 4,868 at the 2000 census.... |
4,991 | 4,726 | 17 | 46 | 56 | 10 | 32 | 104 | 272 |
| North San Juan North San Juan, California North San Juan is a census-designated place in Nevada County, California, United States, along State Route 49 on the San Juan Ridge in Gold Country. The zip code is 95960... |
269 | 224 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 |
| Penn Valley | 1,621 | 1,434 | 9 | 34 | 23 | 0 | 31 | 90 | 143 |
| Rough and Ready Rough and Ready, California Rough and Ready is a census-designated place in Nevada County, California, United States. It is located west of Grass Valley, California, approximately 62 miles from Sacramento... |
963 | 886 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 56 |
| Soda Springs Soda Springs, Nevada County, California Soda Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Nevada County, California, United States. Soda Springs is located west of Donner Pass... |
81 | 79 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Washington Washington, California Washington is a census-designated place located in Nevada County, California. Washington is located on the banks of the South Fork of The Yuba River and has a population of approximately two hundred people... |
185 | 166 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 |
communities Unincorporated area In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government... |
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races Race (United States Census) Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are... |
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or Latino (of any race) |
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| All others not CDPs (combined) | 47,493 | 44,080 | 202 | 529 | 468 | 53 | 562 | 1,599 | 2,639 |
| ‡ Note: these numbers reflect only the portion of this CDP in Nevada County | |||||||||
2000
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 92,033 people, 36,894 households, and 25,936 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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was 96 people per square mile (37/km²). There were 44,282 housing units at an average density of 46 per square mile (18/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.39% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.28% Black
Race (United States Census)
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or African American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.88% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.78% Asian
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.09% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)
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, 1.94% from other races
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, and 2.64% from two or more races. 5.65% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)
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or Latino
Race (United States Census)
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of any race. 16.4% were of German, 16.3% English
English people
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, 11.1% Irish
Irish people
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, 6.8% Italian
Italian people
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and 6.6% American
United States
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ancestry according to Census 2000. 94.0% spoke English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and 4.2% Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
as their first language.
There were 36,894 households out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the county the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $45,864, and the median income for a family was $52,697. Males had a median income of $40,742 versus $27,173 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the county was $24,007. About 5.5% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.
Politics
| Year | GOP Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
DEM Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 2008 United States presidential election, 2008 The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365... |
51.5% 28,617 | 2.1% 1,138 | |
| 2004 United States presidential election, 2004 The United States presidential election of 2004 was the United States' 55th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Republican Party candidate and incumbent President George W. Bush defeated Democratic Party candidate John Kerry, the then-junior U.S. Senator... |
44.9% 24,220 | 1.7% 910 | |
| 2000 United States presidential election, 2000 The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Republican candidate George W. Bush, then-governor of Texas and son of former president George H. W. Bush , and Democratic candidate Al Gore, then-Vice President.... |
37.2% 17,670 | 8.0% 3,811 | |
| 1996 United States presidential election, 1996 The United States presidential election of 1996 was a contest between the Democratic national ticket of President Bill Clinton of Arkansas and Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee and the Republican national ticket of former Senator Bob Dole of Kansas for President and former Housing Secretary Jack... |
35.6% 15,369 | 14.0% 6,066 | |
| 1992 United States presidential election, 1992 The United States presidential election of 1992 had three major candidates: Incumbent Republican President George Bush; Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton, and independent Texas businessman Ross Perot.... |
34.9% 15,433 | 25.9% 11,425 | |
| 1988 United States presidential election, 1988 The United States presidential election of 1988 featured no incumbent president, as President Ronald Reagan was unable to seek re-election after serving the maximum two terms allowed by the Twenty-second Amendment. Reagan's Vice President, George H. W. Bush, won the Republican nomination, while the... |
40.5% 14,980 | 1.8% 660 | |
| 1984 United States presidential election, 1984 The United States presidential election of 1984 was a contest between the incumbent President Ronald Reagan, the Republican candidate, and former Vice President Walter Mondale, the Democratic candidate. Reagan was helped by a strong economic recovery from the deep recession of 1981–1982... |
35.3% 11,198 | 2.4% 761 | |
| 1980 United States presidential election, 1980 The United States presidential election of 1980 featured a contest between incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter and his Republican opponent, Ronald Reagan, as well as Republican Congressman John B. Anderson, who ran as an independent... |
29.0% 7,605 | 13.1% 3,449 | |
| 1976 United States presidential election, 1976 The United States presidential election of 1976 followed the resignation of President Richard Nixon in the wake of the Watergate scandal. It pitted incumbent President Gerald Ford, the Republican candidate, against the relatively unknown former governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter, the Democratic... |
47.0% 7,926 | 4.7% 785 | |
| 1972 United States presidential election, 1972 The United States presidential election of 1972 was the 47th quadrennial United States presidential election. It was held on November 7, 1972. The Democratic Party's nomination was eventually won by Senator George McGovern, who ran an anti-war campaign against incumbent Republican President Richard... |
38.9% 5,693 | 6.4% 941 | |
| 1968 United States presidential election, 1968 The United States presidential election of 1968 was the 46th quadrennial United States presidential election. Coming four years after Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson won in a historic landslide, it saw Johnson forced out of the race and Republican Richard Nixon elected... |
39.1% 4,607 | 9.6% 1,126 | |
| 1964 United States presidential election, 1964 The United States presidential election of 1964 was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson had come to office less than a year earlier following the assassination of his predecessor, John F. Kennedy. Johnson, who had successfully associated himself with Kennedy's... |
56.5% 6,397 | 0.2% 22 | |
| 1960 United States presidential election, 1960 The United States presidential election of 1960 was the 44th American presidential election, held on November 8, 1960, for the term beginning January 20, 1961, and ending January 20, 1965. The incumbent president, Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower, was not eligible to run again. The Republican Party... |
45.7% 4,633 | 0.9% 89 | |
| 1956 United States presidential election, 1956 The United States presidential election of 1956 saw a popular Dwight D. Eisenhower successfully run for re-election. The 1956 election was a rematch of 1952, as Eisenhower's opponent in 1956 was Democrat Adlai Stevenson, whom Eisenhower had defeated four years earlier.Incumbent President Eisenhower... |
40.0% 3,667 | 0.3% 31 | |
| 1952 United States presidential election, 1952 The United States presidential election of 1952 took place in an era when Cold War tension between the United States and the Soviet Union was escalating rapidly. In the United States Senate, Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin had become a national figure after chairing congressional... |
35.1% 3,735 | 0.9% 94 | |
| 1948 United States presidential election, 1948 The United States presidential election of 1948 is considered by most historians as the greatest election upset in American history. Virtually every prediction indicated that incumbent President Harry S. Truman would be defeated by Republican Thomas E. Dewey. Truman won, overcoming a three-way... |
47.0% 3,914 | 5.9% 495 | |
| 1944 United States presidential election, 1944 The United States presidential election of 1944 took place while the United States was preoccupied with fighting World War II. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had been in office longer than any other president, but remained popular. Unlike 1940, there was little doubt that Roosevelt would run for... |
54.8% 3,266 | 0.8% 47 | |
| 1940 United States presidential election, 1940 The United States presidential election of 1940 was fought in the shadow of World War II as the United States was emerging from the Great Depression. Incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt , a Democrat, broke with tradition and ran for a third term, which became a major issue... |
66.0% 5,782 | 1.3% 114 | |
| 1936 United States presidential election, 1936 The United States presidential election of 1936 was the most lopsided presidential election in the history of the United States in terms of electoral votes. In terms of the popular vote, it was the third biggest victory since the election of 1820, which was not seriously contested.The election took... |
71.9% 5,128 | 1.3% 90 | |
| 1932 United States presidential election, 1932 The United States presidential election of 1932 took place as the effects of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, the Revenue Act of 1932, and the Great Depression were being felt intensely across the country. President Herbert Hoover's popularity was falling as... |
63.3% 3,544 | 3.8% 210 | |
| 1928 United States presidential election, 1928 The United States presidential election of 1928 pitted Republican Herbert Hoover against Democrat Al Smith. The Republicans were identified with the booming economy of the 1920s, whereas Smith, a Roman Catholic, suffered politically from Anti-Catholic prejudice, his anti-prohibitionist stance, and... |
46.9% 1,959 | 1.1% 47 | |
| 1924 United States presidential election, 1924 The United States presidential election of 1924 was won by incumbent President Calvin Coolidge, the Republican candidate.Coolidge was vice-president under Warren G. Harding and became president in 1923 when Harding died in office. Coolidge was given credit for a booming economy at home and no... |
8.6% 307 | 49.2% 1,763 | |
| 1920 United States presidential election, 1920 The United States presidential election of 1920 was dominated by the aftermath of World War I and a hostile response to certain policies of Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic president. The wartime economic boom had collapsed. Politicians were arguing over peace treaties and the question of America's... |
23.6% 747 | 11.4% 361 |
As of April 21, 2009, there are 25,601 registered Republicans, 21,548 registered Democrats, and 12,184 Declined to State voters in Nevada County. The American Independent and Green Parties have under 2,000 registered voters each. In both 2000 and 2004, George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
won a majority of the votes in the county. In 2008, Barack Obama
Barack Obama
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carried the county with a 51.5%-46.2% margin. 2008 marked the first time Nevada County went for a Democrat since Lyndon Johnson in 1964.
Nevada County is part of California's 4th congressional district
California's 4th congressional district
California's 4th congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of California. It covers the northeastern corner of California along Route 395, encompassing El Dorado, Placer, Nevada, Sierra, Plumas, Lassen, and Modoc counties, as well as parts of Butte County...
, which is held by Republican Tom McClintock
Tom McClintock
Thomas Miller McClintock II is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a former Assemblyman and state Senator...
. In the state legislature
California State Legislature
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, Nevada County is represented by Doug LaMalfa
Doug LaMalfa
Doug LaMalfa is an American politician currently serving in the California State Senate. He is a Republican representing the 4th district, encompassing Del Norte, Siskiyou, Shasta, Trinity, Tehama, Butte, Glenn, Colusa, Sutter, and Yuba counties, as well as parts of Nevada and Placer counties...
(Rep) of the 4th Senate District and Ted Gaines
Ted Gaines
Edward M. Gaines is a California State Senator, representing the 1st Senate district. He won a January 4, 2011, special election to replace the late Dave Cox and took office two days later...
(Rep) of the 1st Senate District. Dan Logue (Rep) holds the seat for the 3rd Assembly District.
On November 4, 2008 Nevada County voted for Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages, by 3 votes.
Noted residents
Herbert HooverHerbert Hoover
Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States . Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted partnerships between government and business...
, President of the United States. Hoover lived in Nevada City as a young mining engineer after graduating from Stanford University.
Chuck Yeager
Chuck Yeager
Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager is a retired major general in the United States Air Force and noted test pilot. He was the first pilot to travel faster than sound...
, Pilot, first man to break the Sound Barrier.
Clint Walker
Clint Walker
Norman Eugene Walker, known as Clint Walker , is an American actor best known for his cowboy role as "Cheyenne Bodie" in the TV Western series, Cheyenne.-Life and career:...
, Actor.
Lyman Gilmore
Lyman Gilmore
Lyman Wiswell Gilmore, Jr. was an aviation pioneer. In Grass Valley, California, USA, he built a steam-powered airplane and claimed that he flew it on May 15, 1902. Due to the requirement of a heavy boiler and the dependency on coal as a power source, the flights would have been short...
, a contemporary of the Wright Brothers, developed early powered aircraft and operated the world's first commercial air field in Grass Valley. There is also evidence he may have flown before the Wright brothers.
Charles Litton Sr.
Charles Litton Sr.
Charles Vincent Litton, Sr was an engineer and inventor from the area now known as Silicon Valley.-Biography:Charles Vincent Litton was born, March 13, 1904, in San Francisco. His mother was Alice J. Vincent and father was Charles A...
, a resident and entrepreneur of Nevada County, assisted Raytheon in the development of the magnetron tube.
National Football League
National Football League
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star Ricky Williams
Ricky Williams
Errick Lynne "Ricky" Williams, Jr. is an American football running back for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints fifth overall in the 1999 NFL Draft...
lives in the county.
The former actor
Actor
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and television announcer Edwin W. Reimers
Ed Reimers
Edwin W. Reimers , known as Ed Reimers, was an American actor active during the 1950s and 1960s, who also served as the stentorian-voiced announcer for such early Warner Brothers television series as Cheyenne and Maverick: "From the entertainment capital of the world, this is a Warner Brothers...
resided in Nevada City at the time of his death in 1986.
Former Troubled Assets Relief Program
Troubled Assets Relief Program
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head Neel Kashkari
Neel Kashkari
Neel T. Kashkari was the Interim Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability in the United States Department of the Treasury. While in this role, he led the Office of Financial Stability, the office set up to buy troubled financial assets from U.S. financial firms under the $700...
lives in the county as part of his "Washington detox."
Books
- Bean, E. F. (1867). Bean's History and directory of Nevada county, California ... With sketches of the various towns and mining camps ... Also full statistics of mining and all other industrial resources. Nevada, Cal.: Printed at the Daily Gazette Book and Job Office.
- Comstock, D. A. (1998). Catalog of historical landmarks and dedicated sites in Nevada County, California. NCHS books. Nevada City, Calif: Nevada County Historical Society.
- Comstock, D. A. (2004). News and advertising in the early gold camps of Nevada County, California: Volume one - 1850 through 1852. Grass Valley, Calif: Comstock Bonanza Press.
- Comstock, D. A., & Comstock, A. H. (1999). http://worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/44420336&referer=brief_resultsNevada County vital statistics, 1850-1869 (and up to 1876 for divorces): births, marriages, separations, divorces, naturalizations, and deaths in Nevada County, California, as compiled from county records, cemeteries, newspapers, letters, diaries, and family records, plus a list of clergymen who served in Nevada County during those same years]. Nevada County pioneers series, v. 1. Grass Valley, Calif: Comstock Bonanza Press.
- Foley, D., Kelly, L., & Book, S. (1975). The Maidu Indians of Nevada County, California.
- Nevada County (Calif.). (1915). Nevada County, state of California: the home of deep producing gold mines and prolific fruit orchards. Grass Valley, Calif: Union Pub. Co.
- Nevada County Promotion Committee. (1904). Nevada County, California: the most prosperous mining county of the United States, where good mines are found in a country with a pereect [sic] climate and all the comforts of civilization. [Nevada City, Calif.]: Nevada County Promotion Committee.
- Pastron, A. G., Walsh, M. R., & Clewlow, C. W. (1990). Archaeological and ethnohistoric investigations at CA-NEV-194, near Rough and Ready, Nevada County, California. Archives of California prehistory, no. 31. Salinas, CA: Coyote Press.
- True, G. H. (1973). The ferns and seed plants of Nevada County, California. San Francisco: California Academy of Sciences.
- Wells, H. L. (1880). History of Nevada County, California with illustrations descriptive of its scenery, residences, public buildings, fine blocks, and manufactories. Oakland, CA: Thompson & West.
- Wyckoff, R. M. (1962). Hydraulicking: a brief history of hydraulic mining in Nevada County, California. Nevada City, Calif: Osborn/Woods.
See also
- Hiking trails in Nevada County
- List of California public officials charged with crimes, Nevada County
- List of school districts in Nevada County, California
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Nevada County, California