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El Dorado County is a county
County

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 located in the Gold Country
Gold Country

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 of the U.S. state
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 of California
California

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, in the Sierra Nevada. Its 2004 population was estimated to be 172,889, its 2000 population was 156,299. The county seat
County seat

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 is Placerville
Placerville, California

Placerville is the county seat of El Dorado County, California. The population was 9,610 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sacramento, California–Arden-Arcade, California–Roseville, California Sacramento metropolitan area....
.

Much of the population of El Dorado County has become suburbanized, as the Sacramento
Sacramento, California

Sacramento is the Capital of the United States U.S. state of California, and the county seat of Sacramento County, California. Located along the Sacramento River and just south of the American River's confluence in California's expansive California Central Valley, it is the seventh-largest city in California.....
 Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sacramento metropolitan area

The Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville, California Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as the Sacramento metropolitan area or Greater Sacramento, is an area consisting of four counties in California's Central Valley and El Dorado foothills, anchored by the city of Sacramento, California....
 area has expanded. In addition, the population of the Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe is a large Fresh water lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the United States. It is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City, Nevada....
 area has also boomed recently.

f the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 156,299 people, 58,939 households, and 43,025 families residing in the county.






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El Dorado County is a county
County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
 located in the Gold Country
Gold Country

Gold Country is a region in the central-and-north-eastern part of California, United States. It is famed for the mineral deposits and gold mines which attracted waves of immigrants, known as the 49ers, during the 1849 California Gold Rush....
 of the U.S. state
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 of California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
, in the Sierra Nevada. Its 2004 population was estimated to be 172,889, its 2000 population was 156,299. The county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 is Placerville
Placerville, California

Placerville is the county seat of El Dorado County, California. The population was 9,610 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sacramento, California–Arden-Arcade, California–Roseville, California Sacramento metropolitan area....
.

Much of the population of El Dorado County has become suburbanized, as the Sacramento
Sacramento, California

Sacramento is the Capital of the United States U.S. state of California, and the county seat of Sacramento County, California. Located along the Sacramento River and just south of the American River's confluence in California's expansive California Central Valley, it is the seventh-largest city in California.....
 Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sacramento metropolitan area

The Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville, California Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as the Sacramento metropolitan area or Greater Sacramento, is an area consisting of four counties in California's Central Valley and El Dorado foothills, anchored by the city of Sacramento, California....
 area has expanded. In addition, the population of the Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe is a large Fresh water lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the United States. It is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City, Nevada....
 area has also boomed recently.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 156,299 people, 58,939 households, and 43,025 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density

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 was 91 people per square mile (35/kmē). There were 71,278 housing units at an average density of 42 per square mile (16/kmē). The racial makeup of the county was 89.71% White
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.52% Black
Race (United States Census)

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 or African American
Race (United States Census)

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, 1.00% Native American
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, 2.13% Asian
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, 0.13% Pacific Islander
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, 3.55% from other races
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, and 2.96% from two or more races. 9.32% of the population were Hispanic
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 or Latino
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 of any race. 14.9% were of German, 13.4% English
English people

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, 10.3% Irish
Irish people

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, 6.6% Italian
Italian people

The Italian people are a Southern European ethnic group located primarily in Italy and, by virtue of a wide-ranging Italian diaspora, throughout Western Europe, the Americas and Australia....
 and 6.6% American
United States

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 ancestry according to Census 2000. 90.5% spoke English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 and 6.5% Spanish
Spanish language

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 as their first language.

There were 58,939 households out of which 34.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples
Marriage

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 living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% 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 3.04.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.

The 2000 census also states that the median income for a household in the county was $51,484, and the median income for a family was $60,250. Males had a median income of $46,373 versus $31,537 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the county was $25,560. About 5.0% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

 Presidential election results
Year GOP
Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major party contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party . It is often called the Grand Old Party or the GOP....
 DEM
Democratic Party (United States)

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 Others
200854.0% 40,51244.0% 33,0102.0% 1,482
200461.2% 52,87837.3% 32,2421.4% 1,244
200058.3% 42,04536.4% 26,2205.4% 3,871
199651.8% 32,75936.3% 22,95711.8% 7,480
199239.9% 25,90632.4% 21,01227.7% 17,969
198859.3% 30,02139.1% 19,8011.5% 781
198464.9% 27,58333.7% 14,3121.4% 583
198058.3% 21,23829.5% 10,76512.2% 4,446
197647.7% 12,47248.8% 12,7633.5% 919
197254.2% 11,33041.4% 8,6544.4% 921
196849.0% 1,71939.7% 6,05411.3% 1,719
196439.5% 5,77560.3% 8,8100.2% 25
196049.2% 6,06550.1% 6,1750.8% 97


El Dorado is a strongly Republican
Republican Party (United States)

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 county in Presidential
President of the United States

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 and congressional
United States Congress

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 elections. The last Democrat to win a majority in the county was Lyndon Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson

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 in 1964
United States presidential election, 1964

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. The last Democrat to win the county was Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter

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 in 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 of the United States Gerald Ford, the Republican candidate, against the relatively unknown former governor of Georgia , Jimmy Carter, the Democratic candidate....
.

El Dorado is part of California's 4th congressional district
California's 4th congressional district

California's 4th congressional district covers the northeastern corner of California along U.S. Route 395, covering El Dorado County, California, Placer County, California, Nevada County, California, Sierra County, California, Plumas County, California, Lassen County, California, and Modoc County, California Counties, part of Butte County, Ca...
, which is held by Republican Tom McClintock
Tom McClintock

Thomas Miller McClintock II is a Republican Party Congressman for the United States House of Representatives in California's 4th congressional district....
. In the State Assembly
California State Assembly

The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000....
, El Dorado is part of the 4th district, which is held by Republican Ted Gaines
Ted Gaines

Ted Gaines is a Californian politician, representing the 4th District in the California State Assembly. The 4th district is centered on the suburbs of Placer County which are located east of Sacramento....
. In the State Senate
California State Senate

The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 State Senators. The state legislature meets in the state capital, Sacramento, California....
, El Dorado is part of the 1st district, which is held by Republican Dave Cox
Dave Cox

David E. Cox is an American politician from Fair Oaks, California. A Republican Party , he is a member of the California State Senate, representing the California's 1st State Senate district since December 2004....
.

On Nov. 4, 2008 El Dorado County voted 58.3 % for Proposition 8 which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the county has a total area of 1,788 square miles (4,631 kmē), of which, 1,711 square miles (4,431 kmē) of it is land and 77 square miles (200 kmē) of it (4.32%) is water.

El Dorado County contains the Desolation Wilderness
Desolation Wilderness

The Desolation Wilderness is a 63,690 acre wilderness area located along the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, just west of Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California, United States....
, with Freel Peak as its highest point at 10,881 feet.

Cities and towns

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Incorporated Cities
  • South Lake Tahoe
    South Lake Tahoe, California

    South Lake Tahoe is a city in El Dorado County, California, California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The population was 23,609 at the 2000 census....
     (Airport: Lake Tahoe Airport
    Lake Tahoe Airport

    Lake Tahoe Airport is a public airport located three miles southwest of South Lake Tahoe, California, serving El Dorado County, California, California, United States....
     IATA: TVL)
  • Placerville
    Placerville, California

    Placerville is the county seat of El Dorado County, California. The population was 9,610 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sacramento, California–Arden-Arcade, California–Roseville, California Sacramento metropolitan area....
     (County Seat
    County seat

    A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
    )


Communities over 10,000 population
  • El Dorado Hills
    El Dorado Hills, California

    El Dorado Hills is a census-designated place which encompasses of land along the western boundary of El Dorado County, California. Its actual extent as the El Dorado Hills Community Region is about 44 square miles, containing a population estimated by the El Dorado Hills Fire Department to have been 42,078 at the beginning of 2008....
  • Cameron Park
    Cameron Park, California

    Cameron Park is a census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento, California–Arden-Arcade, California–Roseville, California Sacramento metropolitan area....


Communities under 10,000 population
  • Camino
    Camino, California

    Camino is an unincorporated area town in El Dorado County, California, and has a population of 4,961. Nearby cities and towns include Pollock Pines, Placerville, Diamond Springs, El Dorado, Grizzly Flats, Somerset, Coloma, Garden Valley, Cameron Park, Shingle Springs, and Lotus....
  • Camp Sacramento
  • Coloma
    Coloma, California

    Coloma is a small unincorporated former town in El Dorado County, California, United States. It is approximately northeast of Sacramento, California....
  • Cool
    Cool, California

    Cool, California, United States is a small unincorporated area that is less than 70 miles from Sacramento, the state capital. It is built on California State Route 49 between Auburn, California and Placerville, California, the county seats of Placer County, California and El Dorado, California Counties, respectively....
  • Diamond Springs
    Diamond Springs, California

    Diamond Springs is a census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento, California–Arden-Arcade, California–Roseville, California Sacramento metropolitan area....
  • Echo Lake
    Echo Lake, California

    Echo Lake is a small unincorporated area in El Dorado County, California, California, United States, along U.S. Highway 50 in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada ....
  • El Dorado
    El Dorado, California

    El Dorado , not to be confused with the nearby El Dorado Hills, California, is an unincorporated area in El Dorado County, California, California....
  • Garden Valley
    Garden Valley, California

    Garden Valley is a former settlement in Yuba County, California, California. Its elevation is 1909 feet .References...
  • Georgetown
    Georgetown, California

    Georgetown is a census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, California, United States] The population was 962 at the 2000 census. The town is registered as California Historical Landmark #484....
  • Grizzly Flats
  • Happy Valley
  • Meyers
    Meyers, California

    Meyers is a small unincorporated area in El Dorado County, California, California, United States, along U.S. Route 50 in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada south of South Lake Tahoe, California in the Lake Tahoe area....
  • Mosquito
  • Mt. Aukum
  • Kyburz
    Kyburz, California

    Kyburz is a small unincorporated area in El Dorado County, California,California, along the South Fork of the American River andU.S. Route 50, and is surrounded by the El...
  • Outingdale
  • Phillips
    Phillips, California

    Phillips is a small unincorporated area in El Dorado County, California, California, United States. It is the site of the Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort. The ZIP code is 95720. The community is inside area code 530....
  • Pilot Hill
  • Pollock Pines
    Pollock Pines, California

    Pollock Pines is a census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento, California–Arden-Arcade, California–Roseville, California Sacramento metropolitan area....
  • Rescue
    Rescue, California

    Rescue is an unincorporated area located northeast of Cameron Park, California, in El Dorado County, California, USA. It consists of primarily farmland and ranches with a few residential neighborhoods and businesses....
  • Shingle Springs
    Shingle Springs, California

    Shingle Springs is a census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, California, United States. The population was 2,643 at the 2000 census....
  • Somerset
  • Strawberry
    Strawberry, El Dorado County, California

    Strawberry is a small unincorporated area in El Dorado County, California, California, United States, along U.S. Route 50 in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada ....
  • Twin Bridges
    Twin Bridges, California

    Twin Bridges is a small unincorporated area on U.S. Route 50 in California near the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California, California....


The county is also home to the Heavenly Ski Resort
Heavenly Ski Resort

Heavenly Mountain Resort is a ski resort located on the California-Nevada border in South Lake Tahoe. It has 97 runs and 30 lifts that are spread between California and Nevada and four base facilities....
 and the Sierra-At-Tahoe Ski Resort
Sierra-at-Tahoe

Sierra-at-Tahoe is a Skiing and Snowboarding resort in Twin Bridges, California, USA, to the south of Lake Tahoe. Sierra-at-Tahoe is approximately 16 miles south of Stateline, Nevada and South Lake Tahoe on U.S....
.

Adjacent counties

  • Alpine County, California
    Alpine County, California

    Alpine County is the smallest List of California counties, by population, in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2000 census , it had a population of 1,208....
     - southeast
  • Amador County, California
    Amador County, California

    Amador County is a list of California counties located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. As of 2005, the population was 38,471....
     - south
  • Sacramento County, California
    Sacramento County, California

    Sacramento County is a List of California counties in the U.S. state of California. The county seat is the city of Sacramento, California, the state capital....
     - west
  • Placer County, California
    Placer County, California

    Placer County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California, in what is known as the Gold Country. It stretches from the suburbs of Sacramento, California to Lake Tahoe and the Nevada border....
     - north
  • Douglas County, Nevada
    Douglas County, Nevada

    Douglas County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of 2000, the population was 41,259. As of 2007, the population was estimated to be 52,386....
     - northeast


Transportation infrastructure


Major highways

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Us 50 (ca)
U.S. Route 50
  • California 49
    State Route 49
    California State Route 49

    State 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....
  • California 89
    State Route 89
    California State Route 89

    State Route 89 is a List of California State Routes that travels in the North-South direction, and is the major thoroughfare for many mountain communities....
  • California 193
    State Route 193


Public transportation

  • runs local service in Placerville and surrounding areas (as far east as Pollock Pines). Commuter service into Sacramento and Folsom is also provided.
  • BlueGo is the transit operator for the South Lake Tahoe area. Service also runs into the state of Nevada
    Nevada

    Nevada is a U.S. state located in the Western United States of the United States of America. The capital is Carson City and the largest city is Las Vegas, Nevada....
    .


Airports

General aviation airports are include: Placerville Airport
Placerville Airport

Placerville Airport is a public airport located 4 miles south of Placerville, California, in El Dorado County, California, California, United States....
, Georgetown Airport
Georgetown Airport (California)

Georgetown Airport , formerly Q61, is a public airport located two miles northwest of Georgetown, California, serving El Dorado County, California, California, United States....
, Cameron Airpark
Cameron Airpark

Cameron Airpark is a public airport located in the city of Cameron Park, California, serving El Dorado County, California, California, United States....
 and Lake Tahoe Airport
Lake Tahoe Airport

Lake Tahoe Airport is a public airport located three miles southwest of South Lake Tahoe, California, serving El Dorado County, California, California, United States....
.

Asbestos

Portions of El Dorado county are known to contain natural asbestos
Asbestos

Asbestos is a naturally occurring silicate mineral with long, thin fibrous crystals. The word asbestos is derived from a Greek language adjective meaning inextinguishable....
 formations near the surface. The USGS studied amphibole
Amphibole

Amphibole defines an important group of generally dark-colored rock-forming Silicate minerals minerals, composed of double chain SiO4 tetrahedron, linked at the vertices and generally containing ions of iron and/or magnesium in their structures....
s in rock and soil in the area in response to an EPA sampling study and subsequent criticism of the EPA study. The study found that many amphibole particles in the area meet the counting rule criteria used by the EPA for chemical and morphological limits, but do not meet morphological requirements for commercial-grade-asbestos. The executive summary pointed out that even particles that do not meet requirements for commercial-grade-asbestos may be a health threat and suggested a collaborative research effort to assess health risks associated with "Naturally Occurring Asbestos".

In 2003 after construction of the Oak Ridge High school soccer field, the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry found that some student athletes, coaches and school workers received substantial exposures. The inside of Oak Ridge High School needed to be cleaned of dust.

External links

  • - Naturally occurring asbestos information
  • The railway is restoring the Diamond & Caldor No. 4 Shay locomotive at the El Dorado County Historical Museum