Nevada County, California

Nevada County: County in California, United States

About

Nevada County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 98,764 and a population density of 39 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 99,606 inhabitants. Its county seat is Nevada City. The county was created 173 years ago in 1850.

Nevada County locator map
Location of Nevada County on California map.

Quick Facts about Nevada County

Population : 99,606 (2020)
Country : United States of America
State : California (United States)
Different from : Nevada County
Twitter username : nevadacountyca
Area : 2524 km2
Water as percent of area : 1.73%
Land as percent of area : 98.27%
Named for : Nevada City
Altitude : 2,897 feet / 883 meters
Capital : Nevada City
Establishment : January 01, 1851
Time Zone : Pacific Time Zone
Local time : 03:43:28 (29th March 2024)
Density : 39 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth : 0.85% (2010-2020)
Seal of Nevada County  California seal image
Seal of Nevada County California
Seal of Nevada County  California seal image

Geography

Nevada County is located at 39°18'5"N 120°46'8"W (39.3013700, -120.7687500). It has 4 neighbors: Placer County, Sierra County, Yuba County and Washoe County.

Nevada County map

The largest city of Nevada County is Truckee with a population of 16,982. Other cities include, Grass Valley population 12,763 and Sebastopol population 7,593. See all Nevada County cities & populated places.

Nevada County Populated Places

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Nevada County.

City Name Population Title
Truckee 16,982 City in Nevada County, California, United States
Grass Valley 12,763 City in Nevada County, California, United States
Sebastopol 7,593 City in Sonoma County, California, United States of America
Lake Wildwood 4,991 Census-designated place in Nevada County, California
Lake of the Pines 3,917 Census-designated place in Nevada County, California
Nevada City 3,148 Town in California, County Seat of Nevada County, historic mining town
Penn Valley 1,621 Census-designated place in Nevada County, California
Washington 185 Town in California

Nevada County has 4 neighbours.

  • Nevada City

Demographics

The population of Nevada County increased by 0.85% in 10 years.

Year Population % Change Method
2010 98,764 - census
2011 98,701 -0.06% estimation process
2012 98,137 -0.57% estimation process
2013 97,938 -0.2% estimation process
2014 98,572 0.64% estimation process
2015 98,676 0.11% estimation process
2016 98,913 0.24% estimation process
2017 99,367 0.46% estimation process
2018 99,508 0.14% estimation process
2019 99,755 0.25% estimation process
2020 99,606 -0.15% estimation process

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People born in Nevada County (2)

People born in Nevada County, including singer Emma Nevada, politician Patrick J. Hillings, .

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Other places with the same name (2)

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