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{{short description|County in California, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Plumas County, California | official_name = County of Plumas | native_name = | other_name = | settlement_type = [[County (United States)|County]] | image_skyline = {{Photomontage | photo1a = LakeAlmanor2.jpg{{!}} | photo1b = Featherriverroutetowardsbeckwourthpass.jpg{{!}} | photo2a = Western pacific railroad museum 2006.jpg{{!}} | spacing = 1 | size = 300 | foot_montage = Images, from top down, left to right: [[Lake Almanor]], [[Beckwourth Pass]], Trains at the [[Western Pacific Railroad Museum]] }} | image_size = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = Seal of Plumas County, California.png | seal_size = | named_for = [[Spanish language|Spanish]] words for the [[Feather River]] (''Río de las Plumas'') | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = {{USA}} | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|California}} | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] | seat_type = [[County seat]] | seat = [[Quincy, California|Quincy]] | seat1_type = Largest community | seat1 = [[East Quincy, California|East Quincy]] (population)<br />[[Warner Valley, California|Warner Valley]] (area)<br />[[Portola, California|Portola]] (incorporated) | unit_pref = US | area_total_sq_mi = 2613 | area_land_sq_mi = 2553 | area_water_sq_mi = 60 | elevation_max_footnotes = | elevation_max_ft = 8372 | elevation_min_footnotes = | elevation_min_ft = <!-- Population -----------> | population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|April 1, 2020]] | population_footnotes = <ref name="QF"/> | population_total = 19790 | population_density_sq_mi = auto |demographics_type2 = GDP | demographics2_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|title= Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Plumas County, CA|url= https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GDPALL06063 |work=[[Federal Reserve Economic Data]] |publisher=[[Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis]]}}</ref> |demographics2_title1 = Total |demographics2_info1 = $1.121 billion (2022) | established_title = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] | established_date = March 18, 1854 | government_type = [[Council–manager government|Council–Administrator]] | leader_title = Chair | leader_name = Kevin Goss | leader_title1 = Vice Chair | leader_name1 = Mimi Hall | leader_title2 = Board of Supervisors<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.plumascounty.us/98/Board-of-Supervisors | title=Board of Supervisors | Plumas County, CA - Official Website }}</ref> | leader_name2 = {{Collapsible list | title = Supervisors | 1 = Dwight Ceresola | 2 = Kevin Goss | 3 = Tom McGowan | 4 = Mimi Hall | 5 = Jeff Engel }} | leader_title4 = County Administrator | leader_name4 = Debra Lucero | timezone = [[Pacific Standard Time]] | utc_offset = -8 | timezone_DST = [[Pacific Daylight Time]] | utc_offset_DST = -7 | postal_code_type = <!--[[ZIP Code]]--> | postal_code = | area_code = | image_map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-width=250|frame-align=center|type=shape|fill=#ffffff|fill-opacity=0|stroke-width=3}} | map_caption = Interactive map of Plumas County | image_map1 = Map of California highlighting Plumas County.svg | mapsize1 = 200px | map_caption1 = Location in the state of [[California]] | blank_name_sec1 = Congressional district | blank_info_sec1 = [[California's 3rd congressional district|3rd]] | website = [http://www.countyofplumas.com www.countyofplumas.com] | footnotes = }} '''Plumas County''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|l|uː|m|ə|s|audio=En-us-plumas.ogg}}) is a [[county (United States)|county]] located in the [[Sierra Nevada]] of the U.S. state of [[California]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the population was 19,790.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/plumascountycalifornia|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Quincy, California|Quincy]],<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> and the only incorporated city is [[Portola, California|Portola]]. The largest community in the county is [[East Quincy, California|East Quincy]]. The county was named for the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] ''Río de las Plumas'' (the [[Feather River]]), which flows through it. The county itself is also the namesake of a native moth species, ''[[Hadena plumasata]]''.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Troubridge |first1=J. T. |last2=Crabo |first2=L. G. |title=A review of the Nearctic species of Hadena (Schrank), 1802 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) with descriptions of six new species |journal=Fabreries |date=2002 |volume=27 |issue=2 |pages=109–154 |url=http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/facilities/strickland/troubridgehadena.pdf |access-date=November 29, 2022}}</ref> ==History== Prehistorically, the indigenous [[Mountain Maidu]] were the primary inhabitants of the area now known as Plumas County. The Maidu lived in small settlements along the edges of valleys, subsisting on roots, acorns, grasses, seeds, and occasionally fish and big game. They were decentralized and had no tribal leadership; most bands lived along waterways in and around their own valleys. Areas with high snowfall, including the Mohawk and [[Sierra Valley|Sierra]] valleys, were hunting grounds for game in the warmer months.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://plumascounty.org/Misc_Pages/Useful_Info_and_Links/History.htm|title=Official visitor information for Plumas County, Northern California|website=Plumascounty.org|access-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110020619/http://plumascounty.org/Misc_Pages/Useful_Info_and_Links/History.htm|archive-date=November 10, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.countyofplumas.com/index.aspx?NID=254|title=Plumas County, CA - Official Website - Northern Maidu|website=Countyofplumas.com|access-date=November 7, 2017|archive-date=May 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517230620/http://www.countyofplumas.com/index.aspx?NID=254|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1848, European Americans discovered gold in the Sierra foothills. Miners were attracted to Plumas County in particular, largely due to the tales of Thomas Stoddard, who claimed to have discovered a lake lined with gold nuggets while lost in the wilderness. Gold-hungry prospectors flooded the area. Though hopeful miners scoured the glacial lakes for months, they did not find the purported lake of gold. But some had success panning for gold in the rivers and creeks in the area, and created squatters' villages, the first non-Native American settlements.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ptBv9l5uSPwC&q=stoddard&pg=PA6|title=Plumas County: History of the Feather River Region|first=Jim|last=Young|date=November 7, 2017|publisher=Arcadia|isbn=9780738524092|access-date=November 7, 2017|via=Google Books}}</ref> Rough shanty towns quickly sprang up around successful mining areas, including Rich Bar, Indian Bar, and Rabbit Creek (now [[La Porte, California|La Porte]]). Many were developed adjacent to the [[Feather River]], named ''Río de las Plumas'' by Spanish explorer Captain Luis Arguello in 1820. In 1850, African-American frontiersman [[James Beckwourth]] discovered the lowest pass through the Sierras, which became known as [[Beckwourth Pass]]. Using the pass, he blazed a trail from Western Nevada through much of Plumas County, eventually terminating in the Sacramento Valley.<ref name="plumasmuseum.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.plumasmuseum.org/pchist.html|title=PCMA|website=Plumasmuseum.org|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> Many erstwhile miners followed this trail into Plumas County. Beckwourth also set up a trading post in the western Sierra Valley that still stands today. Though the Beckwourth Trail was longer than the original emigrant trail that ran south of Plumas County, its lower elevations extended its seasonal use when the higher trail was snowbound and impassable. Between 1851 and 1854, the Beckwourth Trail was frequently traveled, but in 1854, use dropped sharply when it became a toll road. The toll to move a ton of freight from Bidwell Bar to Quincy was about $18. This made using the Beckwourth Road an expensive enterprise and use of the Beckwourth Trail declined.<ref>{{cite journal |last=McIntosh |first=Clarence |date=June 1986 |title=Transportation in Plumas County Before the Railroad |journal=Plumas Memories, Plumas Historical Society |volume=Publication #51}}</ref> Plumas County was formed in 1854 during a meeting of three commissioners at the [[American Ranch]] in Quincy. It was carved from the eastern portion of [[Butte County, California|Butte County]]. [[Quincy, California|Quincy]], originally a mining town, was chosen as the county seat after an early settler donated a plot of land there to establish the seat. Once it became the seat, nearby [[Elizabethtown, California|Elizabethtown]] faded and ultimately became defunct. In 1864, the state legislature took a large portion of Plumas County to organize [[Lassen County]]. Shortly afterward, Plumas County annexed part of [[Sierra County, California|Sierra County]], including the prosperous mining town of La Porte. Over the next decades, different industries drove the growth of the various settlements that sprang up around the county. [[Greenville, California|Greenville]] began as a mining and farming community in Indian Valley in the late 1850s. [[Chester, California|Chester]] was formed near the area that is now [[Lake Almanor, California|Lake Almanor]], as a result of cattle ranching and the timber industry. When the [[Western Pacific Railroad]] was constructed in 1910, [[Portola, California|Portola]] developed as an important railroad stop. Thanks to the railroad, Plumas County could export its lumber beyond the local area, and the timber industry became dominant in the county's economy for decades. As the railroad route extended up the [[Feather River Canyon]], it was also used by the area's first tourists and sightseers. When the [[Feather River Highway]] was completed in 1937 with federal investment in infrastructure by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] during the [[Great Depression]], Plumas County became linked to the Sacramento Valley year-round thanks to the route's low elevation.<ref name="plumasmuseum.org"/> {{Further|topic=the former [[Maidu]] village|Silongkoyo, California|label1=Silongkoyo}} ==Geography== According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has an area of {{convert|2613|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|2553|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|60|sqmi}} (2.3%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 3, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> Plumas County is in the far northern end of the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada range]]. The area's rugged terrain marks the transition point between the northern Sierra Nevada and the southern end of the Cascade Range.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fs.usda.gov/recmain/plumas/recreation|title=Plumas National Forest - Recreation|website=Fs.usda.gov|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> [[Lassen Peak]], the southernmost volcanic peak in the [[Cascade Range]], is just north of Plumas County's border, and part of [[Lassen Volcanic National Park]] extends into the county's northwest corner. Plumas National Forest's {{convert|1200000|acre|km2}} offer a wide variety of outdoor recreation opportunities, including hiking, camping, kayaking, swimming, mountain biking, hunting and fishing. The area has more than 100 natural and artificial lakes. Many of the natural lakes are glacial in origin and can be found in and around Lakes Basin Recreation Area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://plumascounty.org/Communities/LakesBasin.htm|title=Lakes Basin Recreation Area Community|website=Plumascounty.org|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> The artificial lakes include [[Lake Almanor, California|Lake Almanor]], [[Lake Davis]], [[Frenchman Lake (California)|Frenchman Lake]], [[Little Grass Valley Reservoir]], [[Antelope Dam (California)|Antelope Lake]], and [[Bucks Lake]]. Plumas County also has more than {{convert|1,000|mi|km}} of rivers and streams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.countyofplumas.com/index.aspx?nid=186|title=Plumas County, CA - Official Website - About Plumas County|website=Countyofplumas.com|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> All three forks of the Feather River run through the area. ===Designated Natural Areas=== *[[Butterfly Valley Botanical Area]] *[[Elephants Playground]] *[[Happy Valley, Plumas County, California|Happy Valley]] *[[Little Last Chance Canyon Special Interest Area, Plumas County, California|Little Last Chance Canyon Special Interest Area]] *[[North Valley, Plumas County, California|North Valley]] *[[Valley Creek Special Interest Area, Plumas County, California|Valley Creek Special Interest Area]] ===Water areas=== {{col-begin}} {{col-break}} *[[Antelope Dam (California)|Antelope Lake]] *[[Belden Forebay, Plumas County, California|Belden Forebay]] *[[Bucks Lake]] *[[Butt Valley Reservoir, Plumas County, California|Butt Valley Reservoir]] *[[Doyle Reservoir, Plumas County, California|Doyle Reservoir]] *[[Eureka Lake, Plumas County, California|Eureka Lake]] *[[Faggs Debris Dam, Plumas County, California|Faggs Debris Dam]] *[[Faggs Reservoir, Plumas County, California|Faggs Reservoir]] *[[Little Grass Valley, California#Fowler Lake|Fowler Lake]] {{col-break}} *[[Frenchman Lake, Plumas County, California|Frenchman Lake]] *[[Grizzly Forebay, Plumas County, California|Grizzly Forebay]] *[[Grizzly Ice Pond, Plumas County, California|Grizzly Ice Pond]] *[[Juniper Lake (Lassen Peak)|Juniper Lake]] *[[Lake Almanor]] *[[Lake Davis]] *[[Little Grass Valley Reservoir]] *[[Lower Bucks Lake, Plumas County, California|Lower Bucks Lake]] *[[Murphy Lake (Plumas County, California)|Murphy Lake]] {{col-break}} *[[Onion Valley Reservoir, Plumas County, California|Onion Valley Reservoir]] *[[Rock Creek Reservoir, Plumas County, California|Rock Creek Reservoir]] *[[Round Valley Reservoir, Plumas County, California|Round Valley Reservoir]] *[[Silver Lake, Plumas County, California|Silver Lake]] *[[Slate Creek Reservoir, Plumas County, California|Slate Creek Reservoir]] *[[Smith Lake, Plumas County, California|Smith Lake]] *[[Three Lakes, Plumas County, California|Three Lakes]] *[[Walker Mine Tailings Reservoir, Plumas County, California|Walker Mine Tailings Reservoir]] {{col-end}} ===Adjacent counties=== * [[Sierra County, California|Sierra County]] – south * [[Yuba County, California|Yuba County]] – southwest * [[Butte County, California|Butte County]] – west * [[Tehama County, California|Tehama County]] – northwest * [[Shasta County, California|Shasta County]] – northwest * [[Lassen County, California|Lassen County]] – northeast ===National protected areas=== * [[Lassen National Forest]] (part) * [[Lassen Volcanic National Park]] (part) * [[Plumas National Forest]] (part) * [[Tahoe National Forest]] (part) ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1860= 4363 |1870= 4489 |1880= 6180 |1890= 4933 |1900= 4657 |1910= 5259 |1920= 5681 |1930= 7913 |1940= 11548 |1950= 13519 |1960= 11620 |1970= 11707 |1980= 17340 |1990= 19739 |2000= 20824 |2010= 20007 |2020= 19790 |estyear=2024 |estimate=18834 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 10, 2025}}</ref> |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 3, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=October 3, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ca190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=October 3, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=October 3, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2015<ref name="QF"/> }} ===2020 census=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Plumas County, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> !Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small> !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Plumas County, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US06063&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Plumas County, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US06063&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Plumas County, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US06063&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) |18,473 |17,015 |style='background: #ffffe6; |15,999 |88.71% |85.05% |style='background: #ffffe6; |80.84% |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) |130 |181 |style='background: #ffffe6; |102 |0.62% |0.90% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.52% |- |[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) |444 |460 |style='background: #ffffe6; |382 |2.13% |2.30% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.93% |- |[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) |107 |127 |style='background: #ffffe6; |145 |0.51% |0.63% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.73% |- |[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) |19 |18 |style='background: #ffffe6; |40 |0.09% |0.09% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20% |- |[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH) |32 |18 |style='background: #ffffe6; |114 |0.15% |0.09% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.58% |- |[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH) |442 |583 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1,111 |2.12% |2.91% |style='background: #ffffe6; |5.61% |- |[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) |1,177 |1,605 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1,897 |5.65% |8.02% |style='background: #ffffe6; |9.59% |- |'''Total''' |'''20,824''' |'''20,007''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''19,790''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |} === 2011 === {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible collapsible collapsed" |- ! colspan=6 | Population, race, and income |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> | colspan=2 | 20,192 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> | 18,467 | 91.5% |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Black or African American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> | 274 | 1.4% |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | American Indian or Alaska Native<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> | 559 | 2.8% |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> | 208 | 1.0% |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> | 18 | 0.1% |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Some other race<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> | 180 | 0.9% |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Two or more races<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> | 486 | 2.4% |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Hispanic or Latino (of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref> | 1,617 | 8.0% |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> | colspan=2 | $28,104 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> | colspan=2 | $44,151 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> | colspan=2 | $53,128 |} ==== Places by population, race, and income ==== {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible collapsible collapsed" style="width: 100%;" |- ! colspan=9 | Places by population and race |- ! Place ! Type<ref name="US-CB">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> ! data-sort-type="number" | Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> ! data-sort-type="number" | White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> ! data-sort-type="number" | Other<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/><br /><ref name="other" group=note>Other = Some other race + Two or more races</ref> ! data-sort-type="number" | Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> ! data-sort-type="number" | Black or African<br />American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> ! data-sort-type="number" | Native American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/><br /><ref name="na" group=note>Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native</ref> ! data-sort-type="number" | Hispanic or Latino<br />(of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003"/> |- | [[Almanor, California|Almanor]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 95.83% || 1.19% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.89% || 5.65% |- | [[Beckwourth, California|Beckwourth]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 414 || 93.86% || 1.75% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 2.05% || 2.92% |- | [[Belden, California|Belden]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 55.4% || 0.0% || 44.6% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% |- | [[Blairsden, California|Blairsden]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 18 || 53.1% || 46.9% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 4.00% |- | [[Bucks Lake, California|Bucks Lake]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 30.0% |- | [[Canyondam, California|Canyondam]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 6.5% |- | [[Caribou, California|Caribou]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 1.9% |- | [[Chester, California|Chester]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 2,145 || 97.6% || 2.2% || 0.0% || 0.2% || 0.0% || 9.64% |- | [[Chilcoot-Vinton, California|Chilcoot-Vinton]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 422 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 5.17% |- | [[Clio, California|Clio]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 59 || 46.3% || 53.7% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 21.5% |- | [[Crescent Mills, California|Crescent Mills]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 93 || 54.3% || 45.7% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 32.3% |- | [[C-Road, California|C-Road]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 140 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 1.32% |- | [[Cromberg, California|Cromberg]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 316 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 6.32% |- | [[Delleker, California|Delleker]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 477 || 89.3% || 5.4% || 0.0% || 1.3% || 4.0% || 26.7% |- | [[East Quincy, California|East Quincy]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 2,210 || 92.9% || 1.8% || 0.0% || 3.1% || 2.3% || 3.25% |- | [[East Shore, California|East Shore]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 128 || 76.0% || 0.0% || 24.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 6.21% |- | [[Gold Mountain, California|Gold Mountain]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% |- | [[Graeagle, California|Graeagle]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 749 || 98.4% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 6.88% |- | [[Greenhorn, California|Greenhorn]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 159 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 4.79% |- | [[Greenville, California|Greenville]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 936 || 77.9% || 1.6% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 20.5% || 5.05% |- | [[Hamilton Branch, California|Hamilton Branch]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 687 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 6.7% |- | [[Indian Falls, California|Indian Falls]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 25 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 7.4% |- | [[Iron Horse, California|Iron Horse]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 237 || 80.6% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 5.61% |- | [[Johnsville, California|Johnsville]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 82 || 48.8% || 51.2% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 14.29% |- | [[Keddie, California|Keddie]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 153 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 7.29% |- | [[Lake Almanor Country Club, California|Lake Almanor Country Club]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 827 || 81.5% || 5.7% || 2.8% || 0.0% || 10.0% || 23.5% |- | [[Lake Almanor Peninsula, California|Lake Almanor Peninsula]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 234 || 85.5% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 14.5% || 10.4% |- | [[Lake Almanor West, California|Lake Almanor West]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 334 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 1.82% |- | [[Lake Davis, California|Lake Davis]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 13 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 38.5% |- | [[La Porte, California|La Porte]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 32 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% |- | [[Little Grass Valley, California|Little Grass Valley]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 20 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% |- | [[Mabie, California|Mabie]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 108 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 2.5% |- | [[Meadow Valley, California|Meadow Valley]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 448 || 96.5% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 1.3% || 0.0% || 8.1% |- | [[Mohawk Vista, California|Mohawk Vista]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 84 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 20.4% |- | [[Paxton, California|Paxton]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 9.52% |- | [[Plumas Eureka, California|Plumas Eureka]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 164 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 1.25% |- | [[Portola, California|Portola]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 2,104 || 87.0% || 7.5% || 0.6% || 1.1% || 3.8% || 13% |- | [[Prattville, California|Prattville]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 12 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 3.72% |- | [[Quincy, California|Quincy]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,376 || 93.8% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 3.4% || 2.8% || 11.8% |- | [[Spring Garden, California|Spring Garden]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 3.64% |- | [[Storrie, California|Storrie]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% |- | [[Taylorsville, California|Taylorsville]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 92 || 65.2% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% |- | [[Tobin, California|Tobin]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 27.27% |- | [[Twain, California|Twain]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 50 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 9.39% |- | [[Valley Ranch, California|Valley Ranch]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 150 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 2.17% |- | [[Warner Valley, California|Warner Valley]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% |- | [[Whitehawk, California|Whitehawk]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 14 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 1.8% |} {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible collapsible collapsed" style="width: 100%;" |- ! colspan=6 | Places by population and income |- ! Place ! Type<ref name="US-CB"/> ! Population<ref name="US-CB-B01003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B01003. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> ! data-sort-type="currency" | Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301"/> ! data-sort-type="currency" | Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013"/> ! data-sort-type="currency" | Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113"/> |- | [[Almanor, California|Almanor]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 10 ||<ref name="ND">Data unavailable</ref> ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> |- | [[Beckwourth, California|Beckwourth]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 460 || $35,624 || $52,414 || $52,457 |- | [[Belden, California|Belden]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 56 ||<ref name="ND"/> || $10,550 ||<ref name="ND"/> |- | [[Blairsden, California|Blairsden]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 32 ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> |- | [[Bucks Lake, California|Bucks Lake]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 18 ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> |- | [[Canyondam, California|Canyondam]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> |- | [[Caribou, California|Caribou]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> |- | [[Chester, California|Chester]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,674 || $17,687 || $27,778 || $42,529 |- | [[Chilcoot-Vinton, California|Chilcoot-Vinton]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 534 || $21,087 || $48,004 || $48,629 |- | [[Clio, California|Clio]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 41 ||<ref name="ND"/> || $2,499 ||<ref name="ND"/> |- | [[Crescent Mills, California|Crescent Mills]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 188 || $9,746 || $32,448 || $32,448 |- | [[C-Road, California|C-Road]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 126 || $14,696 || $73,125 || $73,125 |- | [[Cromberg, California|Cromberg]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 130 || $45,508 || $66,250 || $152,857 |- | [[Delleker, California|Delleker]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 672 || $20,724 || $30,400 || $36,837 |- | [[East Quincy, California|East Quincy]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 2,847 || $21,205 || $43,438 || $53,563 |- | [[East Shore, California|East Shore]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 246 || $35,933 || $53,818 || $54,068 |- | [[Gold Mountain, California|Gold Mountain]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> |- | [[Graeagle, California|Graeagle]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 749 || $38,014 || $56,458 || $61,786 |- | [[Greenhorn, California|Greenhorn]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 159 || $49,424 || $55,536 || $78,542 |- | [[Greenville, California|Greenville]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 936 || $18,546 || $26,719 || $30,000 |- | [[Hamilton Branch, California|Hamilton Branch]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 687 || $50,433 || $102,569 || $103,542 |- | [[Indian Falls, California|Indian Falls]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 25 ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> |- | [[Iron Horse, California|Iron Horse]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 237 || $25,709 || $48,139 || $48,139 |- | [[Johnsville, California|Johnsville]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 82 ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> |- | [[Keddie, California|Keddie]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 153 || $34,226 || $47,011 || $47,011 |- | [[Lake Almanor Country Club, California|Lake Almanor Country Club]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 827 || $28,722|| $57,756 || $58,237 |- | [[Lake Almanor Peninsula, California|Lake Almanor Peninsula]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 234 || $24,832 || $43,031 || $33,618 |- | [[Lake Almanor West, California|Lake Almanor West]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 334 || $29,294 || $108,625 || $136,250 |- | [[Lake Davis, California|Lake Davis]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 13 || $28,722 || $2,499 ||<ref name="ND"/> |- | [[La Porte, California|La Porte]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 32 || $32,928 || $40,893 ||<ref name="ND"/> |- | [[Little Grass Valley, California|Little Grass Valley]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 20 ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> |- | [[Mabie, California|Mabie]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 108 || $75,552 || $173,342 ||<ref name="ND"/> |- | [[Meadow Valley, California|Meadow Valley]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 448 || $34,506 || $41,679 || $76,786 |- | [[Mohawk Vista, California|Mohawk Vista]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 84 || $35,299 || $55,195 ||<ref name="ND"/> |- | [[Paxton, California|Paxton]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> |- | [[Plumas Eureka, California|Plumas Eureka]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 164 || $70,223 || $89,412 || $88,309 |- | [[Portola, California|Portola]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 3,069 || $19,223 || $33,056 || $35,755 |- | [[Prattville, California|Prattville]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 12 ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> |- | [[Quincy, California|Quincy]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,376 || $25,166 || $40,556 || $54,408 |- | [[Spring Garden, California|Spring Garden]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> |- | [[Storrie, California|Storrie]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> |- | [[Taylorsville, California|Taylorsville]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 92 || $45,070 || $48,789 || $85,000 |- | [[Tobin, California|Tobin]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> |- | [[Twain, California|Twain]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 50 || $47,034 || $64,844 || $125,536 |- | [[Valley Ranch, California|Valley Ranch]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 150 || $28,356 || $46,563 || $93,646 |- | [[Warner Valley, California|Warner Valley]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> |- | [[Whitehawk, California|Whitehawk]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 14 ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> ||<ref name="ND"/> |} ===2010=== The [[2010 United States census]] reported that Plumas County had a population of 20,007. The racial makeup of Plumas County was 17,797 (89.0%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 192 (1.0%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 539 (2.7%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 134 (0.7%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 18 (0.1%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 603 (3.0%) from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 724 (3.6%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1,605 persons (8.0%).<ref>{{USCensus2010CA}}</ref> {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" !colspan=10|Population reported at [[2010 United States census]] |- |{{center|'''The County'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br/>Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States census)|other<br/>races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br/>more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''}} |- |''' Plumas County''' |align="right"|20,007||align="right"|17,797||align="right"|192||align="right"|539||align="right"|134||align="right"|18||align="right"|603||align="right"|724||align="right"|1,605 |- |{{center|'''[[Incorporated city|Incorporated<br/>cities]]'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br/>Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States census)|other<br/>races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br/>more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''}} |- |'''[[Portola, California|Portola]]''' |align="right"|2,104||align="right"|1,762||align="right"|13||align="right"|54||align="right"|12||align="right"|1||align="right"|198||align="right"|64||align="right"|342 |- |{{center|'''[[Census-designated place|Census-designated<br/>places]]'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br/>Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States census)|other<br/>races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br/>more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''}} |- |'''[[Almanor, California|Almanor]]''' |align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0 |- |'''[[Beckwourth, California|Beckwourth]]''' |align="right"|432||align="right"|402||align="right"|0||align="right"|11||align="right"|2||align="right"|1||align="right"|7||align="right"|9||align="right"|29 |- |'''[[Belden, California|Belden]]''' |align="right"|22||align="right"|20||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|0 |- |'''[[Blairsden, California|Blairsden]]''' |align="right"|39||align="right"|38||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|2 |- |'''[[Bucks Lake, California|Bucks Lake]]''' |align="right"|10||align="right"|7||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|3 |- |'''[[C-Road, California|C-Road]]''' |align="right"|150||align="right"|140||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|8||align="right"|9 |- |'''[[Canyondam, California|Canyondam]]''' |align="right"|31||align="right"|26||align="right"|0||align="right"|3||align="right"|2||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|2 |- |'''[[Caribou, California|Caribou]]''' |align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0 |- |'''[[Chester, California|Chester]]''' |align="right"|2,144||align="right"|1,954||align="right"|10||align="right"|46||align="right"|21||align="right"|4||align="right"|37||align="right"|72||align="right"|178 |- |'''[[Chilcoot-Vinton, California|Chilcoot-Vinton]]''' |align="right"|66||align="right"|64||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|1 |- |'''[[Clio, California|Clio]]''' |align="right"|196||align="right"|172||align="right"|1||align="right"|15||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|8||align="right"|26 |- |'''[[Crescent Mills, California|Crescent Mills]]''' |align="right"|150||align="right"|140||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|8||align="right"|9 |- |'''[[Cromberg, California|Cromberg]]''' |align="right"|261||align="right"|239||align="right"|0||align="right"|5||align="right"|6||align="right"|0||align="right"|3||align="right"|8||align="right"|18 |- |'''[[Delleker, California|Delleker]]''' |align="right"|705||align="right"|503||align="right"|7||align="right"|23||align="right"|3||align="right"|0||align="right"|133||align="right"|36||align="right"|186 |- |'''[[East Quincy, California|East Quincy]]''' |align="right"|2,489||align="right"|2,174||align="right"|79||align="right"|43||align="right"|15||align="right"|0||align="right"|32||align="right"|146||align="right"|161 |- |'''[[East Shore, California|East Shore]]''' |align="right"|156||align="right"|143||align="right"|0||align="right"|7||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|5||align="right"|0||align="right"|7 |- |'''[[Gold Mountain, California|Gold Mountain]]''' |align="right"|80||align="right"|78||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|0 |- |'''[[Graeagle, California|Graeagle]]''' |align="right"|737||align="right"|718||align="right"|1||align="right"|5||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|3||align="right"|10||align="right"|27 |- |'''[[Greenhorn, California|Greenhorn]]''' |align="right"|236||align="right"|213||align="right"|1||align="right"|7||align="right"|2||align="right"|0||align="right"|6||align="right"|7||align="right"|22 |- |'''[[Greenville, California|Greenville]]''' |align="right"|1,129||align="right"|897||align="right"|1||align="right"|133||align="right"|11||align="right"|0||align="right"|17||align="right"|70||align="right"|109 |- |'''[[Hamilton Branch, California|Hamilton Branch]]''' |align="right"|537||align="right"|514||align="right"|2||align="right"|0||align="right"|3||align="right"|0||align="right"|3||align="right"|15||align="right"|20 |- |'''[[Indian Falls, California|Indian Falls]]''' |align="right"|54||align="right"|50||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|2||align="right"|4 |- |'''[[Iron Horse, California|Iron Horse]]''' |align="right"|297||align="right"|276||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|12||align="right"|8||align="right"|17 |- |'''[[Johnsville, California|Johnsville]]''' |align="right"|20||align="right"|20||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0 |- |'''[[Keddie, California|Keddie]]''' |align="right"|66||align="right"|62||align="right"|2||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|0 |- |'''[[La Porte, California|La Porte]]''' |align="right"|26||align="right"|24||align="right"|1||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0 |- |'''[[Lake Almanor Country Club, California|Lake Almanor Country Club]]''' |align="right"|419||align="right"|406||align="right"|2||align="right"|2||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|6||align="right"|8 |- |'''[[Lake Almanor Peninsula, California|Lake Almanor Peninsula]]''' |align="right"|356||align="right"|337||align="right"|0||align="right"|9||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|4||align="right"|6||align="right"|22 |- |'''[[Lake Almanor West, California|Lake Almanor West]]''' |align="right"|270||align="right"|259||align="right"|1||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|1||align="right"|7||align="right"|11 |- |'''[[Lake Davis, California|Lake Davis]]''' |align="right"|45||align="right"|45||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|2 |- |'''[[Little Grass Valley, California|Little Grass Valley]]''' |align="right"|2||align="right"|2||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0 |- |'''[[Mabie, California|Mabie]]''' |align="right"|161||align="right"|150||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|4||align="right"|6||align="right"|4 |- |'''[[Meadow Valley, California|Meadow Valley]]''' |align="right"|464||align="right"|435||align="right"|0||align="right"|13||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|4||align="right"|12||align="right"|21 |- |'''[[Mohawk Vista, California|Mohawk Vista]]''' |align="right"|159||align="right"|146||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|7||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|4||align="right"|4 |- |'''[[Paxton, California|Paxton]]''' |align="right"|14||align="right"|14||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|4 |- |'''[[Plumas Eureka, California|Plumas Eureka]]''' |align="right"|339||align="right"|326||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|3||align="right"|0||align="right"|3||align="right"|6||align="right"|17 |- |'''[[Prattville, California|Prattville]]''' |align="right"|33||align="right"|33||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0 |- |'''[[Quincy, California|Quincy]]''' |align="right"|1,728||align="right"|1,500||align="right"|37||align="right"|29||align="right"|19||align="right"|2||align="right"|66||align="right"|75||align="right"|132 |- |'''[[Spring Garden, California|Spring Garden]]''' |align="right"|16||align="right"|15||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0 |- |'''[[Storrie, California|Storrie]]''' |align="right"|4||align="right"|4||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0 |- |'''[[Taylorsville, California|Taylorsville]]''' |align="right"|140||align="right"|131||align="right"|0||align="right"|3||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|6||align="right"|1 |- |'''[[Tobin, California|Tobin]]''' |align="right"|12||align="right"|12||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0 |- |'''[[Twain, California|Twain]]''' |align="right"|82||align="right"|75||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|3||align="right"|14 |- |'''[[Valley Ranch, California|Valley Ranch]]''' |align="right"|109||align="right"|107||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|1||align="right"|2 |- |'''[[Warner Valley, California|Warner Valley]]''' |align="right"|2||align="right"|2||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0 |- |'''[[Whitehawk, California|Whitehawk]]''' |align="right"|113||align="right"|107||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|4||align="right"|2 |- |{{center|'''Other<br>[[unincorporated area]]s'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br/>Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States census)|other<br/>races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br/>more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''}} |- |All others not CDPs (combined) |align="right"|3,098||align="right"|2,777||align="right"|33||align="right"|120||align="right"|17||align="right"|8||align="right"|46||align="right"|97||align="right"|160 |} ===2000=== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 20,824 people, 9,000 households, and 6,047 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 13,386 housing units at an average density of {{convert|5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 91.8% [[Race (United States census)|White]], 0.6% [[Race (United States census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States census)|African American]], 2.6% [[Race (United States census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Race (United States census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.8% from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 2.6% from two or more races. 5.7% of the population were [[Race (United States census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States census)|Latino]] of any race. 16.1% were of [[German people|German]], 15.0% [[English people|English]], 10.1% [[Irish people|Irish]] and 8.0% [[United States|American]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. 95.4% spoke [[English language|English]] and 3.6% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] as their first language. There were 9,000 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.77. In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males. The median income for a household in the county was $36,351, and the median income for a family was $46,119. Males had a median income of $38,742 versus $25,734 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $19,391. About 9.0% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.7% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over. ==Law and government== Plumas County has five elected Supervisors, each elected within their own district. The Board of Supervisors oversees the management of county government and members serve four-year terms. The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors provides support to the Board of Supervisors and information to the public.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.countyofplumas.com/index.aspx?nid=98|title=Plumas County, CA - Official Website - Board of Supervisors|website=Countyofplumas.com|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> The County Administrative Office's purpose is to facilitate the delivery of cost-effective county services in accordance with the vision and policies outlined by the Board of Supervisors. Its responsibilities include monitoring legislative affairs, preparing the county's annual budget, and undertaking studies and investigations for the Board of Supervisors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.countyofplumas.com/index.aspx?NID=72|title=County Administrative Office|website=Plumas County, California|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410174032/http://www.countyofplumas.com/index.aspx?NID=72|archive-date=April 10, 2013|access-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref> The sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of the county. The sheriff's jurisdiction extends throughout the county, including federal and state lands. The county sheriff is elected to the nonpartisan office for a four-year term and is charged with preserving the peace, enforcing criminal statutes, and investigating known or suspected criminal activity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.countyofplumas.com/index.aspx?NID=587|title=Plumas County, CA - Official Website - Sheriff / Coroner|website=Countyofplumas.com|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> More than three-quarters of Plumas County's {{convert|2618|sqmi|km2}} is [[National Forest Service]] land.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://plumascounty.org/Things+to+See+and+Do/Forests+and+Wilderness.htm|title=Forests and Wilderness, Plumas County Northern California|website=Plumascounty.org|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> The management of [[Plumas National Forest]] is overseen by three districts: Beckwourth Ranger District,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/plumas/recreation/camping-cabins/recarea/?recid=11183&actid=101|title=Plumas National Forest - Beckwourth Ranger District|website=Fs.usda.gov|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> Mt. Hough Ranger District,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/plumas/recarea/?recid=11230|title=Plumas National Forest - Mt. Hough Ranger District|website=Fs.usda.gov|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> and Feather River Ranger District.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/plumas/recreation/recarea/?recid=11207|title=Plumas National Forest - Feather River Ranger District|website=Fs.usda.gov|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> ==Politics== ===Voter registration=== {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |- ! colspan="3" | Population and registered voters |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref> | colspan="2" | 20,192 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Registered voters<ref name="CA-SS">California Secretary of State. [http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ror/ror-pages/ror-odd-year-2013/political-sub.pdf February 10, 2013 - Report of Registration] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727173649/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ror/ror-pages/ror-odd-year-2013/political-sub.pdf |date=July 27, 2013 }}. Retrieved October 31, 2013.</ref><ref name="PCT-RV" group=note>Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.</ref> | 13,012 | 64.4% |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Democratic<ref name="CA-SS"/> | 4,068 | 31.3% |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Republican<ref name="CA-SS"/> | 5,528 | 42.5% |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Democratic–Republican spread<ref name="CA-SS"/> | <span style="color: #d6002b;">'''-1,460'''</span> | <span style="color: #d6002b;">'''-11.2%'''</span> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | American Independent<ref name="CA-SS"/> | 644 | 4.9% |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Green<ref name="CA-SS"/> | 90 | 0.7% |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Libertarian<ref name="CA-SS"/> | 99 | 0.8% |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Peace and Freedom<ref name="CA-SS"/> | 39 | 0.3% |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Americans Elect<ref name="CA-SS"/> | 2 | 0.0% |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Other<ref name="CA-SS"/> | 0 | 0.0% |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | No party preference<ref name="CA-SS"/> | 2,542 | 19.5% |} ==== Cities by population and voter registration ==== {{Data missing|date=February 2023}} {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible collapsible collapsed" style="width: 100%;" |- ! colspan="8" | Cities by population and voter registration |- ! City ! data-sort-type="number" | Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> ! data-sort-type="number" | Registered voters<ref name="CA-SS"/><br /><ref name="PCT-RV" group=note/> ! data-sort-type="number" | Democratic<ref name="CA-SS"/> ! data-sort-type="number" | Republican<ref name="CA-SS"/> ! data-sort-type="number" | D–R spread<ref name="CA-SS"/> ! data-sort-type="number" | Other<ref name="CA-SS"/> ! data-sort-type="number" | No party preference<ref name="CA-SS"/> |- | [[Portola, California|Portola]] || 2,082 || 35.1% || 55.0% || 32.9% || <span style="color: #800080;">'''+0.2%'''</span> || 9.9% || 24.2% |} === Overview === In its early history, Plumas was a reliable Republican county, voting for that party in every election from 1864 to 1908.<ref>Menendez, Albert J.; ''The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004'', pp. 153-155 {{ISBN|0786422173}}</ref> It then became one of the most reliably [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] counties in California, voting for the Democratic nominee for president in 13 straight elections from 1928 to 1976. The county has voted Republican in every presidential election since 1980, except for 1992, when [[Bill Clinton]] won a small plurality. {{PresHead|place=Plumas County, California|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=September 1, 2018}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Republican|5,725|4,020|325|California}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|6,445|4,561|254|California}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|5,420|3,459|971|California}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|5,721|4,026|333|California}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|6,035|4,715|278|California}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|6,905|4,129|156|California}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|6,343|3,458|600|California}} {{PresRow|1996|Republican|4,905|3,540|1,305|California}} {{PresRow|1992|Democratic|3,599|3,742|2,608|California}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|4,603|4,251|161|California}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|5,224|3,837|167|California}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|4,182|2,911|1,068|California}} {{PresRow|1976|Democratic|2,884|3,429|250|California}} {{PresRow|1972|Democratic|2,952|3,057|351|California}} {{PresRow|1968|Democratic|2,097|2,961|553|California}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,686|4,019|8|California}} {{PresRow|1960|Democratic|2,015|3,333|30|California}} {{PresRow|1956|Democratic|2,267|3,127|21|California}} {{PresRow|1952|Democratic|2,687|3,435|61|California}} {{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,657|3,125|276|California}} {{PresRow|1944|Democratic|1,126|2,625|8|California}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|1,270|3,418|52|California}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|680|2,707|48|California}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|582|2,035|67|California}} {{PresRow|1928|Democratic|947|1,079|49|California}} {{PresRow|1924|Progressive|564|182|967|California}} {{PresRow|1920|Republican|999|403|160|California}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|663|1,025|126|California}} {{PresRow|1912|Progressive|11|742|1,028|California}} {{PresRow|1908|Republican|659|395|84|California}} {{PresRow|1904|Republican|707|347|29|California}} {{PresRow|1900|Republican|640|442|13|California}} {{PresRow|1896|Republican|678|575|15|California}} {{PresFoot|1892|Republican|642|537|52|California}} Plumas County is in {{Representative|cacd|1|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|1|access-date=March 1, 2013}}</ref> At the state level, Plumas is in the 1st [[California State Senate|Senate]] District, represented by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Ted Gaines]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://senate.ca.gov/senators |title=Senators |access-date=March 10, 2013 |publisher=State of California}}</ref> and {{Representative|caad|1|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers |title=Members Assembly |access-date=March 2, 2013 |publisher=State of California}}</ref> == Crime == The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense. {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |- ! colspan="3" | Population and crime rates |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> | colspan="2" | 20,192 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Violent crime<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11">Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice, State of California. [http://stats.doj.ca.gov/cjsc_stats/prof09/00/11.pdf Table 11: Crimes – 2009] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222315/http://stats.doj.ca.gov/cjsc_stats/prof09/00/11.pdf |date=December 2, 2013 }}. Retrieved November 14, 2013.</ref> | 121 || 5.99 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Homicide<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/> | 1 || 0.05 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Forcible rape<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/> | 19 || 0.94 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Robbery<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/> | 5 || 0.25 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Aggravated assault<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/> | 96 || 4.75 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Property crime<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/> | 205 || 10.15 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Burglary<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/> | 122 || 6.04 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Larceny-theft<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/><ref name="LT-note group=note">Only larceny-theft cases involving property over $400 in value are reported as property crimes.</ref> | 192 || 9.51 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Motor vehicle theft<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/> | 19 || 0.94 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Arson<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/> | 2 || 0.10 |} ==Culture== * The town of [[Portola, California|Portola]] is home to the [[Western Pacific Railroad Museum]], one of the largest railroad museums in North America. It is one of the county's major tourist attractions. * The town of [[Chester, California|Chester]] is home to the Collins Pine Museum, completed in 2007 and dedicated to educating the public about the history of the Collins Pine Company's (a division of [[The Collins Companies]]) logging operations in the Chester region. * The [[Plumas County Museum]] in [[Quincy, CA|Quincy]] is notable for exhibits on the [[Maidu]] people, the California Gold Rush, logging, and the [[Variel House]]. It also hosts contemporary art exhibits. ==Media== The primary local news source since 1866 is Feather Publishing Co., Inc. Until 2020, four Plumas County newspapers were published every Wednesday, except for certain holidays; all content was available online instead at [http://www.plumasnews.com plumasnews.com] until June 29, 2023, when Plumas News announced it was shutting down.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.plumasnews.com/we-are-closing-plumas-news-but-feather-publishing-is-here-to-stay/ | title=We are closing Plumas News — but Feather Publishing is here to stay | date=June 29, 2023 }}</ref> Feather Publishing will continue to release High Country Life, The Dining Guide, The Visitor Guide, maps, and more while also providing commercial printing to the local community. Plumas County is in the Sacramento television market, and thus receives [[Sacramento, California#Media|Sacramento media]]. Sacramento stations [[KXTV]] and [[KCRA]] regularly cover major news events in Plumas County. ==Education== *[[Feather River College]] School districts include [[Plumas Unified School District]] and [[Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified School District]].<ref>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06063_plumas/DC20SD_C06063.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Plumas County, CA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|date= December 18, 2020|access-date=2025-03-22}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06063_plumas/DC20SD_C06063_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> ==Transportation== ===Major highways=== *[[File:California 36.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 36|State Route 36]] *[[File:California 49.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 49|State Route 49]] *[[File:California 70.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 70|State Route 70]] *[[File:California 89.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 89|State Route 89]] *[[File:California 147.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 147|State Route 147]] *[[File:California 284.svg|25px]] [[California State Route 284|State Route 284]] ===Scenic byways=== The [[California State Route 70|Feather River National Scenic Byway]] follows the Middle and North Forks of the Feather River, traversing steep canyon walls and high mountain valleys. The route features grasslands, oak woodlands, mixed conifer, and high desert chaparral. It begins in the Sacramento Valley, following the [[Feather River Canyon]] and entering Plumas County just west of [[Storrie, California|Storrie]]. As it gains elevation, it climbs over the crest of the Sierra and passes through [[Quincy, California|Quincy]] and [[Portola, California|Portola]], eventually reaching the Middle Fork of the Feather River and following it to its headwaters in [[Sierra Valley, California|Sierra Valley]]. After going through Beckwourth Pass, the route terminates at [[Hallelujah Junction]] on Highway 395.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://byways.org/explore/byways/2196|title=America's Byways|website=Byways.org|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://byways.org/stories/55669|title=America's Byways|website=Byways.org|access-date=November 7, 2017|archive-date=September 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926092335/http://byways.org/stories/55669|url-status=dead}}</ref> The southernmost point of the [[Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway]], [[Lake Almanor, California|Lake Almanor]], is in Plumas County. The route spans 500 miles between California and Oregon and has views of dramatic volcanic landscapes, including nearby [[Lassen Peak]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://byways.org/explore/byways/2587|title=America's Byways|website=Byways.org|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> The Scenic Byway Link is the section of [[California State Route 89|Highway 89]] that connects the Volcanic Legacy and Feather River Scenic Byways. Featuring the alpine meadows of Indian Valley, the rushing waters of Indian Creek, and views of Mt. Hough and the surrounding mountains, the route is about 18 miles long.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://plumascounty.org/Things+to+See+And+do/Scenic+Byways.htm|title=Scenic Byways in Plumas County Northern California|website=Plumascounty.org|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> ===Public transit=== Plumas Transit Systems, operated by the county, provides local service in Quincy and routes to Chester and Portola. ===Airports=== [[Gansner Field]] is a general aviation airport near Quincy. [[Rogers Field]] is near Chester; in addition to its civil-aviation role it also serves as the Chester Air Attack Base, a logistical and coordination facility for the [[California Department of Forestry]]'s [[aerial firefighting]] (both fixed-wing and helicopter). Resources include fueling, retardant loading, communications, and some quartering for aircrew and ground firefighting teams. [[Nervino Airport]] is in Beckwourth, east of Portola. The closest major airport is in [[Reno–Tahoe_International_Airport|Reno]]. ==Communities== ===City=== *[[Portola, California|Portola]] ===Census-designated places=== {{div col|colwidth=12em}} *[[Beckwourth, California|Beckwourth]] *[[Belden, California|Belden]] *[[Blairsden, California|Blairsden]] *[[Bucks Lake, California|Bucks Lake]] *[[Canyondam, California|Canyondam]] *[[Caribou, California|Caribou]] *[[Chester, California|Chester]] *[[Chilcoot-Vinton, California|Chilcoot-Vinton]] *[[Clio, California|Clio]] *[[Crescent Mills, California|Crescent Mills]] *[[C-Road, California|C-Road]] *[[Cromberg, California|Cromberg]] *[[Delleker, California|Delleker]] *[[East Quincy, California|East Quincy]] *[[East Shore, California|East Shore]] *[[Gold Mountain, California|Gold Mountain]] *[[Graeagle, California|Graeagle]] *[[Greenhorn, California|Greenhorn]] *[[Greenville, California|Greenville]] *[[Hamilton Branch, California|Hamilton Branch]] *[[Indian Falls, California|Indian Falls]] *[[Iron Horse, California|Iron Horse]] *[[Johnsville, California|Johnsville]] *[[Keddie, California|Keddie]] *[[La Porte, California|La Porte]] *[[Lake Almanor Country Club, California|Lake Almanor Country Club]] *[[Lake Almanor Peninsula, California|Lake Almanor Peninsula]] *[[Lake Almanor West, California|Lake Almanor West]] *[[Lake Davis, California|Lake Davis]] *[[Little Grass Valley, California|Little Grass Valley]] *[[Mabie, California|Mabie]] *[[Meadow Valley, California|Meadow Valley]] *[[Mohawk Vista, California|Mohawk Vista]] *[[Paxton, California|Paxton]] *[[Plumas Eureka, California|Plumas Eureka]] *[[Prattville, California|Prattville]] *[[Quincy, California|Quincy]] (county seat) *[[Spring Garden, California|Spring Garden]] *[[Taylorsville, California|Taylorsville]] *[[Tobin, California|Tobin]] *[[Twain, California|Twain]] *[[Valley Ranch, California|Valley Ranch]] *[[Warner Valley, California|Warner Valley]] *[[Whitehawk, California|Whitehawk]] {{div col end}} ===Former census designated places=== *[[Storrie, California|Storrie]] ===Unincorporated communities=== {{div col|colwidth=18em}} *[[American House, California|American House]] *[[Buckeye, Plumas County, California|Buckeye]] *[[Cascade, California|Cascade]] *[[Drakesbad, California|Drakesbad]] *[[Feather River Park, California|Feather River Park]] *[[Gate Place, California|Gate Place]] *[[Genesee, California|Genesee]] *[[Longville, California|Longville]] *[[Massack, California|Massack]] *[[Palmetto, California|Palmetto]] *[[Prospect, California|Prospect]] *[[Rock Creek, Plumas County, California|Rock Creek]] *[[Seneca, California|Seneca]] *[[Sloat, California|Sloat]] *[[Spanish Ranch, California|Spanish Ranch]] {{div col end}} ===Ghost towns === *[[Almanor, California|Almanor]] ===Population ranking=== The population ranking of the following table is based on the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] of Plumas County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.2010.html|title=Census Coverage Measurement|website=Census.gov|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> '''†''' ''county seat'' {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Rank !City/Town/etc. !Municipal type !Population (2019 estimate) |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 1 |'''[[East Quincy, California|East Quincy]]''' | CDP | 2,210 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 2 |'''[[Chester, California|Chester]]''' | CDP | 2,145 |- style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | 5 |'''[[Portola, California|Portola]]''' | City | 1,913 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 4 |'''†''' '''[[Quincy, California|Quincy]]''' | CDP | 1,952 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 6 |'''[[Greenville, California|Greenville]]''' | CDP | 817 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 7 |'''[[Graeagle, California|Graeagle]]''' | CDP | 538 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 10 |'''[[Delleker, California|Delleker]]''' | CDP | 477 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 8 |'''[[Hamilton Branch, California|Hamilton Branch]]''' | CDP | 495 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 12 |'''[[Meadow Valley, California|Meadow Valley]]''' | CDP | 420 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 11 |'''[[Chilcoot-Vinton, California|Chilcoot-Vinton]]''' | CDP | 422 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 13 |'''[[Beckwourth, California|Beckwourth]]''' | CDP | 414 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 14 |'''[[Lake Almanor Country Club, California|Lake Almanor Country Club]]''' | CDP | 408 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 9 |'''[[Lake Almanor Peninsula, California|Lake Almanor Peninsula]]''' | CDP | 485 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 15 |'''[[Plumas Eureka, California|Plumas Eureka]]''' | CDP | 364 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 21 |'''[[Iron Horse, California|Iron Horse]]''' | CDP | 191 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 19 |'''[[Lake Almanor West, California|Lake Almanor West]]''' | CDP | 224 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 17 |'''[[Cromberg, California|Cromberg]]''' | CDP | 316 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 18 |'''[[Greenhorn, California|Greenhorn]]''' | CDP | 255 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 24 |'''[[Crescent Mills, California|Crescent Mills]]''' | CDP | 93 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 33 |'''[[Mabie, California|Mabie]]''' | CDP | 25 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 28 |'''[[Mohawk Vista, California|Mohawk Vista]]''' | CDP | 54 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 23 |'''[[East Shore, California|East Shore]]''' | CDP | 128 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 22 |'''[[C-Road, California|C-Road]]''' | CDP | 140 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 20 |'''[[Taylorsville, California|Taylorsville]]''' | CDP | 198 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 31 |'''[[Whitehawk, California|Whitehawk]]''' | CDP | 49 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 37 |'''[[Valley Ranch, California|Valley Ranch]]''' | CDP | 0 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 16 |'''[[Twain, California|Twain]]''' | CDP | 327 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 25 |'''[[Gold Mountain, California|Gold Mountain]]''' | CDP | 80 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | t-27 |'''[[Clio, California|Clio]]''' | CDP | 59 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | t-26 |'''[[Keddie, California|Keddie]]''' | CDP | 76 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 29 |'''[[Indian Falls, California|Indian Falls]]''' | CDP | 53 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 30 |'''[[Lake Davis, California|Lake Davis]]''' | CDP | 52 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 35 |'''[[Blairsden, California|Blairsden]]''' | CDP | 18 |- style="background-color:#FFFF99;" | t-3 |'''[[Greenville Rancheria of Maidu Indians|Greenville Rancheria (Maidu Indians)]]'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=1380|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search : Greenville Rancheria (Maidu Indians)|website=Census.gov|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> | [[AIAN (U.S. Census)|AIAN]] | 2,000 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | t-32 |'''[[Prattville, California|Prattville]]''' | CDP | 28 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 37 |'''[[Canyondam, California|Canyondam]]''' | CDP | 0 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 37 |'''[[La Porte, California|La Porte]]''' | CDP | 65 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 37 |'''[[Belden, California|Belden]]''' | CDP | 0 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 37 |'''[[Johnsville, California|Johnsville]]''' | CDP | 0 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 34 |'''[[Spring Garden, California|Spring Garden]]''' | CDP | 20 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 37 |'''[[Paxton, California|Paxton]]''' | CDP | 0 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 37 |'''[[Tobin, California|Tobin]]''' | CDP | 0 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 37 |'''[[Bucks Lake, California|Bucks Lake]]''' | CDP | 0 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 37 |'''[[Storrie, California|Storrie]]''' | CDP | 0 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | t-37 |'''[[Little Grass Valley, California|Little Grass Valley]]''' | CDP | 0 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | t-36 |'''[[Warner Valley, California|Warner Valley]]''' | CDP | 2 |- style="background-color:#;" | t-37 |'''[[Almanor, California|Almanor]]'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=0601094|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search : Almanor|website=Census.gov|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> | former CDP | 0 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | t-37 |'''[[Caribou, California|Caribou]]''' | CDP | 0 |} ==See also== *[[The Lost Sierra]] *[[List of school districts in Plumas County, California]] *[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Plumas County, California]] *[[Western Pacific Railroad Museum]] ==Notes== {{Reflist|group=note}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Sister project links|auto=y}} *{{Official website}} *[http://www.plumasnews.com/ Plumas County News] *[http://www.discoverplumascounty.com/ Discover Plumas County] *[http://www.getty.edu/vow/TGNHierarchy?find=Plumas+County&place=&nation=&english=Y&subjectid=2000187 Plumas political entities] *[http://www.answers.com/topic/plumas-county-california Plumas County, California] *[https://www.loc.gov/item/2012592094/ Map of Plumas County, 1892] at [[Library of Congress]] *[https://books.google.com/books?id=wAsSAQAAIAAJ&q=Fariss+and+Smith%27s+History+of+Plumas+County+California+1882 Fariss and Smith's History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties California, 1882] {{coord|40.01|-120.83|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-CA_source:UScensus1990}} {{Geographic Location | Centre = Plumas County, California | North = [[Lassen County, California|Lassen County]] | Northeast = | East = [[Lassen County, California|Lassen County]] | Southeast = | South = [[Sierra County, California|Sierra County]] | Southwest = [[Yuba County, California|Yuba County]] | West = [[Butte County, California|Butte County]] | Northwest = [[Tehama County, California|Tehama County]] and [[Shasta County, California|Shasta County]] }} {{Cities of Plumas County, California}} {{California}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Plumas County, California| ]] [[Category:California counties]] [[Category:Shasta Cascade]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1854]] [[Category:1854 establishments in California]]
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