Plumas County, California

Plumas County, California
County of Plumas
Images, from top down, left to right: Lake Almanor, Beckwourth Pass, Trains at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum
Official seal of Plumas County, California
Map
Interactive map of Plumas County
Location in the state of California
Location in the state of California
Country United States
State California
RegionSierra Nevada
IncorporatedMarch 18, 1854
Named forSpanish words for the Feather River (Río de las Plumas)
County seatQuincy
Largest communityEast Quincy (population)
Warner Valley (area)
Portola (incorporated)
Government
 • TypeCouncil–Administrator
 • ChairDwight Ceresola
 • Vice ChairGreg Hagwood
 • Board of Supervisors[2]
Supervisors
  • Dwight Ceresola
  • Kevin Goss
  • Tom McGowan
  • Greg Hagwood
  • Jeff Engel
 • County AdministratorVacant[1]
Area
 • Total2,613 sq mi (6,770 km2)
 • Land2,553 sq mi (6,610 km2)
 • Water60 sq mi (200 km2)
Highest elevation
8,372 ft (2,552 m)
Population
 • Total19,790
 • Density7.6/sq mi (2.9/km2)
GDP
 • Total$1.121 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.countyofplumas.com

Plumas County (/ˈplməs/ ) is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,790.[3] The county seat is Quincy,[5] and the only incorporated city is Portola. The largest community in the county is East Quincy. The county was named for the 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.[6]

  1. ^ "Tehama County hires new administrator out of Plumas County". Red Bluff Daily News. February 4, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Board of Supervisors | Plumas County, CA - Official Website".
  3. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau.
  4. ^ "Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Plumas County, CA". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  6. ^ Troubridge, J. T.; Crabo, L. G. (2002). "A review of the Nearctic species of Hadena (Schrank), 1802 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) with descriptions of six new species" (PDF). Fabreries. 27 (2): 109–154. Retrieved November 29, 2022.