El Dorado County, California 79770 225529708 2008-07-14T04:23:55Z Ke6bus 6632287 Added Mosquito to the list of communities. {{Infobox U.S. County| county = El Dorado County| state = California | seal = El Dorado County ca seal.gif | map = California map showing El Dorado County.png| map size = 250| founded = [[1850]]| seat = [[Placerville, California|Placerville]] | area_total_sq_mi =1788 | area_land_sq_mi =1711 | area_water_sq_mi =77 | area percentage = 4.32% | census yr = 2000| pop = 156299 | density_km2 =35| web = www.co.el-dorado.ca.us| |}} '''El Dorado County''' is a [[county]] located in the [[Gold Country]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[California]], in the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]]. Its [[2004]] population was estimated to be 172,889, its [[2000]] population was 156,299. The [[county seat]] is [[Placerville, California|Placerville]]. Much of the population of El Dorado County has become suburbanized, as the [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]] [[Sacramento metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]] area has expanded. In addition, the population of the [[Lake Tahoe]] area has also boomed recently. ==Demographics== As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 156,299 people, 58,939 households, and 43,025 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was 91 people per square mile (35/km²). There were 71,278 housing units at an average density of 42 per square&nbsp;mile (16/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.71% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.52% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.00% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 2.13% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.13% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.55% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.96% from two or more races. 9.32% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 14.9% were of [[german people|German]], 13.4% [[english people|English]], 10.3% [[irish people|Irish]], 6.6% [[italian people|Italian]] and 6.6% [[united states|American]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. 90.5% spoke [[English language|English]] and 6.5% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] 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 [[Marriage|married couples]] 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]] 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.<br/><br/><br/> ==Politics== {| align="right" border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" |+ '''Presidential election results''' |- bgcolor=lightgrey ! Year ! [[Republican Party (United States)|GOP]] ! [[Democratic Party (United States)|DEM]] ! Others |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''61.2%''' ''52,878'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|37.3% ''32,242'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0fff0"|1.4% ''1,244'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''58.3%''' ''42,045'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|36.4% ''26,220'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0fff0"|5.4% ''3,871'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''51.8%''' ''32,759'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|36.3% ''22,957'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0fff0"|11.8% ''7,480'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''39.9%''' ''25,906'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|32.4% ''21,012'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0fff0"|27.7% ''17,969'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 1988|1988]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''59.3%''' ''30,021'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|39.1% ''19,801'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0fff0"|1.5% ''781'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 1984|1984]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''64.9%''' ''27,583'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|33.7% ''14,312'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0fff0"|1.4% ''583'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''58.3%''' ''21,238'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|29.5% ''10,765'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0fff0"|12.2% ''4,446'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[U.S. presidential election, 1976|1976]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|47.7% ''12,472'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''48.8%''' ''12,763'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0fff0"|3.5% ''919'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''54.2%''' ''11,330'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|41.4% ''8,654'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0fff0"|4.4% ''921'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''49.0%''' ''1,719'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|39.7% ''6,054'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0fff0"|11.3% ''1,719'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[U.S. presidential election, 1964|1964]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|39.5% ''5,775'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''60.3%''' ''8,810'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0fff0"|0.2% ''25'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[U.S. presidential election, 1960|1960]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|49.2% ''6,065'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''50.1%''' ''6,175'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0fff0"|0.8% ''97'' |- |} El Dorado is a strongly [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] county in [[President of the United States|Presidential]] and [[United States Congress|congressional]] elections. The last Democrat to win a majority in the county was [[Lyndon B. Johnson|Lyndon Johnson]] in [[United States presidential election, 1964|1964]]. El Dorado is part of [[California's 4th congressional district]], which is held by Republican [[John Doolittle]]. In the [[California State Assembly|State Assembly]], El Dorado is part of the 4th district, which is held by Republican [[Ted Gaines]]. In the [[California State Senate|State Senate]], El Dorado is part of the 1st district, which is held by Republican [[Dave Cox]]. ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of 1,788&nbsp;[[square mile]]s (4,631&nbsp;[[km²]]), of which, 1,711&nbsp;square miles (4,431&nbsp;km²) of it is land and 77&nbsp;square miles (200&nbsp;km²) of it (4.32%) is water. El Dorado County contains the [[Desolation Wilderness]], with [[Freel Peak(California)|Freel Peak]]<ref>[http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/151340/freel-peak.html ''Freel Peak'']</ref> as its highest point at 10,881 feet. === Cities and towns === [[Image:L StarksGradeBarn.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A scene from El Dorado County]] '''Incorporated Cities''' *[[South Lake Tahoe, California|South Lake Tahoe]] (Airport: [[Lake Tahoe Airport]] '''IATA:''' TVL) *[[Placerville, California|Placerville]] ([[County Seat]]) '''Communities over 10,000 population''' *[[El Dorado Hills, California|El Dorado Hills]] *[[Cameron Park, California|Cameron Park]] '''Communities under 10,000 population''' *[[Camino, California|Camino]] *[[Camp Sacramento, California|Camp Sacramento]] *[[Coloma, California|Coloma]] *[[Cool, California|Cool]] *[[Diamond Springs, California|Diamond Springs]] *[[El Dorado, California|El Dorado]] *[[Garden Valley, California|Garden Valley]] *[[Georgetown, California|Georgetown]] *[[Grizzly Flats, California|Grizzly Flats]] *[[Happy Valley, California|Happy Valley]] *[[Meyers, California|Meyers]] *[[Mosquito, California|Mosquito]] *[[Mt. Aukum, California|Mt. Aukum]] *[[Outingdale, California|Outingdale]] *[[Phillips, California|Phillips]] *[[Pilot Hill, California|Pilot Hill]] *[[Pollock Pines, California|Pollock Pines]] *[[Rescue, California|Rescue]] *[[Shingle Springs, California|Shingle Springs]] *[[Somerset, Califorina|Somerset]] *[[Strawberry, El Dorado County, California|Strawberry]] *[[Twin Bridges, California|Twin Bridges]] The county is also home to the [[Heavenly Ski Resort]] and the [[Sierra-at-Tahoe|Sierra-At-Tahoe Ski Resort]]. ===Adjacent counties=== * [[Alpine County, California]] - southeast * [[Amador County, California]] - south * [[Sacramento County, California]] - west * [[Placer County, California]] - north * [[Douglas County, Nevada]] - northeast ==Transportation infrastructure== ===Major highways=== [[Image:Edcmap1.gif|thumb|300px|right|Map of El Dorado County in Northern California]] *[[Image:US 50 (CA).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 50 (California)|U.S. Route 50]] *[[Image:California 49.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 49|State Route 49]] *[[Image:California 89.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 89|State Route 89]] *[[Image:California 193.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 193|State Route 193]] ===Public transportation=== *[http://www.eldoradotransit.com/] 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]]. ===Airports=== General aviation airports are include: [[Placerville Airport]], [[Georgetown Airport (California)|Georgetown Airport]], [[Cameron Airpark]] and [[Lake Tahoe Airport]]. ==Asbestos== Portions of El Dorado county are known to contain natural [[asbestos]] formations near the surface.<ref name="dirty">{{Citation | last =Raloff | first =Janet | author-link = | last2 = | first2 = | author2-link = | title =Dirty Little Secret | newspaper =Science News | pages = | year =2006 | date =July 8 | url = http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20060708/bob9.asp}}</ref> The [[USGS]] studied [[amphibole]]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".<ref>{{Citation | last =Meeker | first =G.P. | author-link = | last2 =Lowers | first2 =H.A. | last3 =Swayze | first3 =G.A. | last4 =Van Gosen | first4 =B.S. | last 5 =Stutley | first 5 =S.J. | last 6 =Brownfield | first 6 =I.K. | author2-link = | title =Mineralogy and Morphology of Amphiboles Observed in Soils and Rocks in El Dorado Hills, California | date =December | year =2006 | url =http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1362/ | accessdate = }}</ref> 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.<ref name="dirty"/> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/ El Dorado County website] *[http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/museum/ El Dorado County Historical Museum website] *[http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/emd/apcd/asbestos.html El Dorado Environmental air quality management] - Naturally occurring asbestos information *[http://www.eldoradocountyweather.com/ El Dorado County Weather] *[http://www.visit-eldorado.com/ El Dorado County Visitors Authority] * [http://eldoradowestern.blogspot.com/ El Dorado Western Railway Foundation blog] The railway is restoring the Diamond & Caldor No. 4 Shay locomotive at the El Dorado County Historical Museum {{Cities of El Dorado County, California}} {{California}} {{coord|38.78|-120.53|display=title|type:adm2_region:US-CA_source:UScensus1990}} [[Category:California counties]] [[Category:El Dorado County, California| ]] [[Category:Sacramento metropolitan area]] [[ar:مقاطعة إل دورادو، كاليفورنيا]] [[bg:Ел Дорадо]] [[bpy:এল ডোরাডো কাউন্টি, ক্যালিফোর্নিয়া]] [[de:El Dorado County]] [[es:Condado de El Dorado]] [[fa:شهرستان ال دورادو]] [[fr:Comté d'El Dorado]] [[is:El Dorado County]] [[it:Contea di El Dorado]] [[ja:エルドラド郡 (カリフォルニア州)]] [[nds:El Dorado County]] [[nl:El Dorado County]] [[no:El Dorado County]] [[pam:El Dorado County, California]] [[pt:Condado de El Dorado]] [[sv:El Dorado County]] [[zh:埃尔多拉多县 (加利福尼亚州)]]