Plumas County, California

Plumas County is a located in the  of the  of. The county gets its name from the words for the  (Río de las Plumas), which flows through the county. As of 2000, the population was 20,824. The is.

The only incorported city in the county is.

History
The originally called one of the tributaries of the  El Rio de las Plumas or the "River of Feathers." The Legislature, in creating this county, gave it the name "Plumas" because all of the numerous branches of the have their origins in its mountains.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 6,769 (2,613 ). 6,614 km² (2,554 sq mi) of it is land and 155 km² (60 sq mi) of it (2.29%) is water.

Plumas County has numerous lakes and streams which are renowned for their fishing. Outdoor activities are a major tourist draw.

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Adjacent counties

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 * - west
 * - northwest
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 * - north, east

Major highways

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Public Transit
provides local service in Quincy and routes to Chester and Portola. Limited service is available to Chico (Butte County) and.

Airports
is a general aviation airport located near Quincy. is located near Chester; in addition to its civil-aviation role it also serves as the Chester Air Attack Base, a logistical & coordination facility for the 's (both fixed-wing and helicopter). Resources include fueling, retardant loading, communications, and some quartering for aircrew and ground fire-fighting teams.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 20,824 people, 9,000 households, and 6,047 families residing in the county. The was 3/km² (8/sq mi). There were 13,386 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 91.78%, 0.62% or , 2.55% , 0.53% , 0.10% , 1.81% from , and 2.61% from two or more races. 5.65% of the population were or  of any race. 16.1% were of, 15.0% , 10.1% and 8.0%  ancestry according to. 95.4% spoke and 3.6%  as their first language.

There were 9,000 households out of which 26.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.40% were living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.80% were non-families. 27.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.10% 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 22.70% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 22.60% from 25 to 44, 30.80% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 99.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.90 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 for the county was $19,391. About 9.00% of families and 13.10% of the population were below the, including 16.70% of those under age 18 and 6.40% of those age 65 or over.

Politics
Plumas is a strongly county in  and  elections. The last Democrat to win a majority in the county was in.

Plumas is part of, which is held by Republican. In the, Plumas is part of the 3rd Assembly district, which is held by Republican , and the 1st Senate district, which is held by Republican.

Media
The primary local news source since 1866 is Feather Publishing Co., Inc. at plumasnews.com, four Plumas County newspapers published every Wednesday.

Miscellaneous topics (Sports teams and similar lists)

 * The town of is home to the, one of the largest railroad museums in North America.  The WPRM is one of the major tourist draws in the county.


 * The town of is home to the Collins Pine Museum, a building completed in 2007, dedicated to preserving and educating about the history of the Collins Pine Company's logging activities in the Chester region.