Tuolumne County, California

Tuolumne County is a located in the   of the  of. The county's name is commonly "To All o' Me", but  is more accurate. The northern half of is located in the eastern part of the county. As of 2000 the population was 54,501. The is, the county's only incorporated city.

History
Tuolumne County was one of the original counties of California, created in at the time of statehood. Prior to statehood, it had been referred to as Oro County. Parts of the county were given to in  and to  in.

The name Tuolumne is of origin and has been given different meanings, such as Many Stone Houses, The Land of Mountain Lions and, Straight Up Steep, the latter an interpretation of, a native Chief. , in his report to the first, said that the word is "a corruption of the Indian word talmalamne which signifies 'cluster of stone wigwams.'" The name may mean "people who dwell in stone houses," i.e., in caves.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 5,891 (2,274 ). 5,790 km² (2,235 sq mi) of it is land and 101 km² (39 sq mi) of it (1.71%) is water. A California Department of Forestry document reports Tuolumne County's 1,030,812 acres include federal lands such as Yosemite National Park, Stanislaus National Forest, Bureau of Land Management lands, and Indian reservations.

Special Districts
Special districts in Tuolumne County include:
 * Belleview Elementary School District
 * Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District
 * Chinese Camp Elementary School District
 * Columbia Fire District
 * Columbia Union Elementary School District
 * Curtis Creek Elementary School District
 * Groveland Community Services District
 * Jamestown Elementary School District
 * Jamestown Fire District
 * Mi-Wuk Fire District
 * Sonora Elementary School District
 * Sonora Union High School District
 * Soulsbyville Elementary School District
 * Strawberry Fire District
 * Summerville Elementary School District
 * Summerville Union High School District
 * Tuolumne County Air Pollution Control District
 * Tuolumne County Water District No. 1
 * Tuolumne Fire District
 * Tuolumne Regional Water District
 * Tuolumne Utilities District
 * Twain Harte Fire District
 * Twain Harte-Long Barn Union Elementary School District
 * Yosemite Community College District

Adjacent Counties

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Politics
Tuolumne is a strongly Republican county in and  elections. The last Democrat to win a majority in the county was in. Tuolumne is part of, which is held by Republican. In the Tuolumne is in the 25th Assembly district, which is held by Republican, and the 14th Senate district, which is held by Republican.