El Dorado County is a county located in the Gold Country of the U.S. state of California, in the Sierra Nevada. Its 2004 population was estimated to be 172,889, its 2000 population was 156,299. The county seat is Placerville.
Much of the population of El Dorado County has become suburbanized, as the Sacramento Metropolitan Statistical Area area has expanded. In addition, the population of the Lake Tahoe area has also boomed recently.
As of the ce...
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El Dorado County is a county located in the Gold Country of the U.S. state of California, in the Sierra Nevada. Its 2004 population was estimated to be 172,889, its 2000 population was 156,299. The county seat is Placerville.
Much of the population of El Dorado County has become suburbanized, as the Sacramento Metropolitan Statistical Area area has expanded. In addition, the population of the Lake Tahoe area has also boomed recently.
As of the census 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 mile (16/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.71% White, 0.52% Black or African American, 1.00% Native American, 2.13% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 3.55% from other races, and 2.96% from two or more races. 9.32% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 14.9% were of German, 13.4%...
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