Nevada City, California

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Location in Nevada County and the state of California
Location in Nevada County and the state of California
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Coordinates: 39°15′41″N 121°1′7″W / 39.26139°N 121.01861°W / 39.26139; -121.01861Coordinates: 39°15′41″N 121°1′7″W / 39.26139°N 121.01861°W / 39.26139; -121.01861
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyNevada
IncorporatedApril 19, 1856[1]
Area
 • Total2.19 sq mi (5.68 km2)
 • Land2.19 sq mi (5.67 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)  0.17%
Elevation2,477 ft (755 m)
Population
 • Total3,152
 • Density1,439/sq mi (554.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
95959
FIPS code06-50874
GNIS feature IDs1659211, 2411225
Websitewww.nevadacityca.gov

Nevada City (originally, Ustumah, a Nisenan Maidu village;[5] later, Nevada, Deer Creek Dry Diggins, and Caldwell's Upper Store)[6] is the county seat of Nevada County, California, United States. It is located 60 miles (97 km) northeast of Sacramento and 28 miles north of Auburn.

At the 2020 census, the population was 3,152.[4]

Nevada City, California Media

References

  1. California Cities by Incorporation DateCalifornia Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  2. 2016 U.S. Gazetteer FilesUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jun 28, 2017.
  3. Nevada City. Geographic Names Information SystemUnited States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Nevada City city, CaliforniaUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  5. Middleton, Elisabeth Rose. "We were here, we are here, we will always be here": A political ecology of healing in Mountain Maidu country (2008)ProQuest. p. 387–. ISBN 978-1-109-10064-8. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  6. Nevada City, Queen City of the Northern Hillsncgold.com. Retrieved 2008-07-21.