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El Dorado County

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El Dorado County, California
360 Fair Ln Bldg B
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: (530) 621-5490
Fax: (530) 621-2147
co.el-dorado.ca.us

In NE CA, E of Sacramento; original county; organized Feb 18, 1850 (prior to statehood). Name Origin: From Spanish 'the gilded' or 'the golden,' originally applied to a legendary chief and city sought by the early Spanish explorers; here the name refers to gold discovered in the area in 1848.

Area (sq mi): 1788.10 (land 1710.85; water 77.25). Pop per sq mi: 103.40.
Pop 2005: 176,841. State rank: 30. Pop change: 2000-20005 13.10%; 1990-2000 24.10%. Pop 2000: 156,299 (White 84.90%; Black or African American 0.50%; Hispanic or Latino 9.30%; Asian 2.10%; Other 7.60%). Foreign born: 7.20%. Median age: 39.40.
Income 2000: per capita $25,560; median household $51,484; Pop below poverty level: 7.10%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $35,597-$36,373.
Unemployment 2004: 5.10%. Change from 2000: 1.30%. Median travel time to work: 29.70 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 44.90%.

Cities with population over 10,000:
  • South Lake Tahoe (23,926)
  • Placerville County seat (10,151)

  • See other counties in California.


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    Prosecutors and lawyers for the Garridos met for 45 minutes in the chambers of El Dorado County Judge Douglas Phimister on Thursday, and the judge then announced the hearing was postponed until December 11.
    El Dorado County Undersheriff Fred Kollar said the children had never been to school and never seen a doctor.
    El Dorado County Undersheriff Fred Kollar said Jaycee and her two girls were kept in complete isolation in a compound at the rear of the house in Antioch, California, where Mr and Mrs Garrido lived.
     
     
     
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