Sierra County, California

Sierra County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 3,240[2] making it California's second-least populous county. The county seat is Downieville,[4] and the only incorporated city is Loyalton. The county is in the Sierra Nevada, northeast of Sacramento on the border with Nevada. Sierra County was founded in 1852. The county derives its name from the Sierra Nevada.

Sierra County, California
County
County of Sierra
Images, from top down, left to right: Downieville, Conifer forest in the Tahoe National Forest, Stampede Dam
Seal
Location in the state of California
California's location in the United States
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Sierra Nevada
Incorporated	1852
Named for	Sierra Nevada
County seat	Downieville
Largest city	Loyalton
Government
• Board of Supervisors	Supervisors[1] Lee Adams Peter Hubener Paul Roen Jim Beard Scott Schlefstein
• Assemblymember	Brian Dahle (R)
• State senator	Ted Gaines (R)
• U.S. rep.	Doug LaMalfa (R)
Area
• Total	962 sq mi (2,490 km2)
• Land	953 sq mi (2,470 km2)
• Water	9 sq mi (20 km2)
Population  (April 1, 2010)[2]
• Total	3,240
• Estimate  (2016)[3]	2,947
• Density	3.4/sq mi (1.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Area code(s)	530
Website	www.sierracounty.ca.gov