Amador County, California

Amador County, California
County
The Amador County foothills in April 2007
Flag Seal
Nickname:  "The Heart of the Mother Lode"
Interactive map of Amador County
Location in the state of California
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Sierra Nevada
Incorporated	May 1, 1854[1]
Named for	José María Amador
County seat	Jackson
Largest city	Ione (population and area)
Government
• Type	Council–CAO
• Body	Board of Supervisors[2] Pat Crew Richard M. Forster Jeff Brown Frank Axe Brian Oneto
• Chair	Jeff Brown
• Vice Chair	Brian Oneto
• County Administrative Officer	Chuck Iley
Area
• Total	606 sq mi (1,570 km2)
• Land	595 sq mi (1,540 km2)
• Water	11.4 sq mi (30 km2)
Highest elevation [3]	9,414 ft (2,869 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	40,474
• Density	67/sq mi (26/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Area code	209
FIPS code	06-005
GNIS feature ID	1675841
Congressional district	5th
Website	www.co.amador.ca.us

Amador County (/ˈæmədɔːr/ ^ⓘ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California, in the Sierra Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,474.^[4] The county seat is Jackson.^[5] Amador County, located within California's Gold Country, is known as "The Heart of the Mother Lode". There is a substantial viticultural industry in the county.