Sierra County, California

Sierra County, California
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
	Interactive map of Sierra County
	Location in the state of California
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Sierra Nevada
Incorporated	April 16, 1852
Named for	Sierra Nevada
County seat	Downieville
Largest city	Loyalton
Government
• Type	Council–Manager
• Chair	Paul Roen
• Vice Chair	Sharon Dryden
• Board of Supervisors	Supervisors Lee Adams; Peter W. Hubener; Paul Roen; Terry LeBlanc; Sharon Dryden;
Area
• Total	962 sq mi (2,490 km2)
• Land	953 sq mi (2,470 km2)
• Water	9 sq mi (20 km2)
Highest elevation	8,844 ft (2,696 m)
Population (April 1, 2020)
• Total	3,236
• Density	3.4/sq mi (1.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Area code	530
Congressional district	3rd
Website	www.sierracounty.ca.gov

Sierra County (/siˈɛrə/ ^ⓘ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,236,^[3] making it California's second-least populous county.^[2] The county seat is Downieville;^[4] the sole incorporated city is Loyalton. The county is in the Sierra Nevada, northeast of Sacramento on the border with Nevada.

^ "Board of Supervisors". County of Sierra. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "2020 Population and Housing State Data". Retrieved August 15, 2021.
^ "Sierra County, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.