DEMOGRAPHICS
AND
COMMUNITY DATA
of
Western Nevada County
DISTANCE
TO MAJOR CITIES
From
Grass Valley & Nevada City
|
CITY
|
DIRECTION
|
MILES
|
|
San
Francisco
|
West
|
157
|
|
Reno
|
Northeast
|
91
|
|
South
Lake Tahoe
|
Northeast
|
94
|
|
Sacramento
|
Southwest
|
60
|
CLIMATE
& SCIENTIFIC DATA
|
Annual rainfall
|
54 inches
|
|
Annual Snowfall
|
5 times a year ~ light
snowfall |
Average Temperatures for
Western Nevada County
|
JANUARY
31
52
APRIL
38
63
JULY
54
88
OCTOBER
42
72 |
|
Elevations
|
Grass Valley
- 2,200 feet
Nevada City
- 2,500 feet
Truckee (Eastern
Nevada County)
- 5,900 feet
|
RECREATION
|
Golf Courses (public/private)
|
4/3
|
|
Neighborhood Parks
|
7
|
|
Community Swimming Pools
|
2
|
|
Health Clubs
|
8
|
|
Mountain Bike Trails
|
100+
|
|
Major Hiking Trails
|
20
|
|
Boating and Fishing Lakes
|
20
|
|
Gold Panning River Locations
|
2
|
|
Whitewater Rivers - Class
ll - lV
|
1
|
POPULATION
Total population is Grass Valley,
Nevada City, Truckee, and surrounding non incorporated areas.
|
YEAR
|
GRASS VALLEY
|
NEVADA CITY
|
NEVADA COUNTY
TOTAL
|
|
1850
|
454
|
2,683
|
NA
|
|
1900
|
4,719
|
3,250
|
17,789
|
|
1950
|
5,283
|
2,505
|
19,888
|
|
1980
|
6,697
|
2,431
|
51,645
|
|
1990
|
9,048
|
2,855
|
78,510
|
|
1993
|
9,275
|
2,840
|
83,600
|
|
1995
|
9,250
|
2,820
|
85,900
|
|
1999
|
9,850
|
2,890
|
89,600
|
|
2000
|
10,922
|
2996
|
92,033
|
|
2001
|
11,800
|
3000
|
93,100
|
|
2002
|
12,000
|
3050
|
95,300
|
|
2003
|
12,050
|
3,060
|
96,100
|
|
2004
|
-
|
-
|
97,447
|
|
2005
|
-
|
-
|
98,394
|
LAND
AREA
|
Land Area in Acres
|
612,900
|
|
County Size in Square Miles
|
978
|
|
Total Miles of Streets,
Roads, and Highways
|
1,173.3
|
EDUCATION
|
School
Districts
|
10
|
|
Elementary & Middle
Schools
|
30
|
|
High Schools
|
2
|
|
Colleges
|
1
|
|
