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36-538: A precursor act in 1875, called the Lassen County Act, was pushed by Representative John K. Luttrell of the northeastern district of California , who wanted to speed up privatization of land east of the Sierra. This act enlarged the maximum allowable purchase for settlers from 160 acres to 640 acres. With the backing of Land Commissioner J. A. Williamson , Luttrell and Senator Aaron A. Sargent co-sponsored

72-471: A female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.04. In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

108-539: A health threat and suggested a collaborative research effort to assess health risks associated with naturally occurring asbestos. In 2003, after construction of the Oak Ridge High School (El Dorado Hills) soccer field, the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry found that some student athletes, coaches and school workers had received substantial exposures. The inside of the school needed to be cleaned of dust. The population ranking of

144-537: A landslide for Lyndon Johnson , and in 1976 narrowly for Jimmy Carter . The county is noted as a center of political concern with the United Nations non-binding sustainable development plan Agenda 21 , which was on the County Board of Supervisors meeting Agenda on May 15, 2012. Concerns included the threat of U.S. Forest Service road closures and traffic roundabouts. On February 19, 2013, 14 members of

180-507: A popular destination for hiking, backpacking, and fishing. The vast majority of the population lives in a narrow strip along U.S. Route 50 , with the majority living between El Dorado Hills and Pollock Pines. The remainder resides in the South Lake Tahoe area, and in various dispersed rural communities. The 2010 United States Census reported that El Dorado County had a population of 181,058. The racial makeup of El Dorado County

216-632: A ranch near Fort Jones. He engaged in agricultural pursuits, mining, and the practice of law. He was sergeant at arms of the California State Assembly in 1865 and 1866. He again served as a member of the Assembly in 1871 and 1872. Luttrell was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-third , Forty-fourth , and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879). He declined to be a candidate for reelection. He resumed

252-608: A significant portion (approximately 43%) of the county's land area, primarily on the western slope. The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit , formerly part of the Eldorado and two other National Forests, manages much of the land east of the crest. The Pacific Crest Trail runs through the eastern part of the county, along or roughly paralleling the Sierra crest. The county is home to the Desolation Wilderness ,

288-513: A supporter of the State of Jefferson movement, that advocates for Northern California counties and Southern Oregon counties to form a new state. El Dorado County's seat, Placerville, is located 45 miles from Sacramento , the state's capital. The leadership of the movement acknowledges that it is unlikely that the California legislature would approve their separation from the state, as required by

324-597: The Sacramento - Roseville - Arden-Arcade , CA Metropolitan Statistical Area . It is located entirely in the Sierra Nevada , from the historic Gold Country in the western foothills to the High Sierra in the east. El Dorado County's population has grown as Greater Sacramento has expanded into the region. Where the county line crosses US 50 at Clarksville, the distance to Sacramento is 15 miles (24 km). In

360-833: The State Assembly , the county is split between the 5th Assembly District , represented by Republican Joe Patterson and the 6th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Kevin McCarty . In the State Senate , it is in the 1st Senate District , represented by Republican Brian Dahle . The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense. General aviation airports include Placerville Airport , Georgetown Airport , Cameron Park airport and Lake Tahoe Airport . Portions of El Dorado County are known to contain natural asbestos formations near

396-634: The United States Constitution . They promote an unproven theory that the county "is technically not a legitimate piece of California and is instead 'other property' of Congress". El Dorado County is split between two Congressional districts, with the western third of the County in the 5th Congressional District , represented by Tom McClintock , and the eastern two-thirds in the 3rd Congressional District , represented by Kevin Kiley . In

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432-482: The census of 2000, there were 156,299 people, 58,939 households, and 43,025 families residing in the county. The population density was 91 inhabitants per square mile (35/km ). There were 71,278 housing units at an average density of 42 per square mile (16/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 89.7% White , 0.5% Black or African American , 1.0% Native American , 2.1% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 3.6% from other races , and 3.0% from two or more races. 9.3% of

468-582: The 1870s he moved to Sonoma County, living on a ranch there (now part of Sugarloaf Ridge State Park ) for ten years prior to being appointed U.S. Commissioner of Fisheries for Alaska. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Oakland in 1856. He was a Justice of the Peace in Brooklyn (now a part of Oakland) in 1856 and 1857. He moved to Siskiyou County in 1858 and purchased

504-851: The Desert Land Act include the Salt River in Arizona, the Imperial Valley in California, the Snake River in Idaho, Gallatin , Montana, and Yakima , Washington. Many of these communities facilitated further growth through the help of the Reclamation Act of 1902 . The peak of growth of these areas can be tracked by three separate eras prior to the current era: 1877–1887, 1888–1893, and 1893–1910. The first decade after

540-676: The Desert Land Act was partly based on the Homestead Act and the Preemption Act (1841) , it did not contain a key provision of those acts, the residence requirement. While the claimant had to improve the land, the claimant did not need to live on the land while the improvements were made. In the end, that led to a significant amount of fraud, and land speculation companies acquired tens of thousands of acres of California land by hiring "dummy entrymen" to make false claims of settlement. Well known areas that began as land patented under

576-554: The Desert Land Act was passed was well known for fraudulent activity, especially by cattle producers. The era saw its end after a decline in the cattle industry. The second era of the Desert Land Act saw a significant drop in fraudulent activity after an amendment to the Act that included stricter regulations and checks for irrigation systems, however was not entirely absent of fraudulent land ownership. The settlers were then required to submit maps and plans of irrigation to prevent violation of

612-519: The Desert act which extended the Lassen County Act to cover several arid states and other regions of California. The original intent of the Desert Land Act was to instigate growth in the West by incentivizing people to move out West in the late 19th century and develop irrigation systems that would transform the land into usable space. While it encouraged growth, it also played a large role in water rights of

648-482: The El Dorado County Grand Jury resigned, forcing Supervising Judge Steven Bailey to dissolve it. El Dorado County has a secessionist movement, calling for the county of less than 200,000 residents to become a new state of the union. Wyoming , the least populous current state, has approximately three times the number of residents. Sharon Durst, one of the leaders of the movement, was previously

684-627: The Sierra Nevada, consists of rolling hills and mountainous terrain. The northeast corner is in the Lake Tahoe Basin (part of the Great Basin ), including a portion of the lake itself. Across the Sierra crest to the west lies the majority of the county, referred to as the "western slope." A portion of Folsom Lake is in the northwest corner of the county. Much of the county is public land. The Eldorado National Forest comprises

720-553: The United States Congress El Dorado County, California El Dorado County ( / ˌ ɛ l d ə ˈ r ɑː d oʊ / ; El Dorado , Spanish for "The Golden [one]"), officially the County of El Dorado , is a county located in the U.S. state of California . As of the 2020 census , the population was 191,185. The county seat is Placerville . The county is part of

756-522: The act. Other amendatory acts to the law included encouraging communal placement of irrigation systems, and defined the progress of reclamation in the amount spent on the systems. The time period ended with the Panic of 1893 . The last era of the Desert Land Act began as the interest in irrigation and migration increased following the prosperity after the Depression of 1893. The last year of the era marks

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792-629: The common schools. He moved with his parents to a farm in Alabama in 1844. He moved to Missouri in 1845 with his parents, who settled on a farm near St. Joseph . He moved to California in 1852 and engaged in mining. He settled in Yolo County and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He moved to Prairie City (later Folsom ) in 1853, to El Dorado County in 1854 and thence to Watsonville in Santa Cruz County, and to Alameda County . In

828-506: The county's high altitude eastern end at Lake Tahoe , environmental awareness and environmental protection initiatives have grown along with the population since the 1960 Winter Olympics , hosted at the former Squaw Valley Ski Resort in neighboring Placer County . What is now known as El Dorado County has been home to the Maidu , Nisenan , Washoe , and Miwok Indigenous American nations for centuries. The region became famous for being

864-458: The era. While settlers decided to move West to spread irrigation, rather than use the land solely for farming or cattle, it created a new dilemma for settlers as to how to use and share the water, be it on a communal or an individual basis. While many irrigation systems were set up communally, that eventually led to private water companies that owned large irrigation systems, which were built independently without consulting proper engineers. Although

900-576: The fire rapidly east towards the Lake Tahoe Basin. By August 30, it had reached Echo Summit , less than five miles (8.0 km) from South Lake Tahoe . There are only two municipalities in El Dorado County: Placerville and South Lake Tahoe. The El Dorado County Sheriff provides court protection, county jail administration, and coroner service for all of the county and provides patrol and detective services for

936-526: The night of August 16, it was 6,500 acres (2,600 ha). On August 17, the fire grew to 30,000 acres (12,000 ha) as it expanded rapidly north and east, crossing the North Fork Cosumnes River and approaching Sly Park Reservoir . By August 20, the fire had burned nearly to U.S. Route 50, forcing a closure of the highway. Over the next few days, the fire crossed Highway 50 in the vicinity of Kyburz . Starting on August 27, winds drove

972-452: The peak of Desert Land Act original entries, over 15,000 in one year. By 1920, nearly all present irrigation systems had been in place in all lands grown in the West from the act. John K. Luttrell John King Luttrell (June 27, 1831 – October 4, 1893) was an American miner, lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1873 to 1879. Born near Knoxville, Tennessee , Luttrell attended

1008-408: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 14.9% were of German , 13.4% English , 10.3% Irish , 6.6% Italian and 6.6% American ancestry according to Census 2000 . 90.5% spoke English and 6.5% Spanish as their first language. There were 58,939 households, out of which 34.2% had youngsters under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 8.9% had

1044-506: The population were below the poverty line , including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over. El Dorado is a predominantly Republican county in presidential and congressional elections. However, from 1880 until 1952, the county was a Democratic stronghold, with Theodore Roosevelt and Warren Harding being the only two Republicans to carry the county. Since 1952, however, El Dorado has gone Democratic only three times: in 1960 narrowly for John F. Kennedy , in 1964 in

1080-664: The practice of law, farming, and mining. He served as member of the board of state prison directors from 1887 to 1889. He was appointed United States Commissioner of Fisheries and special agent of the United States Treasury for Alaska in 1893. He died in Sitka, Alaska at age 62, and was interred in Fort Jones Cemetery, Fort Jones, California . [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of

1116-601: The site of the 1848 discovery that sparked the California Gold Rush . As a result, the name "El Dorado" was derived from the Spanish word for, "The Gilded One". The County of El Dorado was one of California's original 27 counties created effective February 18, 1850 (the number has risen to 58 today). The final segments of the Pony Express mail route ran through El Dorado County until its replacement with

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1152-543: The surface. The USGS studied amphiboles in rock and soil in the area in response to an EPA sampling study and subsequent criticism of the EPA study. The study found that many amphibole particles in the area meet the counting rule criteria used by the EPA for chemical and morphological limits, but do not meet morphological requirements for commercial-grade-asbestos. The executive summary pointed out that even particles that do not meet requirements for commercial-grade-asbestos may be

1188-683: The telegraph service in 1861; U.S. Route 50 follows the Pony Express route today. The Placerville Mountain Democrat , California's oldest surviving newspaper, serves El Dorado County. The Caldor Fire started on August 14, 2021, near Little Mountain, south of Pollock Pines in El Dorado County, about two miles (3.2 km) east of Omo Ranch and four miles (6.4 km) south of Grizzly Flats . It initially burned slowly, but exploded in size on August 16 due to high winds. By

1224-421: The unincorporated areas of the county. Incorporated cities Placerville, population 11,000, and South Lake Tahoe, population 22,000, have municipal police departments. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,786 square miles (4,630 km ), of which 1,708 square miles (4,420 km ) is land and 78 square miles (200 km ) (4.4%) is water. The county, owing to its location in

1260-500: Was 156,793 (86.6%) White , 1,409 (0.8%) African American , 2,070 (1.1%) Native American , 6,297 (3.5%) Asian , 294 (0.2%) Pacific Islander , 7,278 (4.0%) from other races , and 6,917 (3.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21,875 persons (12.1%). The largest growth in the county has come in El Dorado Hills where the population grew by 24,092 residents to a total of 42,108 since 2000. As of

1296-417: Was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males. The 2000 census also states that the median income for a household in the county was $ 51,484, and the median income for a family was $ 60,250. Males had a median income of $ 46,373 versus $ 31,537 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 25,560. About 5.0% of families and 7.1% of

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