Alpine County
| Alpine County, California | |||
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| County of Alpine | |||
A road sign denoting the Alpine County line along California State Route 89 during a snowstorm in May 2008.
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 California's location in the United States |
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| Country |  United States of America |
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| Region | Sierra Nevada | ||
| Incorporated | March 16, 1864 | ||
| County seat | Markleeville | ||
| Largest community | Markleeville | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 743 sq mi (1,920 km2) | ||
| • Land | 738 sq mi (1,910 km2) | ||
| • Water | 4.8 sq mi (12 km2) | ||
| Highest elevation | 11,464 ft (3,494 m) | ||
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |||
| • Total | 1,175 | ||
| • Estimate (2015) | 1,110 | ||
| • Density | 1.6/sq mi (0.61/km2) | ||
| Time zone | Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7) | ||
| Area codes | 209, 530 | ||
| FIPS code | 06-003 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 1675840 | ||
| Website | www |
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Alpine County, officially the County of Alpine, is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,175. making it California's least populous county. The county seat is the Census Designated Place of Markleeville. There are no incorporated cities in the county.
Alpine County is in the Sierra Nevada, between Lake Tahoe and Yosemite National Park.
Alpine County was created on March 16, 1864, during a silver boom in the wake of the nearby discovery. It was named because of its resemblance to the Swiss Alps. The County was formed from parts of Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mono and Tuolumne Counties. At its formation, the County had a population of about 11,000 with its County Seat at Silver Mountain City. By 1868, however, the local silver mines had proven unfruitful; and the population fell to about 1,200. The County Seat was moved to Markleeville in 1875.
After the silver rush, Alpine County's economy consisted almost entirely of farming, ranching, and logging. By the 1920s, the population had fallen to just 200 people. With the construction of the Bear Valley and Kirkwood ski resorts in the late 1960s, the population increased to the present level.
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