Placerville, California
| Placerville, California | ||
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| City of Placerville | ||
El Dorado County Courthouse
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| Nickname(s): Hangtown | ||
 Location of Placerville in California. |
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 Placerville, California
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| Coordinates: 38°43′47″N 120°47′55″W / 38.72972°N 120.79861°WCoordinates: 38°43′47″N 120°47′55″W / 38.72972°N 120.79861°W | ||
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 United States
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 California
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| County | El Dorado | |
| Incorporated | May 13, 1854 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | John Clerici | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5.813 sq mi (15.054 km2) | |
| • Land | 5.812 sq mi (15.052 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.001 sq mi (0.002 km2) 0.01% | |
| Elevation | 1,867 ft (569 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 10,389 | |
| • Density | 1,800/sq mi (690/km2) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) | |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | |
| ZIP code | 95667 | |
| Area code | 530 | |
| FIPS code | 06-57540 | |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277577, 2411433 | |
| Website | www |
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| Reference no. | 701 | |
Placerville (/ˈplæsərvɪl/, PLASS-ər-vil; formerly Old Dry Diggings, Dry Diggings, and Hangtown) is the county seat of El Dorado County, California. The population was 10,389 at the 2010 census, up from 9,610 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Placerville is located on U.S. Route 50 where it crosses State Route 49 and is the location of several traffic signals along the highway, which is otherwise a freeway.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.8 square miles (15 km2), over 99% of it land.
It is about 1,867 feet (569 m) above sea level downtown, while unincorporated areas of the city range from 1,800 feet (550 m) to nearly 4,000 feet (1,200 m) in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Placerville had a population of 10,389. The population density was 1,787.3 people per square mile (690.1/km²). The racial makeup of Placerville was 8,716 (83.9%) White, 80 (0.8%) African American, 162 (1.6%) Native American, 98 (0.9%) Asian, 13 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 867 (8.3%) from other races, and 453 (4.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,863 persons (17.9%).
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