Pollock Pines, California
| Pollock Pines | |
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| census-designated place | |
 Location in El Dorado County and the state of California |
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 Pollock Pines
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| Coordinates: 38°45′41″N 120°35′12″W / 38.76139°N 120.58667°WCoordinates: 38°45′41″N 120°35′12″W / 38.76139°N 120.58667°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | El Dorado |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.960 sq mi (20.617 km2) |
| • Land | 7.928 sq mi (20.533 km2) |
| • Water | 0.032 sq mi (0.084 km2) 0.4% |
| Elevation | 3,980 ft (1,213 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,871 |
| • Density | 860/sq mi (330/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95726 |
| Area code(s) | 530 |
| FIPS code | 06-58030 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1659419 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pollock Pines, California | |
Pollock Pines is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Dorado County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Pollock Pines lies at an elevation of 3,980 ft (1,213 m) in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The population was 6,871 at the 2010 census, up from 4,728 at the 2000 census.
Pollock Pines receives annual snowfall between 6 inches and 6 feet. The town sits on the westward side of the Sierra Nevada and receives several inches of precipitation each year. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.0 square miles (21 km2), over 99% of it land.
For the 2000 census, the CDP had a total area of 5.8 square miles (15 km2), all of it land.
The area encompassing Pollock Pines is in a heavily timbered mountain region situated along the ridge top on the south side of the South Fork of the American River. It is approximately 15 miles east of Placerville and 60 miles east of Sacramento on Highway 50. It includes the area from the American River on the north to Jenkinson Lake and the Mormon Emigrant Trail on the south
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Pollock Pines has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.
One of the original Pony Express stations (Twelve Mile House) was located in Pollock Pines. The location was covered by the restaurant called "Sportsman's Hall". The "Hall", which was originally opened in 1952 by John and James Blair, who had immigrated from Scotland, still operates today. Pollock Pines was primarily a lumber community (the town is named for H.R. Pollock, who operated a lumber mill in the area in the early 1900s). The first post office opened in 1936. The name celebrates the Pollock family, early settlers.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Pollock Pines had a population of 6,871. The population density was 863.2 people per square mile (333.3/km²). The racial makeup of Pollock Pines was 6,195 (90.2%) White, 18 (0.3%) African American, 128 (1.9%) Native American, 56 (0.8%) Asian, 3 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 251 (3.7%) from other races, and 220 (3.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 713 persons (10.4%).
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