Trinity County, California

County of Trinity

Images, from top down, left to right: Weaverville Historic District, Hayfork Creek, Trinity Lake, Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park

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Location in the state of California

California's location in the United States

California

February 18, 1850

Area

• Total

8,310 km² (3,208 sq mi)

• Land

8,230 km² (3,179 sq mi)

• Water

70 km² (28 sq mi)

Population (April 1, 2010)

• Total

13,786

• Estimate (2015)

13,069

• Density

1.7/km² (4.3/sq mi)

Time zone

Pacific Time Zone (UTC-8)

• Summer (DST)

Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)

Area code

530

FIPS code

06-105

GNIS feature ID

277317

Website

www.trinitycounty.org

Trinity County is a county located in the northwestern part of the state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,786, making it the fourth least-populous county in California. The county seat and largest community is Weaverville.

Weaverville has the distinction of housing some of California's oldest buildings. The courthouse, built in 1856, is the second oldest in the state, and the Weaverville Drug Store has been filling prescriptions since 1852. The Joss House is an historic Taoist temple built in 1873.

Trinity County is rugged, mountainous, heavily forested, and lies along the Trinity River within the Salmon and Klamath Mountains. The county has no traffic lights, no freeways, no parking meters, and no incorporated cities. It did not have a chain store or restaurant until 1999; Burger King, Movie Gallery, Longs Drugs (now CVS/pharmacy), and Subway have opened for business.

The county takes its name from the Trinity River, named in 1845 by Major Pierson B. Reading, who was under the mistaken impression that the river emptied into Trinidad Bay. Trinity is the English translation of Trinidad.

Trinity County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. Parts of the county were given to Klamath County in 1852 and to Humboldt County in 1853.

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