Tuolumne County, California
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38.02°N 119.94°W / 38.02; -119.94
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Tuolumne County, California | |
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County of Tuolumne | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Regions | Sierra Nevada, Gold Country |
Incorporated | February 15, 1850[1] |
County seat | Sonora |
Largest city | Sonora |
Government | |
• Type | Council–Administrator |
• Body | Board of Supervisors |
• Chair | Kathleen Haff |
• Vice Chair | David Goldemberg |
• Board of Supervisors[2] | Supervisors
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• County Administrator | Tracie Riggs[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,274 sq mi (5,890 km2) |
• Land | 2,221 sq mi (5,750 km2) |
• Water | 54 sq mi (140 km2) |
Highest elevation | 13,114 ft (3,997 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 55,620 |
• Density | 24/sq mi (9.4/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time) |
Congressional district | 5th |
Website | tuolumnecounty |
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Tuolumne County (/tuˈɒləmi/ ⓘ), officially the County of Tuolumne, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 55,620.[6] The county seat and only incorporated city is Sonora.[7]
Tuolumne County comprises the Sonora, CA Micropolitan Statistical Area. The county is in the Sierra Nevada region.
The northern half of Yosemite National Park is located in the eastern part of the county.