Plumas County, California

Plumas County, California
County
County of Plumas
Images, from top down, left to right: Lake Almanor, Beckwourth Pass, Trains at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum
Seal
Interactive map of Plumas County
Location in the state of California
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Sierra Nevada
Incorporated	1854
Named for	Spanish words for the Feather River (Río de las Plumas)
County seat	Quincy
Largest community	East Quincy (population) Warner Valley (area) Portola (incorporated)
Government
• Type	Council–Administrator
• Chair	Dwight Ceresola
• Vice Chair	Greg Hagwood
• Board of Supervisors[2]	Supervisors Dwight Ceresola Kevin Goss Tom McGowan Greg Hagwood Jeff Engel
• County Administrator	Vacant[1]
Area
• Total	2,613 sq mi (6,770 km2)
• Land	2,553 sq mi (6,610 km2)
• Water	60 sq mi (200 km2)
Highest elevation	8,372 ft (2,552 m)
Population  (April 1, 2020)[3]
• Total	19,790
• Density	7.6/sq mi (2.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	www.countyofplumas.com

Plumas County (/ˈpluːməs/ ^ⓘ) is a county in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,790.^[3] The county seat is Quincy,^[4] and the only incorporated city is Portola. The largest community in the county is East Quincy. The county was named for the Spanish Río de las Plumas (the Feather River), which flows through it. The county itself is also the namesake of a native moth species, Hadena plumasata.^[5]