Calaveras County is located in the Gold Country area of California. It’s named for the Spanish word meaning “skulls.” As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 40,554. The county seat is San Andreas. Angels Camp is the only incorporated city in the county.

Calaveras Big Trees State Park, a preserve of Giant Sequoia trees, is located in the county several miles east of the town of Arnold on state highway 4. The uncommon gold telluride mineral, or Calaverite, was discovered in Calaveras County in 1861.

Mark Twain set his story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", in the county. Each year, the county hosts its County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee, featuring a frog jumping contest, to celebrate the association with Twain's story.

Calaveras County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. Parts of the county's territory were given to Amador County in 1854 and to Alpine County in 1864.

County Website: http://co.calaveras.ca.us/cc

School Districts: http://www.calaveras.k12.ca.us