Nevada County is located in the Sierra Nevada Mountain range, in the Mother Lode country. As of 2000 its population was 92,033. The county seat is Nevada City. Nevada County was created in 1851 from parts of Yuba County.

The county was named after the mining town of Nevada City. The word “nevada” in Spanish means "snow-covered."

Nevada City was the first to use the word "Nevada" as its name. In 1851 the newly formed Nevada County mimicked the name. The State of Nevada used the name 10 years later in 1861.

Nevada City and Grass Valley were among the first California towns with electric lights. The Olympics, NASA, and virtually every television station around the country utilizes video/broadcasting equipment designed and manufactured by Grass Valley Group, founded in Grass Valley. The county is sometimes referred to as the "Silicon Valley of the Sierras." The arcade video game was born in Nevada County, with the invention of “Pong.”

County Website: http://new.mynevadacounty.com/Home/Index.cfm

School District: http://www.nevco.k12.ca.us/

County Fairgrounds: http://www.nevadacountyfair.com/