Placerville Facts
County: El Dorado
Established: as town in 1854, as city in 1903
Population: app. 9610 (census 2000)
Population per square mile: 1656.21
Square miles (land): 5.80

California Facts
Capitol : Sacramento
Economy:
  Agriculture: Vegetables, fruits and nuts, dairy products, cattle, nursery stock, grapes
  Industry: Electronic components and equipment, aerospace, film production, food
  processing, petroleum, computers and computer software, tourism
Highest Point : Mt.Whitney; 14,494 feet
Number of counties: 58
Population: 33,871,648 (census 2000)
Population per square mile: 217.2
Square miles: 163,707 (3rd largest state)
State Animal : Grizzly Bear
State Bird : California Quail
State Colors: Blue and Gold
State Flag : Adopted 1911
State Flower : Golden Poppy
State Motto: "Eureka" (I have found it)
State Nickname: The Golden State
State Seal : Adopted in 1849
State Song : I Love You California
State Tree : Redwood
Statehood: September 9, 1850 ~ 31st State in the Union