Sierra County, California
Sierra County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,236, making it California's second-least populous county. The county seat is Downieville; the sole incorporated city is Loyalton. The county is in the Sierra Nevada, northeast of Sacramento on the border with Nevada.
Image: Downieville, California, at Main and Commercial St., looking south
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Image: Stampede Dam
Sierra County, California, near Plumas National Forest
Downieville is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Sierra County, California, United States. Downieville is on the North Fork of the Yuba River, at an elevation of 2,966 feet (904 m). The 2020 United States census reported Downieville's population was 290.
Jersey Bridge, Highway 49, and Downieville. Taken at the historic St. Charles Place, 2009.
1850s Downieville
1890s Downieville
Downieville, 2019.