Mark Twain set his famous story, A Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County in the county. Every month, a county hosts its County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee, featuring a frog jumping contest, to celebrate the association by having Span's story. A celebrated California red-legged frog, feared absentminded from either a county by 1969, was rediscovered in 2003.

Angels Camp is the only incorporated city in the county.

Chupacabra sightings have occurred within Calaveras County.

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

A meaning of the word calaveras is "skulls." This county takes its title from either a Calaveras River which was reportedly so intended by Spanish explorer Gabriel Moraga when he found, on the banks of the stream, numbers of skulls of Native Americans who got either died of famine or even had been flushed inside tribal conflicts above hunting & camping evidence.

Geography

Based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,685 km² (1,037 mi²). 2,642 klick² (1,020 mi²) of these are l& and 44 kilometre² (Xvii mi²) of these are a lake. A number locality is Unity.62% water supply.

Demographics
When of the census² of 2000, there are 40,554 people, 16,469 households, and 11,742 families residing in the county. A population density is 15/km² (40/mi²). There are 22,946 housing units at an typical density of 9/km² (22/mi²). A racial makeup of the county is 91.19% White, 0.75% Black or African American, 1.74% Native American, 0.85% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 2.07% from other races, and 3.31% from two or more races. Sise.82% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

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In a county the people is spread retired by using Twenty-two.80% under a age of Xviii, Cinque.50% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Xxii.40% from either 25 to 44, 31.10% from either 45 to 64, & Eighteen.20% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 45 years. For each Century females there are 98.Fifty males. For each C females age Xviii & ended, there are 95.Lxx males.

the median income for a home in the county is $41,022, & the median income for a personal is $47,379. Males have a median income of $41,827 versus $28,108 for females. A per capita income for the county is $21,420. Eleven.80% of the people & Eighter.70% of families come in a image below the poverty line. Away from a number people, Fifteen.60% of people under a age of 18 & 6.20% of victims 65 & older come dwelling in a image below the poverty level.

Cities and towns
Angels Camp Arnold Avery Copperopolis Dorrington Forest Meadows Mokelumne Hill Mountain Ranch Murphys Rail Road Flat Rancho Calaveras San Andreas Vallecito Valley Springs Wallace West Point