'Placer County, CA' definitions:

Placer -- U.S. County in California

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Placer -- U.S. County in California
Population (2000) :
248399
Housing Units (2000) :
107302
Land area (2000) :
1404.367303 sq. miles (3637.294463 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
98.410589 sq. miles (254.882245 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1502.777892 sq. miles (3892.176708 sq. km)
Located within :
California (CA), FIPS 06
Location :
38.971576 N, 120.947618 W