Formed February 18, 1850 (23rd county)
Trinity County (16,112), Weaverville* (3,667)
An old-town Federal Commercial style building is the best description of the 1857 courthouse. It is the only courthouse for the county. There were additions added in 1935 and 1978. It is located on Main Street at Court Street. Main Street is California State Highway 299. Henry Hocker is the designer of the facility. As an original county, Trinity County was formed on February 18, 1850. It is the 23rd county. The Trinity River provided the basis for the county name. Weaverville was named for either local settler, George Weaver, or for local miner, John Weaver.
Trinity County government consists of a sheriff, assessor, controller, and treasurer (executive). It has 5 Supervisors (legislative.) One Superior Court Judge, clerk, and counsel serve Trinity County (judicial.) The county is situated in northwest part of the state to the northwest of Sacramento, California. The county center is 15.8 miles Southwest of Weaverville nearer Junction City. The county is surrounded clockwise by Siskiyou, Shasta, Tehama, Mendocino, and Humboldt counties. The county has the overall shape of a vase. The county straddles the Coast Range Mountains and has many river origins within its borders. Weaverville is slightly east of center in the county. Weaverville is the county seat and the largest populated area. It is 22.8% of the county population. The county is pronounced TRIN-I-TEE. The county seat is pronounced WEE-VER-VIL.
The area of the county is 3179 square miles. It is 19 out of 58 in the state. It ranks 54 out of 58 in population in the state. It has a density of 5.1 persons per square mile making it 53 out of 58 in the state. Trinity County has 0.0% of its population in its incorporated areas since it does not have any. There are no Interstates or United States Highways in the county.
Weaverville (unincorporated)
