| Rock Creek | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Rock Creek Location in California  Rock Creek Rock Creek (the US) | |
| Coordinates: 39°54′10″N121°21′11″W / 39.90278°N 121.35306°W Coordinates: 39°54′10″N121°21′11″W / 39.90278°N 121.35306°W | |
| Country |  |
| State |  |
| County | Plumas County |
| Elevation [1] | 1,863 ft (568 m) |
Rock Creek is an unincorporated community in Plumas County, California. [1] It lies at an elevation of 1863 feet (568 m). [1] Rock Creek is located on the Western Pacific Railroad, 2 miles (3.2 km) west-southwest of Storrie. [2]
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.
Plumas County is a county in the Sierra Nevada of California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,007. The county seat is Quincy, and the only incorporated city is Portola. The largest community in the county is East Quincy. The county was named for the Spanish Río de las Plumas, which flows through the county.
California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second- and fifth-most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 8.8 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second-most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The City and County of San Francisco is both the country's second-most densely populated major city after New York City and the fifth-most densely populated county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs.
