Yuba County is located in the U.S. state of California's Central Valley, north of Sacramento, along the Feather River. As of 2000 its population is 60,219. The county seat is Marysville. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,667 km² (644 mi²). 1,633 km² (631 mi²) of it is land and 34 km² (13 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.03% water. As of the census2 of 2000, there were 60,219 people, 20,535 households, and 14,805 families residing in the county. The population density was 37/km² (96/mi²). There were 22,636 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (36/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 70.64% White, 3.16% Black or African American, 2.61% Native American, 7.50% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 9.95% from other races, and 5.94% from two or more races. 17.35% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.