California , US

California: State of the United States of America

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Population :	39,368,078
Country :	United States of America
Different from :	California
Head of government :	Governor of California
Area :	423970 km²
Water as percent of area :	4.84%
Land as percent of area :	95.16%
Continent :	North America
Legislative body :	California State Legislature
Named for :	Island of California, The Californias
Official language :	English
Altitude :	2,900 feet / 884 meters
Capital :	Sacramento
Establishment :	September 09, 1850 (171 years ago)
Time Zone :	America/Los_Angeles, Pacific Time Zone, UTC−07:00, UTC−08:00
Local time :	01:43:42 (17th May 2022)

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Geography

California is located at 37°15'1"N 119°45'5"W (37.2502200, -119.7512600). It has 4 neighbors: Estado de Baja California, Nevada, Arizona and Oregon.

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The largest city of California is Los Angeles with a population of 3,970,219. Other cities include, San Diego population 1,422,420, Laguna population 1,370,232, San Jose population 1,013,616 and San Francisco population 866,606. See all California cities & populated places.

Largest Cities in California (more)

Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in California.

City Name	Title	County	Population
Los Angeles	County seat of Los Angeles County, California; second largest city in the United States by population	Los Angeles	3,970,219
San Diego	City in San Diego County, California, United States, eighth largest city in the country by population	San Diego	1,422,420
Laguna	Former census-designated place	Sacramento	1,370,232
San Jose	County seat of Santa Clara County, California; tenth largest city in the United States by population	Santa Clara	1,013,616
San Francisco	Consolidated city-county in California, United States	City and of San Francisco	866,606
Fresno	County seat of Fresno County, California, United States	Fresno	530,267
Sacramento	City in and county seat of Sacramento County, California, United States, that is also the capitol of California	Sacramento	512,838
Long Beach	City in Los Angeles County, California, United States	Los Angeles	454,681
Oakland	Port city and county seat of Alameda County, California, United States	Alameda	424,891
Bakersfield	County seat of Kern County, California, United States	Kern	385,725
Anaheim	City in California	Orange	353,676
Santa Ana	County seat and city of Orange County, California, United States	Orange	331,301
Riverside	County seat of Riverside County, California, United States	Riverside	330,786
Stockton	County seat of San Joaquin County, California, United States	San Joaquin	312,716
Irvine	City in Orange County, California, United States	Orange	283,700
Chula Vista	City in California	San Diego	272,979

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Official website of California

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California has 4 neighbours.

Estado de Baja California state of Mexico
Nevada state of the United States of America
Arizona state of the United States of America
Oregon state of the United States of America

Santa Barbara County
San Diego County
Santa Cruz County
Plumas County
Riverside County
Modoc County
Fresno County
San Francisco County
Tulare County
Humboldt County
Sacramento County
Calaveras County
Lassen County
Tehama County
Stanislaus County
San Benito County
Inyo County
Amador County
Placer County
San Bernardino County
Madera County
Tuolumne County
San Joaquin County
Lake County
Kings County
San Luis Obispo County
Imperial County
Orange County
Sierra County
San Mateo County
Mono County
Solano County
Mariposa County
Santa Clara County
Yuba County
Del Norte County
Butte County
Marin County
Sonoma County
Merced County
Ventura County
El Dorado County
Colusa County
Trinity County
Yolo County
Glenn County
Siskiyou County
Mendocino County
Los Angeles County
Alameda County
Contra Costa County
Monterey County
Alpine County
Kern County
Shasta County
Napa County
Sutter County
Nevada County

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1850	92,597	-	census
1860	379,994	75.63%	census
1870	560,247	32.17%	census
1880	864,694	35.21%	census
1890	1,213,398	28.74%	census
1900	1,485,053	18.29%	census
1901	1,550,000	4.19%	census
1902	1,623,000	4.5%	census
1903	1,702,000	4.64%	census
1904	1,792,000	5.02%	19840383
1905	1,893,000	5.34%	19840383
1906	1,976,000	4.2%	census
1907	2,054,000	3.8%	census
1908	2,161,000	4.95%	census
1909	2,282,000	5.3%	census
1910	2,377,549	4.02%	census
1911	2,534,000	6.17%	census
1912	2,668,000	5.02%	census
1913	2,811,000	5.09%	census
1914	2,934,000	4.19%	census
1915	3,008,000	2.46%	demographic balance
1916	3,071,000	2.05%	census
1917	3,171,000	3.15%	census
1918	3,262,000	2.79%	census
1919	3,339,000	2.31%	census
1920	3,426,861	2.56%	census
1930	5,677,251	39.64%	census
1940	6,907,387	17.81%	census
1950	10,586,223	34.75%	census
1960	15,717,204	32.65%	census
1970	19,953,134	21.23%	census
1980	23,667,902	15.7%	census
1990	29,760,021	20.47%	census
2000	33,871,648	12.14%	census
2010	37,253,956	9.08%	census
2011	37,638,369	1.02%	estimation process
2012	37,948,800	0.82%	estimation process
2013	38,260,787	0.82%	estimation process
2014	38,596,972	0.87%	estimation process
2015	38,918,045	0.82%	estimation process
2016	39,167,117	0.64%	estimation process
2017	39,358,497	0.49%	estimation process
2018	39,461,588	0.26%	estimation process
2019	39,512,223	0.13%	estimation process
2020	39,368,078	-0.37%	estimation process

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People born in California (200)

People born in California, including R&B singer, songwriter and record producer Miguel, artist Channa Horwitz, sound engineer Loren L. Ryder, .

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Harry Partch (American composer, music theorist, creator of musical instruments) he was born in 24/06/1901
Hobart Alter (American businessman) he was born in 31/10/1933
Gage Golightly (American actress) she was born in 05/09/1993
Claire Dames (American movie actress) she was born in 13/08/1981
Alex Jordan (American movie actress) she was born in 20/09/1963
Pamelia Kurstin (American musician) she was born in 28/05/1976
Robert Elswit (American cinematographer) he was born in 22/05/1950
Farnsworth Wright (American editor) he was born in 29/07/1888
Özlem Tekin (Turkish singer) she was born in 18/11/1971
Lee Greenwood (American musician) he was born in 27/10/1942
Jim White (American singer) he was born in 10/03/1957
Don Eddy (American artist) he was born in 04/11/1944
Jake Holmes (American singer-songwriter and jingle writer) he was born in 28/12/1939
Scotty Beckett (actor (1929-1968)) he was born in 04/10/1929
Barrett Blade (American movie actor) he was born in 11/03/1973
John R. Leonetti (American cinematographer and film director) he was born in 04/07/1956
Frederick C. Weyand (American general) he was born in 15/09/1916
Doug Lefler (American film director, producer and screenwriter) he was born in 11/09/3004

Other places with the same name (5)

California , Pennsylvania borough in Pennsylvania with a population of 6,261 people.
California , Missouri town in Missouri with a population of 4,403 people.
California , Michigan township in Branch County, Michigan with a population of 1,030 people.
California , Kentucky city in Kentucky, United States with a population of 98 people.

California Counties (more)

Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County,

San Diego County

San Diego County,

Orange County

Orange County,

County Name	Population
Los Angeles County	9,943,046
San Diego County	3,332,427
Orange County	3,166,857
Riverside County	2,489,188
San Bernardino County	2,189,183
Santa Clara County	1,907,105
Alameda County	1,662,323
Sacramento County	1,559,146
Contra Costa County	1,152,333
Fresno County	1,000,918
Kern County	901,362
San Francisco County	866,606
Ventura County	841,387
San Joaquin County	767,967
San Mateo County	758,308
Stanislaus County	550,081