The U.S. state of California is divided into 58 counties. Explore the California County Map showing Counties in California along with their County Seats in alphabetical order along with their population, areas and the date of formation.
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One of the states of U.S.A namely California has a wonderful nick name and it is called as Natural state because it has got beautiful lakes, rivers mountains and wildlife. California is located in South Central part of United States. The capital of state is Little Rock. The state shares the border with other six states, Missouri is located to the north of the state, while Louisiana is in to the south, Texas which is also known as Lone star state is towards southwest and Oklahoma in the west and Tennessee and Mississippi are to the east. The number of Counties in California is 58. Among all counties of California, Union County is the biggest county by area while Calhoun is the smallest county.
California has got 52035 square meter area and 134771 square kilometres. According to official census taken back in the year 2010 the population was 2,915,918 in California state that awarded the state as the 32nd largest state in the U.S.A The estimated population of state now is 3,033,946. Pulaski county indeed ranks first in terms of most populated county in the state. Less density of population could be found in Calhoun County. The counties in California follow Federal government at the centre and the political power in the state is divided into three branches, they are legislative, executive and judiciary.
The natural resources of California are petroleum, natural gas and coal. The counties of California are encouraged to produce bauxite with which aluminium. In fact, California is one of the worlds` largest producer of bromine that is used in the production of pesticides, medications and water purification. California is one and only state that mines diamonds in US.
List of Counties in California with County Seats
The U.S. state of California has 58 counties. This is list of California Counties and County Seats in alphabetical order and check their population, areas and the date of formation. Click on any county for its detailed Map
S.N | County | County Seat | Population | Area | Formed |
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1 | Alameda County | Oakland | 1,638,215 | 738 sq mi | 1853 |
2 | Alpine County | Markleeville | 1,110 | 739 sq mi | 1864 |
3 | Amador County | Jackson | 37,001 | 606 sq mi | 1854 |
4 | Butte County | Oroville | 225,411 | 1,640 sq mi | 1850 |
5 | Calaveras County | San Andreas | 44,828 | 1,020 sq mi | 1850 |
6 | City and County of San Francisco | San Francisco | 864,816 | 47 sq mi | 1850 |
7 | Colusa County | Colusa | 21,482 | 1,151 sq mi | 1850 |
8 | Contra Costa County | Martinez | 1,126,745 | 720 sq mi | 1850 |
9 | Del Norte County | Crescent City | 27,254 | 1,008 sq mi | 1857 |
10 | El Dorado County | Placerville | 184,452 | 1,712 sq mi | 1850 |
11 | Fresno County | Fresno | 974,861 | 5,963 sq mi | 1856 |
12 | Glenn County | Willows | 28,017 | 1,315 sq mi | 1891 |
13 | Humboldt County | Eureka | 135,727 | 3,573 sq mi | 1853 |
14 | Imperial County | El Centro | 180,191 | 4,175 sq mi | 1907 |
15 | Inyo County | Independence | 18,260 | 10,192 sq mi | 1866 |
16 | Kern County | Bakersfield | 882,176 | 8,142 sq mi | 1866 |
17 | Kings County | Hanford | 150,965 | 1,390 sq mi | 1893 |
18 | Lake County | Lakeport | 64,591 | 1,258 sq mi | 1861 |
19 | Lassen County | Susanville | 31,345 | 4,558 sq mi | 1864 |
20 | Los Angeles County | Los Angeles | 10,170,292 | 4,060 sq mi | 1850 |
21 | Madera County | Madera | 154,998 | 2,138 sq mi | 1893 |
22 | Marin County | San Rafael | 261,221 | 520 sq mi | 1850 |
23 | Mariposa County | Mariposa | 17,531 | 1,451 sq mi | 1850 |
24 | Mendocino County | Ukiah | 87,649 | 3,509 sq mi | 1850 |
25 | Merced County | Merced | 268,455 | 1,929 sq mi | 1855 |
26 | Modoc County | Alturas | 8,965 | 3,944 sq mi | 1874 |
27 | Mono County | Bridgeport | 13,909 | 3,044 sq mi | 1861 |
28 | Monterey County | Salinas | 433,898 | 3,322 sq mi | 1850 |
29 | Napa County | Napa | 142,456 | 754 sq mi | 1850 |
30 | Nevada County | Nevada City | 98,877 | 958 sq mi | 1851 |
31 | Orange County | Santa Ana | 3,169,776 | 790 sq mi | 1889 |
32 | Placer County | Auburn | 375,391 | 1,503 sq mi | 1851 |
33 | Plumas County | Quincy | 18,409 | 2,554 sq mi | 1854 |
34 | Riverside County | Riverside | 2,361,026 | 7,208 sq mi | 1893 |
35 | Sacramento County | Sacramento | 1,501,335 | 966 sq mi | 1850 |
36 | San Benito County | Hollister | 58,792 | 1,389 sq mi | 1874 |
37 | San Bernardino County | San Bernardino | 2,128,133 | 20,062 sq mi | 1853 |
38 | San Diego County | San Diego | 3,299,521 | 4,204 sq mi | 1850 |
39 | San Joaquin County | Stockton | 726,106 | 1,399 sq mi | 1850 |
40 | San Luis Obispo County | San Luis Obispo | 281,401 | 3,304 sq mi | 1850 |
41 | San Mateo County | Redwood City | 765,135 | 449 sq mi | 1856 |
42 | Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara | 444,769 | 2,738 sq mi | 1850 |
43 | Santa Clara County | San Jose | 1,918,044 | 1,291 sq mi | 1850 |
44 | Santa Cruz County | Santa Cruz | 274,146 | 446 sq mi | 1850 |
45 | Shasta County | Redding | 179,533 | 3,786 sq mi | 1850 |
46 | Sierra County | Downieville | 2,967 | 953 sq mi | 1852 |
47 | Siskiyou County | Yreka | 43,554 | 6,287 sq mi | 1852 |
48 | Solano County | Fairfield | 436,092 | 828 sq mi | 1850 |
49 | Sonoma County | Santa Rosa | 502,146 | 1,576 sq mi | 1850 |
50 | Stanislaus County | Modesto | 538,388 | 1,495 sq mi | 1854 |
51 | Sutter County | Yuba City | 96,463 | 603 sq mi | 1850 |
52 | Tehama County | Red Bluff | 63,308 | 2,951 sq mi | 1856 |
53 | Trinity County | Weaverville | 13,069 | 3,179 sq mi | 1850 |
54 | Tulare County | Visalia | 459,863 | 4,824 sq mi | 1852 |
55 | Tuolumne County | Sonora | 53,709 | 2,236 sq mi | 1850 |
56 | Ventura County | Ventura | 850,536 | 1,846 sq mi | 1872 |
57 | Yolo County | Woodland | 213,016 | 1,012 sq mi | 1850 |
58 | Yuba County | Marysville | 74,492 | 630 sq mi | 1850 |
Largest Cities in California by County
This is a list of the 25 largest cities in the U.S. State of California with their county ranked by population.
Rank | City | County | Population (2020 Census) |
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1 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles County | 3,898,747 |
2 | San Diego | San Diego County | 1,386,932 |
3 | San Jose | Santa Clara County | 1,013,240 |
4 | San Francisco | San Francisco County | 873,965 |
5 | Fresno | Fresno County | 542,107 |
6 | Sacramento | Sacramento County | 524,943 |
7 | Long Beach | Los Angeles County | 466,742 |
8 | Oakland | Alameda County | 440,646 |
9 | Bakersfield | Kern County | 403,455 |
10 | Anaheim | Orange County | 346,824 |
11 | Stockton | San Joaquin County | 320,804 |
12 | Riverside | Riverside County | 314,998 |
13 | Santa Ana | Orange County | 310,227 |
14 | Irvine | Orange County | 307,670 |
15 | Chula Vista | San Diego County | 275,487 |
16 | Fremont | Alameda County | 230,504 |
17 | Santa Clarita | Los Angeles County | 228,673 |
18 | San Bernardino | San Bernardino County | 222,101 |
19 | Modesto | Stanislaus County | 218,464 |
20 | Moreno Valley | Riverside County | 208,634 |
21 | Fontana | San Bernardino County | 208,393 |
22 | Oxnard | Ventura County | 202,063 |
23 | Huntington Beach | Orange County | 198,711 |
24 | Glendale | Los Angeles County | 196,543 |
25 | Santa Rosa | Sonoma County | 178,127 |
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