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California was the 31 st state in the USA ; it was admitted on September 9, 1850 .
State Abbreviation - CA
State Capital - Sacramento
Other Notable Cities - Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco
Area - 163,707 square miles [California is the 3rd biggest state in the USA - only Alaska and Texas are bigger]
Population - 33,871,648 (as of 2000) [California is the most populous state in the USA]
Name for Residents - Californians
Major Industries - agriculture (many, many products), oil, mining, electronics, movie making/entertainment, and tourism
Presidential Birthplace - Richard Milhous Nixon was born in Yorba Linda on January 9, 1913 (he was the 37th US President, serving from 1969 to 1974).
Main Rivers - Sacramento River, Colorado River, San Joaquin River
Highest Point - Mt. Whitney, 14,495 feet (4,418 m) above sea level
Lowest Point - Death Valley, 282 feet (86 m) below sea level [this is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere]
Bordering States - Oregon, Nevada, Arizona
Bordering Country - Mexico
Bordering Body of Water - Pacific Ocean
Origin of the Name California - The name California comes from a mythical Spanish island ruled by a queen called Califia that was featured in a Spanish romance ("Las Sergas de Esplandian") written by Garcia Ordonez de Montalvo in 1510. The Spanish explorers originally thought that California was an island.
State Nickname - The Golden State
State Motto - Eureka (I have found it)
State Song - "I Love You, California "
Moving Companies and Relocation Services in CA |
Alhambra, CA
Anaheim, CA
Arcadia, CA
Bakersfield
Berkeley
Beverly Hills
Buena Park
Burbank
Canoga Park
Carlsbad
Carson
Chico
Chula Vista
Compton
Concord
Corona
Culver City
Daly City
Downey
El Cajon
El Monte
Encino
Escondido
Fontana
Fremont
Fresno
Fullerton
Garden Grove
Glendale
Goleta
Hayward
Hemet
Huntington Beach
Inglewood
Irvine
La Jolla
La Mesa |
La Puente, CA
Lakewood, CA
Lancaster, CA
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Los Gatos
Merced
Modesto
Monterey
Moreno Valley
Mountain View
Newport Beach
North Hollywood
Northridge
Norwalk
Novato
Oakland
Oceanside
Ontario
Orange
Oxnard
Palm Desert
Palm Springs
Palmdale
Palo Alto
Pasadena
Perris
Petaluma
Pico Rivera
Pomona
Rancho Cordova
Rancho Cucamonga
Redding
Redwood City
Richmond
Riverside
Sacramento |
Salinas, CA
San Bernardino, CA
San Bruno, CA
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose
San Luis Obispo
San Marcos
San Mateo
San Pedro
San Rafael
Santa Ana
Santa Barbara
Santa Clara
Santa Clarita
Santa Cruz
Santa Maria
Santa Monica
Santa Rosa
Sherman Oaks
Simi Valley
South Lake Tahoe
Spring Valley
Stockton
Sunnyvale
Temecula
Torrance
Tracy
Vallejo
Van Nuys
Ventura
Visalia
Walnut Creek
West Covina
West Sacramento
Whittier
Woodland Hills |
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Alameda
Alpine
Amador
Butte
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Contra Costa
Del Norte
El Dorado
Fresno
Glenn
Humboldt
Imperial
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Kern
Kings
Lake
Lassen
Los Angeles
Madera |
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Merced
Modoc
Mono
Monterey
Napa
Nevada
Orange
Placer
Plumas
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San Benito
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San Diego
San Francisco
San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo |
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Santa Clara
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Sonoma
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Ventura
Yolo
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