Outline of California

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The flag of California
The Great Seal of California
The location of the state of California in the United States

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of California.

California is the most populous and the third most extensive of the 50 states of the United States of America. California is home to Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and Sacramento, respectively the 2nd, 6th, 17th, and 23rd most populous metropolitan areas of the United States. California borders the North Pacific Ocean and Baja California in the Southwestern United States. California includes both Mount Whitney, the highest (4,421 m) mountain peak in the contiguous United States, and Death Valley, the lowest (−86 m) and hottest (56.7 °C) place in North America. California joined the Union as the 31st state on September 9, 1850.

General reference[]

An enlargeable map of the state of California
  • California state names
    • Common name: California
      • Pronunciation: US: /ˌkælɪfɔːrnjə, kælɪfɔːrniə/ (About this soundlisten)
      • Etymology: Etymology of California
    • Official name: State of California
    • Abbreviations and name codes
    • Nickname(s)
      • The Golden State[1][2] (previously used on license plates)
      • The Bear Republic
    • Adjectival: California
    • Demonym: Californian, Californio
  • California state symbols

Geography of California[]

Geography of California

  • California is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
  • Location
    • Northern hemisphere
    • Western hemisphere
      • Americas
        • North America
          • Anglo America
          • Northern America
            • United States of America
              • Western United States
                • West Coast of the United States
                • Southwestern United States
  • Population of California: 37,253,956 (2010 U.S. Census[3])
  • Area of California:
  • Atlas of California

Places in California[]

Places in California

Environment of California[]

Environment of California

Natural geographic features of California[]

Regions of California[]

Administrative divisions of California[]

An enlargeable map of the 58 counties of the state of California

Counties of California[]

The 58 Counties of the state of California

  1. Alameda County, California
  2. Alpine County, California
  3. Amador County, California
  4. Butte County, California
  5. Calaveras County, California
  6. Colusa County, California
  7. Contra Costa County, California
  8. Del Norte County, California
  9. El Dorado County, California
  10. Fresno County, California
  11. Glenn County, California
  12. Humboldt County, California
  13. Imperial County, California
  14. Inyo County, California
  15. Kern County, California
  16. Kings County, California
  17. Lake County, California
  18. Lassen County, California
  19. Los Angeles County, California
  20. Madera County, California
  21. Marin County, California
  22. Mariposa County, California
  23. Mendocino County, California
  24. Merced County, California
  25. Modoc County, California
  26. Mono County, California
  27. Monterey County, California
  28. Napa County, California
  29. Nevada County, California
  30. Orange County, California
  31. Placer County, California
  32. Plumas County, California
  33. Riverside County, California
  34. Sacramento County, California
  35. San Benito County, California
  36. San Bernardino County, California
  37. San Diego County, California
  38. San Francisco
  39. San Joaquin County, California
  40. San Luis Obispo County, California
  41. San Mateo County, California
  42. Santa Barbara County, California
  43. Santa Clara County, California
  44. Santa Cruz County, California
  45. Shasta County, California
  46. Sierra County, California
  47. Siskiyou County, California
  48. Solano County, California
  49. Sonoma County, California
  50. Stanislaus County, California
  51. Sutter County, California
  52. Tehama County, California
  53. Trinity County, California
  54. Tulare County, California
  55. Tuolumne County, California
  56. Ventura County, California
  57. Yolo County, California
  58. Yuba County, California

Municipalities in California[]

Municipalities in California

  • Cities in California
    • State capital of California: Sacramento
    • Largest city in California: Los Angeles (also called "L.A." and "The City of Angels"; second largest city in the United States).[4]
    • City nicknames in California
    • Sister cities in California
  • Towns in California
  • Category: Unincorporated communities in California
  • Category: Census-designated places in California

Special Districts of California[]

  • Category:Special districts of California

Demography of California[]

  • Demographics of California

Geology of California[]

Main article: Geology and geological history of California

Geology of California (general reference)[]

  • Federal Authority: United States Geological Survey
  • State Authority: California Geological Survey
  • Museums: Geology museums in California
  • Timeline: Geologic timeline of Western North America
  • All related articles: Geology of California

Local Geologies of California[]

Economic Geology of California[]

  • Mining in California
  • Petroleum in California

Geodynamics of California[]

Stratigraphy of California[]

Physiographic regions of California[]

See also: Geologic provinces of California

California is part of the North American continent on the American Landmass. Specific physiographic Divisions, Provinces, and Sections of California can be divided as follows;

Government and politics of California[]

See also: Category:Government of California and Category:California government navigational boxes

Politics of California

Branches of the government of California[]

Government of California

Executive branch of the government of California[]

Legislative branch of the government of California[]

  • California State Legislature (bicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of California[]

Courts of California

  • Supreme Court of California

Law and order in California[]

Law of California

Military in California[]

Local government in California[]

Local government in California

History of California[]

See also: Category:History of California and Template:California history

History of California

History of California, by period[]

The location of the state of California in the United States of America
An enlargeable map of the state of California
An enlargeable map of the 58 counties of the state of California
  • Prehistory of California
  • History of California through 1899
    • List of pre-statehood governors of California
    • El Presidio Reál de San Diego established May 14, 1769
    • Spanish colony of Las Californias, June 3, 1770, to March 26, 1804
    • Spanish colony of Alta California, March 26, 1804, to August 24, 1821
    • Mexican War of Independence, September 16, 1810, to August 24, 1821
    • Mexican territory of Alta California, August 24, 1821, to February 2, 1848
    • Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846, to February 2, 1848
    • U.S. Military Province of California, 1846–1849
      • California Gold Rush, 1848–1855
      • Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, February 2, 1848
    • U.S. Provisional Government of California, 1849–1850
    • State of California becomes 31st state admitted to the United States of America on September 9, 1850
      • Rail transport in California since 1856
      • Pony Express, 1860–1861
      • American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
        • California in the American Civil War
      • First Transcontinental Telegraph completed 1861
      • Anti-Coolie Act of 1862
      • First Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869
      • Sequoia National Park established on September 25, 1890
      • Yosemite National Park established on October 1, 1890
      • General Grant National Park established on October 1, 1890
      • Sierra Club founded May 28, 1892, in San Francisco
      • Spanish–American War, April 25 – August 12, 1898
    • History of California 1900 to present
      • Lassen Volcanic National Park established on August 9, 1916
      • Herbert Hoover becomes 31st President of the United States on March 4, 1929
      • California Agricultural Strike 1933
      • World War II, September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945
        • United States enters Second World War on December 8, 1941
        • Japanese American internment, 1942–1945
      • Kings Canyon National Park established on March 4, 1940
      • Summer of Love, 1967
      • Senator Robert F. Kennedy assassinated in Los Angeles on June 6, 1968
      • Redwoods National Park established on October 2, 1968
      • Richard Nixon becomes 37th President of the United States on January 20, 1969
      • The 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill occurs in January and February of that year
      • Channel Islands National Park established on March 5, 1980
      • Ronald Reagan becomes 40th President of the United States on January 20, 1981
      • Death Valley National Park designated on October 31, 1994
      • Joshua Tree National Park designated on October 31, 1994

History of California, by region[]

History of California, by subject[]

Culture of California[]

Main article: Culture of California

The arts in California[]

Clubs and Societies in California[]

Category:Clubs and societies in California

  • Category:Clubhouses in California
  • Category:Gentlemen's clubs in California
  • Category:Historical societies in California
  • Scouting in California

People of California[]

People from California

Religion in California[]

Category:Religion in California

  • Category:Buddhism in California
  • Category:Christianity in California
  • Category:Hinduism in California
  • Category:Islam in California
  • Category:Jews and Judaism in California
  • Category:Sikhism in California
  • Category:Unitarian Universalism in California

Sports in California[]

Sports in California

Economy and infrastructure of California[]

Economy of California

Sectors and Industries

Education in California[]

See also: Category:Education in California and Category:California education navigational boxes

Education in California

See also[]

  • Outlines of US States
  • Wikipedia templates for California
    • Wikipedia navigational boxes for California

References[]

  1. ^ California Government Code Section 420.75 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved Feb. 28, 2011
  2. ^ "State Symbols". California State Library. Archived from the original on 2011-08-24. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts". Archived from the original on 2009-12-28. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  4. ^ "Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places Over 100,000, Ranked by July 1, 2005 Population: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005". 2005 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2006-06-20. Archived from the original (CSV) on January 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-26.

External links[]

Wikimedia Atlas of California

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