The U.S. state of California is divided into 58 counties. Counties are responsible for local services and law enforcement for areas within their borders that are not within incorporated cites, as well as providing local-level courts. Small map of California with counties marked; generic one for the county list page, matches with the per-county maps File links The following pages link to this file: List of counties in California Categories: GFDL images | California maps ... A U.S. state is any one of the 50 states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Originally, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count (in Great Britain, an earl, though the original earldoms covered larger areas) by reason of that office. ... City lights from space. ... This article is about courts of law. ...

First establishment of California counties

On January 4, 1850, the California constitutional committee recommended the formation of 18 counties. They were Benicia, Butte, Fremont, Los Angeles, Mariposa, Monterey, Mount Diablo, Oro, Redding, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Jose, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Sonoma, and Sutter. On April 22, the counties of Branciforte, Calaveras, Coloma, Colusi, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Trinity, and Yuba were added. Benicia was renamed Solano, Coloma to El Dorado, Fremont to Yola, Mt. Diablo to Contra Costa, San Jose to Santa Clara, Oro to Tuolumne, and Redding to Shasta. One of the first state legislative acts regarding counties was to rename Branciforte County to Santa Cruz, Colusi to Colusa, and Yola to Yolo. January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ...

The last Californian county to have been established is Imperial County, California in 1907. Imperial County is a county located in the far southeast of California, on the border with Arizona and Mexico, in the Imperial Valley. ...

List of California counties

The present number of counties was achieved over time by subdivision of many of the larger counties into smaller ones. The 1850 counties are marked with an asterisk (*).

California counties

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

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Del Norte County is Californias northwesternmost county, located on the Pacific coast south of Oregon. ... El Dorado County is a county located in the Gold Country of California, in the Sierra Nevada. ... Fresno County is a county located in Californias Central Valley, south of Stockton and north of Bakersfield. ... Glenn County is a county located in the California Central Valley north of Sacramento County. ... Humboldt County is a county located on the northwest coast of California, on the Pacific Ocean. ... Imperial County is a county located in the far southeast of California, on the border with Arizona and Mexico, in the Imperial Valley. ... Inyo County is a county located in east-central California, on the east side of the Sierra Nevada south of Yosemite National Park. ... Kern County is a county located in the southern Central Valley of California. ... Kings County is a county located in the Central Valley of California, southeast of Fresno County. ... Lake County is a county located in north central California, north of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Lassen County is a county located in northeastern California. ... Location in the state of California Formed 1850 Seat Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Water 10,517 km² (4,061 mi²) Population  - (2004)  - Density 10,179,716 (est) 967. ... Madera County is a county of California, located in the Central Valley north of Fresno County. ... Marin County is a county located in Californias San Francisco Bay Area, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. ... Mariposa County is a county in California located in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. ... Mendocino County is a county located on Californias north coast, north of the San Francisco Bay Area and Sonoma County and west of the Central Valley. ... Merced County is a county located in Californias Central Valley, north of Fresno and southeast of San Jose. ... Modoc County is a county located in Californias far northeast corner, bounded by Oregon to the north and Nevada to the east. ... Mono County is a county located in east central California, to east of the Sierra Nevada between Yosemite National Park and Nevada. ... Monterey County is a county located on the Pacific coast of California, its northwestern section forming the southern half of Monterey Bay. ... Napa County is in north-central California Napa Valley is most famous for its wine. ... Nevada County is a county located in Californias Sierra Nevada, in the Mother Lode country. ... Location of Orange County within California. ... Placer County is a county located in Californias Sierra Nevada, in the Gold Country. ... Plumas County is a county located in Californias Sierra Nevada. ... Riverside County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of California, stretching from Orange County to the Colorado River, which is the border with Arizona. ... Sacramento County is a county of the U.S. state of California. ... San Benito County is a county located in the California Coast Range Mountains south of San Jose. ... San Bernardino County is the largest county in the United States by area, containing more land than 9 states. ... Location of San Diego County within California. ... The downtown San Francisco skyline, looking east from the central part of the city. ... San Joaquin County is a county located in the United States of America in Californias Central Valley, just east of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... San Luis Obispo County is a county located on Californias central Pacific coast, between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. ... San Mateo County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Santa Barbara County is a county located on the Pacific coast of Southern California, in the state of California, just west of Ventura County. ... Location of Santa Clara County within California. ... Santa Cruz County is a county located on the Pacific coast of California, just south of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Shasta County is a county located in northern California, in the Cascade Mountains. ... Sierra County is a county located in Californias Sierra Nevada, northeast of Sacramento on the border with Nevada. ... Siskiyou County is a county located in far northernmost California, in the Cascade Mountains on the Oregon border. ... Solano County is a county located in central California, about halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento. ... Sonoma County is a county located on Californias Pacific coast north of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Stanislaus County is a county located in Californias California Central Valley, between Stockton and Fresno. ... Sutter County is a county located along the Sacramento River in the California Central Valley north of Sacramento. ... Tehama County is a county located in Northern California. ... Trinity County is a county located in northwestern California, along the Trinity River and among the Klamath Mountains. ... Tulare County is a county located in U.S. state of Californias Central Valley, south of Fresno. ... Tuolumne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Californias Sierra Nevada. ... Ventura County is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area, located on Californias Pacific coast. ... Yolo County is located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California, bordered by the counties of Sacramento, Solano, Napa, Lake, Colusa, and Sutter. ... Yuba County is located in the U.S. state of Californias Central Valley, north of Sacramento, along the Feather River. ...

Counties which no longer exist

• Klamath County was created in 1851 from the northern half of Trinity County, but in 1874 it was divided between Humboldt and Siskiyou counties.
• Pautah County was created in 1852 out of territory which, the state of California assumed, was to be ceded to it by the United States Congress from territory in what is now the state of Nevada. When the cession never occurred, the state legislature officially abolished the never-created county in 1859.

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History of county creations and modifications

• 1853 - Alameda, from parts of Contra Costa and Santa Clara Counties
• 1864 - Alpine, from parts of Amador, El Dorado, Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties
• 1854 - Amador, from parts of Calaveras and El Dorado. Part of the county's territory went to Alpine County in 1864
• Butte - One of the original counties. Part of the county's territory went to Plumas County in 1854 and to Tehama in 1856
• Calaveras - One of the original counties. Part of the county's territory went to Amador County in 1854 and to Alpine in 1864
• Colusa - One of the original counties. Part of the county's territory went to Tehama County in 1856 and to Glenn in 1891
• Contra Costa - One of the original counties. Part of the county's territory went to Alameda County in 1853
• 1857 - Del Norte, from parts of Klamath County
• El Dorado - One of the original counties. Part of the county's territory went to Amador County in 1854 and to Alpine County in 1864
• 1856 - Fresno, from parts of Mariposa, Merced and Tulare. Part of the county's territory went to Mono County in 1861 and to Madera in 1893
• 1891 - Glenn, from parts of Colusa
• 1853 - Humboldt, from parts of Trinity
• 1907 - Imperial, from parts of San Diego. The most recent county formed.
• 1866 - Inyo, from parts of Mono and Tulare
• 1866 - Kern, from parts of Los Angeles and Tulare
• 1893 - Kings, from parts of Tulare
• 1851 - Klamath, from parts of Trinity. Part of the county's territory went to Del Norte in 1857
• 1861 - Lake, from parts of Napa
• 1864 - Lassen, from parts of Plumas and Shasta
• Los Angeles - One of the original counties. Parts of the county's territory went to San Bernardino County 1853, Kern in 1866 and Orange in 1889
• 1893 - Madera, from parts of Fresno
• Marin - One of the original counties
• Mariposa - One of the original counties. Part of the county's territory went to Tulare County in 1852, Merced in 1855, Fresno in 1856 and Mono in 1861. Mariposa County was the largest of the state's original counties, but territory that was once part of Mariposa is now in the counties of 12 other counties -- Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Merced, Mono, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, and Tulare.
• Mendocino - One of the original counties.
• 1855 - Merced, from parts of Mariposa. Part of the county's territory went to Fresno in 1856
• 1855 - Modoc, from parts of Siskiyou
• 1861 - Mono, from parts of Calaveras, Fresno and Mariposa. Part of the county's territory went to Inyo in 1866
• Monterey - One of the original counties. Part of the county's territory went to San Benito in 1874
• Napa - One of the original counties. Part of the county's territory went to Lake in 1861
• 1851 - Nevada, from parts of Yuba County
• 1889 - Orange, from parts of Los Angeles County
• 1851 - Placer, from parts of Sutter and Yuba Counties
• 1854 - Plumas, from parts of Butte County. Part of the county's territory went to Lassen in 1864
• Sacramento - One of the original counties
• 1874 - San Benito, from parts of Monterey County
• 1853 - San Bernardino, from parts of Los Angeles County. Part of the county's territory went to Riverside in 1893
• San Diego - One of the original counties. Part of the county's territory went to Riverside in 1893 and to Imperial in 1907
• San Francisco - One of the original counties. Part of the county's territory went to San Mateo in 1856
• San Joaquin - One of the original counties
• San Luis Obispo - One of the original counties
• 1856 - San Mateo, from part of San Francisco County
• Santa Barbara - One of the original counties. Part of the county's territory went to Ventura in 1872
• Santa Clara - One of the original counties. Part of the county's territory went to Alameda in 1853
• Santa Cruz - One of the original counties
• Shasta - One of the original counties. Part of the county's territory went to Siskiyou in 1852, to Tehama in 1856 and to Lassen in 1864
• 1852 - Sierra, from part of Yuba County
• 1852 - Siskiyou, from parts of Shasta and Klamath. Part of the county's territory went to Modoc in 1855
• Solano - One of the original counties
• Sonoma - One of the original counties.
• 1854 - Stanislaus, from part of Tuolumne
• Sutter - One of the original counties. Part of the county's territory went to Placer in 1851
• 1856 - Tehama, from parts of Butte, Colusa and Shasta
• Trinity - One of the original counties. Part of the county's territory went to Klamath in 1852 and to Humboldt in 1853
• 1852 - Tulare, from part of Mariposa. Part of the county's territory went to Fresno in 1856, to Kern in 1866, to Inyo in 1866 and to Kings in 1893
• Tuolumne - One of the original counties. Part of the county's territory went to Stanislaus in 1854 and to Alpine in 1864
• 1872 - Ventura, from part of Santa Barbara
• Yolo - One of the original counties
• Yuba - One of the original counties. Part of the county's territory went to Placer in 1851, to Nevada in 1851 and to Sierra in 1852

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See also

• List of California county name etymologies
• Lists of school districts in California by county

California counties with names This is a list of California county name etymologies. ... Lists of school districts in California by county See also List of school districts in California List of school districts in Alameda County, California List of school districts in Alpine County, California List of school districts in Amador County, California List of school districts in Butte County, California List of...

External links

• California State Association of Counties
• State map showing the county names and linking to county data

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Bakersfield Glendale Long Beach Los Angeles Palmdale Sacramento San Diego San Francisco San Jose Santa Barbara A list of urbanized areas in California (sorted into groups by population) is below. ... This temporary page is being used to expand and convert the article Anaheim, California over to the new format agreed to at WikiProject Cities. ... Berkeley as seen from the Claremont Canyon reserve Berkeley is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area of northern California, United States. ... This article or section should be merged with Burbank, Los Angeles County, California This article is about the Burbank in Southern California. ... Carmichael is a census-designated place located in Sacramento County, California. ... Chula Vista is a city located in San Diego County, California. ... Citrus Heights is a city located in Sacramento County, California. ... Concord is a city located in Contra Costa County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 121,780. ... Elk Grove is a census-designated place and a city of 120,000 people in Sacramento County, California, located south of the state capital of Sacramento. ... Folsom is a city located in Sacramento County, California. ... Fremont, California from NASAs Landsat The city of Fremont highlighted within Alameda County Fremont is a city in California which was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: Mission San Jose, Irvington, Niles, Centerville, and Warm Springs. ... This page is about the wonderful Eddie who I am passionately hugging at the moment! County Los Angeles County, California Area  - Total  - Water 79. ... Huntington Harbour from the air Huntington Beach, sometimes called Surf City, is a seaside city in Orange County, in southern California. ... Location of Irvine within Orange County, California. ... Lincoln is a city located in Placer County, California. ... Location of Newport Beach within Orange County, California. ... Ontario Mills Ontario is a city located in San Bernardino County, California. ... Downtown Palo Alto Palo Alto is a city in Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, USA. Palo Alto is located at the northern end of Silicon Valley, and is home to Stanford University (which is technically located in an adjacent area — Stanford, California), and to... Pasadena is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... City seal Rancho Cordova is a census-designated place and city located in Sacramento County, California. ... Roseville is a city located in Placer County, California. ... Santa Ana is the largest city and the county seat of Orange County, California. ... Location of Santa Clara within Santa Clara County, California. ... County Los Angeles County, California Area  - Total  - Water 123. ... Downtown Santa Cruz Santa Cruz is the county seat of Santa Cruz County, California, United States. ... Simi Valley is an incorporated city located in the extreme southeast corner of Ventura County, California, bordering the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. ... Location of Sunnyvale within Santa Clara County, California. ... Temecula is a city located in Riverside County, California. ... Thousand Oaks is a city located in Ventura County, California. ... City of Torrance official logo Torrance is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... San Buenaventura (Ventura) is the county seat of Ventura County, California. ... Looking east across Walnut Creek. ...