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* California state names
** Common name: 
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* Prehistory of California
** History of California through 1899#Before European contact, Indigenous peoples
*** Arlington Springs Man
** Population of Native California
** Traditional narratives (Native California)
* History of California through 1899
** List of pre-statehood governors of California
** El Presidio Reál de San Diego established May 14, 1769
** Spain, Spanish colony of Province of Las Californias, Provincia de Las Californias, June 3, 1770, to March 26, 1804
*** El Presidio Reál de San Carlos de Monterey established June 3, 1770
*** El Presidio Reál de San Francisco de Asis established September 17, 1776
*** El Presidio Reál de Santa Barbara established April 21, 1782
*** Spanish missions in California
*** Ranchos of California
*** History of slavery in California
*** Mission Indians
**** California mission clash of cultures
** Spain, Spanish colony of Alta California, March 26, 1804, to August 24, 1821
*** Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819
** Mexican War of Independence, September 16, 1810, to August 24, 1821
*** Treaty of Córdoba, August 24, 1821
** Mexico, Mexican territory of Alta California, August 24, 1821, to December 15, 1835
*** 1824 Constitution of Mexico, Constitution of Mexico of 1824
** Centralist Republic of Mexico, Centralist Mexican Department of the Californias, department of Las Californias, December 15, 1835, to February 2, 1848
*** California Trail, 1841–1869
** Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846, to February 2, 1848
*** Conquest of California
**** California Republic, 1846
**** California Battalion
** U.S. History of California through 1899#Bear Flag Revolt and American conquest, Military Province of California, 1846–1849
*** California Gold Rush, 1848–1855
*** Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, February 2, 1848
** U.S. History of California through 1899#Statehood: 1849–1850, Provisional Government of California, 1849–1850
*** State of Deseret (extralegal), 1849–1850
*** Compromise of 1850
*** An Act for the Admission of the State of California
** History of California through 1899#Statehood: 1849–1850, State of California becomes 31st State, 31st state admitted to the
Cost of living in California
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
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California is the most populous and the third most extensive of the 50 states of the United States of America
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territo ...
. California is home to Los Angeles
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, San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17t ...
, San Diego
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, and Sacramento
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, respectively the 2nd, 6th, 17th, and 23rd most populous metropolitan areas of the United States. California borders the North Pacific Ocean and Baja California
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in the Southwestern United States
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. California includes both Mount Whitney
Mount Whitney ( Paiute: Tumanguya; ''Too-man-i-goo-yah'') is the highest mountain in the contiguous United States and the Sierra Nevada, with an elevation of . It is in East– Central California, on the boundary between California's Inyo and ...
, the highest (4,421 m) mountain peak
A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous.
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in the contiguous United States
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, and Death Valley
Death Valley is a desert valley in Eastern California, in the northern Mojave Desert, bordering the Great Basin Desert. During summer, it is the hottest place on Earth.
Death Valley's Badwater Basin is the point of lowest elevation in Nort ...
, the lowest (−86 m) and hottest (56.7 °C) place in North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and th ...
. California joined the Union as the 31st state on September 9, 1850.
General reference
* California state names
** Common name: California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
*** Pronunciation:
*** Etymology: Etymology of California
** Official name
A legal name is the name that identifies a person for legal, administrative and other official purposes. A person's legal birth name generally is the name of the person that was given for the purpose of registration of the birth and which then ap ...
: State of California
** Abbreviations and name codes
*** Postal symbol: CA
*** ISO 3166-2 code: US-CA
*** Internet second-level domain: .ca.us
*** Historic: Cal, Cali, or Calif
** Nickname(s)
*** ''The Golden State'' (previously used on license plates)
*** ''The Bear Republic''
** Adjectival: California
** Demonym
A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...
: Californian, Californio
Californio (plural Californios) is a term used to designate a Hispanic Californian, especially those descended from Spanish and Mexican settlers of the 17th through 19th centuries. California's Spanish-speaking community has resided there sin ...
* California state symbols
** Flag of California
** Seal of California
** List of California state symbols
Most of the officially designated symbols of the U.S. state of California are found in sections 420-429.8 of the California Government Code.CaliforniGovernment Code §�420-429.8/ref>
State symbols
*Motto: Eureka, Adopted: 1963
* Nicknames: Go ...
, including Motto and Song
*** See also: :Symbols of California
Geography of California
Geography of California * California is: a U.S. state, afederated state
A federated state (which may also be referred to as a state, a province, a region, a canton, a land, a governorate, an oblast, an emirate or a country) is a territorial and constitutional community forming part of a federation. Such sta ...
within the United States of America
* Location
** Northern hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's Nort ...
** Western hemisphere
The Western Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth that lies west of the prime meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London, United Kingdom) and east of the antimeridian. The other half is called the Eastern Hemisphere. Politically, the te ...
*** Americas
The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America, North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. ...
**** North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and th ...
***** Anglo America
***** Northern America
Northern America is the northernmost subregion of North America. The boundaries may be drawn slightly differently. In one definition, it lies directly north of Middle America (including the Caribbean and Central America).Gonzalez, Joseph. 20 ...
****** United States of America
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territo ...
******* Western United States
The Western United States (also called the American West, the Far West, and the West) is the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. As American settlement in the U.S. expanded westward, the meaning of the term ''the We ...
******** West Coast of the United States
The West Coast of the United States, also known as the Pacific Coast, Pacific states, and the western seaboard, is the coastline along which the Western United States meets the North Pacific Ocean. The term typically refers to the contiguous U.S ...
******** Southwestern United States
The Southwestern United States, also known as the American Southwest or simply the Southwest, is a geographic and cultural region of the United States that generally includes Arizona, New Mexico, and adjacent portions of California, Colorado, N ...
* Population of California: 37,253,956 (2010 U.S. Census)
* Area of California:
* Atlas of California
Places in California
Places in California * Ghost towns in California *List of California Historical Landmarks
Below is a list of California Historical Landmarks organized by county.
List
* Alameda County
* Alpine County
* Amador County
* Butte County
* Calaveras County
* Colusa County
* Contra Costa County
* Del Norte County
* El Dorado County
* Fres ...
** National Historic Landmarks in California
** National Register of Historic Places listings in California
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
* National, Maryland, ...
*** Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in California
** Historic districts in California
* National Natural Landmarks in California
* National parks in California
* State parks in California
** Regional parks in California
*** Municipal parks in California
* List of museums in California
Environment of California
Environment of California
The environment of California describes results of human habitation of the American State of California.
History of environmental action
California's Mediterranean climate makes vegetation susceptible to wildfires through the dry summers. ...
* Climate of California
* Natural history of California
The ecology of California can be understood by dividing the state into a number of ecoregions, which contain distinct ecological communities of plants and animals in a contiguous region. The ecoregions of California can be grouped into four majo ...
* Protected areas in California
** State forests of California
* Superfund sites in California
Superfund is a United States federal environmental remediation program established by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA). The program is administered by the Environmental Protection Agen ...
* Wildlife of California
** Flora of California
Flora is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring ( indigenous) native plants. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora, as in the terms '' gut flora'' or '' skin flora''.
...
*** California Floristic Province
*** California native plants
California native plants are plants that existed in California prior to the arrival of European explorers and colonists in the late 18th century. California includes parts of at least three phytochoria. The largest is the California Floristic ...
*** California chaparral and woodlands
The California chaparral and woodlands is a terrestrial ecoregion of southwestern Oregon, northern, central, and southern California (United States) and northwestern Baja California (Mexico), located on the west coast of North America. It is a ...
** Fauna of California
The fauna of the State of California may be the most diverse in the United States of America. Of the Lower 48 conterminous states, California has the greatest diversity in climate, terrain and geology in general. The state's six life zones are t ...
*** Birds of California
*** Mammals of California
*** Repopulation of wolves in California
The repopulation of wolves in California was recognized in late December 2011, when OR-7, a male gray wolf from Oregon, became the first confirmed wild wolf in California since 1924, when wolves were considered extirpated from the state. The f ...
Natural geographic features of California
* Arches of California (natural arches) * Canyons and gorges of California *Caves of California
A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word ''cave'' can refer to smaller openings such as sea c ...
*Coastal features of California
** Bays of California
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a gulf, sea, sound, or bight. A cove is a small, circular bay with a nar ...
** Beaches in California
** Southern California Bight
** Headlands of California
** Peninsulas of California
Many coastal peninsulas of California are properly headlands and are often called ''points'', as in ''Oxford English Dictionarys senses 19b "projecting part of anything of a more or less tapering form...a sharp prominence" and 22 "a promontory ...
** Reefs of California
A reef is a ridge or shoal of rock, coral or similar relatively stable material, lying beneath the surface of a natural body of water. Many reefs result from natural, abiotic processes— deposition of sand, wave erosion planing down rock ou ...
** Straits of California
A strait is an oceanic landform connecting two seas or two other large areas of water. The surface water generally flows at the same elevation on both sides and through the strait in either direction. Most commonly, it is a narrow ocean chann ...
* Deserts of California
The Deserts of California, collectively known as the California Deserts, are a region of California made up of distinct deserts that each have unique ecosystems and habitats. The region is home to a sociocultural and historical "Old West" collecti ...
* Dunes of California
* Forests of California
* Grasslands of California
A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other herbs. Grasslands occur natural ...
* Islands of California
* Bodies of water in California
** Glaciers of California
** Lakes of California
There are more than 3,000 named lakes, reservoirs, and dry lakes in the U.S. state of California.
Largest lakes
In terms of area covered, the largest lake in California is the Salton Sea, a lake formed in 1905 which is now saline. It occupies ...
** Oases of California
** Rivers of California
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of California, grouped by region. Major lakes and reservoirs, if applicable, are indicated in italics.
North Coast (north of Humboldt Bay)
Rivers and streams between the Oregon border and Humboldt Bay t ...
** Springs of California
Spring(s) may refer to:
Common uses
* Spring (season), a season of the year
* Spring (device), a mechanical device that stores energy
* Spring (hydrology), a natural source of water
* Spring (mathematics), a geometric surface in the shape of a h ...
** Waterfalls in California
** Watersheds of California
** Wetlands of California
* Mesas of California
* Mountains of California
** Hills of California
** Mountain passes in California
** Mountain ranges of California
** Mountain peaks of California
** Ridges of California
** Volcanoes of California
* Rock formations of California
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
* Salt flats of California
* Valleys of California
A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over ...
Regions of California
* Northern California ** Central California *** Central Coast (North) ****Big Sur
Big Sur () is a rugged and mountainous section of the Central Coast of California between Carmel and San Simeon, where the Santa Lucia Mountains rise abruptly from the Pacific Ocean. It is frequently praised for its dramatic scenery. Big Sur ...
**** Monterey Bay Area
**** Salinas Valley
**** Santa Cruz Mountains
** Central Valley (North)
*** Sacramento Valley
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**** Chico Area
**** Greater Sacramento
**** Yuba–Sutter area
***** Sutter Buttes
*** Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
*** San Joaquin Valley (North)
**** Metropolitan Fresno
**** Merced Area
**** Modesto Area
**** Stockton Area
** North Coast
*** Lost Coast
The Lost Coast is a mostly natural and undeveloped area of the California North Coast in Humboldt and Mendocino Counties, which includes the King Range. It was named the "Lost Coast" after the area experienced depopulation in the 1930s. In a ...
**** Emerald Triangle
*** Klamath Mountains
*** Mendocino Range, Mendocino Mountains
** San Francisco Bay Area
*** East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), East Bay
**** Oakland, California, Oakland–Alameda County
**** Tri-Valley, Tri-Valley Area
***** Amador Valley
***** Livermore Valley AVA, Livermore Valley
***** San Ramon Valley
*** North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), North Bay
**** Marin County, California, Marin County
**** Wine Country (California), Wine Country
***** Napa County, California, Napa Valley
***** Russian River (California), Russian River Valley
***** Sonoma Valley
**** Telecom Valley
*** San Francisco Peninsula, The Peninsula
**** San Francisco, City and County of San Francisco
**** San Mateo County, California, San Mateo County
*** South Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), South Bay
**** Santa Clara Valley
***** San Jose, California, San Jose–Santa Clara County, California, Santa Clara County
***** Silicon Valley
** Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada
*** Gold Country
*** Lake Tahoe
*** Yosemite National Park, Yosemite
** Shasta Cascade
*** Mount Shasta
*** Redding, California, Redding Area
*** Trinity Alps
** Surprise Valley (Modoc County, California), Tricorner Region/Surprise Valley
*** Modoc Plateau
*** Warner Mountains
* Southern California
** Central Coast of California, Central Coast (South) /Tri-Counties
*** San Luis Obispo, California, San Luis Obispo Area
**** Five Cities
*** Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara Area
*** Ventura, California, Ventura Area
**** Oxnard Plain
** Central Valley (California), Central Valley (South)
*** San Joaquin Valley, San Joaquin Valley (South)
**** Bakersfield, California, Bakersfield Area
**** Visalia Metropolitan Area, Visalia Area
** Channel Islands of California, Channel Islands
** South Coast (California), South Coast
*** Greater Los Angeles Area, Greater Los Angeles
**** Los Angeles Basin
****** Gateway Cities
****** Los Angeles, Los Angeles City
******* East Los Angeles (region), East Los Angeles
******* Harbor Area
******* South Los Angeles
******* Westside (Los Angeles County), Westside
****** Palos Verdes, Palos Verdes Peninsula
***** South Bay, Los Angeles, South Bay
****** Beach Cities
***** Conejo Valley
***** San Gabriel Valley
**** Crescenta Valley
***** Peninsular Ranges, Peninsular Ranges (North)
****** San Jacinto Mountains
****** Santa Rosa Mountains (California), Santa Rosa Mountains
***** Pomona Valley
**** Puente Hills
**** Santa Clarita Valley
**** San Gabriel Mountains
**** San Fernando Valley
**** Santa Monica Mountains
***** Hollywood Hills
**** Orange County, California, Orange County Area
***** Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California, Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA
****** Santa Ana, California, Santa Ana
***** South Coast Metro
**** Santa Ana Valley
**** Saddleback Valley
**** Santa Ana Mountains
*** San Diego–Tijuana
**** San Diego metropolitan area
***** North County, San Diego, North County
****** North County, San Diego, North County Coastal
****** North County, San Diego, North County Inland
***** East County, San Diego, East County
***** South Bay, San Diego, South Bay
***** Mountain Empire, San Diego, Mountain Empire
** Desert Region of California, Desert Region
*** Eureka Valley (Inyo County), Eureka Valley
*** Ivanpah Valley
**** Antelope Valley
**** Rainbow Basin
**** Saline Valley, California, Saline Valley
*** Inland Empire (California), Inland Empire (Riverside & San Bernardino Counties)
**** Death Valley
Death Valley is a desert valley in Eastern California, in the northern Mojave Desert, bordering the Great Basin Desert. During summer, it is the hottest place on Earth.
Death Valley's Badwater Basin is the point of lowest elevation in Nort ...
**** Mojave Desert, Mojave Desert (High Desert)
***** Victor Valley, California, Victor Valley
***** Morongo Basin
**** Coachella Valley, Coachella Valley (Palm Springs, Indio, and Mecca area)
***** Eastern Coachella Valley, Eastern Coachella Valley (Mecca and vicinity)
**** Inland Empire (California), West Valley Region
***** Cucamonga Valley
***** Chino Valley, California, Chino Valley
**** Inland Empire (California), Big Cities Region
***** Riverside, California, Riverside Area
***** San Bernardino, California, San Bernardino Area
***** San Bernardino Valley
***** San Jacinto Valley
**** Inland Empire (California), Mountain Areas
***** San Bernardino Mountains
***** Little San Bernardino Mountains
*** Imperial Valley
**** El Centro metropolitan area
**** Sonoran Desert, Sonoran Desert (Low Desert)
***** Colorado Desert
****** Salton Sink, Salton Sink/Salton Sea
*** Owens Valley
Administrative divisions of California
Counties of California
The 58 List of counties in California, Counties of the state of California # Alameda County, California # Alpine County, California # Amador County, California # Butte County, California # Calaveras County, California # Colusa County, California # Contra Costa County, California # Del Norte County, California # El Dorado County, California # Fresno County, California # Glenn County, California # Humboldt County, California # Imperial County, California # Inyo County, California # Kern County, California # Kings County, California # Lake County, California # Lassen County, California # Los Angeles County, California # Madera County, California # Marin County, California # Mariposa County, California # Mendocino County, California # Merced County, California # Modoc County, California # Mono County, California # Monterey County, California # Napa County, California # Nevada County, California # Orange County, California # Placer County, California # Plumas County, California # Riverside County, California # Sacramento County, California # San Benito County, California # San Bernardino County, California # San Diego County, California # San Francisco # San Joaquin County, California # San Luis Obispo County, California # San Mateo County, California # Santa Barbara County, California # Santa Clara County, California # Santa Cruz County, California # Shasta County, California # Sierra County, California # Siskiyou County, California # Solano County, California # Sonoma County, California # Stanislaus County, California # Sutter County, California # Tehama County, California # Trinity County, California # Tulare County, California # Tuolumne County, California # Ventura County, California # Yolo County, California # Yuba County, CaliforniaMunicipalities in California
List of municipalities in California, Municipalities in California * List of municipalities in California, Cities in California ** List of capitals in the United States#State capitals, State capital of California:Sacramento
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** Largest city in California: Los Angeles (also called "L.A." and "The City of Angels"; List of United States cities by population, second largest city in the United States).
** List of city nicknames in California, City nicknames in California
** List of sister cities in California, Sister cities in California
* List of places in California, Towns in California
* :Unincorporated communities in California, Unincorporated communities in California
* :Census-designated places in California, Census-designated places in California
Special Districts of California
* :Special districts of CaliforniaDemography of California
* Demographics of CaliforniaGeology of California
Geology of California (general reference)
* Federal Authority: United States Geological Survey * State Authority: California Geological Survey * Museums: :Geology museums in California, Geology museums in California * Timeline: Geologic timeline of Western North America * All related articles: :Geology of California, Geology of CaliforniaLocal Geologies of California
* :Geology of California by county, Geology of California by County * Geology of the Death Valley area * Geology of the Lassen volcanic area * Geological history of Point Lobos, Geology of Point Lobos area * Geology of the Yosemite areaEconomic Geology of California
* :Mining in California, Mining in California * :Oil fields in California, Petroleum in CaliforniaGeodynamics of California
* Tectonic plates ** Gorda Plate ** North American Plate ** Pacific Plate * Contributing geodynamic features ** Cascadia subduction zone ** Gorda Ridge ** East Pacific Rise * :Seismic faults of California, Seismic faults of California ** :List of earthquakes in California, List of earthquakes in CaliforniaStratigraphy of California
* :Stratigraphy of California, Stratigraphy of California ** :Geologic formations of California, Geologic formations of California ** :Geologic groups of California, Geologic groups of California * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California, Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California *Rock formations of California
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
Physiographic regions of California
California is part of the North America, North American continent on the Americas, American Landmass. Specific physiographic Divisions, Physiographic province, Provinces, and Sections of California can be divided as follows; * Pacific Coast Ranges, Pacific Coast Ranges division (pacific mountain system) ** Pacific Border province *** Klamath Mountains *** Central Valley (California), California Trough (Central Valley) *** Coast Range Geomorphic Province, Coast Ranges *** Transverse Ranges **** Northern Channel Islands ** Cascade-Sierra province *** Cascade Range, Southern Cascade Mountains *** Sierra Nevada ** Lower California province *** Los Angeles Basin *** Peninsular Ranges (Los Angeles Range) **** Southern Channel Islands * Intermontane Plateaus, Intermontane Plateaus division ** Basin and Range province *** Modoc Plateau *** Great Basin *** Mojave Desert *** Salton Trough (Colorado Desert)Government and politics of California
Politics of California * Form of government: State governments of the United States, U.S. state government * United States congressional delegations from California * California State Capitol * Elections in California ** Electoral reform in California * Political party strength in CaliforniaBranches of the government of California
Government of CaliforniaExecutive branch of the government of California
* Governor of California ** Lieutenant Governor of California ** Secretary of State of California ** State Treasurer of California * State departments ** California Department of TransportationLegislative branch of the government of California
* California State Legislature (bicameralism, bicameral) ** Upper house: California State Senate ** Lower house: California State AssemblyJudicial branch of the government of California
Courts of California * Supreme Court of CaliforniaLaw and order in California
Law of California * Adoption in California * Cannabis in California * Capital punishment in California ** List of individuals executed in California, Individuals executed in California * California Constitution * Crime in California ** Organized crime in California * Gambling in California * Gun laws in the United States (by state)#California, Gun laws in California * Law enforcement in California ** List of law enforcement agencies in California, Law enforcement agencies in California *** California State Police * Same-sex marriage in CaliforniaMilitary in California
* California Air National Guard * California Army National GuardLocal government in California
Local government in CaliforniaHistory of California
History of CaliforniaHistory of California, by period
* Prehistory of California
** History of California through 1899#Before European contact, Indigenous peoples
*** Arlington Springs Man
** Population of Native California
** Traditional narratives (Native California)
* History of California through 1899
** List of pre-statehood governors of California
** El Presidio Reál de San Diego established May 14, 1769
** Spain, Spanish colony of Province of Las Californias, Provincia de Las Californias, June 3, 1770, to March 26, 1804
*** El Presidio Reál de San Carlos de Monterey established June 3, 1770
*** El Presidio Reál de San Francisco de Asis established September 17, 1776
*** El Presidio Reál de Santa Barbara established April 21, 1782
*** Spanish missions in California
*** Ranchos of California
*** History of slavery in California
*** Mission Indians
**** California mission clash of cultures
** Spain, Spanish colony of Alta California, March 26, 1804, to August 24, 1821
*** Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819
** Mexican War of Independence, September 16, 1810, to August 24, 1821
*** Treaty of Córdoba, August 24, 1821
** Mexico, Mexican territory of Alta California, August 24, 1821, to December 15, 1835
*** 1824 Constitution of Mexico, Constitution of Mexico of 1824
** Centralist Republic of Mexico, Centralist Mexican Department of the Californias, department of Las Californias, December 15, 1835, to February 2, 1848
*** California Trail, 1841–1869
** Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846, to February 2, 1848
*** Conquest of California
**** California Republic, 1846
**** California Battalion
** U.S. History of California through 1899#Bear Flag Revolt and American conquest, Military Province of California, 1846–1849
*** California Gold Rush, 1848–1855
*** Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, February 2, 1848
** U.S. History of California through 1899#Statehood: 1849–1850, Provisional Government of California, 1849–1850
*** State of Deseret (extralegal), 1849–1850
*** Compromise of 1850
*** An Act for the Admission of the State of California
** History of California through 1899#Statehood: 1849–1850, State of California becomes 31st State, 31st state admitted to the United States of America
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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
*** 1906 San Francisco earthquake, April 18, 1906
*** 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
*** United States Senate, Senator Robert F. Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy assassination, 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
*** Former governor Ronald Reagan becomes 40th President of the United States on January 20, 1981
*** 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, October 17, 1989
*** 1994 Northridge earthquake, January 17, 1994
*** Death Valley National Park designated on October 31, 1994
*** Joshua Tree National Park designated on October 31, 1994
*** 2000–01 California electricity crisis
History of California, by region
* Counties ** History of Orange County, California ** History of Santa Clara County, California * Cities ** History of Chico, California ** History of Los Angeles, California *** History of the San Fernando Valley to 1915 *** History of Pasadena, California ** History of Piedmont, California ** History of Riverside, California ** History of Sacramento, California ** History of San Bernardino, California ** History of San Diego, California ** History of San Francisco, California ** History of San Jose, California ** History of Santa Monica, CaliforniaHistory of California, by subject
* Food ** History of California bread ** History of California wine * Maritime history of California * Marriage: History of marriage in California *Natural history of California
The ecology of California can be understood by dividing the state into a number of ecoregions, which contain distinct ecological communities of plants and animals in a contiguous region. The ecoregions of California can be grouped into four majo ...
* Slavery: History of slavery in California
* Territorial evolution of California
* Transportation
** History of California's state highway system
** History of rail transport in California
* Universities of California
** History of the University of California, Berkeley
** History of the University of California, Los Angeles
** History of the University of California, Riverside
Culture of California
* Cuisine of California * List of museums in California, Museums in CaliforniaThe arts in California
* :Art in California, Art in California * Music of California * Theater in CaliforniaClubs and Societies in California
:Clubs and societies in California * :Clubhouses in California * :Gentlemen's clubs in California * :Historical societies in California * Scouting in CaliforniaPeople of California
List of people from California, People from California * By location ** List of people from Bakersfield, California, People from Bakersfield, California ** List of people from Berkeley, California, People from Berkeley, California ** List of people from Big Bear Lake, California, People from Big Bear Lake, California ** List of people from Bolinas, California, People from Bolinas, California ** List of people from Chula Vista, California, People from Chula Vista, California ** List of people from Compton, California, People from Compton, California ** List of people from Eureka, California, People from Eureka, California ** List of people from Fresno, California, People from Fresno, California ** List of people from Fullerton, California, People from Fullerton, California ** List of people from Hayward, California, People from Hayward, California ** List of people from Long Beach, California, People from Long Beach, California ** List of people from Los Angeles, People from Los Angeles *** List of people from Los Feliz, Los Angeles, People from Los Feliz, Los Angeles *** List of people from Ladera Heights, People from Ladera Heights ** List of people from Malibu, California, People from Malibu, California ** List of people from Manhattan Beach, California, People from Manhattan Beach, California ** List of people from Marin County, California, People from Marin County, California ** List of people from Newport Beach, California, People from Newport Beach, California ** List of people from Oakland, California, People from Oakland, California ** List of people from Orange County, California, People from Orange County, California *** List of people from Anaheim, California, People from Anaheim, California *** List of people from Laguna Beach, California, People from Laguna Beach, California *** List of people from Irvine, California, People from Irvine, California *** List of people from Santa Ana, California, People from Santa Ana, California (county seat) ** List of people from Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, People from Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles ** List of people from Palm Springs, California, People from Palm Springs, California ** List of people from Pasadena, California, People from Pasadena, California ** List of people from Rancho Cucamonga, California, People from Rancho Cucamonga, California ** List of people from Riverside, California, People from Riverside, California ** List of people from Sacramento, California, People from Sacramento, California ** List of people from San Bernardino, California, People from San Bernardino, California ** List of people from San Diego, People from San Diego *** List of people from La Jolla, People from La Jolla ** List of people from San Francisco, People from San Francisco ** List of people from San Jose, California, People from San Jose, California ** List of people from Santa Barbara, California, People from Santa Barbara, California ** List of people from Santa Cruz, California, People from Santa Cruz, California ** List of people from Santa Monica, California, People from Santa Monica, California ** List of people from Santa Rosa, California, People from Santa Rosa, California ** List of people from Stockton, California, People from Stockton, California ** List of people from Visalia, California, People from Visalia, California ** List of people from Whittier, California, People from Whittier, California * By government position ** List of California district attorneys, California district attorneys ** List of United States senators from California, United States senators from California ** List of city managers of San Jose, California, City managers of San Jose, California ** List of justices of the Supreme Court of California, Justices of the Supreme Court of California * By ethnicity ** Indigenous peoples of California ** Hispanics and Latinos in California *** Californios ** Asian Americans in California ** African Americans in California ** White Americans in California * By occupation ** List of music directors of the Ojai Music Festival, Music directors of the Ojai Music Festival ** List of musicians from the Inland Empire, Musicians from the Inland Empire ** Los Angeles Pobladores ** Palm Springs Walk of Stars * By organization ** Society of California Pioneers * By school ** List of California Institute of Technology people, California Institute of Technology people ** List of California State University, Fullerton people, California State University, Fullerton people ** List of California State University, San Bernardino people, California State University, San Bernardino people * By other aspect ** List of people associated with the California Gold Rush, People associated with the California Gold RushReligion in California
:Religion in California * :Buddhism in California * :Christianity in California ** The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in California ** Episcopal Diocese of California * :Hinduism in California * :Islam in California * :Jews and Judaism in California * :Sikhism in California * :Unitarian Universalism in CaliforniaSports in California
Sports in California * List of professional sports teams in California, Professional sports teams in CaliforniaEconomy and infrastructure of California
Economy of California * List of California companies, California companies * List of economic regions of California, Economic regions of California * :Economy of California by county Sectors and Industries * Agriculture in California * List of cemeteries in California, Cemeteries in California * Communications in California ** List of newspapers in California, Newspapers in California ** List of radio stations in California, Radio stations in California ** List of television stations in California, Television stations in California * Energy in California ** List of power stations in California, Power stations in California ** Renewable energy in California *** Solar power in California *** Wind power in California * Health care in California ** List of hospitals in California, Hospitals in California * Transportation of California ** List of airports in California, Airports in California ** Rail transport in California ** Roads in California *** List of state highways in California, U.S. Highways in California *** List of state highways in California, Interstate Highways in California *** State highways in California * Water in CaliforniaEducation in California
Education in California * Schools in California ** List of school districts in California, School districts in California *** List of high schools in California, High schools in California ** List of colleges and universities in California, Colleges and universities in California *** University of California *** California State University *** Stanford UniversitySee also
* :Outlines of U.S. states, Outlines of US States * :California templates, Wikipedia templates for California ** :California navigational boxes, Wikipedia navigational boxes for CaliforniaReferences
External links
Cost of living in California
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