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| There are 58 administrative divisions, referred to as counties, in the state of California. The population figures given below are from the 2000 census. You may list the counties by county name, by area in square miles, by year organized or by population by clicking on the column headings or using the pull-down list box. | ||||
| County | Area (sq miles) | County Seat | Established | Population (2000) |
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| Alpine County | 739 | Markleeville | 1864 | 1,208 |
| Sierra County | 953 | Downieville | 1852 | 3,555 |
| Modoc County | 3,944 | Alturas | 1874 | 9,449 |
| Mono County | 3,044 | Bridgeport | 1861 | 12,853 |
| Trinity County | 3,179 | Weaverville | 1850 | 13,022 |
| Mariposa County | 1,451 | Mariposa | 1850 | 17,130 |
| Inyo County | 10,192 | Independence | 1866 | 17,945 |
| Colusa County | 1,151 | Colusa | 1850 | 18,804 |
| Plumas County | 2,554 | Quincy | 1854 | 20,824 |
| Glenn County | 1,315 | Willows | 1891 | 26,453 |
| Del Norte County | 1,008 | Crescent City | 1857 | 27,507 |
| Lassen County | 4,558 | Susanville | 1864 | 33,828 |
| Amador County | 593 | Jackson | 1854 | 35,100 |
| Calaveras County | 1,020 | San Andreas | 1850 | 40,554 |
| Siskiyou County | 6,287 | Yreka | 1852 | 44,301 |
| San Benito County | 1,389 | Hollister | 1874 | 53,234 |
| Tuolumne County | 2,236 | Sonora | 1850 | 54,501 |
| Tehama County | 2,951 | Red Bluff | 1856 | 56,039 |
| Lake County | 1,258 | Lakeport | 1861 | 58,309 |
| Yuba County | 630 | Marysville | 1850 | 60,219 |
| Sutter County | 603 | Yuba City | 1850 | 78,930 |
| Mendocino County | 3,509 | Ukiah | 1850 | 86,265 |
| Nevada County | 958 | Nevada City | 1851 | 92,033 |
| Madera County | 2,138 | Madera | 1893 | 123,109 |
| Napa County | 754 | Napa | 1850 | 124,279 |
| Humboldt County | 3,573 | Eureka | 1853 | 126,518 |
| Kings County | 1,390 | Hanford | 1893 | 129,461 |
| Imperial County | 4,175 | El Centro | 1907 | 142,361 |
| El Dorado County | 1,712 | Placerville | 1850 | 156,299 |
| Shasta County | 3,786 | Redding | 1850 | 163,256 |
| Yolo County | 1,012 | Woodland | 1850 | 168,660 |
| Butte County | 1,640 | Oroville | 1850 | 203,171 |
| Merced County | 1,929 | Merced | 1855 | 210,554 |
| San Luis Obispo County | 3,304 | San Luis Obispo | 1850 | 246,681 |
| Marin County | 520 | San Rafael | 1850 | 247,289 |
| Placer County | 1,404 | Auburn | 1851 | 248,399 |
| Santa Cruz County | 446 | Santa Cruz | 1850 | 255,602 |
| Tulare County | 4,824 | Visalia | 1852 | 368,021 |
| Solano County | 828 | Fairfield | 1850 | 394,542 |
| Santa Barbara County | 2,738 | Santa Barbara | 1850 | 399,347 |
| Monterey County | 3,322 | Salinas | 1850 | 401,762 |
| Stanislaus County | 1,495 | Modesto | 1854 | 446,997 |
| Sonoma County | 1,576 | Santa Rosa | 1850 | 458,614 |
| San Joaquin County | 1,399 | Stockton | 1850 | 563,598 |
| Kern County | 8,142 | Bakersfield | 1866 | 661,645 |
| San Mateo County | 449 | Redwood City | 1856 | 707,161 |
| Ventura County | 1,846 | Ventura | 1873 | 753,197 |
| San Francisco County | 47 | San Francisco | 1850 | 776,733 |
| Fresno County | 5,963 | Fresno | 1856 | 799,407 |
| Contra Costa County | 720 | Martinez | 1850 | 948,816 |
| Sacramento County | 966 | Sacramento | 1850 | 1,223,499 |
| Alameda County | 738 | Oakland | 1853 | 1,443,741 |
| Riverside County | 7,208 | Riverside | 1893 | 1,545,387 |
| Santa Clara County | 1,291 | San Jose | 1850 | 1,682,585 |
| San Bernardino County | 20,062 | San Bernardino | 1853 | 1,709,434 |
| San Diego County | 4,204 | San Diego | 1850 | 2,813,833 |
| Orange County | 790 | Santa Ana | 1889 | 2,846,289 |
| Los Angeles County | 4,060 | Los Angeles | 1850 | 9,519,338 |
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Source: United States Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov, August 7, 2006.
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About Counties: Overview of counties from the National Association of Counties. History of County Government: Three-part history of county government in the United States from the National Association of Counties. The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, and Population Data, 1950-2000, by Joseph Nathan Cane and updated by by Charles Curry Aiken. Purchase the premiere guide to information on the histories of the names, sizes, and populations of the counties of the United States. Scarecrow Press; 5th edition (December 28, 2004) 560 pages. County Name Origins of the United States by Michael A. Beatty. This thorough and carefully prepared work is recommended for medium to large academic and public libraries. McFarland & Company (May 2001) 665 pages. | ||||
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