California Facts USA Area Land Trivia

Capital City: Sacramento

City Guides: California City Guides

Location: 38.546N, 121.426W

Capital Tour: Capitol Tour

50states School Directory: Find your school!

Admission to Statehood: September 9, 1850

Ancestry and Genealogy: California State Database

Area: 163707 sq.mi., 3rd Land 155973 sq.mi., 3rd Water 7734 sq.mi., 6th Coastline 840 mi., 3rd Shoreline 3,427 mi., 5th

Area Codes: 50states List

Biographies: Famous Californians

Bird: CaliforniaValley Quail 50states List

Border States: Regional List Arizona Nevada Oregon

Cam World: Live Web Cams

City Guides: California City Guides

Climate: California

Colleges, Universities: California Colleges, California Business Schools, California Art Schools

Community and Technical Colleges: California Community Colleges

Community Pages: 50states List

Constitution: 31st State

County Profile: County Map 58 Counties / CSAC

Courts: Judicial System

Current Events: California News Headlines

Department of: Education Certification

Driving: DMV

Economy:

• Agriculture: Vegetables, fruits and nuts, dairy products, cattle, nursery stock, grapes.
• Industry: Electronic components and equipment, aerospace, film production, food processing, petroleum, computers and computer software, tourism.

Editorial Cartoons: Cartoonists Index

Fast Facts: 50states List

Flag:
Historic Bear Flag raised at Sonomaon June 14, 1846, by a group of American settlers in revolt against Mexican rule. The flag was designed by William Todd on a piece of new unbleached cotton. The star imitated the lone star of Texas. A grizzly bear represented the many bears seen in the state. The word, "California Republic" was placed beneath the star and bear. It was adopted by the 1911 State Legislature as the State Flag. [Source: California Blue Book.] Get this Flag

Flower: California Poppy Eschscholtzia californica

Genealogical Resources: Cyndi's List Historical Societies

Geographic Center: 38 miles east of Madera

Governor: Office of Governor

Highest Point: Mt. Whitney; 14,494 feet, 2nd

Highway Markers: California Resource Manual

History: Historical Civil War

Internet Service Providers: California

Largest Cities: Los Angeles San Diego San Jose San Francisco Long Beach Fresno Sacramento Oakland Santa Ana Anaheim

Library: California California Libraries

License Plates: California

Local Resources: California Courts California Fire Departments California Counseling Services California Police Departments California Government Offices

Lottery: California Lottery

Lowest Point: DeathValley; 282 feet below sea level, 1st

Maps: Rand McNally DMOZ Blank Outline Map 50states List

Media: Radio TV

Missions: California Mission Studies Association

Motto: Eureka

• I have found it

Museums: The Virtual Library

National Forest: California

Newspapers: California

Nickname: Golden State

Nursing Schools: California

Origin of state's name: Named by Spanish after Califia, amythical paradise in a Spanish romance, written by Montalvo in 1510.

Pen Pals: Penpalworld.com

Permanent Residents: Find A Grave

Politics: CA Cutting Edge

Population: Quick facts 33,871,648; 1st, 12/00

Presidental Birthplace:

• Richard Milhous Nixon, 1969-1974 {37th}
• Born: January 9, 1913, in Yorba Linda, California

Public Records: California

Real Estate: California Real Estate

Representatives:

• US House: 110th Congress
• US Senate: 110th Congress
• California House: Members
• California Senate: Members

Road Side America: California

School Directory: California Schools Public Schools Private Schools

Soil: California - San Joaquin

Song: I Love You, California 50states List Sheet Music

• words by: F. B. Silverwood
• music by: A. F. Frankenstein

Sports: California Teams Nike Women's Marathon

State Parks: California

State Quarters: California

Symbols: California Insignia

Topography: Image Long mountainous coastline, central valley, Sierra Nevada on the east, southern desert basins, rugged mountains in the north.

Travel: California Travel

Tree: Redwood Sequoia sempervirens and Giant Sequoia Sequoia gigantea

Unclaimed Funds: State Controller's Office

Vacation Rentals: California Vacation Rentals

Veteran Affairs: California VA Military Links

Vital Records: California Vital Records

Weather: Sacramento, Sacramento Metropolitan Airport

White Pages: California White Pages

Yellow Pages: California Yellow PagesBeverly Hills Yellow Pages

Zip Codes: California Zip Codes

Zoo: Los Angeles Zoo