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Of the 58 counties in California, 14 are governed under a charter. They are Alameda, Butte, El Dorado, Fresno, Los Angeles, Orange, Placer, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Tehama. [ 6 ] Nine counties in California are named for saints, tied with Louisiana for the largest number.
Riverside County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,418,185, [ 3 ][ 5 ] making it the fourth-most populous county in California and the 10th-most populous in the United States. The name was derived from the city of Riverside, which is the county seat.
Butte County (/ ˈ b j uː t / ⓘ) is a county located in the northern central part of the U.S. state of California. In the 2020 census, its population was 211,632. [6] [7] The county seat is Oroville. [8] Butte County comprises the Chico, California, metropolitan statistical area. It is in the California Central Valley, north of the state ...
San Diego County (/ ˌ s æ n d i ˈ eɪ ɡ oʊ / ⓘ), officially the County of San Diego, is a county in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of California.As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,298,634; [7] it is the second-most populous county in California and the fifth-most populous in the United States.
San Bernardino County (/ s æ n ˌ b ɜːr n ə ˈ d iː n oʊ / ⓘ SAN BUR-nə-DEE-noh), officially the County of San Bernardino and sometimes abbreviated as S.B. County, [9] is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, and is located within the Inland Empire area.
Map of Kern County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 8,163 square miles (21,140 km 2), of which 8,132 square miles (21,060 km 2) is land and 31 square miles (80 km 2) (0.4%) is water. [18] It is the third-largest county by area in California.
Solano County (/ s ə ˈ l ɑː n oʊ / ⓘ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, its population was 453,491. [6] The county seat is Fairfield. [7] Solano County comprises the Vallejo–Fairfield metropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland, combined ...
Los Angeles County is one of the original counties of California, created at the time of statehood in 1850. [ 8 ] The county originally included parts of what are now Kern, San Bernardino, Riverside, Inyo, Tulare, Ventura, and Orange counties. In 1851 and 1852, Los Angeles County stretched from the coast to the state line of Nevada. [ 9 ]