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The 1970 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 203,392,031, an increase of 13.4 percent over the 179,323,175 persons enumerated during the 1960 census. This was the first census since 1820 in which New York was not the most populous state— California overtook it in ...
Map of the United States with California highlighted. California is a state located in the Western United States. It is the most populous state and the third largest by area after Alaska and Texas. According to the 2020 United States Census, California has 39,538,223 inhabitants and 155,779.22 square miles (403,466.3 km 2) of land. [1]
List of places in California. This list of current: cities. towns, unincorporated communities. counties, and other recognized places in the U.S. state of California. Information on the number and names of counties in which the place lies, and its lower and upper ZIP code bounds, if applicable are also included. List of places in California.
California is divided into 58 counties and contains 1,129 census designated-places (CDPs) as of 2020 (1,136 as of 2023). San Francisco is a consolidated city–county, which means that San Francisco County does not contain any CDPs. The census-designated places in this list have a population of 10,000 or higher.
The Bureau of the Census is part of the United States Department of Commerce. The United States census (plural censuses or census) is a census that is legally mandated by the Constitution of the United States. It takes place every ten years. The first census after the American Revolution was taken in 1790 under Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson.
Mariposa County (/ ˌmærɪˈpoʊzə, - sə / ⓘ) [4] is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 17,131. [5] The county seat is Mariposa. [6] It is located in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, north of Fresno, east of Merced, and southeast of Stockton.
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.
Sacramento County (/ ˌ s æ k r ə ˈ m ɛ n t oʊ / ⓘ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,585,055. [6] Its county seat is Sacramento, [7] which has been the state capital of California since 1854. Sacramento County is the central county of the Greater Sacramento metropolitan area.