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The U.S. state of California is divided into 58 counties. [1] The state was first divided into 27 counties on February 18, 1850. These were further sub-divided to form sixteen additional counties by 1860. Another fourteen counties were formed through further subdivision from 1861 to 1893. The most recent county to form was Imperial County, in 1907.
California was the last state in the country to adopt mile markers, and exit numbers were not implemented until 2002. [2] The state started the Cal-NExUS program in 2002, which would create a uniform exit numbering system for freeways. [3] Included was a pilot program for the placing of mile markers along rural freeways.
An enlargeable map of the 3,143 counties and county equivalents located in the 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. as of 2020. The 100 county equivalents in the U.S. territories are not on this map. There are 3,244 counties and county equivalents in the United States.
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This is a list of the 100 largest counties in the United States by area. ... California: San Bernardino: 20,105.32 sq mi (52,072.5 km 2) 20,052.5 sq mi (51,936 km 2) 2
The following is a list of the 3,143 counties and county-equivalents in the 50 states and District of Columbia sorted by U.S. state, plus an additional 100 county-equivalents in the U.S. territories sorted by territory. [1] [2]
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The US Geological Survey defines the geographic center of California about 7.1 miles (11.4 km) driving distance from the United States Forest Service office in the Northern Californian city of North Fork, California. Earth scientists typically divide the state into eleven geomorphic provinces with clearly defined boundaries.