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FIPS code. 29-10468 [5] GNIS feature ID. 2393495 [1] Website. cityofcalifornia.net. California is a city in and the county seat of Moniteau County, Missouri, United States. [6] As of the 2020 census the population was 4,498. [4] It is the largest city in Moniteau County and the third largest city in the Jefferson City metropolitan area.
The history of Missouri begins with settlement of the region by indigenous people during the Paleo-Indian period beginning in about 12,000 BC. Subsequent periods of native life emerged until the 17th century. New France set up small settlements, and in 1803, Napoleonic France sold the area to the U.S. as part of the Louisiana Purchase.
Westward expansion trails. In the history of the American frontier, pioneers built overland trails throughout the 19th century, especially between 1840 and 1847 as an alternative to sea and railroad transport. These immigrants began to settle much of North America west of the Great Plains as part of the mass overland migrations of the mid-19th ...
The history of California can be divided into the Native American period (about 10,000 years ago until 1542), the European exploration period (1542–1769), the Spanish colonial period (1769–1821), the Mexican period (1821–1848), and United States statehood (September 9, 1850–present). California was one of the most culturally and ...
The California Trail led to the gold fields. The California Trail was an emigrant trail of about 1,600 mi (2,600 km) across the western half of the North American continent from Missouri River towns to what is now the state of California. After it was established, the first half of the California Trail followed the same corridor of networked ...
Peter Hardeman Burnett. Peter Hardeman Burnett (November 15, 1807 – May 17, 1895) was an American politician who served as the first elected Governor of California from December 20, 1849, to January 9, 1851. Burnett was elected Governor almost one year before California's admission to the Union as the 31st state in September 1850. [a]
Moniteau County, Missouri. Missouri. (2020) Moniteau County (/ mɒnɪˈtɔː / mon-ih-TAW[ 1 ]) is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 15,473. [ 2 ] Its county seat is California. [ 3 ] The county was organized February 14, 1845, and named for the Moniteau Creek.
April 12, 1982. Old California City Hall and Fire Station is a historic city hall and fire station located at California, Moniteau County, Missouri. It was built about 1892, and is a two-story, Italianate style red brick building. It has two one-story brick additions. It features decorative brickwork at the roof line, arched window and door ...