STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Historic Bear Flag raised at Sonoma on 
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.] 

COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA

• Admission to Statehood: September 9, 1850

• 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: California Valley Quail  50states List

• Border States: Regional List - Arizona - Nevada - Oregon

• Camping: Campgrounds

• Cam World: Live Web Cams

• Climate: California

• Colleges, Universities, Community Colleges: 50states List

• Community Pages: 50states List

• Constitution: 31st State

• County Profile: Text List  58 Counties / CSAC

• Courts: Judicial System

• Current Events: News Headlines

• Department of: Education  Certification

• Driving: DMV   Car Buying Tips

• 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

• Flower: California Poppy   Eschscholtzia californica

• Genealogical Resources: Cyndi's List  Historical Societies

• Geography: About.com

• Geographic Center: 38 miles east of Madera

• Get the facts: Gasoline in California

• Governor: Gray Davis (D)

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

• Highway Markers: California   

• Historic Landmarks: Search California

• History: Historical    Civil War   20th Century

• Home School: About Home Schooling

• Homework Help: All Subjects / Study Tips

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

• Library: California

• License Plates:

• Lottery: California Lottery

• Lowest Point: Death Valley; 282 feet below sea level, 1st

• Maps: Blank Outline Map   50states List

  

• Missions: California Mission Studies Association

• Motto: Eureka

  • I have found it

• Museums: The Virtual Library

• National Forest: California

• National Park: California

• Newspapers: California

• Nickname: Golden State

• Origin of state's name: Named by Spanish after Califia, a mythical 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

• Real Estate: For Sale By Owner   Ired.com - California

• Representatives:

  • US House: 107th Congress

  • US Senate: 107th Congress

  • California House: Members

  • California Senate: Members

• Road Side America: California

• Soil: California - San Joaquin

• Song: I Love You, California   50states List

  • words by: F. B. Silverwood

  • music by: A. F. Frankenstein

• Symbols: Geobop's    California Insignia

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

• Tourism: Tour California

• Tree: Coast redwood  Sequoia sempervirens and  Giant redwood  Sequoia gigantea

• Unclaimed Funds: State Controller's Office

• Veteran Affairs: California

• Vital Records: California

• Weather: Sacramento, Sacramento Metropolitan Airport