Overview of and topical guide to California
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of California:
California is the most populous and the third most extensive of the 50 states of the United States of America. California is home to Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and Sacramento, respectively the 2nd, 6th, 17th, and 23rd most populous metropolitan areas of the United States.
California borders the North Pacific Ocean and Baja California in the Southwestern United States. California includes both Mount Whitney, the highest (4,421 m) mountain peak in the contiguous United States, and Death Valley, the lowest (−86 m) and hottest (56.7 °C) place in North America. California joined the Union as the 31st state on September 9, 1850.
General reference
- California state names
- California state symbols
Geography of California
Geography of California
Places in California
Places in California
Environment of California
Environment of California
Natural geographic features of California
Regions of California
Administrative divisions of California
Counties of California
The 58 Counties of the state of California
- Alameda County, California
- Alpine County, California
- Amador County, California
- Butte County, California
- Calaveras County, California
- Colusa County, California
- Contra Costa County, California
- Del Norte County, California
- El Dorado County, California
- Fresno County, California
- Glenn County, California
- Humboldt County, California
- Imperial County, California
- Inyo County, California
- Kern County, California
- Kings County, California
- Lake County, California
- Lassen County, California
- Los Angeles County, California
- Madera County, California
- Marin County, California
- Mariposa County, California
- Mendocino County, California
- Merced County, California
- Modoc County, California
- Mono County, California
- Monterey County, California
- Napa County, California
- Nevada County, California
- Orange County, California
- Placer County, California
- Plumas County, California
- Riverside County, California
- Sacramento County, California
- San Benito County, California
- San Bernardino County, California
- San Diego County, California
- San Francisco
- San Joaquin County, California
- San Luis Obispo County, California
- San Mateo County, California
- Santa Barbara County, California
- Santa Clara County, California
- Santa Cruz County, California
- Shasta County, California
- Sierra County, California
- Siskiyou County, California
- Solano County, California
- Sonoma County, California
- Stanislaus County, California
- Sutter County, California
- Tehama County, California
- Trinity County, California
- Tulare County, California
- Tuolumne County, California
- Ventura County, California
- Yolo County, California
- Yuba County, California
Municipalities in California
Municipalities in California
Special Districts of California
Demography of California
Geology of California
Geology of California (general reference)
Local Geologies of California
Economic Geology of California
Geodynamics of California
Stratigraphy of California
Physiographic regions of California
California is part of the North American continent on the American Landmass. Specific physiographic Divisions, Provinces, and Sections of California can be divided as follows;
Government and politics of California
Politics of California
Branches of the government of California
Government of California
Executive branch of the government of California
Legislative branch of the government of California
Judicial branch of the government of California
Courts of California
Law and order in California
Law of California
Military in California
Local government in California
Local government in California
History of California
History of California, by period
- Bibliography of California history
- Prehistory of California
- History of California through 1899
- List of pre-statehood governors of California
- El Presidio Reál de San Diego established May 14, 1769
- Spanish colony of Provincia de Las Californias, June 3, 1770, to March 26, 1804
- Spanish colony of Alta California, March 26, 1804, to August 24, 1821
- Mexican War of Independence, September 16, 1810, to August 24, 1821
- Mexican territory of Alta California, August 24, 1821, to December 15, 1835
- Centralist Mexican department of Las Californias, December 15, 1835, to February 2, 1848
- Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846, to February 2, 1848
- U.S. Military Province of California, 1846–1849
- U.S. Provisional Government of California, 1849–1850
- State of California becomes 31st state admitted to the United States of America on September 9, 1850
- Rail transport in California since 1856
- Pony Express, 1860–1861
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
- First Transcontinental Telegraph completed 1861
- Anti-Coolie Act of 1862
- First transcontinental railroad completed 1869
- Sequoia National Park established on September 25, 1890
- Yosemite National Park established on October 1, 1890
- General Grant National Park established on October 1, 1890
- Sierra Club founded May 28, 1892, in San Francisco
- Spanish–American War, April 25 – August 12, 1898
- History of California 1900 to present
- 1906 San Francisco earthquake, April 18, 1906
- Lassen Volcanic National Park established on August 9, 1916
- Herbert Hoover becomes 31st President of the United States on March 4, 1929
- California Agricultural Strike 1933
- World War II, September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945
- Kings Canyon National Park established on March 4, 1940
- Summer of Love, 1967
- Senator Robert F. Kennedy assassinated in Los Angeles on June 6, 1968
- Redwoods National Park established on October 2, 1968
- Richard Nixon becomes 37th President of the United States on January 20, 1969
- The 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill occurs in January and February of that year
- Channel Islands National Park established on March 5, 1980
- Former governor Ronald Reagan becomes 40th President of the United States on January 20, 1981
- 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, October 17, 1989
- 1994 Northridge earthquake, January 17, 1994
- Death Valley National Park designated on October 31, 1994
- Joshua Tree National Park designated on October 31, 1994
- 2000–01 California electricity crisis
History of California, by region
- Counties
- Cities
- History of Chico, California
- History of Los Angeles, California
- History of Piedmont, California
- History of Riverside, California
- History of Sacramento, California
- History of San Bernardino, California
- History of San Diego, California
- History of San Francisco, California
- History of San Jose, California
- History of Santa Monica, California
History of California, by subject
Culture of California
The arts in California
Clubs and Societies in California
Category:Clubs and societies in California
People of California
People from California
- By location
- People from Bakersfield, California
- People from Berkeley, California
- People from Big Bear Lake, California
- People from Bolinas, California
- People from Chula Vista, California
- People from Compton, California
- People from Eureka, California
- People from Fresno, California
- People from Fullerton, California
- People from Hayward, California
- People from Long Beach, California
- People from Los Angeles
- People from Malibu, California
- People from Manhattan Beach, California
- People from Marin County, California
- People from Newport Beach, California
- People from Oakland, California
- People from Orange County, California
- People from Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles
- People from Palm Springs, California
- People from Pasadena, California
- People from Rancho Cucamonga, California
- People from Riverside, California
- People from Sacramento, California
- People from San Bernardino, California
- People from San Diego
- People from San Francisco
- People from San Jose, California
- People from Santa Barbara, California
- People from Santa Cruz, California
- People from Santa Monica, California
- People from Santa Rosa, California
- People from Stockton, California
- People from Visalia, California
- People from Whittier, California
- By government position
- By ethnicity
- By occupation
- By organization
- By school
- By other aspect
Religion in California
Category:Religion in California
Sports in California
Sports in California
Economy and infrastructure of California
Economy of California
Sectors and Industries
Education in California
Education in California
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Atlas of California
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