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class="mf-section-0" id="mf-section-0"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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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 <a href="/wiki/Imperial_County,_California" title="Imperial County, California">Imperial County</a>, in 1907. California is home to <a href="/wiki/San_Bernardino_County,_California" title="San Bernardino County, California">San Bernardino County</a>, the largest county in the contiguous United States, as well as <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County,_California" title="Los Angeles County, California">Los Angeles County</a>, the most populous county in the United States. <table class="infobox vevent" style="float: right; width: ;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="font-size: 125%; background-color: #F0F0F0; vertical-align: middle">Counties of California</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div role="img" class="noresize" style="width: 280px; line-height: 1; text-align: center; background-color: #ffffff; position: relative;"><a href="/wiki/File:California_Locator_Map.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/California_Locator_Map.PNG/280px-California_Locator_Map.PNG" decoding="async" width="280" height="318" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/California_Locator_Map.PNG/420px-California_Locator_Map.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/California_Locator_Map.PNG/560px-California_Locator_Map.PNG 2x" data-file-width="596" data-file-height="676"></a> <div style="position:absolute; left:239px; top:288.8px"><a href="/wiki/Imperial_County,_California" title="Imperial County, California">IMP</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:197px; top:290.2px"><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_County,_California" title="San Diego County, California">SD</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:213.8px; top:269.2px"><a href="/wiki/Riverside_County,_California" title="Riverside County, California">RIV</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:166.2px; top:268.5px"><a href="/wiki/Orange_County,_California" title="Orange County, California">ORA</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:205.4px; top:228.6px"><a href="/wiki/San_Bernardino_County,_California" title="San Bernardino County, California">SBD</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:155.7px; top:252.4px"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County,_California" title="Los Angeles County, California">LA</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:141px; top:215.3px"><a href="/wiki/Kern_County,_California" title="Kern County, California">KER</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; 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left:66.8px; top:95.6px"><a href="/wiki/Sutter_County,_California" title="Sutter County, California">SUT</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:73.8px; top:86.5px"><a href="/wiki/Yuba_County,_California" title="Yuba County, California">YUB</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:94.1px; top:92.1px"><a href="/wiki/Placer_County,_California" title="Placer County, California">PLA</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:96.2px; top:82.3px"><a href="/wiki/Nevada_County,_California" title="Nevada County, California">NEV</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:99.7px; top:74.6px"><a href="/wiki/Sierra_County,_California" title="Sierra County, California">SIE</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:70.3px; top:71.8px"><a href="/wiki/Butte_County,_California" title="Butte County, California">BUT</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:48.6px; top:73.2px"><a href="/wiki/Glenn_County,_California" title="Glenn County, California">GLE</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:52.8px; top:56.4px"><a href="/wiki/Tehama_County,_California" title="Tehama County, California">TEH</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:89.9px; top:61.3px"><a href="/wiki/Plumas_County,_California" title="Plumas County, California">PLU</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:94.8px; top:35.4px"><a href="/wiki/Lassen_County,_California" title="Lassen County, California">LAS</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:91.3px; top:8.1px"><a href="/wiki/Modoc_County,_California" title="Modoc County, California">MOD</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:52.1px; top:34px"><a href="/wiki/Shasta_County,_California" title="Shasta County, California">SHA</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:45.1px; top:6px"><a href="/wiki/Siskiyou_County,_California" title="Siskiyou County, California">SIS</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:29px; top:38.9px"><a href="/wiki/Trinity_County,_California" title="Trinity County, California">TRI</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:1px; top:38.9px"><a href="/wiki/Humboldt_County,_California" title="Humboldt County, California">HUM</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:7.3px; top:6px"><a href="/wiki/Del_Norte_County,_California" title="Del Norte County, California">DN</a></div> </div> <a href="/wiki/File:California_county_map_(labeled).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/California_county_map_%28labeled%29.svg/280px-California_county_map_%28labeled%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="280" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/California_county_map_%28labeled%29.svg/420px-California_county_map_%28labeled%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/California_county_map_%28labeled%29.svg/560px-California_county_map_%28labeled%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="621" data-file-height="733"></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/State_of_California" class="mw-redirect" title="State of California">State of California</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Created</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>1850 (27 original counties)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Number</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">58 counties</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Populations</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">Minimum: <a href="/wiki/Alpine_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Alpine County">Alpine</a>, 1,141 Maximum: <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County,_California" title="Los Angeles County, California">Los Angeles</a>, 9,663,345</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Areas</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">Minimum: <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>, 47 square miles (120 km2) Maximum: <a href="/wiki/San_Bernardino_County,_California" title="San Bernardino County, California">San Bernardino</a>, 20,062 square miles (51,960 km2)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Government</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_California" title="Local government in California">Local government in California</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Subdivisions</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charter_city" class="mw-redirect" title="Charter city">Charter cities</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> The counties of California are local arms of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_California" title="Government of California">State of California</a>, described by the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_California" title="Supreme Court of California">Supreme Court of California</a> as <a href="/wiki/Law_of_agency" title="Law of agency">agents</a> ("the county is merely a political subdivision of state government, exercising only the powers of the state, granted by the state…'") and the property they hold is held on behalf of all the people of the state.<a href="#cite_note-Hastings-2">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-SupremeCourtMarin-3">[3]</a> As such, the <a href="/wiki/California_State_Legislature" title="California State Legislature">State Legislature</a> may delegate any of the functions of the State to the counties but likewise can reassume any delegated duties.<a href="#cite_note-counties.org-4">[4]</a> California counties are general law counties by default. Still, they may be chartered as provided in Article XI, Section 3 of the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_California" title="Constitution of California">California Constitution</a>.<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> A charter county is granted limited home rule powers. 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.<a href="#cite_note-counties1-6">[6]</a> Nine counties in California are named for saints, tied with <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> for the largest number. This count omits Santa Cruz ("Holy Cross") County, not named for a saint; Merced County and Los Angeles County, both of whose names refer to <a href="/wiki/Saint_Mary" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Mary">Saint Mary</a> (Our Lady of Mercy (Merced) and Our Lady Queen of The Angels (Los Angeles)); and Ventura County, whose name is a shortening of the name of <a href="/wiki/St._Bonaventure" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Bonaventure">St. Bonaventure</a>, the namesake of the local mission.<a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#List">1 List</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Defunct_counties">2 Defunct counties</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#References">3 References</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#External_links">4 External links</a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><h2 id="List">List</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_counties_in_California&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: List" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: 90px;">County </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width:75px;"><abbr title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS</abbr> code<a href="#cite_note-FIPS-8">[8]</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: 100px;">County seat<a href="#cite_note-NACO-9">[9]</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: ;"><abbr title="Established">Est.</abbr><a href="#cite_note-NACO-9">[9]</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top;">Formed from </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: 350px;" class="unsortable">Etymology<a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></th> <th style="vertical-align: top;">General Law or Charter <a href="#cite_note-counties1-6">[6]</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: 90px;">Population (2023)<a href="#cite_note-population-11">[11]</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: 75px;">Area<a href="#cite_note-NACO-9">[9]</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: 80px;" class="unsortable">Map </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Alameda_County,_California" title="Alameda County, California">Alameda County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06001,00">001</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland</a></td> <td>1853</td> <td>Contra Costa and Santa Clara</td> <td>The oak and other trees, once abundant in the region; alameda is Spanish for "<a href="/wiki/Avenue_(landscape)" title="Avenue (landscape)">avenue</a> shaded by trees" or "<a href="/wiki/Populus_sect._Aigeiros" title="Populus sect. Aigeiros">cottonwood</a> grove".</td> <td>Charter </td> <td>1,622,188 </td> <td>738 sq mi (1,911 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Alameda_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Alameda County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Alameda County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Map_of_California_highlighting_Alameda_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Alameda_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Map_of_California_highlighting_Alameda_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Alameda_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Alameda County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Map_of_California_highlighting_Alameda_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Alameda_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Map_of_California_highlighting_Alameda_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Alameda_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Alpine_County,_California" title="Alpine County, California">Alpine County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06003,00">003</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Markleeville,_California" title="Markleeville, California">Markleeville</a></td> <td>1864</td> <td>Amador, El Dorado, Calaveras, Mono and Tuolumne</td> <td>Location high in the <a href="/wiki/Sierra_Nevada_(U.S.)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sierra Nevada (U.S.)">Sierra Nevada</a>; alpine refers to the Alps or other mountains.</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>1,141 </td> <td>739 sq mi (1,914 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Alpine_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Alpine County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Alpine County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Map_of_California_highlighting_Alpine_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Alpine_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Map_of_California_highlighting_Alpine_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Alpine_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Alpine County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Map_of_California_highlighting_Alpine_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Alpine_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Map_of_California_highlighting_Alpine_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Alpine_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Amador_County,_California" title="Amador County, California">Amador County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06005,00">005</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jackson,_California" title="Jackson, California">Jackson</a></td> <td>1854</td> <td>Calaveras</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jose_Maria_Amador" class="mw-redirect" title="Jose Maria Amador">Jose Maria Amador</a> (1794–1883), a soldier, rancher, and miner who, along with several <a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native Americans</a>, established a successful <a href="/wiki/Gold_mining" title="Gold mining">gold mining</a> camp near present-day <a href="/wiki/Amador_City,_California" title="Amador City, California">Amador City</a> in 1848</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>41,811 </td> <td>606 sq mi (1,570 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Amador_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Amador County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Amador County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Map_of_California_highlighting_Amador_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Amador_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Map_of_California_highlighting_Amador_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Amador_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Amador County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Map_of_California_highlighting_Amador_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Amador_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Map_of_California_highlighting_Amador_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Amador_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Butte_County,_California" title="Butte County, California">Butte County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06007,00">007</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oroville,_California" title="Oroville, California">Oroville</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sutter_Buttes" title="Sutter Buttes">Sutter Buttes</a>, which were mistakenly thought to be in the county at the time of its establishment</td> <td>Charter </td> <td>207,172 </td> <td>1,640 sq mi (4,248 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Butte_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Butte County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Butte County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Map_of_California_highlighting_Butte_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Butte_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Map_of_California_highlighting_Butte_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Butte_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Butte County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Map_of_California_highlighting_Butte_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Butte_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Map_of_California_highlighting_Butte_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Butte_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Calaveras_County,_California" title="Calaveras County, California">Calaveras County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06009,00">009</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Andreas,_California" title="San Andreas, California">San Andreas</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Calaveras_River" title="Calaveras River">Calaveras River</a>; calaveras is Spanish for "skulls".</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>46,565 </td> <td>1,020 sq mi (2,642 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Calaveras_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Calaveras County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Calaveras County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Map_of_California_highlighting_Calaveras_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Calaveras_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Map_of_California_highlighting_Calaveras_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Calaveras_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Calaveras County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Map_of_California_highlighting_Calaveras_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Calaveras_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Map_of_California_highlighting_Calaveras_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Calaveras_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Colusa_County,_California" title="Colusa County, California">Colusa County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06011,00">011</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colusa,_California" title="Colusa, California">Colusa</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rancho_Colus" title="Rancho Colus">Rancho Colus</a> land grant from Mexico</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>22,037 </td> <td>1,151 sq mi (2,981 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Colusa_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Colusa County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Colusa County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Map_of_California_highlighting_Colusa_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Colusa_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Map_of_California_highlighting_Colusa_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Colusa_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Colusa County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Map_of_California_highlighting_Colusa_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Colusa_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Map_of_California_highlighting_Colusa_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Colusa_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Contra_Costa_County,_California" title="Contra Costa County, California">Contra Costa County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06013,00">013</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martinez,_California" title="Martinez, California">Martinez</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td>Location across <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay" title="San Francisco Bay">San Francisco Bay</a> from <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>; contra costa is Spanish for "opposite coast".</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>1,155,025 </td> <td>720 sq mi (1,865 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Contra_Costa_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Contra Costa County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Contra Costa County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Map_of_California_highlighting_Contra_Costa_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Contra_Costa_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Map_of_California_highlighting_Contra_Costa_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Contra_Costa_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Contra Costa County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Map_of_California_highlighting_Contra_Costa_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Contra_Costa_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Map_of_California_highlighting_Contra_Costa_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Contra_Costa_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Del_Norte_County,_California" title="Del Norte County, California">Del Norte County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06015,00">015</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Crescent_City,_California" title="Crescent City, California">Crescent City</a></td> <td>1857</td> <td>Klamath</td> <td>Location along California's northern border; del norte is Spanish for "northern".</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>26,589 </td> <td>1,008 sq mi (2,611 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Del_Norte_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Del Norte County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Del Norte County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Map_of_California_highlighting_Del_Norte_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Del_Norte_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Map_of_California_highlighting_Del_Norte_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Del_Norte_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Del Norte County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Map_of_California_highlighting_Del_Norte_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Del_Norte_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Map_of_California_highlighting_Del_Norte_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Del_Norte_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/El_Dorado_County,_California" title="El Dorado County, California">El Dorado County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06017,00">017</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Placerville,_California" title="Placerville, California">Placerville</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td><a href="/wiki/El_Dorado" title="El Dorado">El Dorado</a>, a mythical city of gold, owing to the area's significance in the <a href="/wiki/California_Gold_Rush" class="mw-redirect" title="California Gold Rush">California Gold Rush</a></td> <td>Charter </td> <td>192,215 </td> <td>1,712 sq mi (4,434 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_El_Dorado_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting El Dorado County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting El Dorado County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Map_of_California_highlighting_El_Dorado_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_El_Dorado_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Map_of_California_highlighting_El_Dorado_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_El_Dorado_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting El Dorado County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Map_of_California_highlighting_El_Dorado_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_El_Dorado_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Map_of_California_highlighting_El_Dorado_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_El_Dorado_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Fresno_County,_California" title="Fresno County, California">Fresno County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06019,00">019</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fresno,_California" title="Fresno, California">Fresno</a></td> <td>1856</td> <td>Mariposa, Merced and Tulare</td> <td>The city of Fresno; fresno is Spanish for "ash tree".</td> <td>Charter </td> <td>1,017,162 </td> <td>5,963 sq mi (15,444 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Fresno_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Fresno County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Fresno County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Map_of_California_highlighting_Fresno_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Fresno_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Map_of_California_highlighting_Fresno_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Fresno_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Fresno County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Map_of_California_highlighting_Fresno_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Fresno_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Map_of_California_highlighting_Fresno_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Fresno_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Glenn_County,_California" title="Glenn County, California">Glenn County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06021,00">021</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Willows,_California" title="Willows, California">Willows</a></td> <td>1891</td> <td>Colusa</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hugh_J._Glenn" title="Hugh J. Glenn">Hugh J. Glenn</a>, a California businessman and politician</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>28,129 </td> <td>1,315 sq mi (3,406 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Glenn_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Glenn County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Glenn County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Map_of_California_highlighting_Glenn_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Glenn_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Map_of_California_highlighting_Glenn_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Glenn_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Glenn County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Map_of_California_highlighting_Glenn_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Glenn_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Map_of_California_highlighting_Glenn_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Glenn_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Humboldt_County,_California" title="Humboldt County, California">Humboldt County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06023,00">023</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eureka,_California" title="Eureka, California">Eureka</a></td> <td>1853</td> <td>Trinity</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexander_von_Humboldt" title="Alexander von Humboldt">Alexander von Humboldt</a>, a German naturalist and explorer</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>133,985 </td> <td>3,573 sq mi (9,254 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Humboldt_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Humboldt County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Humboldt County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Map_of_California_highlighting_Humboldt_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Humboldt_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Map_of_California_highlighting_Humboldt_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Humboldt_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Humboldt County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Map_of_California_highlighting_Humboldt_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Humboldt_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Map_of_California_highlighting_Humboldt_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Humboldt_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Imperial_County,_California" title="Imperial County, California">Imperial County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06025,00">025</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/El_Centro,_California" title="El Centro, California">El Centro</a></td> <td>1907</td> <td>San Diego</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Valley" title="Imperial Valley">Imperial Valley</a>, named after the <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Land_Company" title="Imperial Land Company">Imperial Land Company</a></td> <td>General Law </td> <td>179,057 </td> <td>4,175 sq mi (10,813 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Imperial_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Imperial County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Imperial County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Map_of_California_highlighting_Imperial_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Imperial_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Map_of_California_highlighting_Imperial_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Imperial_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Imperial County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Map_of_California_highlighting_Imperial_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Imperial_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Map_of_California_highlighting_Imperial_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Imperial_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Inyo_County,_California" title="Inyo County, California">Inyo County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06027,00">027</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independence,_California" title="Independence, California">Independence</a></td> <td>1866</td> <td>Mono and Tulare</td> <td>Exact etymology disputed; early settlers believed Inyo to be the native name for area mountains, but it may be the name of a <a href="/wiki/Mono_people" title="Mono people">Mono</a> Indian leader.</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>18,527 </td> <td>10,192 sq mi (26,397 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Inyo_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Inyo County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Inyo County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Map_of_California_highlighting_Inyo_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Inyo_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Map_of_California_highlighting_Inyo_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Inyo_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Inyo County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Map_of_California_highlighting_Inyo_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Inyo_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Map_of_California_highlighting_Inyo_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Inyo_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Kern_County,_California" title="Kern County, California">Kern County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06029,00">029</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bakersfield,_California" title="Bakersfield, California">Bakersfield</a></td> <td>1866</td> <td>Los Angeles and Tulare</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Kern" title="Edward Kern">Edward Kern</a>, cartographer for <a href="/wiki/John_C._Fremont" class="mw-redirect" title="John C. Fremont">John C. Fremont</a>'s 1845 expedition</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>913,820 </td> <td>8,142 sq mi (21,088 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Kern_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Kern County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Kern County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Map_of_California_highlighting_Kern_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Kern_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Map_of_California_highlighting_Kern_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Kern_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Kern County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Map_of_California_highlighting_Kern_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Kern_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Map_of_California_highlighting_Kern_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Kern_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Kings_County,_California" title="Kings County, California">Kings County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06031,00">031</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hanford,_California" title="Hanford, California">Hanford</a></td> <td>1893</td> <td>Tulare</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kings_River_(California)" title="Kings River (California)">Kings River</a>; original Spanish name Rio de los Santos Reyes ("River of the <a href="/wiki/Biblical_Magi" title="Biblical Magi">Holy Kings</a>")</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>152,682 </td> <td>1,390 sq mi (3,600 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Kings_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Kings County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Kings County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Map_of_California_highlighting_Kings_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Kings_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Map_of_California_highlighting_Kings_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Kings_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Kings County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Map_of_California_highlighting_Kings_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Kings_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Map_of_California_highlighting_Kings_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Kings_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lake_County,_California" title="Lake County, California">Lake County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06033,00">033</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lakeport,_California" title="Lakeport, California">Lakeport</a></td> <td>1861</td> <td>Napa</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clear_Lake_(California)" title="Clear Lake (California)">Clear Lake</a></td> <td>General Law </td> <td>67,878 </td> <td>1,258 sq mi (3,258 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Lake_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Lake County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Lake County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Map_of_California_highlighting_Lake_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Lake_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Map_of_California_highlighting_Lake_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Lake_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Lake County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Map_of_California_highlighting_Lake_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Lake_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Map_of_California_highlighting_Lake_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Lake_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lassen_County,_California" title="Lassen County, California">Lassen County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06035,00">035</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Susanville,_California" title="Susanville, California">Susanville</a></td> <td>1864</td> <td>Plumas and Shasta, and now defunct <a href="/wiki/Lake_County,_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="Lake County, Nevada">Lake County, Nevada</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Lassen" title="Peter Lassen">Peter Lassen</a>, a Danish naturalist and explorer</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>28,861 </td> <td>4,558 sq mi (11,805 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Lassen_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Lassen County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Lassen County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Map_of_California_highlighting_Lassen_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Lassen_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Map_of_California_highlighting_Lassen_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Lassen_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Lassen County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Map_of_California_highlighting_Lassen_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Lassen_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Map_of_California_highlighting_Lassen_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Lassen_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County,_California" title="Los Angeles County, California">Los Angeles County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06037,00">037</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td>The city of Los Angeles, derived from the original Spanish name El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles del Río de Porciúncula ("The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels of the River of Porziuncola")</td> <td>Charter </td> <td>9,663,345 </td> <td>4,060 sq mi (10,515 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Los_Angeles_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Los Angeles County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Los Angeles County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Map_of_California_highlighting_Los_Angeles_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Los_Angeles_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Map_of_California_highlighting_Los_Angeles_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Los_Angeles_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Los Angeles County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Map_of_California_highlighting_Los_Angeles_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Los_Angeles_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Map_of_California_highlighting_Los_Angeles_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Los_Angeles_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Madera_County,_California" title="Madera County, California">Madera County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06039,00">039</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madera,_California" title="Madera, California">Madera</a></td> <td>1893</td> <td>Fresno</td> <td>The city of Madera, which was named for the lumber industry it was created for; madera is Spanish for "wood" or "timber".</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>162,858 </td> <td>2,138 sq mi (5,537 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Madera_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Madera County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Madera County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Map_of_California_highlighting_Madera_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Madera_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Map_of_California_highlighting_Madera_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Madera_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Madera County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Map_of_California_highlighting_Madera_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Madera_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Map_of_California_highlighting_Madera_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Madera_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Marin_County,_California" title="Marin County, California">Marin County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06041,00">041</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Rafael,_California" title="San Rafael, California">San Rafael</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chief_Marin" title="Chief Marin">Chief Marin</a>, "great chief of the tribe Licatiut" (a branch of the <a href="/wiki/Coast_Miwok" title="Coast Miwok">Coast Miwok</a> people)</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>254,407 </td> <td>520 sq mi (1,347 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Marin_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Marin County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Marin County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Map_of_California_highlighting_Marin_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Marin_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Map_of_California_highlighting_Marin_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Marin_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Marin County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Map_of_California_highlighting_Marin_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Marin_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Map_of_California_highlighting_Marin_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Marin_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Mariposa_County,_California" title="Mariposa County, California">Mariposa County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06043,00">043</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mariposa,_California" title="Mariposa, California">Mariposa</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td>The city of Mariposa; mariposa is Spanish for "<a href="/wiki/Butterfly" title="Butterfly">butterfly</a>".</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>16,919 </td> <td>1,451 sq mi (3,758 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Mariposa_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Mariposa County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Mariposa County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Map_of_California_highlighting_Mariposa_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Mariposa_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Map_of_California_highlighting_Mariposa_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Mariposa_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Mariposa County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Map_of_California_highlighting_Mariposa_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Mariposa_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Map_of_California_highlighting_Mariposa_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Mariposa_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Mendocino_County,_California" title="Mendocino County, California">Mendocino County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06045,00">045</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ukiah,_California" title="Ukiah, California">Ukiah</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Antonio_de_Mendoza" title="Antonio de Mendoza">Antonio de Mendoza</a>, first <a href="/wiki/Viceroy" title="Viceroy">viceroy</a> of <a href="/wiki/New_Spain" title="New Spain">New Spain</a></td> <td>General Law </td> <td>89,108 </td> <td>3,509 sq mi (9,088 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Mendocino_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Mendocino County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Mendocino County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Map_of_California_highlighting_Mendocino_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Mendocino_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Map_of_California_highlighting_Mendocino_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Mendocino_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Mendocino County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Map_of_California_highlighting_Mendocino_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Mendocino_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Map_of_California_highlighting_Mendocino_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Mendocino_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Merced_County,_California" title="Merced County, California">Merced County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06047,00">047</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Merced,_California" title="Merced, California">Merced</a></td> <td>1855</td> <td>Mariposa</td> <td>The city of Merced, derived from the original Spanish name El Río de Nuestra Señora de la Merced ("River of Our Lady of Mercy")</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>291,920 </td> <td>1,929 sq mi (4,996 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Merced_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Merced County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Merced County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Map_of_California_highlighting_Merced_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Merced_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Map_of_California_highlighting_Merced_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Merced_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Merced County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Map_of_California_highlighting_Merced_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Merced_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Map_of_California_highlighting_Merced_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Merced_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Modoc_County,_California" title="Modoc County, California">Modoc County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06049,00">049</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alturas,_California" title="Alturas, California">Alturas</a></td> <td>1874</td> <td>Siskiyou</td> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Modoc_people" title="Modoc people">Modoc people</a></td> <td>General Law </td> <td>8,500 </td> <td>3,944 sq mi (10,215 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Modoc_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Modoc County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Modoc County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Map_of_California_highlighting_Modoc_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Modoc_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Map_of_California_highlighting_Modoc_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Modoc_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Modoc County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Map_of_California_highlighting_Modoc_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Modoc_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Map_of_California_highlighting_Modoc_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Modoc_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Mono_County,_California" title="Mono County, California">Mono County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06051,00">051</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgeport,_California" title="Bridgeport, California">Bridgeport</a></td> <td>1861</td> <td>Calaveras, Fresno and Mariposa</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mono_Lake" title="Mono Lake">Mono Lake</a>; derived from Monachi, a <a href="/wiki/Yokutsan_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokutsan languages">Yokuts</a> name for native peoples of the <a href="/wiki/Sierra_Nevada_(U.S.)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sierra Nevada (U.S.)">Sierra Nevada</a></td> <td>General Law </td> <td>13,066 </td> <td>3,044 sq mi (7,884 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Mono_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Mono County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Mono County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Map_of_California_highlighting_Mono_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Mono_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Map_of_California_highlighting_Mono_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Mono_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Mono County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Map_of_California_highlighting_Mono_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Mono_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Map_of_California_highlighting_Mono_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Mono_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Monterey_County,_California" title="Monterey County, California">Monterey County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06053,00">053</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salinas,_California" title="Salinas, California">Salinas</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td>Derived from <a href="/wiki/Monterey_Bay" title="Monterey Bay">Monterey Bay</a>, which was named for a Viceroy of New Spain, <a href="/wiki/Gaspar_de_Z%C3%BA%C3%B1iga,_5th_Count_of_Monterrey" title="Gaspar de Zúñiga, 5th Count of Monterrey">Gaspar de Zúñiga, 5th Count of Monterrey</a></td> <td>General Law </td> <td>430,723 </td> <td>3,322 sq mi (8,604 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Monterey_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Monterey County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Monterey County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Map_of_California_highlighting_Monterey_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Monterey_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Map_of_California_highlighting_Monterey_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Monterey_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Monterey County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Map_of_California_highlighting_Monterey_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Monterey_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Map_of_California_highlighting_Monterey_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Monterey_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Napa_County,_California" title="Napa County, California">Napa County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06055,00">055</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Napa,_California" title="Napa, California">Napa</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td>Disputed origin; possibly derived from the <a href="/wiki/Patwin_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Patwin people">Patwin</a> word napo, meaning "home"</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>133,216 </td> <td>754 sq mi (1,953 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Napa_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Napa County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Napa County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Map_of_California_highlighting_Napa_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Napa_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Map_of_California_highlighting_Napa_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Napa_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Napa County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Map_of_California_highlighting_Napa_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Napa_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Map_of_California_highlighting_Napa_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Napa_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Nevada_County,_California" title="Nevada County, California">Nevada County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06057,00">057</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nevada_City,_California" title="Nevada City, California">Nevada City</a></td> <td>1851</td> <td>Yuba</td> <td>The phrase <a href="/wiki/Sierra_Nevada_(U.S.)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sierra Nevada (U.S.)">Sierra Nevada</a>; nevada is Spanish for "snow-covered", referencing the area's high elevation. The neighboring state was named after the county, which was named after <a href="/wiki/Nevada_City,_California" title="Nevada City, California">Nevada City</a>.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>]</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>102,037 </td> <td>958 sq mi (2,481 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Nevada_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Nevada County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Nevada County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Map_of_California_highlighting_Nevada_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Nevada_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Map_of_California_highlighting_Nevada_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Nevada_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Nevada County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Map_of_California_highlighting_Nevada_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Nevada_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Map_of_California_highlighting_Nevada_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Nevada_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Orange_County,_California" title="Orange County, California">Orange County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06059,00">059</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Santa_Ana,_California" title="Santa Ana, California">Santa Ana</a></td> <td>1889</td> <td>Los Angeles</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orange_(fruit)" title="Orange (fruit)">Oranges</a>, to illustrate a perception of a region with a semi-tropical atmosphere to those from the eastern parts of the United States</td> <td>Charter </td> <td>3,135,755 </td> <td>948 sq mi (2,455 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Orange_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Orange County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Orange County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Map_of_California_highlighting_Orange_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Orange_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Map_of_California_highlighting_Orange_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Orange_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Orange County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Map_of_California_highlighting_Orange_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Orange_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Map_of_California_highlighting_Orange_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Orange_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Placer_County,_California" title="Placer County, California">Placer County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06061,00">061</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auburn,_California" title="Auburn, California">Auburn</a></td> <td>1851</td> <td>Sacramento</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Placer_mining" title="Placer mining">Placer mining</a>, a reference to the area being a center of the California Gold Rush</td> <td>Charter </td> <td>423,561 </td> <td>1,407 sq mi (3,644 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Placer_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Placer County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Placer County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Map_of_California_highlighting_Placer_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Placer_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Map_of_California_highlighting_Placer_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Placer_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Placer County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Map_of_California_highlighting_Placer_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Placer_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Map_of_California_highlighting_Placer_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Placer_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Plumas_County,_California" title="Plumas County, California">Plumas County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06063,00">063</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quincy,_California" title="Quincy, California">Quincy</a></td> <td>1854</td> <td>Butte</td> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Feather_River" title="Feather River">Feather River</a>; plumas is Spanish for "<a href="/wiki/Feather" title="Feather">feathers</a>".</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>19,131 </td> <td>2,554 sq mi (6,615 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Plumas_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Plumas County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Plumas County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Map_of_California_highlighting_Plumas_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Plumas_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Map_of_California_highlighting_Plumas_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Plumas_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Plumas County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Map_of_California_highlighting_Plumas_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Plumas_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Map_of_California_highlighting_Plumas_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Plumas_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Riverside_County,_California" title="Riverside County, California">Riverside County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06065,00">065</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Riverside,_California" title="Riverside, California">Riverside</a></td> <td>1893</td> <td>San Bernardino and San Diego</td> <td>The city of Riverside, named for its location on the <a href="/wiki/Santa_Ana_River" title="Santa Ana River">Santa Ana River</a></td> <td>General Law </td> <td>2,492,442 </td> <td>7,208 sq mi (18,669 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Riverside_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Riverside County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Riverside County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Map_of_California_highlighting_Riverside_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Riverside_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Map_of_California_highlighting_Riverside_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Riverside_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Riverside County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Map_of_California_highlighting_Riverside_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Riverside_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Map_of_California_highlighting_Riverside_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Riverside_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_County,_California" title="Sacramento County, California">Sacramento County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06067,00">067</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sacramento,_California" title="Sacramento, California">Sacramento</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td>The city of Sacramento, named after the <a href="/wiki/Eucharist" title="Eucharist">Santísimo Sacramento</a> (Spanish for "Most Holy Sacrament")</td> <td>Charter </td> <td>1,584,288 </td> <td>966 sq mi (2,502 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Sacramento_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Sacramento County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Sacramento County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Map_of_California_highlighting_Sacramento_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Sacramento_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Map_of_California_highlighting_Sacramento_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Sacramento_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Sacramento County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Map_of_California_highlighting_Sacramento_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Sacramento_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Map_of_California_highlighting_Sacramento_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Sacramento_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/San_Benito_County,_California" title="San Benito County, California">San Benito County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06069,00">069</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hollister,_California" title="Hollister, California">Hollister</a></td> <td>1874</td> <td>Monterey</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Benedict_of_Nursia" title="Benedict of Nursia">Saint Benedict</a> (Benito is a Spanish <a href="/wiki/Diminutive" title="Diminutive">diminutive</a> of Benedict).</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>68,175 </td> <td>1,389 sq mi (3,597 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Benito_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting San Benito County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting San Benito County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Benito_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Benito_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Benito_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Benito_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting San Benito County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Benito_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Benito_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Benito_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Benito_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/San_Bernardino_County,_California" title="San Bernardino County, California">San Bernardino County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06071,00">071</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Bernardino,_California" title="San Bernardino, California">San Bernardino</a></td> <td>1853</td> <td>Los Angeles</td> <td>The city of San Bernardino, named after <a href="/wiki/Saint_Bernardino_of_Siena" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Bernardino of Siena">Saint Bernardino of Siena</a> (Spanish for Saint Bernardine)</td> <td>Charter </td> <td>2,195,611 </td> <td>20,062 sq mi (51,960 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Bernardino_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting San Bernardino County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting San Bernardino County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Bernardino_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Bernardino_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Bernardino_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Bernardino_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting San Bernardino County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Bernardino_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Bernardino_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Bernardino_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Bernardino_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_County,_California" title="San Diego County, California">San Diego County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06073,00">073</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego, California">San Diego</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td>The city of San Diego, from <a href="/wiki/Mission_San_Diego" class="mw-redirect" title="Mission San Diego">Mission San Diego</a> (Spanish for <a href="/wiki/Didacus_of_Alcal%C3%A1" title="Didacus of Alcalá">Saint Didacus</a>)</td> <td>Charter </td> <td>3,269,973 </td> <td>4,204 sq mi (10,888 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Diego_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting San Diego County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting San Diego County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Diego_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Diego_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Diego_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Diego_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting San Diego County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Diego_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Diego_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Diego_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Diego_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/City_and_County_of_San_Francisco,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="City and County of San Francisco, California">City and County of San Francisco</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06075,00">075</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco, California">San Francisco</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td>The city of San Francisco, from <a href="/wiki/Presidio_of_San_Francisco" title="Presidio of San Francisco">Presidio of San Francisco</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mission_San_Francisco_de_As%C3%ADs" title="Mission San Francisco de Asís">Mission San Francisco de Asís</a>, named after <a href="/wiki/Francis_of_Assisi" title="Francis of Assisi">Saint Francis of Assisi</a> (Spanish for Saint Francis)</td> <td>Charter </td> <td>808,988 </td> <td>47 sq mi (122 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Francisco_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting City and County of San Francisco"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting City and County of San Francisco" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Francisco_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Francisco_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Francisco_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Francisco_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting City and County of San Francisco" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Francisco_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Francisco_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Francisco_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Francisco_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/San_Joaquin_County,_California" title="San Joaquin County, California">San Joaquin County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06077,00">077</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stockton,_California" title="Stockton, California">Stockton</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td>Spanish for <a href="/wiki/Saint_Joachim" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Joachim">Saint Joachim</a>, father of the <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Mary" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Mary">Virgin Mary</a></td> <td>General Law </td> <td>800,965 </td> <td>1,399 sq mi (3,623 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Joaquin_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting San Joaquin County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting San Joaquin County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Joaquin_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Joaquin_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Joaquin_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Joaquin_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting San Joaquin County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Joaquin_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Joaquin_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Joaquin_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Joaquin_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/San_Luis_Obispo_County,_California" title="San Luis Obispo County, California">San Luis Obispo County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06079,00">079</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Luis_Obispo,_California" title="San Luis Obispo, California">San Luis Obispo</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td>The city of San Luis Obispo, from <a href="/wiki/Mission_San_Luis_Obispo" class="mw-redirect" title="Mission San Luis Obispo">Mission San Luis Obispo</a>, named after <a href="/wiki/Saint_Louis_of_Toulouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Louis of Toulouse">Saint Louis of Toulouse</a> (Spanish for Saint Louis, the Bishop)</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>281,639 </td> <td>3,304 sq mi (8,557 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Luis_Obispo_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting San Luis Obispo County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting San Luis Obispo County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Luis_Obispo_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Luis_Obispo_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Luis_Obispo_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Luis_Obispo_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting San Luis Obispo County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Luis_Obispo_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Luis_Obispo_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Luis_Obispo_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Luis_Obispo_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/San_Mateo_County,_California" title="San Mateo County, California">San Mateo County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06081,00">081</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Redwood_City,_California" title="Redwood City, California">Redwood City</a></td> <td>1856</td> <td>San Francisco and Santa Cruz</td> <td>Spanish for <a href="/wiki/Saint_Matthew" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Matthew">Saint Matthew</a></td> <td>Charter </td> <td>726,353 </td> <td>449 sq mi (1,163 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Mateo_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting San Mateo County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting San Mateo County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Mateo_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Mateo_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Mateo_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Mateo_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting San Mateo County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Mateo_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Mateo_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Mateo_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_San_Mateo_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Santa_Barbara_County,_California" title="Santa Barbara County, California">Santa Barbara County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06083,00">083</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Santa_Barbara,_California" title="Santa Barbara, California">Santa Barbara</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td>The city of Santa Barbara, from <a href="/wiki/Mission_Santa_Barbara" title="Mission Santa Barbara">Mission Santa Barbara</a>, (Spanish for <a href="/wiki/Saint_Barbara" title="Saint Barbara">Saint Barbara</a>)</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>441,257 </td> <td>2,738 sq mi (7,091 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Barbara_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Santa Barbara County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Santa Barbara County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Barbara_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Barbara_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Barbara_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Barbara_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Santa Barbara County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Barbara_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Barbara_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Barbara_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Barbara_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara_County,_California" title="Santa Clara County, California">Santa Clara County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06085,00">085</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Jose,_California" title="San Jose, California">San Jose</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td>City of Santa Clara, from <a href="/wiki/Mission_Santa_Clara_de_As%C3%ADs" title="Mission Santa Clara de Asís">Mission Santa Clara de Asís</a>, named for <a href="/wiki/Saint_Clare_of_Assisi" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Clare of Assisi">Saint Clare of Assisi</a> (Spanish for Saint Clare)</td> <td>Charter </td> <td>1,877,592 </td> <td>1,291 sq mi (3,344 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Clara_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Santa Clara County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Santa Clara County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Clara_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Clara_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Clara_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Clara_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Santa Clara County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Clara_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Clara_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Clara_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Clara_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Santa_Cruz_County,_California" title="Santa Cruz County, California">Santa Cruz County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06087,00">087</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Santa_Cruz,_California" title="Santa Cruz, California">Santa Cruz</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td>The city of Santa Cruz, from <a href="/wiki/Mission_Santa_Cruz" title="Mission Santa Cruz">Mission Santa Cruz</a> (Spanish for "holy cross")</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>261,547 </td> <td>446 sq mi (1,155 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Cruz_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Santa Cruz County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Santa Cruz County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Cruz_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Cruz_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Cruz_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Cruz_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Santa Cruz County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Cruz_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Cruz_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Cruz_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Santa_Cruz_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Shasta_County,_California" title="Shasta County, California">Shasta County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06089,00">089</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Redding,_California" title="Redding, California">Redding</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mount_Shasta" title="Mount Shasta">Mount Shasta</a>; the indigenous <a href="/wiki/Shasta_people" title="Shasta people">Shasta people</a></td> <td>General Law </td> <td>180,366 </td> <td>3,786 sq mi (9,806 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Shasta_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Shasta County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Shasta County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Map_of_California_highlighting_Shasta_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Shasta_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Map_of_California_highlighting_Shasta_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Shasta_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Shasta County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Map_of_California_highlighting_Shasta_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Shasta_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Map_of_California_highlighting_Shasta_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Shasta_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sierra_County,_California" title="Sierra County, California">Sierra County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06091,00">091</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Downieville,_California" title="Downieville, California">Downieville</a></td> <td>1852</td> <td>Yuba</td> <td>Sierra is Spanish for "<a href="/wiki/Mountain_range" title="Mountain range">mountain range</a>", a reference to the area's topography</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>3,200 </td> <td>953 sq mi (2,468 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Sierra_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Sierra County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Sierra County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Map_of_California_highlighting_Sierra_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Sierra_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Map_of_California_highlighting_Sierra_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Sierra_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Sierra County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Map_of_California_highlighting_Sierra_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Sierra_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Map_of_California_highlighting_Sierra_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Sierra_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Siskiyou_County,_California" title="Siskiyou County, California">Siskiyou County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06093,00">093</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yreka,_California" title="Yreka, California">Yreka</a></td> <td>1852</td> <td>Shasta and Klamath</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Siskiyou_Mountains" title="Siskiyou Mountains">Siskiyou Mountains</a>; exact etymology of Siskiyou is disputed.</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>42,905 </td> <td>6,287 sq mi (16,283 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Siskiyou_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Siskiyou County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Siskiyou County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Map_of_California_highlighting_Siskiyou_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Siskiyou_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Map_of_California_highlighting_Siskiyou_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Siskiyou_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Siskiyou County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Map_of_California_highlighting_Siskiyou_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Siskiyou_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Map_of_California_highlighting_Siskiyou_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Siskiyou_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Solano_County,_California" title="Solano County, California">Solano County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06095,00">095</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fairfield,_California" title="Fairfield, California">Fairfield</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chief_Solano" title="Chief Solano">Chief Solano</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Suisun_people" title="Suisun people">Suisunes</a></td> <td>General Law </td> <td>449,218 </td> <td>828 sq mi (2,145 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Solano_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Solano County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Solano County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Map_of_California_highlighting_Solano_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Solano_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Map_of_California_highlighting_Solano_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Solano_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Solano County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Map_of_California_highlighting_Solano_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Solano_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Map_of_California_highlighting_Solano_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Solano_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sonoma_County,_California" title="Sonoma County, California">Sonoma County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06097,00">097</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Santa_Rosa,_California" title="Santa Rosa, California">Santa Rosa</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td>Exact etymology disputed; probably a <a href="/wiki/Pomo_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Pomo people">Pomo</a> term meaning "valley of the moon", which references a native legend about spiritual activity in the area</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>481,812 </td> <td>1,576 sq mi (4,082 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Sonoma_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Sonoma County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Sonoma County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Map_of_California_highlighting_Sonoma_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Sonoma_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Map_of_California_highlighting_Sonoma_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Sonoma_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Sonoma County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Map_of_California_highlighting_Sonoma_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Sonoma_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Map_of_California_highlighting_Sonoma_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Sonoma_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Stanislaus_County,_California" title="Stanislaus County, California">Stanislaus County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06099,00">099</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Modesto,_California" title="Modesto, California">Modesto</a></td> <td>1854</td> <td>Tuolumne</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stanislaus_River" title="Stanislaus River">Stanislaus River</a>, named after <a href="/wiki/Estanislao" title="Estanislao">Estanislao</a>, a native of the area when California was under Spanish and Mexican rule</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>551,430 </td> <td>1,495 sq mi (3,872 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Stanislaus_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Stanislaus County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Stanislaus County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Map_of_California_highlighting_Stanislaus_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Stanislaus_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Map_of_California_highlighting_Stanislaus_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Stanislaus_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Stanislaus County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Map_of_California_highlighting_Stanislaus_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Stanislaus_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Map_of_California_highlighting_Stanislaus_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Stanislaus_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sutter_County,_California" title="Sutter County, California">Sutter County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06101,00">101</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yuba_City,_California" title="Yuba City, California">Yuba City</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Sutter" title="John Sutter">John Sutter</a>, a Swiss pioneer of <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> associated with the <a href="/wiki/California_Gold_Rush" class="mw-redirect" title="California Gold Rush">California Gold Rush</a></td> <td>General Law </td> <td>97,948 </td> <td>603 sq mi (1,562 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Sutter_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Sutter County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Sutter County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Map_of_California_highlighting_Sutter_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Sutter_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Map_of_California_highlighting_Sutter_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Sutter_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Sutter County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Map_of_California_highlighting_Sutter_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Sutter_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Map_of_California_highlighting_Sutter_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Sutter_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Tehama_County,_California" title="Tehama County, California">Tehama County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06103,00">103</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Bluff,_California" title="Red Bluff, California">Red Bluff</a></td> <td>1856</td> <td>Butte, Colusa and Shasta</td> <td>The city of <a href="/wiki/Tehama,_California" title="Tehama, California">Tehama</a>, probably a native term describing its location</td> <td>Charter </td> <td>64,896 </td> <td>2,951 sq mi (7,643 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Tehama_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Tehama County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Tehama County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Map_of_California_highlighting_Tehama_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Tehama_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Map_of_California_highlighting_Tehama_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Tehama_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Tehama County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Map_of_California_highlighting_Tehama_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Tehama_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Map_of_California_highlighting_Tehama_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Tehama_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Trinity_County,_California" title="Trinity County, California">Trinity County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06105,00">105</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Weaverville,_California" title="Weaverville, California">Weaverville</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td>The city of <a href="/wiki/Trinidad,_California" title="Trinidad, California">Trinidad</a>, Spanish for "trinity"</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>15,670 </td> <td>3,179 sq mi (8,234 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Trinity_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Trinity County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Trinity County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Map_of_California_highlighting_Trinity_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Trinity_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Map_of_California_highlighting_Trinity_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Trinity_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Trinity County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Map_of_California_highlighting_Trinity_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Trinity_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Map_of_California_highlighting_Trinity_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Trinity_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Tulare_County,_California" title="Tulare County, California">Tulare County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06107,00">107</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Visalia,_California" title="Visalia, California">Visalia</a></td> <td>1852</td> <td>Mariposa</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tulare_Lake" title="Tulare Lake">Tulare Lake</a>, which is named after the tule rush (<a href="/wiki/Schoenoplectus_acutus" title="Schoenoplectus acutus">Schoenoplectus acutus</a>) that grew in the marshes and sloughs along its shores</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>479,468 </td> <td>4,824 sq mi (12,494 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Tulare_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Tulare County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Tulare County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Map_of_California_highlighting_Tulare_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Tulare_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Map_of_California_highlighting_Tulare_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Tulare_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Tulare County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Map_of_California_highlighting_Tulare_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Tulare_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Map_of_California_highlighting_Tulare_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Tulare_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Tuolumne_County,_California" title="Tuolumne County, California">Tuolumne County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06109,00">109</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sonora,_California" title="Sonora, California">Sonora</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td>Exact etymology disputed; probably a corruption of the native term talmalamne, which means "cluster of stone wigwams", a reference to local cave dwelling tribes</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>54,204 </td> <td>2,236 sq mi (5,791 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Tuolumne_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Tuolumne County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Tuolumne County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Map_of_California_highlighting_Tuolumne_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Tuolumne_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Map_of_California_highlighting_Tuolumne_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Tuolumne_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Tuolumne County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Map_of_California_highlighting_Tuolumne_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Tuolumne_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Map_of_California_highlighting_Tuolumne_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Tuolumne_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Ventura_County,_California" title="Ventura County, California">Ventura County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06111,00">111</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ventura,_California" title="Ventura, California">Ventura</a></td> <td>1872</td> <td>Santa Barbara</td> <td>The city of Ventura, derived from <a href="/wiki/Mission_San_Buenaventura" title="Mission San Buenaventura">Mission San Buenaventura</a> (Spanish for <a href="/wiki/St._Bonaventure" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Bonaventure">St. Bonaventure</a>)</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>829,590 </td> <td>1,846 sq mi (4,781 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Ventura_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Ventura County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Ventura County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Map_of_California_highlighting_Ventura_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Ventura_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Map_of_California_highlighting_Ventura_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Ventura_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Ventura County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Map_of_California_highlighting_Ventura_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Ventura_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Map_of_California_highlighting_Ventura_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Ventura_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Yolo_County,_California" title="Yolo County, California">Yolo County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06113,00">113</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Woodland,_California" title="Woodland, California">Woodland</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td>The Yolan people, a local Native American tribe</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>220,544 </td> <td>1,012 sq mi (2,621 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Yolo_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Yolo County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Yolo County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Map_of_California_highlighting_Yolo_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Yolo_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Map_of_California_highlighting_Yolo_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Yolo_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Yolo County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Map_of_California_highlighting_Yolo_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Yolo_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Map_of_California_highlighting_Yolo_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Yolo_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Yuba_County,_California" title="Yuba County, California">Yuba County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/06115,00">115</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marysville,_California" title="Marysville, California">Marysville</a></td> <td>1850</td> <td>original</td> <td>Named either by the <a href="/wiki/Maidu" title="Maidu">Maidu</a> people, a local Native American tribe who live on the banks of the <a href="/wiki/Feather_River" title="Feather River">Feather</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yuba_River" title="Yuba River">Yuba Rivers</a>, for one of their villages, or by <a href="/wiki/Gabriel_Moraga" title="Gabriel Moraga">Gabriel Moraga</a> for the wild grapes (<a href="/wiki/Vitis_californica" title="Vitis californica">Vitis californica</a>) that grow abundantly at the edge of the rivers (uva being Spanish for "grape")</td> <td>General Law </td> <td>85,722 </td> <td>630 sq mi (1,632 km2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_California_highlighting_Yuba_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Yuba County"><noscript><img alt="State map highlighting Yuba County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Map_of_California_highlighting_Yuba_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Yuba_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="916" data-file-height="1054"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 115px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Map_of_California_highlighting_Yuba_County.svg/100px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Yuba_County.svg.png" data-alt="State map highlighting Yuba County" data-width="100" data-height="115" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Map_of_California_highlighting_Yuba_County.svg/150px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Yuba_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Map_of_California_highlighting_Yuba_County.svg/200px-Map_of_California_highlighting_Yuba_County.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><h2 id="Defunct_counties">Defunct counties</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_counties_in_California&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Defunct counties" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Branciforte_County,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Branciforte County, California">Branciforte County</a> was the original name of <a href="/wiki/Santa_Cruz_County,_California" title="Santa Cruz County, California">Santa Cruz County</a> in 1850. The reference was to the 1797 town of <a href="/wiki/Branciforte" title="Branciforte">Branciforte</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Klamath_County,_California" title="Klamath County, California">Klamath County</a> was created in 1851 from the northern half of Trinity County. Part of the county's territory went to Del Norte County in 1857, and in 1874 the remainder was divided between Humboldt and Siskiyou counties.</li> <li>Pautah County, California was created in 1852 out of territory which, the state of California assumed, was to be ceded to it by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">United States Congress</a> from territory in what is now the state of <a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a>. When the cession never occurred, the <a href="/wiki/California_State_Legislature" title="California State Legislature">California State Legislature</a> officially abolished the never-organized county in 1859.<a href="#cite_note-counties.org-4">[4]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buena_Vista_County,_California" title="Buena Vista County, California">Buena Vista County</a> was created in 1855 by the California State Legislature out of the southeastern territory of Tulare County on the west of the <a href="/wiki/Sierra_Nevada_(U.S.)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sierra Nevada (U.S.)">Sierra Nevada</a> but was never officially organized. The south of Tulare County was later organized as <a href="/wiki/Kern_County,_California" title="Kern County, California">Kern County</a> in 1866, with additions from Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coso_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Coso County">Coso County</a> was created in 1864 by the California State Legislature out of territory of Mono County and Tulare County on the east slope of the Sierra Nevada but was never officially organized. The region was later organized in 1866 as <a href="/wiki/Inyo_County,_California" title="Inyo County, California">Inyo County</a> with additions from Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roop_County,_Nevada" title="Roop County, Nevada">Roop County, Nevada</a> encompassed much of <a href="/wiki/Lassen_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Lassen County">Lassen County</a>, including the <a href="/wiki/Honey_Lake" title="Honey Lake">Honey Lake</a> Valley and the community of <a href="/wiki/Susanville" class="mw-redirect" title="Susanville">Susanville, California</a>; ambiguous organic legislation of <a href="/wiki/Nevada_Territory" title="Nevada Territory">Nevada Territory</a> led to confusion about the geographic extent of Nevada's western border. This was later clarified, with the portions of Roop County in California being assigned to Lassen County; the remaining, sparsely portions of Roop County were eventually combined with <a href="/wiki/Washoe_County,_Nevada" title="Washoe County, Nevada">Washoe County, Nevada</a>.</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><h2 id="References">References</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_counties_in_California&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://census.ca.gov/regions/">"Regions | CA Census"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Regions+%26%23124%3B+CA+Census&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fcensus.ca.gov%2Fregions%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+counties+in+California" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Hastings-2"><a href="#cite_ref-Hastings_2-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEigerman1999" class="citation journal cs1">Eigerman, Jared (January 1, 1999). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://repository.uclawsf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1678&context=hastings_constitutional_law_quaterly">"California Counties: Second-Rate Localities or Ready-Made Regional Governments?"</a> (PDF). 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data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listo_de_kantonoj_de_Kalifornio" title="Listo de kantonoj de Kalifornio – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Listo de kantonoj de Kalifornio" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target">Esperanto</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA_%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="فهرست شهرستان‌های کالیفرنیا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="فهرست شهرستان‌های کالیفرنیا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comt%C3%A9s_de_l%27%C3%89tat_de_Californie" title="Comtés de l'État de Californie – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Comtés de l'État de Californie" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contaetha_in_California" title="Contaetha in California – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Contaetha in California" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Gaeilge</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condados_de_California" title="Condados de California – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Condados de California" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target">Galego</a></li><li 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href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%BDslur_%C3%AD_Kaliforn%C3%ADu" title="Sýslur í Kaliforníu – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Sýslur í Kaliforníu" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Íslenska</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contee_della_California" title="Contee della California – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Contee della California" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Italiano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%97%D7%95%D7%96%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%A7%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%94" title="מחוזות קליפורניה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מחוזות קליפורניה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target">עברית</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paktura_da_reng_Counties_king_California" title="Paktura da reng Counties king California – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Paktura da reng Counties king California" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kapampangan</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies_vaan_counties_in_Californi%C3%AB" title="Lies vaan counties in Californië – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Lies vaan counties in Californië" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Limburgs</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalifornia_megy%C3%A9inek_list%C3%A1ja" title="Kalifornia megyéinek listája – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Kalifornia megyéinek listája" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Magyar</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AB%E0%B5%8B%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%86_%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8C%E0%B4%A3%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%B3%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%86_%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95" title="കാലിഫോർണിയയിലെ കൌണ്ടികളുടെ പട്ടിക – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="കാലിഫോർണിയയിലെ കൌണ്ടികളുടെ പട്ടിക" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target">മലയാളം</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lijst_van_county%27s_in_Californi%C3%AB" title="Lijst van county's in Californië – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Lijst van county's in Californië" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nederlands</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2%E5%B7%9E%E3%81%AE%E9%83%A1%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7" title="カリフォルニア州の郡一覧 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="カリフォルニア州の郡一覧" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">日本語</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Counties" title="California Counties – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="California Counties" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nordfriisk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_over_fylker_i_California" title="Liste over fylker i California – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Liste over fylker i California" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk bokmål</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_hrabstw_w_stanie_Kalifornia" title="Lista hrabstw w stanie Kalifornia – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Lista hrabstw w stanie Kalifornia" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Polski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_de_condados_da_Calif%C3%B3rnia" title="Lista de condados da Califórnia – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Lista de condados da Califórnia" 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