Land area: 155,973 sq. mi. (3)
Population (2000): 33,871,648 (1)
Population density: 217.16 per sq. mi. (12)
U.S. Representatives (2003-12): 53
Entered Union: 9-Sep-1850 (31)
In 1974, I saw a taping of the game show Split Second in Hollywood. Alas, the biggest production out of L.A. when I went back in 1994 was called The People vs. O.J. Simpson. So on that trip, I concentrated on the rest of this beautiful state: Old Town San Diego, Death Valley, the Kern River valley, Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and Yosemite National Parks, San Francisco ... and a small vineyard town in Napa County that made me feel at home. It was called Rutherford. In 1997, I added Muir Woods (north of San Francisco) and the Shasta valley. In 2004, I added some of the beautiful canyons in the northern part of the state, and in 2008 I got to Lassen Volcanic National Park.
No. of Counties I’ve Visited: 58 of 58
| County |
Pop. (2000) |
Latest Visit | |
County Seat |
Visited? |
| Alameda |
1,443,741 |
15-Aug-2009 | |
Oakland |
yes |
| Alpine |
1,208 |
19-Aug-2004 | |
Markleeville |
|
| Amador |
35,100 |
19-Aug-2004 | |
Jackson |
yes |
| Butte |
203,171 |
2-Aug-2008 | |
Oroville |
yes |
| Calaveras |
40,554 |
19-Aug-2004 | |
San Andreas |
|
| Colusa |
18,804 |
22-Aug-2006 | |
Colusa |
|
| Contra Costa |
948,816 |
15-Aug-2009 | |
Martinez |
yes |
| Del Norte |
27,507 |
13-Aug-2004 | |
Crescent City |
yes |
| El Dorado |
156,299 |
15-Aug-2009 | |
Placerville |
yes |
| Fresno |
799,407 |
2-Aug-2008 | |
Fresno |
yes |
| Glenn |
26,453 |
22-Aug-2006 | |
Willows |
yes |
| Humboldt |
126,518 |
13-Aug-2004 | |
Eureka |
yes |
| Imperial |
142,361 |
9-Aug-2004 | |
El Centro |
yes |
| Inyo |
17,945 |
18-Aug-2004 | |
Independence |
yes |
| Kern |
661,645 |
3-Aug-2008 | |
Bakersfield |
yes |
| Kings |
129,461 |
30-Aug-1997 | |
Hanford |
|
| Lake |
58,309 |
12-Aug-2004 | |
Lakeport |
yes |
| Lassen |
33,828 |
1-Aug-2008 | |
Susanville |
yes |
| Los Angeles |
9,519,338 |
3-Aug-2008 | |
Los Angeles |
yes |
| Madera |
123,109 |
2-Aug-2008 | |
Madera |
yes |
| Marin |
247,289 |
12-Aug-2004 | |
San Rafael |
yes |
| Mariposa |
17,130 |
7-Sep-1994 | |
Mariposa |
yes |
| Mendocino |
86,265 |
13-Aug-2004 | |
Ukiah |
|
| Merced |
210,554 |
2-Aug-2008 | |
Merced |
yes |
| Modoc |
9,449 |
20-Aug-2004 | |
Alturas |
|
| Mono |
12,853 |
18-Aug-2004 | |
Bridgeport |
yes |
| Monterey |
401,762 |
21-Aug-2006 | |
Salinas |
yes |
| Napa |
124,279 |
5-Sep-1994 | |
Napa |
yes |
| Nevada |
92,033 |
27-Aug-2006 | |
Nevada City |
|
| Orange |
2,846,289 |
28-Jul-2008 | |
Santa Ana |
yes |
| Placer |
248,399 |
27-Aug-2006 | |
Auburn |
yes |
| Plumas |
20,824 |
1-Aug-2008 | |
Quincy |
yes |
| Riverside |
1,545,387 |
29-Jul-2008 | |
Riverside |
yes |
| Sacramento |
1,223,499 |
15-Aug-2009 | |
Sacramento |
yes |
| San Benito |
53,234 |
21-Aug-2006 | |
Hollister |
|
| San Bernardino |
1,709,434 |
29-Jul-2008 | |
San Bernardino |
yes |
| San Diego |
2,813,833 |
29-Jul-2008 | |
San Diego |
yes |
| San Francisco |
776,733 |
14-Aug-2009 | |
San Francisco |
yes |
| San Joaquin |
563,598 |
2-Aug-2008 | |
Stockton |
yes |
| San Luis Obispo |
246,681 |
21-Aug-2004 | |
San Luis Obispo |
yes |
| San Mateo |
707,161 |
14-Aug-2009 | |
Redwood City |
yes |
| Santa Barbara |
399,347 |
2-Aug-1974 | |
Santa Barbara |
yes |
| Santa Clara |
1,682,585 |
15-Aug-2009 | |
San Jose |
yes |
| Santa Cruz |
255,602 |
21-Aug-2006 | |
Santa Cruz |
yes |
| Shasta |
163,256 |
1-Aug-2008 | |
Redding |
yes |
| Sierra |
3,555 |
1-Aug-2008 | |
Downieville |
|
| Siskiyou |
44,301 |
22-Aug-2006 | |
Yreka |
yes |
| Solano |
394,542 |
15-Aug-2009 | |
Fairfield |
yes |
| Sonoma |
458,614 |
12-Aug-2004 | |
Santa Rosa |
yes |
| Stanislaus |
446,997 |
2-Aug-2008 | |
Modesto |
yes |
| Sutter |
78,930 |
2-Aug-2008 | |
Yuba City |
yes |
| Tehama |
56,039 |
1-Aug-2008 | |
Red Bluff |
yes |
| Trinity |
13,022 |
17-Aug-2004 | |
Weaverville |
yes |
| Tulare |
368,021 |
2-Aug-2008 | |
Visalia |
yes |
| Tuolumne |
54,501 |
7-Sep-1994 | |
Sonora |
yes |
| Ventura |
753,197 |
7-Aug-2004 | |
Ventura |
yes |
| Yolo |
168,660 |
15-Aug-2009 | |
Woodland |
yes |
| Yuba |
60,219 |
2-Aug-2008 | |
Marysville |
yes |
Arkansas | Colorado
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