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  2. List of counties in California - Wikipedia

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    Branciforte County was the original name of Santa Cruz County in 1850. The reference was to the 1797 town of Branciforte. Klamath County 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.

  3. List of regions of California - Wikipedia

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    Central California. Central Coast (North) Big Sur. Monterey Bay. Salinas Valley. Santa Cruz Mountains. Diablo Range. San Joaquin Valley (North) Metropolitan Fresno.

  4. Santa Barbara County, California - Wikipedia

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    The Santa Barbara County area, including the Northern Channel Islands, was first settled by Native Americans at least 13,000 years ago.Evidence for a Paleoindian presence has been found in the form of a fluted Clovis-like point found in the 1980s along the western Santa Barbara Coast, as well as the remains of Arlington Springs Man found on Santa Rosa Island in the 1960s.

  5. Orange County, California - Wikipedia

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    Orange County (officially the County of Orange; often known by its initials O.C.) is a county located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in Southern California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,186,989, [ 4 ] making it the third-most-populous county in California, the sixth-most-populous in the United States, and ...

  6. List of places in California (A) - Wikipedia

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    Name of place Number of counties Principal county Lower zip code Upper zip code Abalone Cove: 1 Los Angeles County: 90274 Academy: 1 Fresno County: 93612 Acampo: 1 San Joaquin County: 95220 Actis: 1 Kern County Actis Gardens: 1 Kern County: 93501 Acton: 1 Los Angeles County: 93510 Adams: 1 Lake County Adams Square: 1 Los Angeles County Adelaida ...

  7. Ontario, California - Wikipedia

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    Area code. 909. FIPS code. 06-53896. GNIS feature IDs. 1652764, 2411323. Website. www.ontarioca.gov. Ontario is a city in southwestern San Bernardino County in the U.S. state of California, 35 miles (56 km) east of downtown Los Angeles and 23 miles (37 km) west of downtown San Bernardino, the county seat.

  8. San Marcos, California - Wikipedia

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    1661388, 2411797. Website. www.san-marcos.net. San Marcos (/ ˌsænˈmɑːrkoʊs / SANMAR-kohs; Spanish for " St. Mark ") is a city in the North County region of San Diego County, California. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 94,833. It is the site of California State University San Marcos and Palomar College.

  9. Modesto, California - Wikipedia

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    277609, 2411130. Website. www.modestogov.com. Modesto (/ məˈdɛstoʊ /, Spanish pronunciation: [moˈðesto]) is the county seat and largest city of Stanislaus County, California, United States. With a population of 218,069 according to 2022 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, [ 9 ] it is the 19th-most populous city in California.