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  2. California - Wikipedia

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    California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, ...

  3. History of California - Wikipedia

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    The history of California can be divided into the Native American period (about 10,000 years ago until 1542), the European exploration period (1542–1769), the Spanish colonial period (1769–1821), the Mexican period (1821–1848), and United States statehood (September 9, 1850–present). California was one of the most culturally and ...

  4. Portal:California - Wikipedia

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    Selected article - show another. Kaiser Permanente ( / ˈkaɪzər pɜːrməˈnɛnteɪ /; KP) is an American integrated managed care consortium, based in Oakland, California, United States, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney Garfield. Kaiser Permanente is made up of three distinct but interdependent groups of ...

  5. Demographics of California - Wikipedia

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    Demographics of California. Demographics of California. Population pyramid of California in 2019. Population. 38,940,231 (2023) [1] California is the most populated U.S. state, with an estimated population of 38.9 million as of 2023. [1] It has people from a wide variety of ethnic, racial, national, and religious backgrounds.

  6. Los Angeles County, California - Wikipedia

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    Los Angeles County is one of the original counties of California, created at the time of statehood in 1850. [8] The county originally included parts of what are now Kern, San Bernardino, Riverside, Inyo, Tulare, Ventura, and Orange counties. In 1851 and 1852, Los Angeles County stretched from the coast to the state line of Nevada. [9]

  7. History of California before 1900 - Wikipedia

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    Pre-Columbian history (c. 13,000 BC – 1530 AD) European exploration (1530–1765) Spanish colonization and governance (1697–1821) Russian colonization (1812–1841) Mexican Alta California (1821–1846) California Republic and the Mexican–American War (1846–1848) California under the United States (beginning 1848)

  8. Geography of California - Wikipedia

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    Geography of California. Coordinates: 37°9′58″N119°26′58″W37.16611°N 119.44944°W. Map of California topography and geomorphic provinces. California's major mountain ranges. California is a U.S. state on the western coast of North America. Covering an area of 163,696 sq mi (423,970 km 2 ), California is among the most geographically ...

  9. California City, California - Wikipedia

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    California City is a city located in northern Antelope Valley in Kern County, California, United States. It is 100 miles (160 km) north of the city of Los Angeles, and the population was 14,973 at the 2020 census. Covering 203.63 square miles (527.4 km 2 ), California City has the third-largest land area of any city in the state of California ...