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California
is a
state
in the
Western United States
. It is the state with the most people, as 39,538,223 people lived there in 2020.
[1]
California is split into 58
counties
and has 482 municipalities.
[2]
One county,
San Francisco
, is a city-county, which means it is both a municipality and county. In California
law
, there is no difference between a city and
town
. This means municipalities can use either name.
[3]
The largest municipality by population is
Los Angeles
, which had 3,898,747 people living there in 2020. The smallest is
Amador City
, with 200 people living there in 2020.
[1]
- ↑
1.0
1.1
1.2
"Explore Census Data"
.
United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
October 12,
2021
.
- ↑
"Learn About Cities"
. League of California Cities. Archived from
the original
on October 21, 2013
. Retrieved
June 13,
2012
.
- ↑
California Government Code Sections 34502 and 56722.
- ↑
"Places"
.
2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files
. United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
August 20,
2021
.
- ↑
"California Cities by Incorporation Date"
. California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from
the original
(Word)
on February 21, 2013
. Retrieved
June 13,
2012
.
- ↑
Long, Percy V. (1911). "Consolidated City and County Government of San Francisco".
Proceedings of the American Political Science Association
.
8
(Eighth Annual Meeting): 109?121.
doi
:
10.2307/3038399
.
JSTOR
3038399
.