California State Almanac - General information about California from NETSTATE.COM (original) (raw)
The California Almanac presents a general overview of the State of California.
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| Sources... The United States Census Bureau, July 10, 2001.California. C-Ch. Chicago: World Book, Inc., 1988. 38. Print.Carpenter, Alan, and Carl Provorse. The World Almanac of the U.S.A.. Mahwah: World Almanac Books, 1996. Print. | |||
| Admitted to Union | September 9, 1850 | ||
| Capital | Sacramento, [ Find out more... ] | ||
| Nickname | The Golden State (official), The Land of Milk and Honey, [ Find out more... ] | ||
| Motto | Eureka, [ Find out more... ] | ||
| Total area including land and water | 163,707 square miles | Rank among states | 3rd |
| Land area | 155,973 square miles | Rank among states | 3rd |
| Water area | 7,734 square miles | Rank among states | 6th |
| Greatest distance East to West | 560 miles | ||
| Greatest distance North to South | 1,040 miles | ||
| Highest point | 14,494 feet (Mount Whitney) | Rank among states | 2nd |
| Lowest point | -282 feet (Death Valley) | Rank among states | 1st |
| Mean elevation | 2,900 feet | Rank among states | 11th |
| Highest recorded temperature | 134 degrees on Jul. 10, 1913 at Greenland Ranch | ||
| Lowest recorded temperature | -45 degrees on Jan. 20, 1937 at Boca. | ||
| Highest monthly average temperature | 92.2 degrees | Rank among states | 12th |
| Lowest monthly average temperature | 14.3 degrees | Rank among states | 16th |
| Average yearly precipitation (rain & snow) | 22 inches | Rank among states | |
| Population (U.S. Census, April, 2000) | 33,871,648 | Rank among states | 1st |
| Population per square mile (Population/Land area) | 217.16 | Rank among states | 12th |
| Ten largest cities by populationState capital in red (U.S. Census, April, 2000) | 1. Los Angeles 3,694,820 6. Fresno 427,652 2. San Diego 1,223,400 7. Sacramento 407,018 3. San Jose 894,943 8. Oakland 399,484 4. San Francisco 776,733 9. Santa Ana 337,977 5. Long Beach 461,522 10. Anaheim 328,014 | ||
| Median age | 31.5 | ||
| Average lifetime (1979-1981) | 74.57 | Rank among states | 19th |
| Total crimes reported per 100,000 people (1992-1993) | 6,456.9 | Rank among states | 5th |
| Violent crimes reported per 100,000 people | 1,077.8 | Rank among states | 3rd |
| Property crimes reported per 100,000 people | 5,379.1 | Rank among states | 9th |
| Per capita income (2000) Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce | $32,149 | Rank among states | 8th |
| Disposable per capita personal income (income minus taxes) (2000) Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce | $26,401 | Rank among states | 10th |
| Median household income (1993) | $34,073 | Rank among states | 14th |
Weird California: You Travel Guide to California's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets, by Greg Bishop, Joe Oesterle, and Mike Marinacci. 304 pages. Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company (May 5, 2009)
California is a land of sun, surfing, and serious weirdness. Yes, the Golden State has a huge number of strange people, haunted houses, and bizarre sites, and fitting them all in one book is impossible, but we've done our best.
With oranges for sustenance and notepads and cameras in hand, the authors set out to travel the highways (clogged, of course), byways, and back roads in search of the odd and the offbeat. Whether it's a Man Dog, an airplane graveyard, or a city of Lizard People, the authors have researched and chronicled the stories and present them here for you, fellow admirers of the weird.
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