The Counties of California

nformation about all 58 of the counties in Northern, Southern, and Central California. The smallest county in California is Alpine County, which has a population of about 1200. California's lar

California Counties by Name
An alphabetical index to all of the per-county information on this Web site, organized by county name.

California Counties by Location
Information about all of the counties in the state of California, organized by location.

27 Original California Counties
There are now 58 counties in the state of California but originally there were only 27. Over the years, the original 27 counties were split into more smaller counties.

Former California Counties
- Klamath County (1851-1857)
- Pautah County (1852- 1859)

California State Association of Counties
The California State Association of Counties is more then 100 years old and it was founded to represent county governments before the California Legislature, administrative agencies,and the federal government.

California County Resources on the Web
- US Census List of California Counties
- State of California County List
- CSAC County List
- California Web Gen California Counties Information
- Wikipedia List of California Counties

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Towns and Cities of California

Regions of California

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