City and State Information for California

Cities and Towns

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California Facts and Statistics

Capital	Sacramento
Date entered the Union	Sept. 9, 1850 (31st)
Land Area	155,959 sq mi. (403,934 sq km)
Population Density	217.2 people per square mile
Record High Temperature (F)	134 (July 10, 1913)
Record High Temperature (C)	57
Record Low Temperature (F)	–45 (January 20, 1937)
Record Low Temperature (C)	–43
Average Elevation	2,900 feet
High Elevation	14,494 feet
Low Elevation	-2,822 feet

Origin of the name California: From a book, Las Sergas de Esplandián, by Garcia Ordóñez de Montalvo, c. 1500

State Symbols

A state's official symbols represent the composition and culture of the land and people who live and have lived here. Below are the symbols of California along with the year they became official.

Flower	Golden Poppy (1903)
Tree	California Redwoods (Sequoia Sempervirens &Amp; Sequoiadendron Giganteum) (1937, 1953)
Bird	California Valley Quail (1931)
Animal	California Grizzly Bear (1953)
Fish	California Golden Trout (1947)
Colors	Blue And Gold (1951)
Song	“I Love You, California” (1951)