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California Facts and Figures

  • Population is 33 million.

  • The official State tree is the magnificent California redwood.

  • The famous old song "My Darling Clementine" makes a reference to "the '49ers" -- the miners who rushed to California in 1849 following the discovery of gold.

  • In 1965 the Black Panther Party was founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in Oakland, California.

  • The Grateful Dead serenaded San Francisco in 1967's "Summer of Love."

  • Hollywood's first movie studio opened in 1911.

  • Famous natives and residents include U.S. Presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, novelist Upton Sinclair, dancer Isadora Duncan, writer John Steinbeck and actress Marilyn Monroe.

    • Related Links

  • California state tourism site.

  • Take a look at the 2000 U.S. Census data for California.

  • See a detailed map of the state.

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