Los Angeles County, California

Most populous county in the United States

"LA County" redirects here. For the equivalent of counties in Louisiana, see List of parishes in Louisiana.

County in California, United States

Los Angeles County

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"LA County", "Metro-LA", "Greater LA"

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Coordinates: 34°3′N 118°15′W﻿ / ﻿34.050°N 118.250°W﻿ / 34.050; -118.250
Country| United States
State| California
Region| Southern California
Metro area| Greater Los Angeles
Formed| February 18, 1850[2]
County seat| Los Angeles
Largest city| Los Angeles
Incorporated cities| 88
Government

• Type| Council–CEO[1]
• Body| Board of Supervisors
• Chair| Kathryn Barger (R)
• Chair Pro Tem| Hilda Solis (D)
• Board of Supervisors|

Supervisors

* Hilda Solis (D)
* Holly Mitchell (D)
* Lindsey Horvath (D)
* Janice Hahn (D)
* Kathryn Barger (R)

• Chief Executive Officer| Fesia Davenport
Area

• Total

| 4,751 sq mi (12,310 km2)
• Land| 4,058 sq mi (10,510 km2)
• Water| 693 sq mi (1,790 km2)
Highest elevation

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| 10,064 ft (3,068 m)
Lowest elevation

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| 0 ft (0 m)
Population

(July 1, 2024)

• Total

| 9,757,179 [1]
• Density| 2,430/sq mi (940/km2)
GDP

[5]

• Total| $961.908 billion (2023)
Time zone| UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
ZIP Codes|

90xxx–918xx, 92397, 92821, 92823, 93243, 935xx[6]

Area codes| 213/323, 310/424, 442/760, 562, 626, 657/714, 661, 747/818, 840/909
FIPS code| 06-037
GNIS feature ID| 277283
Congressional districts| 23rd, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th, 38th, 42nd, 43rd, 44th, 45th
Website| lacounty.gov

Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles and sometimes abbreviated as LA County, is the most populous county in the United States, with 9,663,345 residents estimated in 2023. Its population is greater than that of 40 individual U.S. states. Comprising 88 incorporated cities and 101+ unincorporated areas within a total area of 4,083 square miles (10,570 km2), it is home to more than a quarter of Californians and is one of the most ethnically diverse U.S. counties.[7] The county's seat, Los Angeles, is the second most populous city in the United States, with 3,820,914 residents estimated in 2023. The county is globally known for being the home of the U.S. motion picture industry since the latter's inception in the early 20th century.

## History

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Main articles: History of Los Angeles County, California and Ranchos of Los Angeles County

See also: Tovaangar; History of Los Angeles; Timeline of Los Angeles; History of Pasadena, California; History of the San Fernando Valley; Timeline of Long Beach, California; History of Santa Monica, California; and History of Santa Catalina Island

Brochure for Los Angeles, c. 1930

Los Angeles County is one of the original counties of California, created at the time of statehood in 1850.[8] The county originally included parts of what are now Kern, San Bernardino, Riverside, Inyo, Tulare, Ventura, and Orange counties. In 1851 and 1852, Los Angeles County stretched from the coast to the state line of Nevada.[9] As the population increased, sections were split off to organize San Bernardino County in 1853, Kern County in 1866, and Orange County in 1889.

Before the 1870s, Los Angeles County was divided into townships (many of which were amalgamations of one or more old ranchos):[10]

* Azusa – encompassed the foothill communities east of the San Gabriel River, including present-day Covina and Duarte
* El Monte – encompassed communities in the Whittier Narrows area, including present-day El Monte, La Puente, as well as Monterey Park
* Azusa and El Monte Townships – merged for the 1870 census
* City of Los Angeles – then consisting solely of its four-league Spanish land grant
* Los Angeles Township – consisted of areas surrounding the City of Los Angeles, including the San Fernando Valley and present-day West Los Angeles and East Los Angeles. Most of this area has now been annexed to the city of Los Angeles.
* Los Nietos – consisted of areas south of the Whittier Narrows and Puente Hills south to present-day Long Beach, centered on the early settlement at Los Nietos. Some of this area is now in Orange County
* San Jose – consisted of the eastern portions of the county drained by San Jose Creek, including what is now the cities of Pomona, Claremont and Walnut
* San Gabriel – consisted of the western San Gabriel Valley and foothill communities, including present-day Alhambra and Pasadena. Centered on the Mission San Gabriel
* Santa Ana – consisted of what is now northern and central Orange County, including what is now Fullerton, Huntington Beach and the City of Orange. (Centered on Santa Ana).
* For the 1870 census, Anaheim district was enumerated separately[11][12]
* San Juan – consisted of what is now southern Orange County. Centered on Mission San Juan Capistrano
* San Pedro – consisted of the present-day South Bay communities, Compton and western Long Beach. Centered on the wharf of San Pedro. (Renamed Wilmington Township by 1870).
* Tejon – consisted of all of northern Los Angeles County and what is now southern Kern County. Centered on Fort Tejon
* When Kern County was formed, the portion of the township remaining in Los Angeles County became Soledad Township.[13]

## Location

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As shown by the map below, Los Angeles County is bordered on the north by Kern County, on the east by San Bernardino County, on the southeast by Orange County, on the south by the Pacific Ocean, and on the west by Ventura County.

## Geography

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Los Angeles

Ventura

Kern

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Bernardino

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Los Angeles and adjacent counties

The historical boundaries of Los Angeles County since its establishment in 1850 as defined by the California State Legislature. The solid blue line represents the original boundaries of the county, the dashed blue lines represent the changes made to the boundaries, and the red line represents the final major boundary changes of the county made by the Legislature in 1889. This map does not include minor changes to the boundary after 1922, such as the transfer of a small amount land east of Interstate 5 to Kern County, among others. Portions or the entirety of modern-day Inyo, Kern, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura counties were formerly in Los Angeles County.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 4,751 square miles (12,310 km2), of which 4,058 square miles (10,510 km2) (85%) is land and 693 square miles (1,790 km2) (15%) is water.[14] Los Angeles County borders 70 miles (110 km) of coast on the Pacific Ocean and encompasses mountain ranges, valleys, forests, islands, lakes, rivers, and desert. The Los Angeles River, Rio Hondo, Ballona Creek, the San Gabriel River and the Santa Clara River flow in Los Angeles County, while the primary mountain ranges are the Santa Monica Mountains and the San Gabriel Mountains. The western extent of the Mojave Desert begins in the Antelope Valley, in the northeastern part of the county.

Most of the population of Los Angeles County resides in the south and southwest, with major population centers in the Los Angeles Basin, San Fernando Valley, and San Gabriel Valley. Other population centers are found in the Santa Clarita Valley, Pomona Valley, Crescenta Valley and Antelope Valley.

The county is divided west-to-east by the San Gabriel Mountains, which are part of the Transverse Ranges of southern California, and are contained mostly within the Angeles National Forest. Most of the county's highest peaks are in the San Gabriel Mountains, including Mount San Antonio 10,068 feet (3,069 m) at the Los Angeles–San Bernardino county lines, Mount Baden-Powell 9,399 feet (2,865 m), Mount Burnham 8,997 feet (2,742 m) and Mount Wilson 5,710 feet (1,740 m). Several lower mountains are in the northern, western, and southwestern parts of the county, including the San Emigdio Mountains, the southernmost part of Tehachapi Mountains and the Sierra Pelona Mountains.

Los Angeles County includes San Clemente Island and Santa Catalina Island, which are part of the Channel Islands archipelago off the Pacific Coast.

### Lakes and reservoirs

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* Bouquet Reservoir
* Castaic Lake
* Crystal Lake
* Elizabeth Lake
* Holiday Lake
* Hollywood Reservoir
* Hughes Lake
* Jackson Lake
* Las Virgenes Reservoir
* Malibou Lake
* Morris Reservoir
* Munz Lakes
* Lake Palmdale
* Puddingstone Reservoir
* Pyramid Lake
* Quail Lake
* Silver Lake Reservoir
* Stone Canyon Reservoir
* Tweedy Lake
* Westlake in City of Westlake Village
* Lake Lindero

### Major divisions of the county

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* East: Eastside, San Gabriel Valley, portions of the Pomona Valley
* West: Westside, Beach Cities
* South: South Bay, South Los Angeles, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Gateway Cities, Los Angeles Harbor Region
* North: San Fernando Valley, Crescenta Valley, portions of the Conejo Valley, portions of the Antelope Valley and Santa Clarita Valley
* Central: Downtown Los Angeles, Mid-Wilshire, Northeast Los Angeles

### National protected areas

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* Angeles National Forest (part)
* Los Padres National Forest (part)
* Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (part)

## Climate

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The Northern part of the county has a Desert climate, while the rest of the county generally is a mix of semi-arid and a hot-summer Mediterranean climate. There is rainfall mostly in the wintertime, but the mountains in the north-central part of the county have snow during winter.[15]

## Demographics

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Main article: Demographics of Los Angeles County

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1850| 3,530| | —
1860| 11,333| | 221.0%
1870| 15,309| | 35.1%
1880| 33,381| | 118.0%
1890| 101,454| | 203.9%
1900| 170,298| | 67.9%
1910| 504,131| | 196.0%
1920| 936,455| | 85.8%
1930| 2,208,492| | 135.8%
1940| 2,785,643| | 26.1%
1950| 4,151,687| | 49.0%
1960| 6,038,771| | 45.5%
1970| 7,041,980| | 16.6%
1980| 7,477,503| | 6.2%
1990| 8,863,164| | 18.5%
2000| 9,519,338| | 7.4%
2010| 9,818,605| | 3.1%
2020| 10,014,009| | 2.0%
2024 (est.)| 9,757,179| [16]| −2.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[17]
1790–1960[18] 1900–1990[19]
1990–2000[20] 2010[21] 2020[22]

### 2020 census

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Los Angeles County, California – Racial and ethnic composition Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 1980[23] | Pop 1990[24] | Pop 2000[25] | Pop 2010[21] | Pop 2020[22] | % 1980  | % 1990  | % 2000  | % 2010  | % 2020

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White alone (NH)  | 3,953,603  | 3,618,850  | 2,959,614  | 2,728,321  | 2,563,609  | 52.87%  | 40.83%  | 31.09%  | 27.79%  | 25.60%
Black or African American alone (NH)  | 926,360  | 934,776  | 901,472  | 815,086  | 760,689  | 12.39%  | 10.55%  | 9.47%  | 8.30%  | 7.60%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)  | 48,120  | 29,159  | 25,609  | 18,886  | 18,453  | 0.64%  | 0.33%  | 0.27%  | 0.19%  | 0.18%
Asian alone (NH)  | 434,850  | 907,810  | 1,124,569  | 1,325,671  | 1,474,237  | 5.82%  | 10.24%  | 11.81%  | 13.50%  | 14.72%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)  | x [26] | x [27] | 23,265  | 22,464  | 20,522  | x  | x  | 0.24%  | 0.23%  | 0.20%
Other race alone (NH)  | 48,467  | 21,327  | 19,935  | 25,367  | 58,683  | 0.65%  | 0.24%  | 0.21%  | 0.26%  | 0.59%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)  | x [28] | x [29] | 222,661  | 194,921  | 313,053  | x  | x  | 2.34%  | 1.99%  | 3.13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)  | 2,066,103  | 3,351,242  | 4,242,213  | 4,687,889  | 4,804,763  | 27.63%  | 37.81%  | 44.56%  | 47.74%  | 47.98%
Total | 7,477,503 | 8,863,164 | 9,519,338 | 9,818,605 | 10,014,009  | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%

For the racial / ethnic profile of individual communities in Los Angeles County, see Demographics of Los Angeles County § Racial / Ethnic profile of places in Los Angeles County, California.

Ethnic origins in Los Angeles County

The county has a large population of Asian Americans, being home to the largest numbers of Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Indonesian, Korean, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, and Thai outside their respective countries.[30] The largest Asian groups in Los Angeles County are 4.0% Chinese, 3.3% Filipino, 2.2% Korean, 1.0% Japanese, 0.9% Vietnamese, 0.8% Indian, and 0.3% Cambodian.

45.9% of the population reported speaking only English at home; 37.9% spoke Spanish, 2.22% Tagalog, 2.0% Chinese, 1.9% Korean, 1.87% Armenian, 0.5% Arabic, and 0.2% Hindi.[31]

Los Angeles County is home to the largest Armenian population outside of Armenia.[32] It also resides the largest Iranian population outside of Iran of any other county or county equivalent globally.[33]

### Income

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Percent of households with incomes above $150k across LA County census tracts

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In 2019, the median household income in the county was $72,797.[34]

The median personal earnings for all workers 16 and older in Los Angeles County are $30,654, slightly below the US median; earnings, however vary widely by neighborhood, race and ethnicity, and gender.[35] The median household income was $42,189 and the median family income was $46,452. Males had a median income of $36,299 versus $30,981 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,683. There are 14.4% of families living below the poverty line and 17.9% of the population, including 24.2% of under 18 and 10.5% of those over 64. Los Angeles County has the highest number of millionaires of any county in the nation, totaling 261,081 households as of 2007.[36]

The homeownership rate is 47.9%, and the median value for houses is $409,300. 42.2% of housing units are in multi-unit structures. Los Angeles County has the largest number of homeless people, with "48,000 people living on the streets, including 6,000 veterans," in 2010.[37] As of 2017[update] the number of homeless people in the county increased to nearly 58,000.[38]

### Religion

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In 2015, there were over two thousand Christian churches, the majority of which are Catholic.[39][40] Roman Catholic adherents number close to 40% of the population. There were 202 Jewish synagogues, 145 Buddhist temples, 38 Muslim mosques, 44 Baháʼí Faith worship centers, 37 Hindu temples, 28 Tenrikyo churches and fellowships, 16 Shinto worship centers, and 14 Sikh gurdwaras in the county.[41] The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has approximately 5 million members and is the largest diocese in the United States. In 2014, the county had 3,275 religious organizations, the most out of all US counties.[42]

## Law, government, and politics

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Charter of the County of Los Angeles, with amendments through March 2002

### Government

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Main article: Government of Los Angeles County

The Government of Los Angeles County is defined and authorized under the California Constitution, California law and the Charter of the County of Los Angeles.[43] Much of the Government of California is in practice the responsibility of local governments such as the Government of Los Angeles County.

The county's voters elect a governing five-member Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. The small size of the board means each supervisor represents over 2 million people. The board operates in a legislative, executive, and quasi-judicial capacity. As a legislative authority, it can pass ordinances for the unincorporated areas (ordinances that affect the whole county, like posting of restaurant ratings, must be ratified by the individual city). As an executive body, it can tell the county departments what to do, and how to do it. As a quasi-judicial body, the Board is the final venue of appeal in the local planning process, and holds public hearings on various agenda items.

As of 2020, the Board of Supervisors oversees a $35.5 billion annual budget and over 112,000 employees.[44] The county government is managed on a day-to-day basis by a chief executive officer and is organized into many departments, each of which is enormous in comparison to equivalent county-level (and even many state-level) departments anywhere else in the United States. Some of the larger or better-known departments include:

The Grand Avenue entrance of the Stanley Mosk Courthouse

* Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs – offers consumers in the county a variety of services including: consumer and real estate counseling, mediation, and small claims counseling investigates consumer complaints, real estate fraud and identity theft issues. The department also provides small business certifications and helps entrepreneurs navigate the process of opening a business.
* Los Angeles County Superior Court \- The primary trial court for Los Angeles County, handling civil, criminal, family, and probate cases.
* Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services – administers foster care
* Los Angeles County Fire Department – provides firefighting and emergency medical services for the unincorporated parts and 58 cities of Los Angeles County, as well as for the city of La Habra[45] in Orange County.
* Los Angeles County Department of Health Services – operates several county hospitals and a network of primary care clinics.
* Los Angeles County Department of Public Health – administers public health programs including STD programs, smoking cessation, and restaurant inspection. The cities of Long Beach and Pasadena have their own autonomous Public Health departments assuming county functions, and county public health orders are not applicable in those cities.
* Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services – administers many federal and state welfare programs
* Los Angeles County Department of Public Works – operates countywide flood control system, constructs and maintains roads in unincorporated areas.
* Los Angeles County District Attorney – prosecutes criminal suspects.
* Los Angeles County Office of the Public Defender – defends indigent people accused of criminal offenses.
* Los Angeles County Probation Department
* Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department – provides law enforcement services for the unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 42 cities.

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, despite its name, is not a County department. Technically it is a state-mandated county transportation commission that also operates a large bus and rail system in the county.

### Politics

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United States presidential election results for Los Angeles County, California[46][47] Year  | Republican / Whig | Democratic | Third party(ies)

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No. | % | No. | % | No. | %
2024 | 1,189,862  | 31.91%  | 2,417,109  | 64.82% | 122,118  | 3.27%
2020 | 1,145,530  | 26.74%  | 3,028,885  | 70.70% | 109,530  | 2.56%
2016 | 769,743  | 22.41%  | 2,464,364  | 71.76% | 200,201  | 5.83%
2012 | 885,333  | 27.83%  | 2,216,903  | 69.69% | 78,831  | 2.48%
2008 | 956,425  | 28.82%  | 2,295,853  | 69.19% | 65,970  | 1.99%
2004 | 1,076,225  | 35.60%  | 1,907,736  | 63.10% | 39,319  | 1.30%
2000 | 871,930  | 32.35%  | 1,710,505  | 63.47% | 112,719  | 4.18%
1996 | 746,544  | 30.96%  | 1,430,629  | 59.34% | 233,841  | 9.70%
1992 | 799,607  | 29.04%  | 1,446,529  | 52.54% | 507,267  | 18.42%
1988 | 1,239,716  | 46.88%  | 1,372,352  | 51.89% | 32,603  | 1.23%
1984 | 1,424,113  | 54.50% | 1,158,912  | 44.35%  | 29,889  | 1.14%
1980 | 1,224,533  | 50.18% | 979,830  | 40.15%  | 235,822  | 9.66%
1976 | 1,174,926  | 47.78%  | 1,221,893  | 49.69% | 62,258  | 2.53%
1972 | 1,549,717  | 54.75% | 1,189,977  | 42.04%  | 90,676  | 3.20%
1968 | 1,266,480  | 47.65% | 1,223,251  | 46.02%  | 168,251  | 6.33%
1964 | 1,161,067  | 42.52%  | 1,568,300  | 57.43% | 1,551  | 0.06%
1960 | 1,302,661  | 49.45%  | 1,323,818  | 50.25% | 8,020  | 0.30%
1956 | 1,260,206  | 55.38% | 1,007,887  | 44.29%  | 7,331  | 0.32%
1952 | 1,278,407  | 56.21% | 971,408  | 42.71%  | 24,725  | 1.09%
1948 | 804,232  | 46.51%  | 812,690  | 47.00% | 112,160  | 6.49%
1944 | 666,441  | 42.68%  | 886,252  | 56.75% | 8,871  | 0.57%
1940 | 574,266  | 40.58%  | 822,718  | 58.13% | 18,285  | 1.29%
1936 | 357,401  | 31.62%  | 757,351  | 67.00% | 15,663  | 1.39%
1932 | 373,738  | 38.55%  | 554,476  | 57.19% | 41,380  | 4.27%
1928 | 513,526  | 70.22% | 209,945  | 28.71%  | 7,830  | 1.07%
1924 | 299,675  | 65.51% | 33,554  | 7.33%  | 124,228  | 27.16%
1920 | 178,117  | 69.10% | 55,661  | 21.59%  | 23,992  | 9.31%
1916 | 135,554  | 50.59% | 114,070  | 42.58%  | 18,297  | 6.83%
1912 | 2,181  | 1.32%  | 55,110  | 33.34%  | 108,005  | 65.34%
1908 | 41,483  | 56.77% | 22,076  | 30.21%  | 9,518  | 13.02%
1904 | 32,507  | 66.50% | 10,030  | 20.52%  | 6,346  | 12.98%
1900 | 19,200  | 55.10% | 13,158  | 37.76%  | 2,490  | 7.15%
1896 | 16,891  | 49.62% | 16,043  | 47.13%  | 1,108  | 3.25%
1892 | 10,226  | 44.89% | 8,119  | 35.64%  | 4,434  | 19.47%
1888 | 13,805  | 54.64% | 10,110  | 40.02%  | 1,349  | 5.34%
1884 | 5,595  | 51.67% | 4,683  | 43.24%  | 551  | 5.09%
1880 | 2,914  | 47.90% | 2,853  | 46.90%  | 316  | 5.19%
1876 | 3,042  | 45.69%  | 3,616  | 54.31% | 0  | 0.00%
1872 | 1,312  | 51.11% | 1,228  | 47.84%  | 27  | 1.05%
1868 | 748  | 37.70%  | 1,236  | 62.30% | 0  | 0.00%
1864 | 555  | 42.73%  | 744  | 57.27% | 0  | 0.00%
1860 | 356  | 20.27%  | 703  | 40.03% | 697  | 39.69%
1856 | 521  | 37.84%  | 721  | 52.36% | 135  | 9.80%
1852 | 497  | 46.41%  | 574  | 53.59% | 0  | 0.00%

Main article: Politics of Los Angeles County

#### Overview

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#### Voter registration

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Population and registered voters

Total population (2020)  | 10,014,009
Registered voters[48][note 1] | 5,668,603  | 56.6%
Democratic[48] | 2,976,209  | 52.5%
Republican[48] | 1,025,622  | 18.1%
Democratic–Republican spread[48] | +1,950,587 | +34.4%
American Independent[48] | 181,301  | 3.2%
Green[48] | 26,298  | 0.5%
Libertarian[48] | 49,018  | 0.9%
Peace and Freedom[48] | 42,253  | 0.8%
Unknown[48] | 37,101  | 0.7%
Other[48] | 53,708  | 1.0%
No party preference[48] | 1,277,111  | 22.5%

In the United States House of Representatives, Los Angeles County is split between 17 congressional districts.[49] In the California State Senate, Los Angeles County is split between 13 legislative districts.[50] In the California State Assembly, Los Angeles County is split between 24 legislative districts.[51]

On November 4, 2008, Los Angeles County was almost evenly split over Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages. The county voted for the amendment 50.04% with a margin of 2,385 votes.[52]

### Legal system

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Further information: Los Angeles County Superior Court

The Los Angeles County Superior Court is the county's court of general jurisdiction, while the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California may hear cases where federal jurisdiction is present. Both are headquartered in a large cluster of government buildings in the city's Civic Center.

Historically, the courthouses were county-owned buildings that were maintained at county expense, which created significant friction since the trial court judges, as officials of the state government, had to lobby the county Board of Supervisors for facility renovations and upgrades. In turn, the state judiciary successfully persuaded the state Legislature to authorize the transfer of all courthouses to the state government in 2008 and 2009 (so that judges would have direct control over their own courthouses). Courthouse security is still provided by the county government under a contract with the state.

Unlike the largest city in the United States, New York City, all of the city of Los Angeles and most of its important suburbs are located within a single county. As a result, both the county superior court and the federal district court are respectively the busiest courts of their type in the nation.[53][54]

Many celebrities have been seen in Los Angeles courts. In 2003, the television show Extra (based in nearby Glendale) found itself running so many reports on the legal problems of local celebrities that it spun them off into a separate show, Celebrity Justice.

State cases are appealed to the Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District, which is also headquartered in the Civic Center, and then to the California Supreme Court, which is headquartered in San Francisco but also hears argument in Los Angeles (again, in the Civic Center). Federal cases are appealed to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which hears them at its branch building in Pasadena. The court of last resort for federal cases is the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

## Crime

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The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense.

Population and crime rates (2011)

Population[55] | 9,787,747
Violent crime[56] | 54,747 | 5.59
Homicide[56] | 699 | 0.07
Forcible rape[56] | 2,114 | 0.22
Robbery[56] | 24,528 | 2.51
Aggravated assault[56] | 27,406 | 2.80
Property crime[56] | 155,583 | 15.90
Burglary[56] | 50,558 | 5.17
Larceny-theft[56][note 2] | 144,589 | 14.77
Motor vehicle theft[56] | 46,710 | 4.77
Arson[56] | 2,815 | 0.29

### Cities by population and crime rates

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Cities by population and crime rates (2012)

City  | Population[57] | Violent crimes[57] | Violent crime rate
per 1,000 persons  | Property crimes[57] | Property crime rate
per 1,000 persons
Agoura Hills | 20,667 | 12 | 0.58 | 236 | 11.42
Alhambra | 84,469 | 149 | 1.76 | 1,919 | 22.72
Arcadia | 57,295 | 57 | 0.99 | 1,388 | 24.23
Artesia | 16,793 | 60 | 3.57 | 262 | 15.60
Avalon | 3,795 | 13 | 3.43 | 64 | 16.86
Azusa | 47,111 | 220 | 4.67 | 1,204 | 25.56
Baldwin Park | 76,644 | 261 | 3.41 | 1,585 | 20.68
Bell | 36,062 | 225 | 6.24 | 662 | 18.36
Bellflower | 77,886 | 304 | 3.90 | 1,802 | 23.14
Bell Gardens | 42,769 | 125 | 2.92 | 728 | 17.02
Beverly Hills | 34,677 | 89 | 2.57 | 1,081 | 31.17
Bradbury | 1,067 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | 9.37
Burbank | 105,057 | 243 | 2.31 | 2,493 | 23.73
Calabasas | 23,442 | 13 | 0.55 | 238 | 10.15
Carson | 93,233 | 520 | 5.58 | 2,709 | 29.06
Cerritos | 49,856 | 120 | 2.41 | 1,870 | 37.51
Claremont | 35,469 | 40 | 1.13 | 901 | 25.40
Commerce | 13,035 | 112 | 8.59 | 1,010 | 77.48
Compton | 98,057 | 1,218 | 12.42 | 2,399 | 24.47
Covina | 48,588 | 151 | 3.11 | 1,651 | 33.98
Cudahy | 24,201 | 151 | 6.24 | 347 | 14.34
Culver City | 39,528 | 179 | 4.53 | 1,760 | 44.53
Diamond Bar | 56,470 | 55 | 0.97 | 952 | 16.86
Downey | 113,628 | 381 | 3.35 | 3,537 | 31.13
Duarte | 21,673 | 71 | 3.28 | 507 | 23.39
El Monte | 115,356 | 395 | 3.42 | 2,230 | 19.33
El Segundo | 16,931 | 38 | 2.24 | 595 | 35.14
Gardena | 59,802 | 287 | 4.80 | 1,321 | 22.09
Glendale | 194,902 | 233 | 1.20 | 3,043 | 15.61
Glendora | 50,903 | 59 | 1.16 | 1,293 | 25.40
Hawaiian Gardens | 14,493 | 69 | 4.76 | 193 | 13.32
Hawthorne | 85,692 | 637 | 7.43 | 2,181 | 25.45
Hermosa Beach | 19,830 | 54 | 2.72 | 678 | 34.19
Hidden Hills | 1,887 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 2.12
Huntington Park | 59,079 | 373 | 6.31 | 1,917 | 32.45
Industry | 222 | 68 | 306.31 | 1,110 | 5,000.00
Inglewood | 111,488 | 780 | 7.00 | 2,673 | 23.98
Irwindale | 1,447 | 15 | 10.37 | 243 | 167.93
La Canada Flintridge | 20,584 | 12 | 0.58 | 324 | 15.74
La Habra Heights | 5,413 | 6 | 1.11 | 44 | 8.13
Lakewood | 81,382 | 227 | 2.79 | 2,062 | 25.34
La Mirada | 49,312 | 98 | 1.99 | 776 | 15.74
Lancaster | 159,155 | 859 | 5.40 | 3,498 | 21.98
La Puente | 40,479 | 121 | 2.99 | 521 | 12.87
La Verne | 31,575 | 50 | 1.58 | 823 | 26.06
Lawndale | 33,312 | 167 | 5.01 | 397 | 11.92
Lomita | 20,591 | 95 | 4.61 | 391 | 18.99
Long Beach | 469,893 | 2,705 | 5.76 | 14,131 | 30.07
Los Angeles | 3,855,122 | 18,547 | 4.81 | 87,478 | 22.69
Lynwood | 70,908 | 541 | 7.63 | 1,373 | 19.36
Malibu | 12,854 | 15 | 1.17 | 329 | 25.60
Manhattan Beach | 35,719 | 62 | 1.74 | 855 | 23.94
Maywood | 27,850 | 175 | 6.28 | 286 | 10.27
Monrovia | 37,199 | 81 | 2.18 | 948 | 25.48
Montebello | 63,538 | 146 | 2.30 | 1,775 | 27.94
Monterey Park | 61,270 | 75 | 1.22 | 1,022 | 16.68
Norwalk | 107,295 | 433 | 4.04 | 2,609 | 24.32
Palmdale | 155,294 | 812 | 5.23 | 3,393 | 21.85
Palos Verdes Estates | 13,661 | 6 | 0.44 | 136 | 9.96
Paramount | 54,997 | 244 | 4.44 | 1,536 | 27.93
Pasadena | 139,382 | 433 | 3.11 | 3,379 | 24.24
Pico Rivera | 63,988 | 261 | 4.08 | 1,780 | 27.82
Pomona | 151,511 | 1,021 | 6.74 | 5,055 | 33.36
Rancho Palos Verdes | 42,335 | 35 | 0.83 | 498 | 11.76
Redondo Beach | 67,856 | 190 | 2.80 | 1,596 | 23.52
Rolling Hills | 1,891 | 0 | 0.00 | 27 | 14.28
Rolling Hills Estates | 8,202 | 9 | 1.10 | 129 | 15.73
Rosemead | 54,656 | 143 | 2.62 | 913 | 16.70
San Dimas | 33,923 | 51 | 1.50 | 668 | 19.69
San Fernando | 24,039 | 77 | 3.20 | 380 | 15.81
San Gabriel | 40,376 | 88 | 2.18 | 550 | 13.62
San Marino | 13,364 | 13 | 0.97 | 183 | 13.69
Santa Clarita | 179,248 | 342 | 1.91 | 2,742 | 15.30
Santa Fe Springs | 16,492 | 99 | 6.00 | 1,272 | 77.13
Santa Monica | 91,215 | 395 | 4.33 | 3,398 | 37.25
Sierra Madre | 11,098 | 4 | 0.36 | 112 | 10.09
Signal Hill | 11,198 | 43 | 3.84 | 536 | 47.87
South El Monte | 20,452 | 88 | 4.30 | 399 | 19.51
South Gate | 95,966 | 553 | 5.76 | 2,545 | 26.52
South Pasadena | 26,045 | 27 | 1.04 | 443 | 17.01
Temple City | 36,148 | 38 | 1.05 | 354 | 9.79
Torrance | 147,851 | 190 | 1.29 | 2,690 | 18.19
Vernon | 114 | 27 | 236.84 | 311 | 2,728.07
Walnut | 29,658 | 37 | 1.25 | 382 | 12.88
West Covina | 107,861 | 281 | 2.61 | 3,224 | 29.89
West Hollywood | 34,971 | 338 | 9.67 | 1,642 | 46.95
Westlake Village | 8,406 | 3 | 0.36 | 154 | 18.32
Whittier | 86,740 | 247 | 2.85 | 2,502 | 28.84

### Other statistics

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Crime in 2013

* Homicides: 386[58]
* Thefts: 54,971 [59]
* Burglaries: 17,606
* Car Thefts: 15,866[59]
* Robberies: 10,202
* Violent Crimes: 20,318[59]
* Rapes: 843
* Assaults: 8,976[59]
* Murders: 297

## Ecology

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Many introduced species, such as this Indian peafowl, adapt readily to urban living and Los Angeles County's mild climate.

According to the authors of Wild L.A., a book about urban biodiversity, "Los Angeles is the birdiest county in the country with over 500 recorded species." LA's amenable climate supports a large number of introduced, tropical and migratory species.[60] Because of the county's wide range of biomes it is possible to see desert bighorn sheep and green sea turtles in the same day, without crossing the county line.[60] The range of habitats in the county is "greater than in many states, with mountains, wetlands, desert, ocean, meadows and chaparral, each with its own endemic species."[61] There are at least 100 species of trees, and 1000 species of non-native plants, in the urban areas of the county.[62] Charismatic biodiversity indicator species native to the area include three species of amphibian (Baja California chorus frog, black-bellied slender salamander, western toad), 14 species of bird (acorn woodpecker, California quail, canyon wren, cinnamon teal, great blue heron, great horned owl, greater roadrunner, hooded merganser, Northern harrier, red-tailed hawk, red-winged blackbird, spotted towhee, western bluebird, western meadowlark), nine kinds of invertebrates (Behr's metalmark, bramble green hairstreak, bumblebees, El Segundo blue butterfly, harvester ants, Lorquin's admiral, North American Jerusalem crickets, Sara orangetip, velvet ants), five mammals (bobcat, dusky footed woodrat, gray fox, mountain lion, mule deer), and six reptiles (California kingsnake, coachwhip snake, gopher snake, side-blotched lizard, western pond turtle, western rattlesnake).[63] Any observations of these species within the county are considered ecologically significant indicators of ecosystem health and may be documented using the iNaturalist app.[64][65]

## Economy

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See also: Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce

Employment by industry in Los Angeles County (2015)

Los Angeles County is commonly associated with the entertainment and digital media industry; all five major film studios—Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, and Walt Disney Studios—are located within the county. Numerous other major industries also define the economy of Los Angeles County, including international trade supported by the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach, music recording and production, aerospace and defense, fashion, and professional services such as law, medicine, engineering and design services, financial services.[66] High-tech sector employment within Los Angeles County is 368,500 workers,[67] and manufacturing employment within Los Angeles County is 365,000 workers.[68][69] Despite a business exodus from Downtown Los Angeles since the COVID-19 pandemic, the city's urban core is evolving as a cultural center with the world's largest showcase of architecture designed by Frank Gehry.[70]

The following major companies have headquarters in Los Angeles County:

* Beverly Hills
* Endeavor
* Live Nation Entertainment, Inc
* Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
* Burbank
* Walt Disney Co
* Deluxe Entertainment Services Group
* Warner Bros.
* Cerritos
* CareMore
* Isuzu Motors America
* Memorex
* RazorUSA
* El Segundo
* Konami
* Mattel, Inc
* Glendale
* Avery Dennison Corp.
* City of Industry
* Lee Kum Kee
* Irwindale
* Huy Fong Foods
* La Mirada
* Makita

* Los Angeles
* AECOM
* CBRE Group
* Dollar Shave Club
* Fandango, Inc.
* Farmers Insurance Group
* Herbalife
* The Honest Company
* ICANN
* Paramount Skydance Corporation
* Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
* Universal Pictures
* Long Beach
* Molina Healthcare
* Monrovia
* Trader Joe's
* Palmdale
* Delta Scientific
* Rosemead
* Edison International
* Panda Express
* Santa Clarita
* Princess Cruise Lines
* Honda Racing

* Santa Monica
* Activision Blizzard
* Hulu
* Riot Games
* Snap Inc.
* TrueCar
* Universal Music Group
* Torrance
* American Honda Motor Co.
* Westlake Village
* Dole Food Company[71]
* Woodland Hills
* Farmers Insurance Exchange
* Health Net Inc.
* Panavision

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## Education

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The Los Angeles County Office of Education provides a supporting role for school districts in the area. The county office also operates two magnet schools, the International Polytechnic High School and Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. There are a number of private schools in the county, most notably those operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese. The county's public education sector is run by numerous school districts with the Los Angeles Unified School District being the largest one running public schools primarily within the city of Los Angeles and its immediately neighboring cities.

### Colleges

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* Antelope Valley College, Lancaster
* Art Center College of Design, Pasadena
* The Art Institute of California – Los Angeles (AICALA), Santa Monica
* Azusa Pacific University, Azusa
* Biola University, La Mirada
* California Institute of the Arts, Santa Clarita
* Cerritos College, Norwalk
* Citrus College, Glendora
* Claremont Colleges, Claremont
* Claremont McKenna College
* Harvey Mudd College
* Pitzer College
* Pomona College
* Scripps College
* Claremont School of Theology, Claremont
* College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita
* DeVry University, Long Beach and West Hills (Los Angeles)
* East Los Angeles College, Monterey Park
* El Camino College, Torrance
* Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena
* Glendale Community College, Glendale
* Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles
* ITT Technical Institute, Culver City, San Dimas, Sylmar (Los Angeles), Torrance, and West Covina
* Life Pacific College, San Dimas
* Long Beach City College, Long Beach
* Los Angeles City College (LACC), Los Angeles
* Los Angeles Harbor College, Los Angeles
* Los Angeles Mission College, Sylmar (Los Angeles)
* Los Angeles Music Academy College of Music, Pasadena
* Los Angeles Pierce College (Pierce), Woodland Hills (Los Angeles)
* Los Angeles Southwest College, Los Angeles
* Los Angeles Trade Technical College (LATTC), Los Angeles
* Los Angeles Valley College, Valley Glen (Los Angeles)
* The Master's University, Santa Clarita
* Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles
* Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut
* Mt. Sierra College, Monrovia
* Occidental College (Oxy), Eagle Rock (Los Angeles)
* Otis College of Art and Design, Westchester (Los Angeles)
* Pacific Oaks College, Pasadena
* Pasadena City College, Pasadena
* Pepperdine University, Malibu
* Rio Hondo College, Whittier
* Santa Monica College (SMC), Santa Monica
* West Los Angeles College, Culver City
* Whittier College, Whittier
* Wyoming Technical Institute (WyoTech), Long Beach

### Universities

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* Abraham Lincoln University (ALU), Los Angeles[72]
* Alliant International University (AIU), Alhambra
* American Jewish University (AJULA), Los Angeles
* Azusa Pacific University, Azusa
* Biola University, La Mirada
* California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena
* California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona), Pomona
* California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), Carson
* California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), Long Beach
* California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), Los Angeles
* California State University, Northridge (CSUN), Northridge (Los Angeles)
* Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (Los Angeles)
* Claremont Graduate University (CGU), Claremont
* Loyola Marymount University (LMU), Westchester (Los Angeles)
* National University, Los Angeles and Woodland Hills
* Pepperdine University, Malibu
* Southern California University of Health Sciences, Whittier
* Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), Los Angeles
* Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles
* University of Antelope Valley (UAV), Lancaster
* University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Westwood (Los Angeles)
* University of La Verne, La Verne
* University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles
* University of the West (UWest), Rosemead
* Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU), Pomona
* Woodbury University, Burbank

### K–12 schools

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Main article: List of school districts in Los Angeles County, California

See also: List of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles

## Sites of interest

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LA County Fair at dusk, 2008 Photo of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art during its 2005 Ancient Egypt exhibit

The county's most visited park is Griffith Park, owned by the city of Los Angeles. The county is also known for the annual Rose Parade in Pasadena, the annual Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Los Angeles Zoo, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the La Brea Tar Pits, the Arboretum of Los Angeles, and two horse racetracks and two car racetracks (Pomona Raceway and Irwindale Speedway), also the RMS Queen Mary located in Long Beach, and the Long Beach Grand Prix, and miles of beaches—from Zuma to Cabrillo.

Venice Beach is a popular attraction whose Muscle Beach used to attract throngs of tourists admiring "hardbodies". Today, it is more arts-centered. Santa Monica's pier is a well known tourist spot, famous for its Ferris wheel and bumper car rides, which were featured in the introductory segment of the television sitcom Three's Company. Further north in Pacific Palisades one finds the beaches used in the television series Baywatch.[73] The fabled Malibu, home of many film and television stars, lies west of it.

In the mountain, canyon, and desert areas one may find Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park, where many old Westerns were filmed. Mount Wilson Observatory in the San Gabriel Mountains is open for the public to view astronomical stars from its telescope, now computer-assisted. Many county residents find relaxation in water skiing and swimming at Castaic Lake Recreation Area – the county's largest park by area – as well as enjoying natural surroundings and starry nights at Saddleback Butte State Park in the eastern Antelope Valley – California State Parks' largest in area within the county. The California Poppy Reserve is located in the western Antelope Valley and shows off the State's flower in great quantity on its rolling hills every spring.

### Museums

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* Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
* Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, California
* Battleship USS Iowa, Los Angeles Waterfront in San Pedro
* SS Lane Victory, Los Angeles Waterfront in San Pedro, just south of the USS Iowa
* California African American Museum
* California Science Center, Los Angeles (formerly the Museum of Science and Industry)
* The Broad
* Hammer Museum
* Huntington Library, San Marino
* Long Beach Museum of Art in the historic Elizabeth Milbank Anderson residence
* Los Angeles Children's Museum
* Los Angeles County Fire Museum, in Bellflower[74]
* Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mid-City, Los Angeles
* Museum of Contemporary Art, Downtown Los Angeles (founded in 1950); The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Downtown Los Angeles (founded in 1980)
* Museum of Jurassic Technology, Culver City
* Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach
* Museum of Neon Art
* Museum of the American West (Gene Autry Museum), in Griffith Park
* Museum of Tolerance
* Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
* Pasadena Museum of California Art, in Pasadena
* J. Paul Getty Center, Brentwood (Ancient Roman, Greek, and European Renaissance Art)
* J. Paul Getty Villa, Pacific Palisades, Getty's original house
* George C. Page Museum at La Brea Tar Pits
* Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica (Contemporary art)
* Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena (19th- and early 20th-century art)
* Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles
* Southwest Museum

### Entertainment

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* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Descanso Gardens
* Dodger Stadium
* Exposition Park
* Farmers Market
* The Forum
* Griffith Park
* Griffith Observatory
* Huntington Botanical Gardens
* La Brea Tar Pits
* Music Center
* Olvera Street
* Crypto.com Arena
* SoFi Stadium
* South Coast Botanic Garden
* Third Street Promenade
* Venice Beach
* Los Angeles Zoo
* Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area

### Music venues

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Walt Disney Concert Hall

* California Plaza, comprising One California Plaza and Two California Plaza
* Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
* Crypto.com Arena
* The Forum
* Walt Disney Concert Hall
* Greek Theatre
* House of Blues Sunset Strip
* Pantages Theatre
* Hollywood Bowl
* Hollywood Palladium
* John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
* The Orpheum Theatre
* The Roxy Theatre
* Royce Hall (UCLA)
* The Music Box
* El Rey Theatre
* The Troubadour
* The Wiltern
* Whisky a Go Go

### Amusement parks

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* Universal Studios Hollywood
* Raging Waters, San Dimas
* Six Flags Magic Mountain
* Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
* Pacific Park

### Other attractions

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* U.S. Bank Tower
* Wilshire Grand Tower
* Central Los Angeles Library
* Watts Towers
* Wayfarers Chapel

* Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple
* Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
* Queen Mary

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### Other areas

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Angeles National Forest

* Ridge Route
* Angeles National Forest
* Mount Wilson Observatory
* Malibu Creek State Park
* Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park
* Plant 42's Blackbird Airpark and Heritage Airpark
* Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve
* Cortes Bank
* Santa Catalina Island
* Mojave Desert
* Saddleback Butte State Park
* Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park
* Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park

## Transportation

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Main article: Transportation in Los Angeles

### Major highways

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* I-5
* I-5 BL (San Fernando Road)
* I-10
* I-105
* I-110 / SR 110 – Harbor Freeway, Arroyo Seco Parkway
* I-210 / SR 210 (Foothill Freeway)
* I-405
* I-605
* I-710 / SR 710
* US 101
* SR 1 (Pacific Coast Highway)
* SR 2
* SR 14 – former US 6
* SR 18
* SR 19
* SR 22
* SR 23
* SR 27
* SR 39
* SR 47
* SR 57
* SR 60 – former US 60
* SR 66 – former US 66
* SR 71
* SR 72
* SR 90
* SR 91 – former US 91
* SR 103
* SR 107
* SR 118
* SR 126
* SR 134
* SR 138
* SR 170
* SR 187
* SR 213

### Air

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Los Angeles International Airport

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), located in the Westchester district, is the primary commercial airport for commercial airlines in the county and the Greater Los Angeles Area. LAX is operated by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), an agency of the City of Los Angeles.

Other important commercial airports in Los Angeles County include:

* Long Beach Municipal Airport operated by the City of Long Beach.
* Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, operated by the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority.

The following general aviation airports also are located in Los Angeles County:

* County operated airports (Department of Public Works, Aviation Division)
* Compton/Woodley Airport in Compton.
* San Gabriel Valley Airport in El Monte.
* Brackett Field in La Verne.
* Whiteman Airport in Pacoima.
* General William J. Fox Airfield in Lancaster.
* City operated airports
* Van Nuys Airport in Van Nuys, also operated by LAWA. Van Nuys Airport sees significant executive jet air traffic.
* LA/Palmdale Regional Airport in Palmdale. The airport is a separate facility on the grounds of Air Force Plant 42.
* Santa Monica Airport in Santa Monica, which has major executive jet traffic.
* Hawthorne Municipal Airport, also known as Jack Northrop Field, in Hawthorne.
* Zamperini Field in Torrance.

The U.S. Air Force operates three airports in Los Angeles County:

* Portions of Edwards Air Force Base, located at the northern edge of the county.
* Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, sharing runways with LA/Palmdale Regional.
* The non-flying Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo.

### Rail

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Los Angeles is a major freight-railroad transportation center, largely due to the large volumes of freight moving in and out of the county's sea port facilities. The ports are connected to the downtown rail yards and to the main lines of Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe headed east via a grade-separated, freight rail corridor known as the Alameda Corridor.

Passenger rail service is provided in the county by Amtrak, Los Angeles Metro Rail and Metrolink.

Amtrak has the following intercity Amtrak service at Union Station in the city of Los Angeles:

* The Pacific Surfliner to Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and San Diego.
* The Coast Starlight to San Francisco Bay Area, Portland and Seattle.
* The Southwest Chief to Albuquerque, Kansas City and Chicago.
* The Sunset Limited to Tucson, Houston and New Orleans.

Union Station is also the primary hub for Metrolink commuter rail, which serves much of the Greater Los Angeles Area.

Light rail, subway (heavy rail), and long-distance bus service are all provided by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). Other smaller regional transit agencies that provide public transit to specific regions of Los Angeles County include LADOT, Long Beach Transit, Montebello Bus Lines, Norwalk Transit, Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus serving the western LA region, Santa Clarita Transit, Torrance Transit, Glendale Beeline, Foothill Transit serving the San Gabriel Valley region, and the Antelope Valley Transit Authority serving the Lancaster and Palmdale area in the Antelope Valley region.

### Sea

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The county's two main seaports are the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach. Together they handle over a quarter of all container traffic entering the United States, making the complex the largest and most important port in the country, and the third-largest port in the world by shipping volume.

The Port of Los Angeles is the largest cruise ship center on the West Coast, handling more than 1 million passengers annually.

The Port of Long Beach is home to the Sea Launch program, which uses a floating launch platform to insert payloads into orbits that would be difficult to attain from existing land-based launch sites.

Catalina Express ferries link the Catalina Island city of Avalon to the mainland at San Pedro and Long Beach, as well as Dana Point in Orange County.

## Water

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Watersheds of Los Angeles County

Water is provided by at least 200 independent water districts or agencies.[75] Statewide droughts in California have placed a strain on the county's water security.[76] Statewide droughts in California have further strained Los Angeles County's water security.[77]

## Communities

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For the racial / ethnic profile of individual communities in Los Angeles County, see Demographics of Los Angeles County § Racial / Ethnic profile of places in Los Angeles County, California.

### Cities

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Main article: List of cities in Los Angeles County, California

There are 88 incorporated cities in Los Angeles County. According to the 2018 Estimate, the most populous are:[78]

Largest cities, 2018 Estimate  City  | Population

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Los Angeles |

3,990,456

Long Beach |

467,354

Santa Clarita |

210,089

Glendale |

201,361

Lancaster |

159,053

Palmdale |

156,667

Pomona |

152,361

Torrance |

145,182

Pasadena |

141,371

El Monte |

115,586

Downey |

112,269

West Covina |

106,311

Norwalk |

105,120

Burbank |

103,695

### Unincorporated areas

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#### Census-designated places

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* Acton
* Agua Dulce
* Alondra Park
* Altadena
* Avocado Heights
* Castaic
* Charter Oak
* Citrus
* Del Aire
* Desert View Highlands
* East Los Angeles
* East Pasadena
* East Rancho Dominguez
* East San Gabriel
* East Whittier
* Elizabeth Lake
* Florence-Graham
* Green Valley
* Hacienda Heights
* Hasley Canyon
* La Crescenta-Montrose
* Ladera Heights
* Lake Hughes
* Lake Los Angeles
* Lennox
* Leona Valley
* Littlerock
* Marina del Rey
* Mayflower Village
* North El Monte
* Pepperdine University
* Quartz Hill
* Rose Hills
* Rowland Heights
* San Pasqual
* South Monrovia Island
* South San Gabriel
* South San Jose Hills
* South Whittier
* Stevenson Ranch
* Sun Village
* Topanga
* Val Verde
* Valinda
* View Park-Windsor Hills
* Vincent
* Walnut Park
* West Athens
* West Carson
* West Rancho Dominguez
* West Puente Valley
* West Whittier-Los Nietos
* Westmont
* Willowbrook

#### Other unincorporated communities

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* Agoura
* Alla
* Alpine
* Andrade Corner
* Antelope Acres
* Antelope Center
* Athens
* Bassett
* Big Pines
* Castaic Junction
* City Terrace
* Cornell
* Del Sur
* Del Valle
* Firestone Park
* Florence
* Gorman
* Hillgrove
* Hi Vista
* Juniper Hills
* Kagel Canyon
* Kinneloa Mesa
* Largo Vista
* Llano
* Los Nietos
* Malibu Vista
* Monte Nido
* Neenach
* Ninetynine Oaks
* Pearblossom
* Rancho Dominguez
* Sandberg
* Sand Canyon
* Seminole Hot Springs
* Three Points
* Two Harbors
* Universal City
* Valyermo
* West Whitter

#### Proposed communities

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* Centennial (planned for 70,000).[79]

See: Los Angeles Almanac MAP: Unincorporated Areas and Communities of Los Angeles County

See also: List of districts and neighborhoods of Los Angeles

## See also

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* Greater Los Angeles portal

* List of museums in Los Angeles
* List of museums in Los Angeles County, California
* List of school districts in Los Angeles County, California
* List of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles County, California

## Notes

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1. ^ Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.
2. ^ Only larceny-theft cases involving property over $400 in value are reported as property crimes.

3.^ Mayor-Council In 2032

## References

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1. ^ "QuickFacts Los Angeles County, California". Archived from the original on August 20, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
2. ^ "Chronology". California State Association of Counties. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
3. ^ Mount San Antonio in the San Gabriel Mountains, on border with San Bernardino County.
4. ^ Sea level at the Pacific Ocean.
5. ^ "Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Los Angeles County, CA". fred.stlouisfed.org.
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* Chair: Kathryn Barger
* Chair pro tempore: Hilda Solis
* CEO: Fesia Davenport

Board of supervisors|

* Hilda Solis, 1st district
* Holly Mitchell, 2nd district
* Lindsey Horvath, 3rd district
* Janice Hahn, 4th district
* Kathryn Barger, 5th district

Departments|

* Aging & Disabilities
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* Sheriff
* Youth Development

Agencies|

* Office of Education
* Grand Park
* Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association
* Local Agency Formation Commission
* Los Angeles County Law Library
* Los Angeles Metro
* Music Center
* Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
* Superior Court
* First 5 Los Angeles
* FilmLA
* Los Angeles County Development Authority

Airports|

* Brackett Field
* Compton/Woodley Airport
* Fox Field
* San Gabriel Valley Airport (El Monte)
* Whiteman Airport

County hospitals|

* Los Angeles General Medical Center
* Harbor–UCLA Medical Center
* High Desert Regional Health Center
* Martin Luther King Jr. Outpatient Center
* Olive View–UCLA Medical Center
* Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center

Culture|

* Ahmanson Theatre
* Arboretum and Botanic Garden
* Bob Hope Patriotic Hall
* Descanso Gardens
* Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
* Grand Park
* John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
* Hollywood Bowl
* La Brea Tar Pits
* Mark Taper Forum
* Museum of Art
* Music Center
* Natural History Museum
* South Coast Botanic Garden
* Walt Disney Concert Hall
* Whittier Narrows

Others|

* Seal
* Hall of Records

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Municipalities and communities of Los Angeles County, California, United States

County seat: Los Angeles

Cities|

* Agoura Hills
* Alhambra
* Arcadia
* Artesia
* Avalon
* Azusa
* Baldwin Park
* Bell
* Bell Gardens
* Bellflower
* Beverly Hills
* Bradbury
* Burbank
* Calabasas
* Carson
* Cerritos
* City of Industry
* Claremont
* Commerce
* Compton
* Covina
* Cudahy
* Culver City
* Diamond Bar
* Downey
* Duarte
* El Monte
* El Segundo
* Gardena
* Glendale
* Glendora
* Hawaiian Gardens
* Hawthorne
* Hermosa Beach
* Hidden Hills
* Huntington Park
* Inglewood
* Irwindale
* La Cañada Flintridge
* La Habra Heights
* La Mirada
* La Puente
* La Verne
* Lakewood
* Lancaster
* Lawndale
* Lomita
* Long Beach
* Los Angeles
* Lynwood
* Malibu
* Manhattan Beach
* Maywood
* Monrovia
* Montebello
* Monterey Park
* Norwalk
* Palmdale
* Palos Verdes Estates
* Paramount
* Pasadena
* Pico Rivera
* Pomona
* Rancho Palos Verdes
* Redondo Beach
* Rolling Hills
* Rolling Hills Estates
* Rosemead
* San Dimas
* San Fernando
* San Gabriel
* San Marino
* Santa Clarita
* Santa Fe Springs
* Santa Monica
* Sierra Madre
* Signal Hill
* South El Monte
* South Gate
* South Pasadena
* Temple City
* Torrance
* Vernon
* Walnut
* West Covina
* West Hollywood
* Westlake Village
* Whittier

Los Angeles County map

CDPs|

* Acton
* Agua Dulce
* Alondra Park
* Altadena
* Avocado Heights
* Castaic
* Charter Oak
* Citrus
* Del Aire
* Desert View Highlands
* East Los Angeles
* East Pasadena
* East Rancho Dominguez
* East San Gabriel
* East Whittier
* Elizabeth Lake
* Florence-Graham
* Green Valley
* Hacienda Heights
* Hasley Canyon
* La Crescenta-Montrose
* Ladera Heights
* Lake Hughes
* Lake Los Angeles
* Lennox
* Leona Valley
* Littlerock
* Marina del Rey
* Mayflower Village
* North El Monte
* Pepperdine University
* Quartz Hill
* Rose Hills
* Rowland Heights
* San Pasqual
* South Monrovia Island
* South San Gabriel
* South San Jose Hills
* South Whittier
* Stevenson Ranch
* Sun Village
* Topanga
* Val Verde
* Valinda
* View Park-Windsor Hills
* Vincent
* Walnut Park
* West Athens
* West Carson
* West Puente Valley
* West Rancho Dominguez
* West Whittier-Los Nietos
* Westmont
* Willowbrook

Unincorporated
communities|

* Agoura
* Alpine
* Alsace
* Altacanyada
* Andrade Corner
* Antelope Acres
* Antelope Center
* Athens
* Bassett
* Big Pines
* Boiling Point
* Castaic Junction
* City Terrace
* Cornell
* Del Sur
* Del Valle
* El Nido
* Firestone Park
* Florence
* Gorman
* Hillgrove
* Hi Vista
* Juniper Hills
* Kagel Canyon
* Kinneloa Mesa
* Largo Vista
* Llano
* Malibu Vista
* Monte Nido
* Neenach
* Ninetynine Oaks
* Pearblossom
* Rancho Dominguez
* Red Box
* Sandberg
* Seminole Hot Springs
* Three Points
* Two Harbors
* Universal City
* Valencia
* Valyermo

* California portal
* United States portal

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Greater Los Angeles Area

Counties|

* Los Angeles
* Orange
* Riverside
* San Bernardino
* Ventura

Cities
and
towns|

| Central city|

* Los Angeles

|

200k–500k|

* Anaheim
* Fontana
* Irvine
* Long Beach
* Moreno Valley
* Oxnard
* Riverside
* San Bernardino
* Santa Ana
* Santa Clarita

100k−200k|

* Burbank
* Corona
* Costa Mesa
* Downey
* El Monte
* Fullerton
* Garden Grove
* Glendale
* Huntington Beach
* Inglewood
* Jurupa Valley
* Lancaster
* Murrieta
* Menifee
* Norwalk
* Ontario
* Orange
* Palmdale
* Pasadena
* Pomona
* Rancho Cucamonga
* Rialto
* Simi Valley
* Temecula
* Thousand Oaks
* Torrance
* Ventura
* Victorville
* West Covina

50k–100k|

* Alhambra
* Aliso Viejo
* Apple Valley
* Arcadia
* Azusa
* Baldwin Park
* Beaumont
* Bellflower
* Buena Park
* Camarillo
* Carson
* Cathedral City
* Chino
* Chino Hills
* Colton
* Compton
* Covina
* Cypress
* Diamond Bar
* Eastvale
* Fountain Valley
* Gardena
* Glendora
* Hacienda Heights
* Hawthorne
* Hemet
* Hesperia
* Highland
* Indio
* La Habra
* Laguna Niguel
* Lake Elsinore
* Lake Forest
* Lakewood
* Lynwood
* Mission Viejo
* Monrovia
* Montebello
* Monterey Park
* Newport Beach
* Palm Desert
* Paramount
* Perris
* Pico Rivera
* Placentia
* Redlands
* Redondo Beach
* Rosemead
* San Clemente
* San Jacinto
* Santa Monica
* South Gate
* Tustin
* Upland
* Westminster
* Whittier
* Yorba Linda
* Yucaipa

25k–50k|

* Adelanto
* Banning
* Barstow
* Bell
* Bell Gardens
* Beverly Hills
* Brea
* Cerritos
* Claremont
* Coachella
* Culver City
* Dana Point
* Desert Hot Springs
* La Mirada
* La Puente
* La Quinta
* La Verne
* Laguna Hills
* Lawndale
* Manhattan Beach
* Maywood
* Monrovia
* Montclair
* Moorpark
* Norco
* Palm Springs
* Rancho Palos Verdes
* Rancho Santa Margarita
* San Dimas
* San Gabriel
* San Juan Capistrano
* Santa Paula
* Seal Beach
* South Pasadena
* Stanton
* Temple City
* Twentynine Palms
* Walnut
* West Hollywood
* Wildomar

10k–25k|

* Agoura Hills
* Artesia
* Blythe
* Calabasas
* Calimesa
* Canyon Lake
* Commerce
* Cudahy
* Duarte
* El Segundo
* Fillmore
* Grand Terrace
* Hawaiian Gardens
* Hermosa Beach
* La Cañada Flintridge
* La Palma
* Laguna Beach
* Laguna Woods
* Loma Linda
* Lomita
* Los Alamitos
* Malibu
* Palos Verdes Estates
* Port Hueneme
* Rancho Mirage
* San Fernando
* San Marino
* Santa Fe Springs
* Sierra Madre
* Signal Hill
* South El Monte
* Yucca Valley

Under 10k|

* Avalon
* Big Bear Lake
* Bradbury
* City of Industry
* Hidden Hills
* Indian Wells
* Irwindale
* La Habra Heights
* Needles
* Ojai
* Rolling Hills
* Rolling Hills Estates
* Vernon
* Villa Park
* Westlake Village

CDPs
over 25k|

* Altadena
* East Los Angeles
* Florence-Graham
* French Valley
* Hacienda Heights
* Ladera Ranch
* North Tustin
* Rowland Heights
* South Whittier
* Temescal Valley
* West Whittier-Los Nietos
* Westmont

Area
regions|

* Anaheim–Santa Ana edge city
* Antelope Valley
* Central Los Angeles
* Coachella Valley
* Colorado Desert
* Conejo Valley
* Downtown Los Angeles
* East Los Angeles
* Gateway Cities
* Greater Hollywood
* Greater Los Angeles
* Harbor Area
* Inland Empire
* Mojave Desert
* Northeast Los Angeles
* Northwest Los Angeles
* Orange Coast
* Palos Verdes Peninsula
* Pomona Valley
* Saddleback Valley
* San Bernardino Valley
* San Fernando Valley
* San Gabriel Valley
* Santa Ana Valley
* Santa Clarita Valley
* Simi Valley
* South Bay
* South Coast Metro
* South Los Angeles
* Victor Valley
* Westside Los Angeles

Landforms|

* Baldwin Hills (range)
* Channel Islands
* Chino Hills
* Hollywood Hills
* Los Angeles Basin
* Oxnard Plain
* Palos Verdes Hills
* Puente Hills
* San Fernando Valley
* San Gabriel Mountains
* San Gabriel Valley
* San Jacinto Mountains
* Santa Ana Mountains
* Santa Catalina Island
* Santa Monica Mountains
* Santa Susana Mountains
* Sierra Pelona Ridge
* Simi Hills
* Verdugo Mountains

Bodies of
water|

* Aliso Creek
* Arroyo Calabasas
* Arroyo Seco
* Ballona Creek
* Bell Creek
* Big Bear Lake
* Coyote Creek
* Lake Arrowhead
* Lake Gregory
* Lake Perris
* Lake Piru
* Los Angeles Aqueduct
* Los Angeles River
* Malibu Creek
* Mojave River
* Pacific Ocean
* Pyramid Lake
* Rio Hondo
* San Gabriel River
* San Juan Creek
* San Pedro Bay
* Santa Ana River
* Santa Clara River
* Santa Margarita River
* Santa Monica Bay
* Tujunga Wash

* v
* t
* e

State of California

Sacramento (capital)

Topics|

* Culture
* food
* music
* languages
* California sound
* sports
* California Dream
* Crime
* Demographics
* Earthquakes
* Economy
* agriculture
* Education
* Education, history of
* Environment
* Geography
* climate
* ecology
* flora
* fauna
* Government
* Capitol
* districts
* governor
* legislature
* Supreme Court
* Healthcare
* Abortion
* History
* Law
* LGBT rights
* National Historic Landmarks
* National Natural Landmarks
* NRHP listings
* Politics
* congressional delegations
* elections
* People
* Protected areas
* state parks
* state historic landmarks
* Symbols
* Transportation
* Water
* Index of articles

Regions|

* Antelope Valley
* Big Sur
* California Coast Ranges
* Cascade Range
* Central California
* Central Coast
* Central Valley
* Channel Islands
* Coachella Valley
* Coastal California
* Conejo Valley
* Cucamonga Valley
* Death Valley
* East Bay (SF Bay Area)
* East County (SD)
* Eastern California
* Emerald Triangle
* Gold Country
* Great Basin
* Greater San Bernardino
* Inland Empire
* Klamath Basin
* Lake Tahoe
* Greater Los Angeles
* Los Angeles Basin
* Lost Coast
* Mojave Desert
* Mountain Empire
* North Bay (SF)
* North Coast
* North County (SD)
* Northern California
* Orange Coast
* Owens Valley
* Oxnard Plain
* Peninsular Ranges
* Pomona Valley
* Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
* Sacramento Valley
* Saddleback Valley
* Salinas Valley
* San Fernando Valley
* San Francisco Bay Area
* San Francisco Peninsula
* San Gabriel Valley
* San Joaquin Valley
* Santa Clara Valley
* Santa Clara River Valley
* Santa Clarita Valley
* Santa Ynez Valley
* Shasta Cascade
* Sierra Nevada
* Silicon Valley
* South Bay (LA)
* South Bay (SD)
* South Bay (SF)
* South Coast
* Southern Border Region
* Southern California
* Transverse Ranges
* Tri-Valley
* Victor Valley
* Wine Country

Metro regions|

* Fresno–Madera
* Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
* Sacramento–Roseville
* Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario
* San Diego–Tijuana
* San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland

Counties|

* Alameda
* Alpine
* Amador
* Butte
* Calaveras
* Colusa
* Contra Costa
* Del Norte
* El Dorado
* Fresno
* Glenn
* Humboldt
* Imperial
* Inyo
* Kern
* Kings
* Lake
* Lassen
* Los Angeles
* Madera
* Marin
* Mariposa
* Mendocino
* Merced
* Modoc
* Mono
* Monterey
* Napa
* Nevada
* Orange
* Placer
* Plumas
* Riverside
* Sacramento
* San Benito
* San Bernardino
* San Diego
* San Francisco
* San Joaquin
* San Luis Obispo
* San Mateo
* Santa Barbara
* Santa Clara
* Santa Cruz
* Shasta
* Sierra
* Siskiyou
* Solano
* Sonoma
* Stanislaus
* Sutter
* Tehama
* Trinity
* Tulare
* Tuolumne
* Ventura
* Yolo
* Yuba

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cities|

* Los Angeles
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* San Jose
* San Francisco
* Fresno
* Sacramento
* Long Beach
* Oakland
* Bakersfield
* Anaheim

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| Before 1900|

* Native Californian
* Precontact
* First explorations
* Later explorations
* Genocide of indigenous population
* Spanish colonization
* Mexican rule
* California Trail
* Mexican–American War
* Californios
* California Republic
* Conquest of California
* Interim government of California
* United States rule
* Gold Rush
* Civil War

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Since 1900|

* Labor
* Engineering
* Water wars
* Industrial growth
* Postwar culture
* Development
* Legal revolution
* Tech boom
* Present day

By topic|

* Etymology
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* Maritime
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* Railroads
* Ranchos
* Slavery
* Territorial evolution

By region|

* Bay Area
* San Fernando Valley
* Santa Catalina Island
* Yosemite

Regions|

* San Fernando Valley

By county|

* Alameda
* Alpine
* Amador
* Butte
* Calaveras
* Colusa
* Contra Costa
* Del Norte
* El Dorado
* Fresno
* Glenn
* Humboldt
* Imperial
* Inyo
* Kern
* Kings
* Lake
* Lassen
* Los Angeles
* Madera
* Marin
* Mariposa
* Mendocino
* Merced
* Modoc
* Mono
* Monterey
* Napa
* Nevada
* Orange
* Placer
* Plumas
* Riverside
* Sacramento
* San Benito
* San Bernardino
* San Diego
* San Francisco
* San Joaquin
* San Luis Obispo
* San Mateo
* Santa Barbara
* Santa Clara
* Santa Cruz
* Shasta
* Sierra
* Siskiyou
* Solano
* Sonoma
* Stanislaus
* Sutter
* Tehama
* Trinity
* Tulare
* Tuolumne
* Ventura
* Yolo
* Yuba

By city|

* Los Angeles
* San Diego
* San Jose
* San Francisco
* Fresno
* Sacramento
* Long Beach
* Oakland
* Bakersfield
* Anaheim
* Santa Ana
* Riverside
* Stockton
* Chula Vista
* Fremont
* Irvine
* San Bernardino
* Modesto
* Oxnard
* Fontana
* Moreno Valley
* Glendale
* Huntington Beach
* Santa Clarita
* Garden Grove
* Santa Rosa
* Oceanside
* Rancho Cucamonga
* Ontario
* Lancaster
* Elk Grove
* Palmdale
* Corona
* Salinas
* Pomona
* Torrance
* Hayward
* Escondido
* Sunnyvale
* Pasadena
* Fullerton
* Orange
* Thousand Oaks
* Visalia
* Simi Valley
* Concord
* Roseville
* Santa Clara
* Vallejo
* Victorville
* El Monte
* Berkeley
* Downey
* Costa Mesa
* Inglewood
* Ventura
* Fairfield
* Santa Maria
* Redding
* Santa Monica
* Santa Barbara
* Chico
* Merced
* Napa
* Redwood City
* Yuba City
* Madera
* Santa Cruz
* San Rafael
* Woodland
* Hanford
* San Luis Obispo
* El Centro
* Lompoc
* Martinez
* Hollister
* Eureka
* Susanville
* Ukiah
* Oroville
* Red Bluff
* Auburn
* Marysville
* Piedmont
* Placerville
* Yreka
* Crescent City
* Willows
* Colusa
* Sonora
* Lakeport
* Jackson
* Nevada City
* Alturas

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