Around California: California Counties--Population

About This Blog

I began this blog in 2011 in an attempt to improve my photography and showcase all of California's 58 counties. I didn't quite make all of the 58, I missed three and I will try to rectify that in the coming year. I'm not sure how much I improved my photography because I always seemed to be in a rush.
In 2012 I plan to take more time, perhaps not post every day (this is one thing I did accomplish in 2011). I also plan to expand beyond California and include images from other parts of Western United States. I will continue to include a map showing where I was when I took the picture. I will keep commentary to a minimum, long photo essays will continue to be at Martha's Musings.

Counties -- Square Mileage and Population Density
County	Seat	Sq. Miles	2008 Pop. Est.	Density
Alameda	Oakland	825	1,548,492	1,877.0
Alpine	Markleeville	727	1,202	1.7
Amador	Jackson	601	37,863	63.0
Butte	Oroville	1665	220,769	132.6
Calaveras	San Andreas	1036	45,980	44.4
Colusa	Colusa	1156	21,848	18.9
Contra Costa	Martinez	798	1,056,477	1,323.9
Del Norte	Crescent City	1003	29,401	29.3
El Dorado	Placerville	1805	179,969	99.7
Fresno	Fresno	5998	936,828	156.2
Glenn	Willows	1319	29,286	22.2
Humboldt	Eureka	3600	132,690	36.9
Imperial	El Centro	4598	177,820	38.7
Inyo	Independence	10097	18,011	1.8
Kern	Bakersfield	8170	823,550	100.8
Kings	Hanford	1436	155,024	108.0
Lake	Lakeport	1327	64,069	48.3
Lassen	Susanville	4690	35,763	7.6
Los Angeles	Los Angeles	4079	10,347,437	2,536.8
Madera	Madera	2147	151,938	70.8
Marin	San Rafael	588	257,522	438.0
Mariposa	Mariposa	1461	18,297	12.5
Mendocino	Ukiah	3510	90,051	25.7
Merced	Merced	2008	256,114	127.5
Modoc	Alturas	4340	9,727	2.2
Mono	Bridgeport	3103	13,726	4.4
Monterey	Salinas	3324	429,083	129.1
Napa	Napa	797	137,010	171.9
Nevada	Nevada City	992	99,116	99.9
Orange	Santa Ana	785	3,125,756	3,981.9
Placer	Auburn	1507	338,750	224.8
Plumas	Quincy	2618	20,696	7.9
Riverside	Riverside	7243	2,106,328	290.8
Sacramento	Sacramento	1015	1,427,885	1,406.8
San Benito	Hollister	1397	57,629	41.3
San Bernardino	San Bernardino	20164	2,060,722	102.2
San Diego	San Diego	4281	3,161,477	738.5
San Francisco	San Francisco	47	842,625	17,928.2
San Joaquin	Stockton	1436	687,044	478.4
San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo	3326	270,046	81.2
San Mateo	Redwood City	531	742,251	1,397.8
Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara	2745	429,109	156.3
Santa Clara	San Jose	1316	1,846,757	1,403.3
Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz	440	267,541	608.0
Shasta	Redding	3850	182,470	47.4
Sierra	Downieville	959	3,353	3.5
Siskiyou	Yreka	6318	46,017	7.3
Solano	Fairfield	872	426,026	488.6
Sonoma	Santa Rosa	1598	484,547	303.2