California County Maps

The local government of the state of California is made up of 481 incorporated cities and towns and 58 counties. Out of the 481 incorporated cities and towns, 22 are towns and 459 are cities. As laid down by the California law, the expressions "town" and "city" are clearly similar.

In CA, the name of an incorporated municipality may be "Town of (Name)" or "City of (Name)". All the counties in California are served by their respective county seats.
California County Maps: An Overview
There are 58 counties in the state of CA. Counties have the responsibility of collection of property taxes, all elections, keeping of public documents like title deeds, and regional-level courts inside their boundaries and offering legal protection (via the county sheriff and his representatives) to places that are not situated inside incorporated cities. In 1850, 18 counties were created in the beginning. The last county to be set up in the state was the Imperial County in 1907.


Major California Counties


Given below is a list of major California Counties with their areas and population:

Counties	County Seat	Area	Population
Alameda County	Oakland	738 sq mi	1,474,368
Alpine County	Markleeville	739 sq mi	1,061
Butte County	Oroville	1,640 sq mi	220,337
Calaveras County	San Andreas	1,020 sq mi	46,843
Contra Costa County	Martinez	720 sq mi	1,029,703
Del Norte County	Crescent City	1,008 sq mi	29,100
El Dorado County	Placerville	1,712 sq mi	176,075
Fresno County	Fresno	5,963 sq mi	909,153
Glenn County	Willows	1,315 sq mi	28,237
Humboldt County	Eureka	3,573 sq mi	129,000
Imperial County	El Centro	4,175 sq mi	163,972
Kern County	Bakersfield	8,142 sq mi	800,458
Merced County	Merced	1,929 sq mi	246,117
Monterey County	Salinas	3,322 sq mi	408,238
Orange County	Santa Ana	790 sq mi	3,010,759
Placer County	Auburn	1,503 sq mi	341,945
Riverside County	Riverside	7,208 sq mi	2,100,516
Sacramento County	Sacramento	966 sq mi	1,394,154
San Diego County	San Bernardino	4,204 sq mi	2,015,355
San Bernardino County	Stockton	1,399 sq mi	672,388
San Joaquin County	Stockton	1,399 sq mi	672,388
Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara	2,738 sq mi	405,396
Santa Clara County	San Jose	1,291 sq mi	1,764,499
Ventura County	Ventura	1,846 sq mi	797,740

California County Maps help locate and understand the counties of the state in a better way.