Admitted to Union: September 9, 1850
Capital: Sacramento
Nickname: The Golden State, The Land of Milk and Honey
Motto: Eureka, translated "I Have Found It"
Total Area: 163,707 square miles
Total Land Area: 155,973 square miles
Total Water Area: 7,734 square miles
Length: 770 miles
Width: 250 miles
Highest Point: 14,494 feet (Mount Whitney)
Lowest Point: -282 feet (Death Valley)
Mean Elevation: 2,900 feet
Highest Temp: 134 degrees on Jul. 10, 1913 at Greenland Ranch
Lowest Temp: -45 degrees on Jan. 20, 1937 at Boca.
Highest Monthly Avg Temp: 92.2 degrees
Lowest Monthly Avg Temp: 14.3 degrees
Population: (U.S. Census, April, 2000) 33,871,648