-population 353,643
A city in Orange County, California. The city anticipates that the population will surpass 400,000 by 2014 because of rapid development in its Platinum Triangle area as well as in Anaheim Hills. The Platinum Triangle is the fastest growing area in Orange County.
9. Santa Ana
-population 357,754
Founded in 1869, Santa Ana is located in Southern California adjacent to the Santa Ana River, 10 miles (16 km) away from the California coast. The city is part of the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Santa Ana metropolitan area which, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, is the second largest metropolitan area in the U.S., with almost thirteen million people.
8. Oakland
-population 430,666
Initially, Oakland grew from having its hillside oak and redwood timber resources logged to build San Francisco, and Oakland's fertile flatland soils helped it become a prolific agricultural region. In the late 1860s, Oakland was selected as the western terminus of the Transcontinental Railroad.
7. Sacramento
-population 486, 189
Sacramento became a city through the efforts of John Sutter, Sr., a Swiss immigrant, his son, John Sutter, Jr. and James W. Marshall. Sacramento grew quickly thanks to the protection of Sutter's Fort, which was established by Sutter in 1839. During the California Gold Rush, Sacramento was a major distribution point, a commercial and agricultural center, and a terminus for wagon trains, stagecoaches, riverboats, the telegraph, the Pony Express, and the First Transcontinental Railroad.
6. Long Beach
-population 494,709
The city is a dominant maritime center of the United States and was recently named "Aquatic Capital of the Nation." It wields substantial influence critical to the global economy. The Port of Long Beach is the United States' second busiest container port and one of the world's largest shipping ports.The city also maintains a large oil industry with the substance being found both underground and offshore. Manufacturing sectors include those in aircraft, car parts, electronic and audiovisual equipment, and home furnishings.
5. Fresno
-population 502,303
Fresno is located in the center of the wide San Joaquin Valley of Central California, approximately 200 miles (322 km) north of Los Angeles and 170 miles (274 km) south of the state capital, Sacramento. The city is part of Metropolitan Fresno, which, with a population of 1,107,416 is the second largest metro area (after the Sacramento Metropolitan Area) in the Central Valley. The name Fresno is the Spanish language word for the ash tree, and an ash leaf is featured on the city's flag.
4. San Francisco
-population 856,095
The only consolidated city-county in California, it encompasses a land area of 46.7 square miles (121 km2) on the northern end of the San Francisco Peninsula, giving it a density of 17,243 people per square mile (6,655/km2). It is the most densely settled large city (population greater than 200,000) in the state of California and the second-most densely populated large city in the United States.
3. San Jose
-population 1,023,083
San Jose was founded on November 29, 1777, as El Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe, the first town in the Spanish colony of Nueva California, which later became Alta California.The city served as a farming community to support Spanish military installations at San Francisco and Monterey. When California gained statehood in 1850, San Jose served as its first capital.
2. San Diego
-population 1,376,173
Historically home to the Kumeyaay people, San Diego was the first site visited by Europeans on what is now the West Coast of the United States. Upon landing in San Diego Bay in 1542, Juan Cabrillo claimed the entire area for Spain, forming the basis for the settlement of Alta California 200 years later. The Presidio and Mission of San Diego, founded in 1769, were the first European settlement in what is now California. In 1821, San Diego became part of newly independent Mexico, and in 1850, became part of the United States with the admission of California to the union
1. Los Angeles
-population 4,094,764
Often known by its initials, LA, and nicknamed the City of Angels, Los Angeles is a world center of business, international trade, entertainment, culture, media, fashion, science, technology, and education. It is home to renowned institutions covering a broad range of professional and cultural fields, and is one of the most substantial economic engines within the United States. Los Angeles has been ranked the third richest city and fifth most powerful and influential city in the world, behind only New York City in the United States.
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http://www.seecalifornia.com/california/population-top10-cities.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaheim,_California
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Ana,_California
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_California
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacramento_California
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Beach,_California
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresno_California
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_francisco
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose,_California
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_California
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_California
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