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Part of the county's territory went to Del Norte County in 1857, and in 1874 the remainder was divided between Humboldt and Siskiyou counties. Pautah County, California was created in 1852 out of territory which, the state of California assumed, was to be ceded to it by the United States Congress from territory in what is now the state of Nevada.
Rank County State County seat Total area Land area 1 San Bernardino County: California: San Bernardino: 20,105.32 sq mi (52,072.5 km 2) : 20,052.5 sq mi (51,936 km 2) : 2
The smallest counties and county equivalents (in the 50 states) are the independent cities of Virginia with the extreme being Falls Church at 2.05 sq mi (5.3 km 2; 1,310 acres). [8] If the U.S. territories are included, the smallest county-equivalent is Kingman Reef, with a land area of 0.012 square miles (3.1 ha; 7.7 acres). [9]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 20,105 square miles (52,070 km 2), of which 20,057 square miles (51,950 km 2) is land and 48 square miles (120 km 2) (0.2%) is water. [18] It is the largest county by area in California and the largest in the United States (excluding boroughs in Alaska). [19]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 7,303 square miles (18,910 km 2), of which 7,206 square miles (18,660 km 2) is land and 97 square miles (250 km 2) (1.3%) is water. [18] It is the fourth-largest county in California by area.
Tulare Lake, with an area of 570 square miles (1,476 km 2), once filled much of the area. In modern times, it is usually a dry lake and partially covered with agricultural fields. The lake reappears during unusually high levels of rainfall or snow melt such as the winter of 2022 and early spring of 2023.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,482 square miles (11,610 km 2), of which 4,177 square miles (10,820 km 2) is land and 305 square miles (790 km 2) (6.8%) is water. [29] Much of Imperial County is below sea level. Imperial County is roughly twice the size in total square miles as the State of Delaware.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 828 square miles (2,140 km 2), of which 520 square miles (1,300 km 2) is land and 308 square miles (800 km 2), comprising 37.2%, is water. [16] It is the fourth-smallest county in California by land area.