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Land, water and total area by U.S. state, district or territory, sortable State / territory Total area Land area Water area sq mi km 2 sq mi km 2 sq mi km 2 Alaska 665,384
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.
With over 39 million residents across an area of 163,696 square miles (423,970 km 2), [11] it is the most populous U.S. state, the third-largest by area, and most populated subnational entity in North America. Prior to European colonization, California was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in pre-Columbian North America.
Additionally, every Bay Area member of the California State Senate and the California State Assembly is a registered Democrat. The Bay Area's association with progressive politics has led to the term "San Francisco values" being used by conservative commentators in a pejorative sense to describe the secular progressive culture in the area. [243]
The Los Angeles–Orange County metro area was the most densely populated "urbanized area" (as defined by the United States Census Bureau) in the United States in 2000, with 7,068 inhabitants per square mile (2,729/km 2). [16] For comparison, the "New York–Newark" Urbanized Area had a population density of 5,309 per square mile (2,050/km 2).
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.
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. [20] It is the largest county by area in California and the largest in the United States (excluding boroughs in Alaska). [21]
Southern California: Metro area: Greater Los Angeles: Formed: February 18, 1850 ... the county has an area of 4,751 square miles (12,310 km 2), of which 4,058 square ...