<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> State of California </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Flag </Td> <Td> Seal </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Nickname ( s ) : The Golden State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Motto ( s ) : Eureka </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> State song ( s ) : `` I Love You , California '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spoken languages </Th> <Td> <P> Native languages as of 2007 </P> <Ul> <Li> English 57.4 % </Li> <Li> Spanish 28.5 % </Li> <Li> Chinese 2.8 % </Li> <Li> Filipino 2.2 % </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> Californian </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital </Th> <Td> Sacramento </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest city </Th> <Td> Los Angeles </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest metro </Th> <Td> Greater Los Angeles Area </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> Ranked 3rd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 163,696 sq mi ( 423,970 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Width </Th> <Td> 250 miles ( 400 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 770 miles ( 1,240 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> % water </Th> <Td> 4.7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Latitude </Th> <Td> 32 ° 32 ′ N to 42 ° N </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Longitude </Th> <Td> 114 ° 8 ′ W to 124 ° 26 ′ W </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Population </Th> <Td> Ranked 1st </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 39,536,653 ( 2017 est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 240 / sq mi ( 92.6 / km ) Ranked 11th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Median household income </Th> <Td> $63,636 ( 13th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elevation </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Highest point </Th> <Td> Mount Whitney 14,505 ft ( 4,421.0 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mean </Th> <Td> 2,900 ft ( 880 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lowest point </Th> <Td> Badwater Basin − 279 ft ( − 85.0 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Before statehood </Th> <Td> California Republic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Admission to Union </Th> <Td> September 9 , 1850 ( 31st ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Governor </Th> <Td> Jerry Brown ( D ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lieutenant Governor </Th> <Td> Gavin Newsom ( D ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> California State Legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Upper house </Th> <Td> California State Senate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lower house </Th> <Td> California State Assembly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. Senators </Th> <Td> Dianne Feinstein ( D ) Kamala Harris ( D ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. House delegation </Th> <Td> 39 Democrats 14 Republicans ( list ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zones </Th> <Td> Pacific Time Zone </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Standard time </Th> <Td> PST ( UTC − 8 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Summer time ( DST ) </Th> <Td> PDT ( UTC − 7 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 </Th> <Td> US - CA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Abbreviations </Th> <Td> CA , Calif. , Cal . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.ca.gov </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> State of California </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Flag </Td> <Td> Seal </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Nickname ( s ) : The Golden State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Motto ( s ) : Eureka </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> State song ( s ) : `` I Love You , California '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spoken languages </Th> <Td> <P> Native languages as of 2007 </P> <Ul> <Li> English 57.4 % </Li> <Li> Spanish 28.5 % </Li> <Li> Chinese 2.8 % </Li> <Li> Filipino 2.2 % </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> Californian </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital </Th> <Td> Sacramento </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest city </Th> <Td> Los Angeles </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest metro </Th> <Td> Greater Los Angeles Area </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> Ranked 3rd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 163,696 sq mi ( 423,970 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Width </Th> <Td> 250 miles ( 400 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 770 miles ( 1,240 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> % water </Th> <Td> 4.7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Latitude </Th> <Td> 32 ° 32 ′ N to 42 ° N </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Longitude </Th> <Td> 114 ° 8 ′ W to 124 ° 26 ′ W </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Population </Th> <Td> Ranked 1st </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 39,536,653 ( 2017 est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 240 / sq mi ( 92.6 / km ) Ranked 11th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Median household income </Th> <Td> $63,636 ( 13th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elevation </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Highest point </Th> <Td> Mount Whitney 14,505 ft ( 4,421.0 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mean </Th> <Td> 2,900 ft ( 880 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lowest point </Th> <Td> Badwater Basin − 279 ft ( − 85.0 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Before statehood </Th> <Td> California Republic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Admission to Union </Th> <Td> September 9 , 1850 ( 31st ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Governor </Th> <Td> Jerry Brown ( D ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lieutenant Governor </Th> <Td> Gavin Newsom ( D ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> California State Legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Upper house </Th> <Td> California State Senate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lower house </Th> <Td> California State Assembly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. Senators </Th> <Td> Dianne Feinstein ( D ) Kamala Harris ( D ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. House delegation </Th> <Td> 39 Democrats 14 Republicans ( list ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zones </Th> <Td> Pacific Time Zone </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Standard time </Th> <Td> PST ( UTC − 8 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Summer time ( DST ) </Th> <Td> PDT ( UTC − 7 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 </Th> <Td> US - CA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Abbreviations </Th> <Td> CA , Calif. , Cal . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.ca.gov </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did california become a state in the union
when did california become a state in the union
September 9 , 1850
September 9 , 1850