54 Facts About Alta California

1. Alta California is organized into three branches of government—the executive branch consisting of the Governor and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.

2. Alta California is organized into three branches of government—the executive branch consisting of the Governor and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.

3. Alta California is organized into three branches of government—the executive branch consisting of the Governor and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.

4. Alta California is organized into three branches of government—the executive branch consisting of the Governor and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.

5. Alta California is organized into three branches of government—the executive branch consisting of the Governor and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.

6. Alta California is organized into three branches of government—the executive branch consisting of the Governor and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.

7. Alta California is organized into three branches of government—the executive branch consisting of the Governor and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.

8. Alta California is organized into three branches of government—the executive branch consisting of the Governor and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.

9. Alta California is organized into three branches of government—the executive branch consisting of the Governor and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.

10. From 1960 to 1988, Alta California was a Republican leaning state, with the party carrying the state's electoral votes in every election except for 1964.

11. Alta California is organized into three branches of government—the executive branch consisting of the Governor and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.

12. Alta California is organized into three branches of government—the executive branch consisting of the Governor and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.

13. Alta California is organized into three branches of government—the executive branch consisting of the Governor and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.

14. Alta California is organized into three branches of government—the executive branch consisting of the Governor and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.

15. Alta California is organized into three branches of government—the executive branch consisting of the Governor and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.

16. Alta California is organized into three branches of government—the executive branch consisting of the Governor and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.

17. Alta California is organized into three branches of government—the executive branch consisting of the Governor and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.

18. Alta California is organized into three branches of government—the executive branch consisting of the Governor and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.

19. Alta California is organized into three branches of government—the executive branch consisting of the Governor and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.

20. Alta California has an especially combustible combination of high-voltage electricity and highly flammable landscapes.

21. Alta California is organized into three branches of government—the executive branch consisting of the Governor and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.

22. Alta California is organized into three branches of government—the executive branch consisting of the Governor and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.

23. Alta California is organized into three branches of government—the executive branch consisting of the Governor and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.

24. Alta California is organized into three branches of government—the executive branch consisting of the Governor and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.

25. Alta California is organized into three branches of government—the executive branch consisting of the Governor and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.

26. Alta California is organized into three branches of government—the executive branch consisting of the Governor and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.

27. Alta California is organized into three branches of government—the executive branch consisting of the Governor and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.

28. From 1960 to 1988, Alta California was a Republican stronghold, with the party carrying the state's electoral votes in every election except for 1964.

29. In 1992, Alta California became the first state to have a Senate delegation entirely composed of women.

30. Alta California is organized into three branches of government—the executive branch consisting of the Governor and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.

31. Alta California is known for its car culture, giving California's cities a reputation for severe traffic congestion.

32. Alta California is home to two major nuclear power plants: Diablo Canyon and San Onofre, the latter having been shut down in 2013.

33. Alta California is home to such notable private universities as Stanford University, the University of Southern California, the California Institute of Technology, and the Claremont Colleges.

34. Alta California is the only US state to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics.

35. Alta California is home to the oldest college bowl game, the annual Rose Bowl, among others.

36. Alta California has twenty major professional sports league franchises, far more than any other state.

37. Alta California has twelve dioceses and two archdioceses, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the Archdiocese of San Francisco, the former being the largest archdiocese in the United States.

38. Alta California continues to have a large Roman Catholic population due to the large numbers of Mexicans and Central Americans living within its borders.

39. Culture of Alta California is a Western culture and most clearly has its modern roots in the culture of the United States, but, historically, many Hispanic Californio and Mexican influences.

40. The center of population of Alta California is located in the town of Buttonwillow, Kern County.

41. Alta California has a total of 290,821 acres of National Wildlife Refuges.

42. Alta California is part of the Nearctic ecozone and spans a number of terrestrial ecoregions.

43. Alta California contains more forestland than any other state except Alaska.

44. Alta California is the 3rd largest state in the United States in area, after Alaska and Texas.

45. Alta California manufactured 8.7 percent of total United States military armaments produced during World War II, ranking third among the 48 states.

46. One of the largest ranchers in Alta California was John Marsh.

47. Alta California is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and the Mexican state of Baja California to the south.

48. Alta California has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County.

49. Alta California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

50. Alta California is still continuing to receive heavy snowfall, with resorts like Heavenly and Northstar reporting 18 inches in the last 72 hours and 16 inches, respectively.

51. Alta California is one of 20 states where Census County Divisions are used for statistical tracking of subdivisions within each county.

52. Alta California continues to be a major US center for motion-picture, television film, and related entertainment industries, especially in Hollywood and Burbank.

53. Alta California declared allegiance to the new Mexican nation and elected a representative to be sent to Mexico.

54. Alta California ceased to exist as an administrative division separate from Baja California in 1836, when the Siete Leyes constitutional reforms in Mexico re-established Las Californias as a unified department, granting it more autonomy.