Los Angeles County is one of the original counties of California, created at the time of statehood in 1850.
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11 Facts About Los Angeles County
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In 1851 and 1852, Los Angeles County stretched from the coast to the state line of Nevada.
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Los Angeles County includes San Clemente Island and Santa Catalina Island, which are part of the Channel Islands archipelago off the Pacific Coast.
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Los Angeles County has a large population of Asian Americans, being home to the largest numbers of Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Indonesian, Korean, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, and Thai outside their respective countries.
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Los Angeles County is home to the largest Armenian population outside of Armenia.
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Los Angeles County contains the largest Iranian population outside of Iran of any other county or county equivalent globally.
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has approximately 5 million members and is the largest diocese in the United States.
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Government of Los Angeles County is defined and authorized under the California Constitution, California law and the Charter of the County of Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles County is commonly associated with the entertainment and digital media industry; all five major film studios—Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros.
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Los Angeles is a major freight-railroad transportation center, largely due to the large volumes of freight moving in and out of the county's sea port facilities.
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Port of Los Angeles is the largest cruise ship center on the West Coast, handling more than 1 million passengers annually.
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