8 Facts About San Diego County

1. San Diego County has 18 federally recognized Indian reservations, more than any other county in the United States.

2. In 2013, San Diego County had the most small farms of any county in the United States, and had the 19th largest agricultural economy of any county in the United States.

3. Government of San Diego County is defined and authorized under the California Constitution, California law, and the Charter of the County of San Diego.

4. San Diego County contains more than a million acres of chaparral, twice as much as any other California county.

5. San Diego County was one of the original counties of California, created at the time of California statehood in 1850.

6. San Diego County became part of the United States as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, ending the Mexican–American War.

7. San Diego County has more than 70 miles of coastline.

8. San Diego County is a county in the southwestern corner of the state of California, in the United States.