Sonoma County, California
Sonoma County | |
|---|---|
 Location within the U.S. state of California | |
 California's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38°31′N 122°56′W / 38.51°N 122.93°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| Founded | 1850 |
| Seat | Santa Rosa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,768 sq mi (4,580 km2) |
| • Land | 1,576 sq mi (4,080 km2) |
| • Water | 192 sq mi (500 km2) 10.88% |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 458,614 |
| • Density | 290/sq mi (112/km2) |
| Website | www |
Sonoma County is a county in the U.S. state of California. It is located north of the San Francisco Bay. It is the northernmost of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties.[1] [2] Sonoma County is surrounded by 4 counties: Marin County to the south, Mendocino County to the north, Lake County to the northeast, and Napa County to the east.[3] The county seat is in Santa Rosa.
Sonoma County was one of the original counties formed when California became a state in 1850.[4]
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the population was 500,292 in 2014.[5]
Cities
Some of the cities in Sonoma County[6] include:
Related pages
References
- ↑ "San Francisco Bay Area Vision Project". Bayareavision.org. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
- ↑ "The Association of Bay Area Governments". Abag.ca.gov. April 14, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
- ↑ "California County Map". CSAC.org. California State Association of Counties. 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- ↑ "California County History". CSAC.org. California State Association of Counties. 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- ↑ "State & County QuickFacts: Sonoma County, California". quickfacts.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- ↑ "Cities of Sonoma County". sonomacounty.com. Sonoma County Tourism. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
Other websites
Media related to Sonoma County, California at Wikimedia Commons- Sonoma County Official Website
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