When did california became a state?

As part of the Compromise of 1850, Congress granted official statehood to California on September 9, 1850. Explore nine surprising facts about California, 165 years after it became the 31st state in the Union. read more

Though it had only been a part of the United States for less than two years, California becomes the 31st state in the union (without ever even having been a territory) on this day in 1850. Mexico had reluctantly ceded California and much of its northern territory to the United States in the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,. read more

California became a state in a very different way than most states in the westward expansion of the United States. To petition for statehood, it required 60,000 residents. Most states first became territories and then, over time, built the population required for application for statehood. read more

Sacramento became California's first incorporated city on February 27, 1850. San Jose, San Diego and Benicia tied for California's second incorporated city, each receiving incorporation on March 27, 1850. Jurupa Valley became the state's most recent and 482nd incorporated municipality on July 1, 2011. read more

In 1992, California became the first state to have a Senate delegation entirely composed of women. Armed forces In California, as of 2009, the U.S. Department of Defense had a total of 117,806 active duty servicemembers of which 88,370 were Sailors or Marines, 18,339 were Airmen, and 11,097 were Soldiers, with 61,365 Department of Defense civilian employees. read more