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California
Also known as California, MO, California, Missouri
city in and county seat of Moniteau County, Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- County
- Moniteau
- Founded
- 1834 (as Boonesborough), 1847 (as California)
- Type
- Mayor/board of aldermen
- Mayor
- Mike Staton
- Total
- 3.88 sq mi (10.05 km )
- Land
- 3.86 sq mi (10.01 km )
- Water
- 0.015 sq mi (0.04 km )
- Elevation
- 896 ft (273 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 4,520
- Density
- 1,163.7/sq mi (449.29/km )
- Time zone
~18 min read
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California is a city in and the county seat of Moniteau County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,498. It is the largest city in Moniteau County and the third largest city in the Jefferson City metropolitan area.
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