San Francisco

The Golden City

  • Motto: Gold in Peace, Iron in War (Oro en Paz, Fierro en Guerra)

  • Flora: Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)

  • Fauna: Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)

  • Food: Sourdough Bread

⭐ San Francisco, SF

  • Population: 1,638,407

  • Founded: 1776

  • Former State: California

  • Counties: San Francisco, San Mateo

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If San Francisco was admitted as a state today, it would be the 40th largest by population, between West Virginia and Hawaii.