California is a census-designated place and community in St. Mary's
County, Maryland, United States. The population was 11,857 at the 2010
census, an increase of 27.4% from the 2000 census. California has been
growing with the spread of population from the older adjacent
community of Lexington Park and the growth in both technology-related
and defense-related jobs at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station.
There are department stores and numerous shopping centers situated
along Maryland Highway 235 ("Three Notch Road"). Maryland Route 4
crosses Highway 235 in California, providing access to the wide
Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge and the popular weekend resort town of
Solomons on its opposite side. Bridge-bound traffic is notorious for
backing up during rush hour.The community was named after the state of
California before 1897. The exact origins are unknown, however one
story is that a family from the state moved to the area, using
materials from their home state to build their new house, called the
“California Farmstead.†Eventually, the name stuck.The community
was named after the state of California before 1897. The exact origins
are unknown, however one story is that a family from the state moved
to the area, using materials from their home state to build their new
house, called the “California Farmstead.†Eventually, the name
stuck.California is located at California, Maryland Top Movies & Young Movies