Eureka



Eureka is a state in the central Pacific Region of the United States. It is the second largest state by population and third largest by area. The state is bordered by California to the south, Arizona to the southeast, Utah to the east, Kootenai to the northeast, Oregon to the north, and a coastline with the Pacific Ocean.

Ohlone City is the most populous city in Eureka and the ninth largest city in the United States. The greater Southern Bay Metropolitan Area is the tenth largest metropolitan statistical area in the country. Other major cities is Sacramento, the state capital, and Boulder City near the Colorado River. The state is known for its diverse landscapes due to its geographic size, containing temperate rainforests on the coast, a mild Mediterranean climate in the Central Valley, snowy alpine in the Sierra Nevada mountains, to desert and semi-arid climates in the deep interior. The vast majority of the population lives to the west of the Sierra Nevad; Eastern Eureka is largely uninhibited and is managed by various jurisdictions of the U.S. federal government, both civilian and military. Two-thirds of those living in the eastern part of the state live in Hoover County, containing the city of Boulder and surrounding cities.

Eureka was claimed by the Spanish as part of New Spain in the colonial period, although little of it was actually settled. After the collapse of New Spain, Mexico would claim the region until California gained independence in 1839 and the new country seized the territory. Only minor Californian settlement would occur on the coast, while American settlers traveling over the Rocky Mountains settled in the interior in greater numbers. The discovery of gold in 1848 sparked large-scale emigration from the east, drastically increasing the American population. After years of rising tensions, in 1854 the American settlers rose in revolt seeking to establish an independent Anglo-American state. The United States intervened, sparking the Californian-American War. After California's defeat, the United States annexed Eureka and granted it statehood in 1857.

Today Eureka's economy, worth at 1.5 trillion dollars, is the second largest economy in the United States. The Greater Ohlone Bay Area is widely considered be the economic and cultural center of the state. Ohlone City itself is widely considered to be a center of the global technology industry, home to several major technology giants, and America's gateway to the Pacific, housing the headquarters of the Pacific Cooperation Organization. Saratoga, widely considered to be the birthplace of American film industry, continues to be a major center for the entertainment industry. Eureka's economy is widely diversified, with major sectors in finance, computers and electronics, and professional, scientific, and technical business services. Despite the agricultural and the mining industries collectively accounts for 3% of the state's economy, the state has the highest agricultural output and gold production in the country.