We tried to split SoCal off three times in the 1850's; time to finally do it. As for the name, Mordor is a barren wasteland, whose black gates are guarded by more than just orcs, and the very air you breathe is a poisonous fume. Sure sounds like SoCal to me.
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California statewide |
37,325,068 | $61,400 |
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Mordor | 22,725,524 | $60,001 |
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California | 13,791,789 | $63,112 |
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Sources: 2012 American Community Survey 5-year estimates, California Secretary of State.
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