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Companies registered in California in 1904

2,473 companies on the Business Programs Division, Secretary of State records, registered during 1904. Each row links to the company’s full profile; anything missing here can be found in search.

1904 in California at a glance

live counts
2,473
companies registered in 1904
<0.1%
of all dated California registrations
117th
busiest of 127 years on record
70
cities with registrations in 1904
Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1904 highlighted
Registrations by year1987: 76,493 companies1988: 76,333 companies1989: 67,306 companies1990: 58,034 companies1991: 52,816 companies1992: 54,019 companies1993: 58,143 companies1994: 63,498 companies1995: 68,203 companies1996: 76,154 companies1997: 86,485 companies1998: 93,875 companies1999: 106,845 companies2000: 138,600 companies2001: 128,153 companies2002: 145,260 companies2003: 158,738 companies2004: 180,670 companies2005: 198,588 companies2006: 199,507 companies2007: 205,465 companies2008: 187,050 companies2009: 170,949 companies2010: 169,369 companies2011: 175,749 companies2012: 187,707 companies2013: 202,303 companies2014: 222,078 companies2015: 241,287 companies2016: 247,306 companies2017: 265,754 companies2018: 295,026 companies2019: 304,864 companies2020: 357,487 companies2021: 440,032 companies2022: 460,944 companies2023: 527,938 companies2024: 422,992 companies2025: 468,370 companies2026: 346,237 companies200K400K600K
19871997200720162026
Registrations by year
Itemcompanies
198776,493
198876,333
198967,306
199058,034
199152,816
199254,019
199358,143
199463,498
199568,203
199676,154
199786,485
199893,875
1999106,845
2000138,600
2001128,153
2002145,260
2003158,738
2004180,670
2005198,588
2006199,507
2007205,465
2008187,050
2009170,949
2010169,369
2011175,749
2012187,707
2013202,303
2014222,078
2015241,287
2016247,306
2017265,754
2018295,026
2019304,864
2020357,487
2021440,032
2022460,944
2023527,938
2024422,992
2025468,370
2026346,237
Where 1904 registrations were filedtop 8 cities
  1. San Francisco150.6%
  2. Los Angeles90.4%
  3. Pasadena50.2%
  4. Palo Alto40.2%
  5. Long Beach30.1%
  6. New York30.1%
  7. Sacramento30.1%
  8. Fresno2<0.1%
  9. Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city2,42998%
Where 1904 registrations were filed
ItemcompaniesShare
San Francisco150.6%
Los Angeles90.4%
Pasadena50.2%
Palo Alto40.2%
Long Beach30.1%
New York30.1%
Sacramento30.1%
Fresno2<0.1%

Shares are taken against filings that carry a registration date; the year's own count includes every filing dated within it.

Companies 1–50 of 2,473

A–Z by legal name
CompanyBusiness categoryRegistry numberRegisteredStatusCity
26 OIL COMPANY—700400091904-04-21Suspended
40 OIL COMPANY—700404561904-06-22Suspended
A. B. SHOAMAKE COMPANY—700394121904-02-05Suspended
A. B. WEEKS & CO. INC.—700411211904-10-03Suspended
A. BRIZARD, INC.—00400421904-04-25Merged
A. WETZEL LUMBER CO.—700406001904-07-15Suspended
A.C. AND F.H. STAGE COMPANY—700405301904-07-02Dissolved
A.FODERA COMPANY—700402411904-05-21Suspended
A.FUSENOT COMPANY—700392131904-01-08Suspended
A.J. BREASCH STOVE COMPANY (COOPERATIVE)—700392181904-01-09Suspended
A.L.HETTRICH COMPANY—700410801904-09-27Suspended
A.MAUTZ AND COMPANY—700400841904-05-02Suspended
A.MIERSON & SONS—700411931904-10-13Dissolved
A.V. STUART & COMPANY—700412621904-10-22Dissolved
ABORN OIL COMPANY—700408201904-08-16Suspended
ABSTRACT, TITLE AND TRUST COMPANY OF SAN DIEGO—700414951904-11-25Suspended
ACACHUMA QUICKSILVER MINING COMPANY—700397751904-03-24Suspended
ACME AUTOMATIC ADVERTISING COMPANY—700395251904-02-20Suspended
ACME BUILDING COMPANY—700403551904-06-08Suspended
ACME CLUB—700392051904-01-08Suspended
ACME METAL COMPANY—700410051904-09-16Suspended
ACORN SMELTER COMPANY—700400361904-04-25Suspended
ADDISON PUMP COMPANY—700403801904-06-13Suspended
ADELINE OIL COMPANY—700405781904-07-11Suspended
ADIN ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY—700402611904-05-24Suspended
ADOLPH KUTNER CO.—00404191904-06-17Dissolved
ADVANCE BUGGY COMPANY—700412191904-10-17Suspended
AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY—00392201904-01-13ActiveHARTFORD
AGGELER, MORRISON, HANSEN COMPANY—700411731904-10-10Suspended
AHPEL AND BRUCKMAN, INC.—700397361904-03-18Suspended
AINSWORTH LUMBER AND MILLING COMPANY—700394271904-02-08Dissolved
AIR-CHAMBER FAUCET COMPANY—700414631904-11-19Suspended
AISBITT-BLAKE-SHOEMAKE COMPANY—700409291904-08-30Dissolved
ALAMEDA BROCERY COMPANY—700403451904-06-06Suspended
ALASKA FISH PRODUCTS COMPANY—700401051904-04-05Suspended
ALASKA TREADWELL GOLD MINING COMPANY—700406241904-07-16Revoked
ALBERT PIKE MEMORIAL TEMPLE ASSOCIATION—00393191904-01-25Dissolved
ALHAMBRA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE—00395421904-02-23ActiveALHAMBRA
ALHAMBRA MASONIC TEMPLE ASSOCIATION—700398491904-04-02Dissolved
ALLEN'S B.B.B.FLOUR COMPANY—700394171904-02-06Suspended
ALLIANCE REALTY COMPANY—700405921904-07-13Dissolved
ALMA PARAFFINE OIL COMPANY—700401701904-05-13Suspended
ALMO OIL COMPANY—700404691904-06-23Suspended
ALPHA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY—00413321904-11-02Suspended
ALPHA CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY—700413931904-11-10Dissolved
ALPINE EVAPORATED CREAM CO.—700397691904-03-23Suspended
ALTA MESA CEMETERY ASSOCIATION—00399181904-04-11ActivePALO ALTO
ALTA MESA IMPROVEMENT COMPANY—00398271904-03-31ActivePALO ALTO
ALTA PINES MOUNTAIN RESORT COMPANY—700400561904-04-28Suspended
ALTA SIERRA RANCH COMPANY—700400851904-05-02Dissolved

1904 registrations by city

7 cities
San Francisco15Los Angeles9Pasadena5Palo Alto4Long Beach3New York3Sacramento3