Sacramento County, California
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Location in the state of California
California's location in the U.S.
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Founded	1850
Seat	Sacramento
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	995 sq mi (2,577 km²) 966 sq mi (2,502 km²) 30 sq mi (78 km²), 3. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 00%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	1,223,499 1,267/sq mi (489/km²)
Website: www.saccounty.net

Sacramento County is a county in the U.S. state of California. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The US state of California is divided into fifty-eight counties. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The county seat is the city of Sacramento, the state capital. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. In countries with federal Constitutions divided into subnational entities known as states, the state capital is the administrative center As of 2006 the population was 1,347,799.

Sacramento County covers about 994 square miles (2,570 km²) in the middle of the Central Valley, California's prime agricultural region. The Central Valley is a large flat valley that dominates the central portion of the U Sacramento County extends from the low delta lands between the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers north to about ten miles (16 km) beyond the State Capitol and east to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Sacramento River is the longest River entirely within the U The San Joaquin River ( 330 miles (530 km long is the second-longest River in California, United States. The Sierra Nevada ( Spanish for "Snowy Range" is a Mountain range located in the U The southernmost portion of Sacramento County has direct access to the San Francisco Bay. San Francisco Bay is a shallow productive Estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento

The Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of four counties with Sacramento being the largest. Arden-Arcade is a Census-designated place (CDP in Sacramento County, California, United States. Roseville is a City in Placer County, California, United States, located in the metropolitan area of Sacramento. The Sacramento&ndashArden-Arcade&ndashRoseville California Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as the Sacramento metropolitan area or Greater Sacramento

History

Sacramento County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood.

The county was named after the Sacramento River, which forms its western border. The Sacramento River is the longest River entirely within the U The river was named by Spanish cavalry officer Gabriel Moraga for the Santisimo Sacramento (Most Holy Sacrament), referring to the Eucharist. Spanish army officer Gabriel Moraga was one of the first Europeans to explore California's Great Central Valley (1806 -1808 The Eucharist, also called Holy Communion or Lord's Supper and other names is a Christian Sacrament by which in a common interpretation those

Alexander Hamilton Willard of the Lewis and Clark Expedition is buried in the old Franklin Cemetery. Alexander Hamilton Willard (1777&ndash1865 was a blacksmith who joined the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Franklin is an unincorporated community about 2 miles south of Elk Grove in Sacramento County, California, United States.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 995 square miles (2,578 km²), of which, 966 square miles (2,501 km²) of it is land and 30 square miles (77 km²) of it (3. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 00%) is water. Most of the county is at an elevation close to sea level, with some areas below sea level. Hills along the eastern boundary rise to several hundred feet. Major watercourses in the county include the American River, Sacramento River and Dry Creek, a tributary of the Sacramento River. American River ( Río de los Americanos in the Mexican period located in the US state of California, has a prominent place in United States history for The Sacramento River is the longest River entirely within the U Dry Creek is a Stream in Placer County and Sacramento County California, USA, tributary to the American River.

Cities and towns

Sacramento

Pocket-Greenhaven

Elk Grove

Folsom Lake is shared by Sacramento, Placer and El Dorado County

Incorporated Places

• Citrus Heights (incorporated 1997)
• Elk Grove (incorporated 2000)
• Folsom (incorporated 1946)
• Galt (incorporated 1946)
• Isleton (incorporated 1923)
• Rancho Cordova (incorporated 2003)
• Sacramento (incorporated 1850)

Unincorporated Census Designated Places

• Antelope
• Arden-Arcade
• Carmichael
• Del Paso Heights
• Elverta
• Fair Oaks
• Florin
• Foothill Farms
• Gold River
• Hagginwood
• Herald
• La Riviera
• Laguna
• Locke
• Natomas
• North Highlands
• Orangevale
• Parkway-South Sacramento
• Rancho Murieta
• Rio Linda
• Rosemont
• Vineyard
• Walnut Grove
• Wilton

Adjacent counties

• San Joaquin County, California - south
• Contra Costa County, California - southwest
• Solano County, California - west
• Yolo County, California - west
• Sutter County, California - northwest
• Placer County, California - north
• El Dorado County, California - east
• Amador County, California - east

Transportation Infrastructure

Major highways

• Interstate 5
• Interstate 80
• Interstate 80 Business
• U.S. Route 50
• State Route 16
• State Route 70
• State Route 99
• State Route 104
• State Route 160

Public Transportation

Sacramento Regional Transit (RT) provides bus and light rail service in Sacramento and nearby communities. Placer County (from Spanish: placer - "pleasure" is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U El Dorado County is a County located in the Gold Country of the U Citrus Heights is a city in Sacramento County, California, USA. Elk Grove is a City in Sacramento County California, located just south of the state capital of Sacramento Folsom is a city in Sacramento County, California, United States. Galt is a city in Sacramento County, California, USA. It is part of the Sacramento &ndash Isleton is a city in Sacramento County, California, United States. Rancho Cordova is a city in Sacramento County, California, USA that incorporated in 2003 A census-designated place ( CDP) is a type of place (a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes Antelope is an Unincorporated area of Sacramento County, California, United States located approximately 15 miles (24 km northeast of downtown Arden-Arcade is a Census-designated place (CDP in Sacramento County, California, United States. Carmichael is a Census-designated place (CDP in Sacramento County, California, United States. Fair Oaks is a Census-designated place (CDP in Sacramento County, California, United States. Florin is a Census-designated place (CDP in Sacramento County, California, United States. Foothill Farms is a Census-designated place (CDP and unincorporated community in Sacramento County, California, USA. Gold River is a Census-designated place (CDP in Sacramento County California. Herald is an unincorporated rural community located in Sacramento County California, USA La Riviera is a Census-designated place (CDP in Sacramento County, California, United States. Laguna (more formally known as Laguna Creek is a Census-designated place (CDP in the city of Elk Grove Sacramento County, California, United States Locke California. also known as Locke Historic District, is an unincorporated community built by Chinese immigrants during the early 20th century North Highlands is a Census-designated place (CDP in Sacramento County, California, United States. Orangevale is a Census-designated place (CDP in Sacramento County, California, United States. Parkway-South Sacramento is a Census-designated place (CDP in Sacramento County, California, United States. Rancho Murieta is a Census-designated place (CDP and guard-gated private community in Sacramento County, California, United States Rio Linda is a Census-designated place (CDP in Sacramento County, California, United States. Rosemont is a Census-designated place (CDP in Sacramento County, California, United States. Vineyard is a Census-designated place (CDP in Sacramento County, California, United States. Walnut Grove is a Census-designated place (CDP in Sacramento County, California, United States. Wilton is a Census-designated place (CDP in Sacramento County, California, United States. San Joaquin County is a county located in Central Valley of the U California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Contra Costa County ( Spanish for "opposite coast" is a suburban county in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Solano County is a County located in Bay-Delta region of the U California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Yolo County is located in the northern part of the US state of California, bordered by the counties of Sacramento, Solano, California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Sutter County is a county located along the Sacramento River in the Central Valley of the U California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Placer County (from Spanish: placer - "pleasure" is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. El Dorado County is a County located in the Gold Country of the U California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Amador County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Route description Southern California See also San Diego Freeway, Santa Ana Freeway, Golden State Freeway Interstate 5 starts In the US state of California, Interstate 80, a major east-west route of the Interstate Highway System, has its western terminus in San Francisco Interstate 80 Business, called the Capital City Freeway in its entirety is a Business Loop of Interstate 80 through Sacramento. In the US state of California, US Route 50 (US 50 runs east from I-80 in West Sacramento to the Nevada state line in South State Route 16 is a State highway in the northern region of the U State Route 70 (SR 70 is a State highway in the US state of California. State Route 99 (SR 99 commonly known as Highway 99 or 99, is a north-south State highway in the U State Route 104 is a west-east State highway in California 's Central Valley. State Route 160 is a State highway in the US state of California consisting of two sections The cities of Elk Grove, Folsom and Galt also operate their own bus lines. Elk Grove can refer to Elk Grove California Elk Grove Village Illinois Elk Grove Wisconsin In addition, the transit agencies of the adjacent counties have routes operating into Downtown Sacramento, or connecting with the light rail system.

Greyhound and Amtrak both serve Sacramento. Greyhound Lines is an intercity Common carrier of passengers by Bus serving over 3700 destinations in the United States. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971

Airports

Sacramento International Airport is a major, full-service airport with passenger flights. Sacramento International Airport is a public Airport located 10 miles (16 km) northwest of the Central business district (CBD of Sacramento It is owned by the County of Sacramento. The County also owns Sacramento Mather Airport in Rancho Cordova and Sacramento Executive Airport, both of which are general aviation airports. Sacramento Mather Airport, also known as simply Mather Airport, is a county-owned public-use Airport located 10 Nautical miles (19 km) east Rancho Cordova is a city in Sacramento County, California, USA that incorporated in 2003 Sacramento Executive Airport, also known as simply Executive Airport, is a public Airport located three miles (5 km) south of the Central business There are also privately owned public use airports located in Elk Grove and Rio Linda.

Politics

Sacramento County is a slightly Democratic-leaning county in presidential elections, with the city of Sacramento going heavily for Democrats and the suburbs going somewhat for Republicans. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. This pattern is also present in congressional and state legislature elections. The last Republican presidential candidate to win a majority in the county was Ronald Reagan in 1984. The United States presidential election of 1984 was a contest between the incumbent President Ronald Reagan, the Republican candidate and former Vice President

In the House of Representatives all of California's 5th congressional district and parts of the 3rd district and tiny parts of the 4th and 10th districts are in the county. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. California's 5th congressional district currently covers Sacramento California and the surrounding area is currently represented by Democrat Doris Matsui. California's 3rd congressional district covers most of Sacramento County and part of Solano County, as well as all of Alpine, Amador and California's 4th congressional district covers the northeastern corner of California along Route 395, covering El Dorado, Placer, Nevada California's 10th congressional district is located in the East Bay region of Northern California. The 3rd and 4th districts are represented by Republicans Dan Lungren and John Doolittle respectively while the 5th and 10th are represented by Democrats Doris Matsui and Ellen Tauscher respectively. Daniel Edward (Dan Lungren (born September 22, 1946) is a Republican of the United States House of Representatives representing California's This page is about the politician for the fictional animal doctor see Doctor Dolittle. Doris Okada Matsui (born September 25, 1944) is an American politician of the Democratic Party who represents ( Sacramento County, map Ellen O'Kane Tauscher (born November 15 1951) is an American politician

In the State Assembly, all of the 9th district and parts of the 4th, 5th, 10th, and 15th districts are in the county. The California State Assembly is the Lower house of the California State Legislature. Except for the 9th, which is represented by Democrat Dave Jones, all the districts are represented by Republicans: the 4th by Ted Gaines, the 5th by Roger Niello, the 10th by Alan Nakanishi, and the 15th by Guy Houston. Dave Jones (born 4 January 1962 Philadelphia PA) has represented California 's 9th assembly district since December 2004 after Darrell Steinberg was Ted Gaines (born April 25, 1958 in Roseville CA) is a Californian politician representing the 4th District in the California State Assembly Roger Niello (born 2 June 1948 San Francisco CA) is a Republican of the California State Assembly since 2004 Alan Nakanishi is an American politician from Lodi California. Guy Houston (born 1960) has represented California's 15th Assembly district since December 2002

In the State Senate, all of the 6th district and parts of the 1st and 5th districts are in the county. The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. The 1st district is represented by Republican Dave Cox and the 5th and 6th districts are represented by Democrats, Michael Machado and Darrell Steinberg respectively. David E Cox (born February 20 1938 in Holdenville Oklahoma) is an American politician from Fair Oaks California. Michael J Machado (born March 12 1948 in Stockton California) is a Democratic politician from Linden California. Darrell Steven Steinberg (born October 15 1959 in San Francisco CA) is a Democratic politician from Sacramento California.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,223,499 people, 453,602 households, and 297,562 families residing in the county. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,267 people per square mile (489/km²). Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume There were 474,814 housing units at an average density of 492/sq mi (190/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 64. 02% White, 9. 96% Black or African American, 1. 09% Native American, 11. 03% Asian, 0. 59% Pacific Islander, 7. 48% from other races, and 5. 84% from two or more races. 16. 01% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 10. 2% were of German, 7. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as 0% English, 6. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English 7% Irish and 5. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate 1% American ancestry according to Census 2000. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 75. 7% spoke English, 10. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States 0% Spanish, 1. 5% Hmong, 1. Hmong ( RPA: Hmoob) or Mong ( RPA: Moob) is the common name for a group of dialects of the West Hmongic (Chuanqiandian branch 4% Chinese or Mandarin, 1. Standard Mandarin, also known as Standard Spoken Chinese, is the official modern Chinese spoken language used in mainland China and Taiwan 3% Vietnamese, 1. Vietnamese ( tiếng Việt, or less commonly Việt ngữ) formerly known under French colonization as Annamese ( see Annam) 2% Tagalog and 1. Tagalog is one of the major languages used in the Philippines. 2% Russian as their first language. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages

There were 453,602 households out of which 33. 70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46. 40% were married couples living together, 14. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34. 40% were non-families. 26. 70% of all households were made up of individuals and 8. 00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 64 and the average family size was 3. 24.

In the county the population was spread out with 27. 60% under the age of 18, 9. 50% from 18 to 24, 31. 00% from 25 to 44, 20. 90% from 45 to 64, and 11. 10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95. 90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92. 50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,816, and the median income for a family was $50,717. Males had a median income of $39,482 versus $31,569 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,142. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 10. 30% of families and 14. 10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 20% of those under age 18 and 6. 60% of those age 65 or over.

Miscellaneous Information

• Annual maximum temperature (average): 92. 4 degrees Fahrenheit (33. 6 degrees Celsius)
• Annual minimum temperature (average): 37. 7 °F (3. 2 °C)
• Average rainfall: 19. 6 inches (500 mm)
• Climate is mild winter rainy seasons typically in the 40's and 50's and long dry summer seasons with many hot spells of over 100 for several days in a row, (average temperature does not tell the whole story), with very pleasant dry weather most other times.
• 20. 5 miles (33. 0 km) of light rail system (an additional 22. For specific light rail systems many of which use the words "light rail" as part of their name see List of light-rail transit systems. 1 miles or 35. 6 km is under construction)
• 3 mainline railroad tracks
• 10 million passengers annually through Sacramento International airport
• Port of Sacramento ships 870,000 short tons (790,000 metric tons) of cargo annually
• 14 Regional Parks Districts
• 6 million trees
• 19 major public & private colleges & universities
• 16 public school districts
• 15 major art and historical museums
• 26 public libraries
• 10 hospitals
• 69. The short ton ( S/T) is a unit of mass equal to 2000 lb (around 907 This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton. 6% of eligible voters are registered to vote
• Population density: 1,252/sq mi (483/km²)
• Leading agricultural crops include: rice, milk, wine grapes, Bartlett pears, field corn, turkeys

See also

• List of school districts in Sacramento County, California
• List of California Historical Landmarks in Sacramento County

References

External links

• Official Sacramento County website
• Sacramento County transit website
• Sacramento's Online Community
• Sacramento Metro Chamber - representing Sacramento County and surrounding counties

Coordinates: 38°27′N 121°21′W / 38.45, -121.35