Sacramento, CA Facts and Info

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Population: 445,335      

Area: 99.2 square miles (257.0 km²)

Location: The City of Sacramento is located in the center of the State of California, where the Sacramento and the American rives come together, in the area known as California´s central Valley.  It is the fourth largest urban area in the State and the seventh most populated.

Latitude: 38° 31' N; Longitude: -121° 30' W

Elevation: 25 feet (8 m) above mean sea level.

History: The Sacramento Valley was first inhabited by Nisenan (Southern Maidu) and Plains Miwok Indians. 
The first spaniard in the area, Gabriel Moraga, named the first spanish settlement Sacramento in the early 1800s. 
The settlement remained an agricultural frui producing enter until gold was discovered in 1848 and the gold-rush colonization began. The city flooded twice during the 1800s, the first time in 1850 and the second in 1861, when it was decided that the Sacramento river should not be a menace to the city and thus, the whole urban area was landfilled to its current level 15 feet above between 1862 and 1869.
On 1874 California´s State Capitol was completely built and ready to receive its future governors. From 1880 to 1899, development was accelerated by the installment of public services like telephone and gas and electric companies, and Sacramento enjoyed a speedy improvement of living conditions and thus population growth.
By the early 1900s, (1910) the Southern Pacific Railroad provided 33% of all jobs in Sacramento, and in 1924 nothern Sacramento was incorporated. Ronald Raegan was the last Governor of California to reside in Sacramento in 1967.
Sacramentocontinues to receive people from al over and experiences a Wide population growth today, due to its variety of posibilitéis in business, housing and educational opportunities. 

Climatic Features: 80% of the year, Sacramento experiences sunny time, and rainfall is unfrequent between November and march most of the time.  Like the rest of California, Sacramento provides a dry and warm climate most of the time. 

Average Temperatures:
12-Month Average Temperature:61
Average Low in January:38
Average High in July:93
Average Annual Rainfall:17.5 inches
Average Snowfall 0
Annual Average Precipitation: 17 inches

When to Go: Any time of year is exceptional to visit or move to the city of Sacramento.  This restless city is ready to receive tourist and newcomers with all its entertainment and enriching splendor.

Scenic Spots: the top ten Sacramento visiting spots according to http://sacramentoca.areaguides.net/attractions_map.html

Shop and Beauty: Arden Fair, Sacramento
Shop and Play: Arden Fair, Sacramento
Shop and Dine: Arden Fair, Sacramento       
Donald F Salvatori PHRM Museum
BF Hastings Museum
Crest Theater
Crest Theatre
California State Capitol Museum
Music Circus
Sacramento Theatre Company

Other tourist choices to visit are:

Blue Diamond Growers Visitor Center, California Peace Officers' Memorial, California State Archives, California Vietnam Veterans Mermorial, Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Downtown Sacramento Partnership, Eagle Theatre,  Historic Chinatown-Sacramento Yeefow, Historic City Cemetery, La Raza Galeria Posada
Nimbus Fish Hatchery,  Old Sacramento Visitors Center, Old Sacramento Schoolhouse,  Pony Express Monument,  Port of Sacramento,  Shepard Garden and Arts Center,  Theodore Judah Monument.

Mayor: Heather Fargo

Related Information: City Operator  916-264-5011 24/7 for any city service.

Population Information of Sacramento (Capital of California):

Population, 2003 estimate           445,335      
Population, 2000    407,018      
Males: 1,841,805  (49.8%)
Females: 1,853,015  (50.2%)

Administrative Division: Sacramento has developed in such a way that   districts and neighborhoods are annexed as the city´s area becomes larger.  The following lists includes the district and corresponding neighborhoods in each one of them within the greater Sacramento  area:

Area One (Central/Eastern)

Alkali Flat, Boulevard Park, Campus Commons, Sacramento State University, Dos Rios Triangle, Downtown, East Sacramento, Mansion Flats, Marshall School, Midtown, New Era Park, Newton Booth, Old Sacramento, Poverty Ridge, Richards, Richmond Grove, River Park, Sierra Oaks, Southside Park.

Area Two (Southwestern)

Airport, Freeport Manor, Golf Course Terrace, Greenhaven, Curtis Park, Hollywood Park, Land Park, Little Pocket, Mangan Park, Meadowview, Parkway, Pocket, Sacramento City College, Land Park, Valley Hi / North Laguna, Z'Berg Park

Area Three (Southeastern)

Alhambra Triangle, Avondale, Brentwood, Carleton Tract, College/Glen, Colonial Heights, Colonial Village, Colonial Village North, Curtis Park, Elmhurst, Fairgrounds, Florin-Fruitridge, Industrial Park, Fruitridge Manor, Glen Elder, Granite Regional Park, Lawrence Park, Med Center, North City Farms, Oak Park, Packard Bell, South City Farms, Southeast Village, Tahoe Park, Tahoe Park East, Tahoe Park South, Tallac Village, Woodbine

Area Four (North of the American River)

Natomas (north, south, west), Valley View Acres, Gardenland, Northgate, Woodlake, North Sacramento, Terrace Manor, Hagginwood, Del Paso Heights, Robla, McClellan Heights West, Ben Ali, and Swanston Estates.    

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