Stockton, California
Stockton is a city in northern California. It is located on the San Joaquin River in the northern San Joaquin Valley. In 2020, it had a population of 320,804.[9] Stockton is the 11th largest city in California and the 62nd largest city in the United States.
Clockwise: Downtown Stockton; Fox Theatre; University of the Pacific; Hotel Stockton; Commercial & Savings Bank | |||||||
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 Location within San Joaquin County and the state of California | |||||||
| Coordinates: 37°58′32″N 121°18′03″W / 37.97556°N 121.30083°WCoordinates: 37°58′32″N 121°18′03″W / 37.97556°N 121.30083°W | |||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||
| State | California | ||||||
| Region | San Joaquin Valley | ||||||
| County | San Joaquin | ||||||
| Incorporated | July 23, 1850[4] | ||||||
| Named for | Robert F. Stockton | ||||||
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| • Type | City Manager-Council[5] | ||||||
| • State senator | Cathleen Galgiani (D)[6] | ||||||
| • Assemblymember | Susan Eggman (D)[6] | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
| • City | 65.25 sq mi (169.01 km2) | ||||||
| • Land | 62.17 sq mi (161.02 km2) | ||||||
| • Water | 3.08 sq mi (7.99 km2) 4.76% | ||||||
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
| • City | 320,804 | ||||||
| • Rank | 1st in San Joaquin County 11th in California 62nd in the United States | ||||||
| • Density | 4,916.5/sq mi (1,898.14/km2) | ||||||
| • Urban | 414,847 (US: 101st) | ||||||
| • Urban density | 4,486.7/sq mi (1,732.3/km2) | ||||||
| • Metro | 779,233 (US: 76th) | ||||||
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) | ||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) | ||||||
| ZIP codes | 95201–95213, 95215, 95219, 95267, 95269, 95296–95297 | ||||||
| FIPS code | 06-75000 | ||||||
| GNIS feature IDs | 1659872, 2411987 | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
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In 2012, the city went bankrupt.[10] The city was no longer bankrupt in February 2015.
Stockton, California Media
Carlos Maria Weber founded Stockton when he acquired and settled Rancho Campo de los Franceses.
Stockton, California, circa 1860, from an old lithograph.
Main Street, Stockton, c. 1870
Benjamin Holt (left) with British Col. Ernest Dunlop Swinton in Stockton, April 1918. The vehicle on the right is a Holt tractor; on the left is a miniature replica of a British tank.
First Sikh temple in the United States, built in Stockton in 1912
Partial view of the Stockton Assembly Center
View across Stockton Metropolitan Airport, 2009
Stockton California 2012 aerial view.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Stockton Facts". Stockton Convention & Visitors Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ↑ "About Stockton". www.pacific.edu. University of the Pacific. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ↑ "AAC Winners by State and City". National Civic League. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
- ↑ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ↑ "City Council". City of Stockton. Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Stockton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "QuickFacts: Stockton city, California". census.gov. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ↑ "How Stockton went broke: A 15-year spending binge" (in en). Reuters. 2012-07-03. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-stockton-bankruptcy-cause-idUSBRE8621DL20120703. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
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