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 60th most populous city in the United States.
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| 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 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Manager-Council[5] |
| • State senator | Cathleen Galgiani (D)[6] |
| • Assemblymember | Susan Eggman (D)[6] |
| Area | |
| • City | 65.28 sq mi (169.07 km2) |
| • Land | 62.21 sq mi (161.12 km2) |
| • Water | 3.07 sq mi (7.96 km2) 4.71% |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 320,804 |
| • Rank | 1st in San Joaquin County 11th in California 60th in the United States |
| • Density | 4,914.3/sq mi (1,897.46/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 |
In 2012, the city went bankrupt.[10] The city was no longer bankrupt in February 2015.
Stockton, California Media
Carl David 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 FactsStockton Convention & Visitors Bureau. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ↑ About Stockton. www.pacific.eduUniversity of the Pacific. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ↑ AAC Winners by State and CityNational Civic League. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
- ↑ California Cities by Incorporation DateCalifornia Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ↑ City CouncilCity of Stockton. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Statewide DatabaseUC Regents. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
- ↑ 2020 U.S. Gazetteer FilesUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ↑ Stockton. Geographic Names Information SystemUnited States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 QuickFacts: Stockton city, California. census.gov. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
- ↑ "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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