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Sacramento County is a county of the U.S. state of California. The county seat is the city of Sacramento. As of 2000 the population was 1,223,499.
Sacramento County covers about 994 square miles in the middle of the Central Valley, California's prime agricultural region. The County is bordered by Contra Costa and San Joaquin Counties on the south, Amador and El Dorado Counties on the east, Placer and Sutter Counties on the north, and Yolo and Solano Counties on the west. Sacramento County extends from the low delta lands between the SacramentoThe Sacramento River is the longest river in the state of California. Starting near Mount Shasta, the river flows 382 miles southwest through the northern Central Valley of California, between the Cascade and Sierra Nevada ranges. Shortly after being join and San Joaquin RiverThe San Joaquin River is one of the largest rivers in the state of California. It originates high on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada, in the Ansel Adams Wilderness near Mammoth Mountain. The San Joaquin river drains most of the area from the southes north to about ten miles beyond the State Capitol and east to the foothills of the Sierra NevadaThe Sierra Nevada is a mountain range that is mostly in eastern California. The range is also known as The Sierra . Geography The Sierra Nevada stretches 400 miles (650km), from Fredonyer Pass in the North to Tehachapi Pass in the South. The Sierra Nevada Mountains. The southernmost portion of Sacramento County has direct access to the San Francisco BayThe San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary in which water draining approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean. Technically, the Sacrame.
Sacramento County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850Events January 4 The first American ice-skating club is formed ( Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). January 29 Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the United States Congress February 28 University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah March 7 United at the time of statehood.
The county was named by Captain Gabriel Moraga after the Sacramento RiverThe Sacramento River is the longest river in the state of California. Starting near Mount Shasta, the river flows 382 miles southwest through the northern Central Valley of California, between the Cascade and Sierra Nevada ranges. Shortly after being join. The word sacramento signifies " SacramentA sacrament is a Christian rite that mediates or symbolizes divine grace. Sacraments are usually administered by the clergy to a recipient or recipients, and are generally understood to involve visible and invisible components. The invisible component (ma" or " Lord's Supper."
According to the U.S. Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every te, the county has a total area of 2,578 km˛ (995 mi˛). 2,501 km˛ (966 mi˛) of it is land and 77 km˛ (30 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 3.00% water.
As of the census 2 of 2000, there are 1,223,499 people, 453,602 households, and 297,562 families residing in the county. The population density is 489/km˛ (1,267/mi˛). There are 474,814 housing units at an average density of 190/km˛ (492/mi˛). The racial makeup of the county is 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 are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 453,602 households out of which 33.70% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.40% are married couples living together, 14.10% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.40% are non-families. 26.70% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.00% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.64 and the average family size is 3.24.
In the county the population is 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 are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $43,816, and the median income for a family is $50,717. Males have a median income of $39,482 versus $31,569 for females. The per capita income for the county is $21,142. 14.10% of the population and 10.30% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 20.20% of those under the age of 18 and 6.60% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
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