Sacramento, California: Capital city of California, United States
Sacramento is the capital of the U.S.
state">U.S. state of California. The governor and legislature of California are in Sacramento. About 520,000 people live in Sacramento. About 2,000,000 live in and around Sacramento.
Sacramento, California | |
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| City of Sacramento | |
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| Nicknames: "Sactown", "Sac", "City of Trees","River City", "Camellia City", "America's Most Diverse City" | |
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 Location within Sacramento County in California | |
  Sacramento Location within the United States  Sacramento Sacramento (the United States)  Sacramento Sacramento (North America) | |
| Coordinates: 38°34′54″N 121°29′40″W / 38.58167°N 121.49444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Sacramento |
| Region | Sacramento Valley |
| CSA | Sacramento-Roseville |
| MSA | Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade |
| Incorporated | February 27, 1850 |
| Chartered | 1920 |
| Named for | Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Council |
| • Body | Sacramento City Council |
| • Mayor | Darrell Steinberg (D) |
| • City Council | Council Members
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| Area | |
| • City | 99.77 sq mi (258.41 km2) |
| • Land | 97.68 sq mi (253.00 km2) |
| • Water | 2.09 sq mi (5.41 km2) 2.19% |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 524,943 |
| • Rank | 35th in the United States 6th in California |
| • Density | 5,374.11/sq mi (2,074.87/km2) |
| • Metro | 2,397,382 (26th) |
| Demonym | Sacramentan |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 942xx, 958xx |
| Area code | 916 and 279 |
| Interstates |     |
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| State highways |       |
| Website | cityofsacramento |
Sacramento comes from Spanish and Portuguese for holy rite. A sacrament is a religious act that gives people divine grace (being liked or favored by God.)
Sacramento was started in 1848 by John Sutter. It was a very important place during the California Gold Rush. The Gold Rush was the time after gold was found in California. Many people came to California to find gold. They did this to make money. During the Gold Rush, Sacramento was where the railroad ended. It was also where the Pony Express stopped.
Sacramento is near where the American River meets the Sacramento River. This was important when Sacramento was founded. It meant that ships could bring things to Sacramento from the Pacific Ocean. Sacramento was a railroad town. This made Sacramento a port town. This made it a very important place for business.
The majority of Sacramento's foreign-born population are from Mexico, the Philippines, Vietnam, Ukraine and Laos.
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