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Old Sacramento, the oldest quarter of the city, grew up along the Sacramento River in the mid-1800s. Residents of Sacramento adopted a city charter in 1849, which was recognized by the state legislature in 1850. Sacramento is the oldest incorporated city in California, incorporated on February 27, 1850. [19]
Included within downtown is the California State Capitol building, the house of the California state government.The major retail and entertainment area is known as the Downtown Commons (DOCO), which includes Macy's, the Sawyer Hotel, the Golden 1 Center (home of the Sacramento Kings NBA team), and a wide variety of dining establishments and retail shops.
The Greater Sacramento area refers to a metropolitan region in Northern California comprising either the U.S. Census Bureau defined Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade metropolitan statistical area or the larger Sacramento–Roseville combined statistical area, the latter of which consists of seven counties, namely Sacramento, Yolo, Placer, El Dorado, Sutter, Yuba, and Nevada counties.
The history of Sacramento, California, began with its founding by Samuel Brannan and John Augustus Sutter, Jr. in 1848 around an embarcadero that his father, John Sutter, Sr. constructed at the confluence of the American and Sacramento Rivers a few years prior. Sacramento was named after the Sacramento River, which forms its western border.
The Sacramento Regional Transit District, commonly known as SacRT, operates a light rail system, serving portions of greater Sacramento, California, United States. The network consists of three lines, the Blue and Gold lines that both opened in 1987 and the Green Line that opened in 2012. [1][2][3] The 43-mile (69 km) network serves over 56,800 ...
Meadowview is a neighborhood of Sacramento, California located in the southernmost region of the city. It is adjacent to the Sacramento “ City of Trees ” Water Tower and home to a reported 5,095 households. [1] The area is approximately 34% Hispanic, 25% African American, 20% Asian, 12% White, 5% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 4% ...
Coordinates: 38.5695°N 121.5006°W. Southside Park is a neighborhood in Sacramento, California, located immediately south of Downtown Sacramento. Its official borders are R Street to the north, W-X Freeway to the south, I-5 to the west, and 12th Street to the east. Southside Park is part of the City of Sacramento's South Side Historic District.
City. Sacramento. Zip Codes. 95817 and 95820. Oak Park is a neighborhood in Sacramento, California. The McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific Sacramento Campus, Sacramento High School, and Christian Brothers High School are located in this neighborhood. Oak Park is informally bounded by U.S. Route 50 to the north, Stockton Boulevard ...