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2. Contra Costa County, California - Wikipedia

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   Website. contracosta.ca.gov. Contra Costa County (/ ˌkɒntrə ˈkɒstə / ⓘ; Contra Costa, Spanish for 'Opposite Coast') is a county located in the U.S. state of California, in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 1,165,927. [6]

3. Local government in California - Wikipedia

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   Local government in California. The government of California has an extensive system of local government that manages public functions throughout the state. Like most states, California is divided into counties, of which there are 58 (including San Francisco) [note 1] covering the entire state. Most urbanized areas are incorporated as cities ...

4. Gateway Generating Station - Wikipedia

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   Gateway Generating Station (GGS), formerly Contra Costa Unit 8 Power Project, is a combined-cycle, natural-gas-fired power station in Contra Costa County, California, which provides power to half a million customers in northern and central California. Gateway Generating Station is on the southern shore of the San Joaquin River, in Antioch, and ...

5. Pacheco, California - Wikipedia

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   Pacheco is a census-designated place (CDP) in Contra Costa County, California. The population was 3,685 at the 2010 census. The population was 3,685 at the 2010 census. It is bounded by Martinez to the north and west, Concord to the east, and Pleasant Hill to the south.

6. List of counties in California - Wikipedia

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   County FIPS code [8] County seat [9] Est. [9] Formed from Etymology [10] General Law or Charter [6] Population (2023) [11] Area [9] Map Alameda County: 001: Oakland: 1853: Contra Costa and Santa Clara: The oak and other trees, once abundant in the region; alameda is Spanish for "avenue shaded by trees" or "cottonwood grove". Charter 1,622,188: ...

7. Kensington, California - Wikipedia

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   1658891, 2408472. FIPS code [1][7] 06-38086. Kensington is an unincorporated community and census designated place located in the Berkeley Hills, in the East Bay, part of the San Francisco Bay Area, in Contra Costa County, California. In the 20th century it was considered part of Berkeley, although it is across the county line.