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Sacramento, California – Racial and ethnic composition ... every year when 26 museums in the greater Sacramento area offer free admission. The 2009 Sacramento ...
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.
Sacramento County, California. / 38.45; -121.35. Sacramento County ( / ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ / ⓘ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,585,055. [ 6] Its county seat is Sacramento, [ 7] which has been the state capital of California since 1854. Sacramento County is the central county of ...
Old Sacramento State Historic Park. / 38.58278°N 121.50333°W / 38.58278; -121.50333. Old Sacramento State Historic Park occupies around one third of the property within the Old Sacramento Historic District of Sacramento, California. The Old Sacramento Historic District is a U.S. National Historic Landmark District.
California State Capitol. / 38.57667°N 121.49361°W / 38.57667; -121.49361. The California State Capitol is the seat of the California state government, located in Sacramento, the state capital of California. The building houses the chambers of the California State Legislature, made up of the Assembly and the Senate, along with the ...
Sacramento Valley. / 39°N 121.5°W / 39; -121.5. The Sacramento Valley ( Spanish: Valle de Sacramento) [ 2][ 3] is the area of the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California that lies north of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and is drained by the Sacramento River. It encompasses all or parts of ten Northern California ...
California State University, Sacramento ( CSUS, Sacramento State, or informally Sac State) is a public university in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1947 as Sacramento State College, [ 8] it is part of the California State University system. The university enrolls approximately 31,500 students annually, 31,573 in Fall 2021. [ 9]
Of the 58 counties in California, 14 are governed under a charter. They are Alameda, Butte, El Dorado, Fresno, Los Angeles, Orange, Placer, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Tehama. [ 6] Nine counties in California are named for saints, tied with Louisiana for the largest number.