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Sacramento (Spanish for ''sacrament'') (/ ˌ s æ k r ə ˈ m ɛ n t oʊ / SAK-rə-MEN-toh; Spanish: [sakɾaˈmento]) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County.
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 ...
2009 – Bank of the West Tower built. 2010 – Population: 466,488. 2014 – Golden 1 Center breaks ground as the new home of the Sacramento Kings and opens in 2016. 2016 – Darrell Steinberg becomes mayor. 2022 – A mass shooting occurs in downtown Sacramento, killing six and injuring twelve.
Sacramento is the largest city in the metropolitan area, home to approximately 500,000 people, making it the sixth-largest city in California and the 35th largest in the United States. It has been the state capital of California since 1851 and has played an important role in the history of California.
Jessica Chastain (raised)[ 7] – Oscar-winning actress. Ray Collins – actor, Citizen Kane, Perry Mason. Richard G. Ditlevsen Jr. – stunt performer, television producer. Ann Doran – actress in Rebel Without A Cause. Channing Dungey (born and raised) – producer, president of ABC Entertainment Group.
October 15, 1966. Designated NHLD. January 12, 1965 [2] 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. The Historic District is sometimes abbreviated as Old ...
This is a list of mayors of Sacramento, California. The Sacramento City Council met for the first time on August 1, 1849, and the citizens approved the city charter on October 13, 1849. The City Charter was recognized by the State of California on February 27, 1850, and Sacramento was incorporated on March 18, 1850.