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What You Should Know
Sacramento is the capital of the State of California and the county seat of
Sacramento County. Located in California's expansive Central Valley, it is the
seventh most populous city in California. As of 2006, Sacramento had
a population of 457,514. The city is the core cultural and economic center
of its five-county metropolitan area (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, and
Yolo counties). With a population of 2.2 million, the Sacramento metropolitan
area is the largest in the Central Valley, and is the fourth-largest in
California, behind the Los Angeles-Orange County area, the San Francisco Bay
Area, and the San Diego area.
Sacramento was founded in December 1848 by John Sutter. Sacramento grew from
Sutter's Fort, which was established by John Sutter in 1839. During the
California Gold Rush, Sacramento was a major distribution point, a commercial
and agricultural center, and a terminus for wagon trains, stagecoaches,
riverboats, the telegraph, the Pony Express and the First Transcontinental
Railroad.
Typical of California informality, Sacramento is referred to by many nicknames.
The most common names are Capital City, River City (after the Sacramento River
and American River), The Big Tomato, and the City of Trees. The nicknames most
used by those living in Sacramento are Sac, Sactown, Sack of Tomatoes, or Sacto.
The area where Sacramento was originally developed is still in existence as a
tourist venue, and is simply named Old Sacramento.
California State University, Sacramento, also known as Sac State, is the major
local university. It is one of the twenty-three campuses of the growing
California State University system.
Neighborhoods
The city groups its neighborhoods into four areas:
Area One (Central/Eastern)
Alkali Flat, Boulevard Park, Campus Commons, Sacramento State University, Dos
Rios Triangle, Downtown, East Sacramento, Mansion Flats, Marshall School,
Midtown, New Era Park, Newton Booth, Old Sacramento, Poverty Ridge, Richards,
Richmond Grove, River Park, Sierra Oaks, Southside Park
Area Two (Southwestern)
Airport, Freeport Manor, Golf Course Terrace, Greenhaven, Land Park, Little
Pocket, Mangan Park, Meadowview, Parkway, Pocket, Sacramento City College, Land
Park, Valley Hi / North Laguna, Z'Berg Park
Area Three (Southeastern)
Alhambra Triangle, Avondale, Brentwood, Carleton Tract, College/Glen, Colonial
Heights, Colonial Village, Colonial Village North, Curtis Park, Elmhurst,
Fairgrounds, Florin-Fruitridge, Industrial Park, Fruitridge Manor, Glen Elder,
Granite Regional Park, Hollywood Park, Lawrence Park, Med Center, North City
Farms, Oak Park, Packard Bell, South City Farms, South East, Tahoe Park, Tahoe
Park East, Tahoe Park South, Tallac Village, Woodbine
Area Four (North of the American River)
Natomas (north, south, west), Valley View Acres, Gardenland, Northgate,
Woodlake, North Sacramento, Terrace Manor, Hagginwood, Del Paso Heights, Robla,
McClellan Heights West, Ben Ali, and Swanston Estates.