Alamo (California)

Alamo
Inner city main street in the center
Location in California
Alamo
Basic data
State :	United States
State :	California
County :	Contra Costa County
Coordinates :	37 ° 52 ′  N , 122 ° 2 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 52 ′  N , 122 ° 2 ′  W
Time zone :	Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents :	14,570 (as of 2010)
Population density :	273.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	53.3 km 2  (approx. 21 mi 2 ) of which 53.3 km 2  (approx. 21 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	78 m
Postal code :	94507
Area code :	+1 925
FIPS :	06-00618
GNIS ID :	1657900

Alamo is for statistical purposes defined settlement area ( census-designated place ) in Contra Costa County in the US - State of California with 14,570 inhabitants (2010).

The settlement is located east of the San Francisco Bay in the San Ramon Valley, which runs roughly from southeast to northwest, at 78 m above sea level. The valley stretches between Mount Diablo in the east and Las Trampas Ridge in the west. Alamo is located on San Ramon Creek between the villages of Danville above and Walnut Creek below. The Alamo and the San Ramon Valley are accessed by Interstate Highway 680 .

history

In 1833 the area belonged to the so-called Rancho San Ramon -Land Grant, in which Mariano Castro and his uncle Bartolo Pacheco were given today's Alamo, the neighboring Danville and surrounding lands from the Californian administration, which at that time still belonged to Mexico . In 1843 the location of the later Alamo passed to the brothers Inocencio and Jose Romero, but the change of ownership was not sufficiently documented, so that it was not recognized after the annexation of California by the United States after the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848.

The American pioneers Mary Ann and John Jones came through the valley in 1847 and settled there in 1851. More American settlers started small farms and as early as 1852 a post office was set up under the name Alamo , the Spanish word for poplars after the trees in the valley, which was run by John Jones. In addition to cattle farming, the economic basis of the valley was in particular fruit growing. The first walnut plantation was established in 1873. This fruit still shapes agriculture in central Contra Costa County today.

Alamo today

The region did not develop significantly until after the Second World War . The Alamo and all of Contra Costa County grew from the 1960s along with the rise of the Bay Area further west and Silicon Valley to the south. From 1,791 inhabitants in 1960, the population increased to 15,626 by 2000. Only after the turn of the millennium did the population decrease again somewhat, to 14,570 in the 2010 US Census . Today the Alamo is a residential area with generous plot sizes and belongs to the catchment area of ​​the Silicon Valley. The residents have management positions well above the average, 63.5% state that they are employed in management, business, science, and arts occupations . The median household income is $ 147,746 (2010), nearly three times that of the entire United States ($ 51,914). The population also has a level of education well above average, with over 40% having a college degree.

Web links

Commons : Alamo, California  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Museum of the San Ramon Valley: History of Alamo
• Alamo Improvement Association

Individual evidence

1. ^ Alamo in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
2. ↑ US Census Bureau: Volks- und HOUSING (1790-2000) to 2000, continued until 2010
3. ↑ US Census Bureau: Selected economic characteristics , status 2010
4. ↑ All data from US Census Bureau: Selected economic characteristics - Alamo CDP, California , status 2010