Castro Valley
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 View over part of the city |
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| Location in California | |||
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Alameda County | ||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 43 ′ N , 122 ° 4 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 61,388 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 1,641.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 38.2 km 2 (approx. 15 mi 2 ) of which 37.4 km 2 (approx. 14 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 50 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 94546, 94552 | ||
| Area code : | +1 510 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-11964 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1658237 | ||
Castro Valley is a city in Alameda County in the US state of California , United States , with 61,388 inhabitants (as of 2010). The urban area has an area of 38.2 km².
The city was named after the Spanish landowner and sheep farmer "Don Castro" , the former owner of the area. He lost all of his country in a card game. In the 1940s and 1950s, the city was known for its many poultry farms . It later became a dormitory town where people lived and lived but drove outside to work.
sons and daughters of the town
- Dean Heller (* 1960), politician
- Cliff Burton (1962–1986), bassist for the thrash metal band Metallica
- Christopher Titus (* 1964), actor and stand-up comedian
- Rachel Maddow (* 1973), radio and television presenter and commentator
- David Bingham (* 1989), football player
- Kendall Wesenberg (* 1990), skeleton pilot
Web links
Commons : Castro Valley - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Census 2010 ( Memento from February 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive )