Crockett (California)

Crockett
Carquinez Bridge with Vallejo (left) and Crockett (right)
Location in California
Crockett
Basic data
State :	United States
State :	California
County :	Contra Costa County
Coordinates :	38 ° 3 '  N , 122 ° 13'  W Coordinates: 38 ° 3 '  N , 122 ° 13'  W
Time zone :	Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents :	3,094 (as of 2010)
Population density :	1,125.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	2.75 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 2.75 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	39 m
Postcodes :	94525
Area code :	+1 510
FIPS :	06-17274
GNIS ID :	277495
Website :	www.town.crockett.ca.us

Crockett is a settlement ( census-designated place ) in Contra Costa County in the US state of California with 3,094 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Crockett is right on Carquinez Street . The Carquinez Bridge as part of Interstate 80 leads to the opposite town of Vallejo . Oakland is 30 kilometers southwest of Crockett . To the southeast, the towns of Walnut Creek and Danville are 25 and 35 kilometers away, respectively.

history

In 1867 a settler bought property from Judge Joseph B. Crockett and named the place. Due to the convenient location in terms of transport, other settlers followed. After the California and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Company opened a sugar factory in 1906 , it employed 490 people and produced 67,000 tons of sugar. Over 700,000 t of sucrose ( cane sugar ) are now processed annually and over 70 different brands are produced.

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  Carquinez Bridge

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  C&H sugar factory

Demographic data

In 2010 a population of 3094 people was determined, which means a decrease of 3.1% compared to 2000. The average age in 2010 was 45.7 years, well above the value in California, which was 35.7 years.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
2. ^ History
3. ^ Sugar Refining Company
4. ↑ City data

Web links

• crockettmuseum - Crockett Historical Society & Museum
• claytonbailey - Bailey Art Museum