Emeryville
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| Foundation : | 1896 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Alameda County | ||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 50 ′ N , 122 ° 17 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 10,080 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 3,150 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 5.2 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 3.2 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 7 m | ||
| Postal code : | 94608 | ||
| Area code : | +1 510 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-22594 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1658499 | ||
| Website : | www.ci.emeryville.ca.us | ||
| Mayor : | Jennifer West | ||
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Emeryville is a small town in Alameda County in the US state of California , United States . The city is on the east coast of the San Francisco Bay between Oakland and Berkeley . At the 2010 United States Census , there were 10,080 people in Emeryville. Thus, the city has seen a population increase of 46.5 percent since 2000.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 5.2 km², of which 3.1 km² is land and 2.1 km², corresponding to 38.02 percent, is accounted for by water.
history
Emeryville was founded on December 2, 1896. The city was named after Joseph Stickney Emery , who came during the California gold rush and bought large pieces of land in the area. In 1884, Emery was president of a narrow-gauge railway called the California and Nevada Railroad . The original intention was to build a railroad from Oakland to the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the gold rush town of Bodie . However, only one line was built to Orinda and the rights of way were eventually sold to the Santa Fe Railway . This eventually built a railroad station between 41st Street and Yerba Buena Avenue. Although the station, which opened in 1902, was in Emeryville, it was called "Oakland".
In the early 20th century, Emeryville was known for its numerous gambling halls and brothels. The then District Attorney of Alameda County and later Governor of California and Chief Justice of the United States Earl Warren once called Emeryville "the rottenest city on the Pacific Coast" (German: the worst city on the Pacific coast ). There were also numerous speakeasys in Emeryville during Prohibition .
After the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989 , a new Amtrak station was built in Emeryville to replace the old 16th Street station in West Oakland, which had deteriorated before the severe damage caused by the earthquake. In 2001, the Bay Street Emeryville shopping center with over 70 stores and 37,000 m² of retail space was completed.
economy
Proximity to San Francisco , the Bay Bridge , the University of California, Berkeley, and Silicon Valley, and a business-friendly reputation have resulted in strong economic growth in Emeryville. Numerous companies have been founded here or are based in Emeryville. For example, Pixar Animation Studios and the computer game development company Maxis are based here. Other companies based in Emeryville include Jamba Juice , Peet's Coffee & Tea , Clif Bar and the search engine Seeqpod . Some biotechnology companies are also based in Emeryville, such as Chiron Corporation , which was acquired by Novartis in 2006 , or Bionovo . Pixar and Novartis are the largest employers today with around 1200 and 800 jobs respectively.
traffic
Emeryville has one Amtrak station, which opened in 1994 and has the fifth largest passenger volume of all 73 Amtrak stations in California with around 1,450 passengers a day. The station is served by the California Zephyr , Capitol Corridor , Coast Starlight, and San Joaquins trains. Three kilometers west of Emeryville, MacArthur station connects to the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system. The bus service is offered by AC Transit and there is also a free shuttle service by the Emery Go-Round . For private transportation, there is a connection to Interstate 80 , which intersects with Interstate 880 and Interstate 580 a little south of Emeryville .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ History of Emeryville - Emeryville is Born - 1890s to 1930s . Retrieved December 29, 2011.
- ↑ City of Emeryville - Comprehensive Annual Financial Report ( Memento of the original from March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 2.6 MB). Retrieved December 29, 2011.
- ^ Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2010 - State of California . Retrieved December 29, 2011
