Quill (california)

Quill
Quill Location in California
Basic data
Foundation :	1772
State :	United States
State :	California
County :	Contra Costa County
Coordinates :	38 ° 0 ′  N , 122 ° 18 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 0 ′  N , 122 ° 18 ′  W
Time zone :	Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents :	18,390 (as of: 2010 census)
Population density :	1,362.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	34.4 km 2  (approx. 13 mi 2 ) of which 13.5 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	31 m
Postal code :	94564
Area code :	+1 510
FIPS :	06-57288
GNIS ID :	0277576
Website :	www.ci.pinole.ca.us
Mayor :	Peter Murray

Pinole is an American city ​​in Contra Costa County in the US state of California . It has about 18,300 inhabitants (as of 2010). The city is located at the geographic coordinates 38.01 ° north, 122.32 ° west. The urban area has a size of 34.4 km².

Naming

The name is derived from quill , the Aztec name for a type of flour.

Size and division

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​exactly 13.6 square miles, the equivalent of 35 km². Of this, 39.21% is land and 60.79% is water.

history

In 1823 Ignacio Martinez built a hacienda on the site of today's Pinola . Over time, a small settlement developed around the hacienda, which grew rapidly with the connection to the railway network in 1878. In 1903 Pinola was officially given city status.

useful information

The winner of the Heisman Trophy (1992), Gino Toretta , comes from Pinole.