Sacramento County

administration
US state :	California
Administrative headquarters :	Sacramento
Foundation :	1850
Demographics
Residents :	1,418,788  (2010)
Population density :	567.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2578 km²
Water surface :	77 km²
map
Website : www.saccounty.net

Sacramento County is a county in the US state of California . The county seat is Sacramento .

geography

The county covers a total of 2578 km² .

history

Sacramento County was one of California's earliest counties and was founded in 1850. The county was named after the Sacramento River by Captain Gabriel Moraga . The river was named after the " sacrament ".

Historical objects

The Brewster House , listed on NRHP No. 78000740

In Locke is located Locke Historic District . The area comprises 53 buildings and was recorded on May 6, 1971 by the National Register of Historic Places as a historic monument with the number 71000174, and registered in the National Historic Landmark . There are 6 other National Historic Landmarks in the county . A total of 95 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1850	9087		-
1860	24,142		165.7%
1870	26,830		11.1%
1880	34,390		28.2%
1890	40,339		17.3%
1900	45,915		13.8%
1910	67,806		47.7%
1920	91,029		34.2%
1930	141,999		56%
1940	170.333		20%
1950	277.140		62.7%
1960	502.778		81.4%
1970	631,498		25.6%
1980	783.381		24.1%
1990	1,041,219		32.9%
2000	1,223,499		17.5%
2010	1,418,788		16%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Sacramento County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Tombstone of John A. Sutter , founder of the City of Sacramento

Sacramento County had a population of 1,223,499 as of the 2000 census . There were 453,602 households and 297,562 families. The population density was 489 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 64.02% White, 9.96% African American, 1.09% Native American, 11.03% Asian, 0.59% Pacific Islander, and 7.48% other races Groups; 5.84% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 16.01% of the population.

Of the 453,602 households, 33.70% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 46.40% were married couples living together, 14.10% were single mothers. 34.40% were not families. 26.70% are single households and 8.00% have someone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.24.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 27.60% of residents under 18 years of age, 9.50% between 18 and 24 years of age, 31.00% between 25 and 44 years of age, 20.90% between 45 and 64 years of age 11.10% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 92.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 43,816 , and the median income for a family is $ 50,717. Males had a median income of $ 39,482 versus $ 31,569 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,142. 14.10% of the population and 10.30% of families are below the poverty line. 20.20% of them were under 18 years of age and 6.60% were 65 years of age or older.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 277298. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
3. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
4. ↑ National Historic Landmarks Program (Locke Historic District) ( Memento of the original from November 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: California . National Park Service , accessed August 27, 2017.
6. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 27, 2017.
7. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
8. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
9. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012

Web links

Commons : Sacramento County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 38 ° 27 ′  N , 121 ° 21 ′  W