San Ramon (California)

San Ramon
San Ramon with Mount Diablo in the background
Location in California
San Ramon
Basic data
Foundation :	1983
State :	United States
State :	California
County :	Contra Costa County
Coordinates :	37 ° 45 ′  N , 121 ° 57 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 45 ′  N , 121 ° 57 ′  W
Time zone :	Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents :	44,722 (as of: 2000)
Population density :	1,490.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	30.0 km 2  (approx. 12 mi 2 ) of which 30.0 km 2  (approx. 12 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	146 m
Postcodes :	94582, 94583
Area code :	+1 925
FIPS :	06-68378
GNIS ID :	1656275
Website :	www.ci.san-ramon.ca.us
Mayor :	Bill Clarkson (until 2018)

San Ramon is a city in Contra Costa County in the US state of California , United States , with 45,900 inhabitants (as of 2004). The geographical coordinates are: 37.76 ° North, 121.95 ° West. The urban area has a size of 30.0 km². The city is now considered a suburb of San Francisco and is part of Silicon Valley .

In 2001, San Ramon received the Tree City USA award .

history

Before the white people settled California, the land belonged to the Seunen Indians. After 1797, the area was part of the San Jose Mission's grazing land . Jose Maria Amador later founded his ranch here.

The name comes from an Indian cowboy who kept sheep here for the mission. The "San" was added in order to bring the name into line with the Spanish names of other places in use at the time (many of the places in the area are called "San" because they were named after Christian saints ).

The first American settlers came to San Ramon in 1850. Leo and Mary Jane Norris acquired a piece of land from Amador. Other people, including William Lynch, James Dougherty and Major Samuel Russel, settled and bought land here. The names are still widely known today because the streets of San Ramon bear their names: Norris, Lynch, Harlan, McCamley, Crow, Bollinger, Meese, Glass and Wiedemann. Both Harlan's house (built 1858) and Wiedemann's (1865) are still in their original location.

Until the city got its definitive, current name in 1873 when the first official post office was opened, it changed a few times. So it was called Brevensville, Lynchwille and Limerick.

In 1864 Brown and Co. built a railway line from San Ramon to Oakland, and in 1891 the Southern Pacific Railroad reached San Ramon. Until 1909, San Ramon was the terminus of this railway line, which increased its importance as a traffic junction. Both railway lines no longer exist today, San Ramon is dominated by individual traffic. The Interstate 680 crosses the city from north to south since 1966th

In 1970 the city had 4084 inhabitants (and was still called "Village"), a total of 25,899 lived in the area. The incorporation as an independent city only took place in 1983. The construction of the Bishop Ranch Business Park had already started, which should bring the city a strong growth.

economy

As part of Silicon Valley, several large American companies have their California offices here, including the petroleum company Chevron Corporation , AT&T and UPS . The opening of the Bishop Ranch Business Park brought the city a significant increase in the number of jobs. The city administration expects a further 16,000 jobs in the city area over the next fifteen years.

Web links

Commons : San Ramon, California  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• Website about San Ramon

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Website San Ramon - City Council ( Memento of the original from February 23, 2017 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. 
2. ↑ www.citytowninfo.com ; However, the name of the city is not listed on the Arbor Day Foundation website for 2015.