Stockton, California
Stockton, California | |
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Clockwise: Downtown Stockton; Fox Theatre; University of the Pacific; Hotel Stockton; Commercial & Savings Bank | |
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| Motto: "Stockton: All American City"[3] | |
Location within San Joaquin County and the state of California | |
Stockton Location within California Stockton Location within the contiguous United States | |
| Coordinates: 37°58′32″N 121°18′03″W / 37.97556°N 121.30083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | San Joaquin Valley |
| County | San Joaquin |
| Incorporated | July 23, 1850[4] |
| Named for | Robert F. Stockton |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Manager-Council[5] |
| • State senator | Jerry McNerney (D)[6] |
| • Assemblymember | Rhodesia Ransom (D)[6] |
| Area | |
| • City | 65.25 sq mi (169.01 km2) |
| • Land | 62.17 sq mi (161.02 km2) |
| • Water | 3.08 sq mi (7.99 km2) 4.76% |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 320,804 |
| • Rank | 1st in San Joaquin County 11th in California 60th in the United States |
| • Density | 4,900/sq mi (1,900/km2) |
| • Urban | 414,847 (US: 101st) |
| • Urban density | 4,486.7/sq mi (1,732.3/km2) |
| • Metro | 779,233 (US: 76th) |
| Demonym | Stocktonian |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 95201–95213, 95215, 95219, 95267, 95269, 95296–95297 |
| Area code | 209 |
| FIPS code | 06-75000 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1659872, 2411987 |
| Website | www |
Stockton is a city in northern California. It is located on the San Joaquin River in the northern San Joaquin Valley. In 2020, it had a population of 320,804.[9] Stockton is the 11th largest city in California and the 60th most populous city in the United States.
In 2012, the city went bankrupt.[10] The city was no longer bankrupt in February 2015.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Stockton Facts". Stockton Convention & Visitors Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ↑ "About Stockton". www.pacific.edu. University of the Pacific. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ↑ "AAC Winners by State and City". National Civic League. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
- ↑ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ↑ "City Council". City of Stockton. Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Stockton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "QuickFacts: Stockton city, California". census.gov. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ↑ "How Stockton went broke: A 15-year spending binge". Reuters. July 3, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2019.