Stockton, California
Appearance
Stockton, California | |
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Clockwise: Downtown Stockton; Fox Theatre; University of the Pacific; Hotel Stockton; Commercial & Savings Bank | |
Nickname(s): | |
Motto: "Stockton: All American City"[3] | |
![]() Location within San Joaquin County and the state of California | |
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 | Susan Eggman (D)[6] |
• Assemblymember | Carlos Villapudua (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 62nd 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 62nd largest city in the United States.
In 2012, the city went bankrupt.[10] The city was no longer bankrupt in February 2015.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 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.