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Sacramento County

Sacramento County, California
County
County of Sacramento
Sacramento Capitol.jpg Tower Bridge Sacramento edit.jpg
SuttersFort2002.jpg
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Flag of Sacramento County, California
Flag
Official seal of Sacramento County, California
Seal
Location in the state of California
Location in the state of California
California's location in the US
California's location in the US
Country  United States
State  California
Region Sacramento Valley
Metro area Greater Sacramento
Incorporated February 18, 1850
County seat (and largest city) Sacramento
Government
 • Type Council–manager
 • Body Board of Supervisors
 • Board of Supervisors
 • County Executive Navdeep S. Gill
Area
 • Total 994 sq mi (2,570 km2)
 • Land 965 sq mi (2,500 km2)
 • Water 29 sq mi (80 km2)
Population (April 1, 2010)
 • Total 1,418,788
 • Estimate (2015) 1,501,335
 • Density 1,400/sq mi (550/km2)
Time zone Pacific Standard Time (UTC−8)
 • Summer (DST) Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−7)
FIPS code 06-067
Website www.saccounty.net

Sacramento County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,418,788. Its county seat is Sacramento, which has been the state capital of California since 1854.

Sacramento County is included in the Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county covers about 994 square miles (2,570 km2) in the northern portion of the Central Valley, on into Gold Country. Sacramento County extends from the low delta lands between the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River, including Suisun Bay, north to about ten miles (16 km) beyond the State Capitol and east into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The southernmost portion of Sacramento County has direct access to San Francisco Bay.

Sacramento County was one of the original counties of California, which were created in 1850 at the time of statehood.

The county was named after the Sacramento River, which forms its western border. The river was named by Spanish cavalry officer Gabriel Moraga for the Santisimo Sacramento (Most Holy Sacrament), referring to the Catholic Eucharist.

Alexander Hamilton Willard, a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, is buried in the old Franklin Cemetery.


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