Sacramento County, California

Sacramento County is a in the  of. The is the city of, the. As of 2000 the population was 1,223,499.

Sacramento County covers about 994 s in the middle of the, California's prime agricultural region. Sacramento County extends from the low delta lands between the and s north to about ten miles beyond the State Capitol and east to the foothills of the  Mountains. The southernmost portion of Sacramento County has direct access to the.

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

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

of the is buried in the old  Cemetery.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,578 (995 ). 2,501 km² (966 sq mi) of it is land and 77 km² (30 sq mi) of it (3.00%) is water. Most of the county is at an elevation close to sea level, with some areas below sea level. Hills along the eastern boundary rise to several hundred feet. Major watercourses in the county include the, and , a tributary of the Sacramento River.

Incorporated Places

 * (incorporated 1997)
 * (incorporated 2000)
 * (incorporated 1946)
 * (incorporated 1946)
 * (incorporated 1923)
 * (incorporated 2003)
 * (incorporated 1850)

Adjacent Counties

 * - south
 * - southwest
 * - west
 * - west
 * - northwest
 * - north
 * - east
 * - east

Major Highways

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Public Transportation
(RT) provides bus and light rail service in Sacramento and nearby communities. The cities of, and  also operate their own bus lines. In addition, the transit agencies of the adjacent counties have routes operating into Downtown Sacramento, or connecting with the light rail system.

and both serve Sacramento.

Airports
is a major, full-service airport with passenger flights. It is owned by the County of Sacramento. The County also owns in  and, both of which are general aviation airports. There are also privately owned public use airports located in Elk Grove and Rio Linda.

Politics
Sacramento County is a -leaning county in presidential elections, with the city of going heavily for Democrats and the suburbs going heavily for Republicans. This pattern is also present in congressional and state legislature elections. The last Republican presidential candidate to win a majority in the county was in.

In the all of  and parts of the  district and tiny parts of the  and  districts are in the county. The 3rd district is represented by Republican while the 5th and 10th are represented by Democrats  and  respectively.

In the, all of the 9th district and parts of the 4th, 5th, 10th, and 15th districts are in the county. Except for the 9th, which is represented by Democrat, all the districts are represented by Republicans: the 4th by , the 5th by , the 10th by , and the 15th by.

In the, all of the 6th district and parts of the 1st and 5th districts are in the county. The 1st district is represented by Republican and the 5th and 6th districts are represented by Democrats,  and  respectively.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 1,223,499 people, 453,602 households, and 297,562 families residing in the county. The was 489/km² (1,267/sq mi). There were 474,814 housing units at an average density of 190/km² (492/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 64.02%, 9.96% or , 1.09% , 11.03% , 0.59% , 7.48% from , and 5.84% from two or more races. 16.01% of the population were or  of any race. 75.7% spoke, 10.0% , 1.5% , 1.4% or , 1.3% , 1.2%  and 1.2%  as their first language.

There were 453,602 households out of which 33.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.40% were living together, 14.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.40% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.60% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 31.00% from 25 to 44, 20.90% from 45 to 64, and 11.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,816, and the median income for a family was $50,717. Males had a median income of $39,482 versus $31,569 for females. The for the county was $21,142. About 10.30% of families and 14.10% of the population were below the, including 20.20% of those under age 18 and 6.60% of those age 65 or over.

Miscellaneous Information

 * Average annual maximum temperature: 73.6 degrees Fahrenheit (23.1 degrees Celsius)
 * Average annual minimum temperature: 49 °F (9.5 °C)
 * Average rainfall: 19.6 inches (500 mm)
 * Climate is mild winter rainy seasons typically in the 40's and 50's and long dry summer seasons with many hot spells of over 100 for several days in a row, (average temperature does not tell the whole story), with very pleasant dry weather most other times.
 * 20.5 miles (33.0 km) of system (an additional 22.1 miles or 35.6 km is under construction)
 * 3 mainline railroad tracks
 * 10 million passengers annually through Sacramento International airport
 * Port of Sacramento ships 870,000 s (790,000 s) of cargo annually
 * 14 Regional Parks Districts
 * 6 million trees
 * 19 major public & private colleges & universities
 * 16 public school districts
 * 15 major art and historical museums
 * 26 public libraries
 * 10 hospitals
 * 69.6% of eligible voters are registered to vote
 * Population density: 1,252/sq mi (483/km²)
 * Leading agricultural crops include: milk, wine grapes, Bartlett pears, field corn, turkeys