Cities

Stanford

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Stanford." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/stanford.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Stanford. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/stanford

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-stanford,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Stanford},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/stanford},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Stanford is a census-designated place in the northwestern corner of Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is the home of Stanford University, after which it was named. It remains unincorporated, and its population was 21,150 at the 2020 census.

Facts

Population

21,150 1

Area (sq km)

7.241 1

Population Estimate Year

2020 1

Elevation (m)

29 1

Latitude

37.4225 degrees north 1

Longitude

122.16528 degrees west 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

California

Source Stanford, California (Wikipedia)

United States

Source Stanford, California (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. Stanford, California (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationLead section

Quote, Lead section

Stanford is a census-designated place (CDP) in the northwestern corner of Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is the home of Stanford University, after which it was named.

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1. Stanford, California (Wikipedia)

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