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Stanford

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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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
21,150 1
Area (sq km)
7.241 1
Founding Year
1775 2
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
29 1
Latitude
37.4225 degrees north 1
Longitude
122.16528 degrees west 1
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California, States or Territories
Source Stanford, California (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries
Source Stanford, California (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Stanford University

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Source Stanford University (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a private research university in Stanford, California, United States.

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Daryl Bem

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Source Daryl Bem (reference article)Wikipedia contributorsArticle texttier 3
Quote, Article text
Bem taught at Carnegie Mellon University, Stanford, Harvard, and Cornell University.
Russell Targ

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Stanford University

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Source Stanford University (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a private research university in Stanford, California, United States.
Stanford University

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Sources
1. Stanford, California (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • 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.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    21,150
  • Lead section
    The CDP's population was 21,150 at the 2020 census.
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    7.241
  • Infobox, Elevation
    29 m
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    37.42250
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    -122.16528
  • Associated With: United States, Infobox, Country
    United States
  • Associated With: California, Infobox, State
    California
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2. Wikidata: Stanford
Wikidata Q951131, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Stanford (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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