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Palo Alto, California

Northern America

Palo Alto is a charter city in northwestern Santa Clara County, California, in the United States. Part of the San Francisco Bay Area, it is named after a coastal redwood tree known as El Palo Alto. The population was 68,572 as of the 2020 United States census.

Facts
Population
68,572 1
Area (sq km)
66.7508 2
Founding Year
1894 2
Population Estimate Year
2020 2
Elevation (m)
9 2
Latitude
37.429167 degrees north 2
Longitude
122.138056 degrees west 2
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Sources
1. Palo Alto, California (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    population = 68572
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Palo Alto, California (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 37.429167, longitude -122.138056
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 9 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 66.7508 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1894
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population (2020)
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Wikidata: Palo Alto, California
Wikidata Q47265, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Wikidata: United States
On Continent: North America, Wikidata item for United States, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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