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Stockton, California

Northern America

Stockton is a city in California, United States, and the county seat of San Joaquin County, with 320,804 residents at the 2020 census, making it the most populous city in the county and the 11th most populous in the state. It was founded in 1849 by Charles Maria Weber during the California Gold Rush on land he acquired as Rancho Campo de los Franceses, and it is named for Commodore Robert F. Stockton, making it the first California community named for someone other than a Spanish or Native American namesake. Located on the San Joaquin River in California's Central Valley, Stockton developed as a logistics and commercial hub after the introduction of irrigation, rail connections, and the 1933 opening of the Port of Stockton, and it is home to the University of the Pacific, chartered in 1851.

Facts
Population
320,804 1
Area (sq km)
167.7018 1
Founding Year
1849 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
4 1
Latitude
37.9575 degrees north 1
Longitude
121.2925 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC-08:00 4
Sources
1. Stockton, California (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 320,804 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 37.9575, longitude -121.2925
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 4 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 167.7018 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1849
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 320804 (2020)
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 37.9575,-121.2925
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 4.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 37.75, -121.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 37.75, -121.25
37.75 -121.25 Csa
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4. GeoNames: Stockton - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 5399020, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.15 km)
Quote, cities500 record 5399020, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.15 km)
37.9577 -121.29078 P PPLA2 US CA 077 305658 4 6 America/Los_Angeles
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Stockton, California (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Stockton is a city in and the county seat of San Joaquin County, California, United States.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Wikidata: United States
On Continent: North America, Wikidata item for United States, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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