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Mayor: Ron Dellums (to Nov. 2010)
2000 census population (rank): 399,484
(41); % change: 7.3; Male: 192,757 (48.3%);
Female: 206,727 (51.7%); White: 125,013 (31.3%);
Black: 142,460 (35.7%); American Indian and Alaska
Native: 2,655 (0.7%); Asian: 60,851 (15.2%); Other
race: 46,592 (11.7%); Two or more races: 19,911 (5.0%);
Hispanic/Latino: 87,467 (21.9%). 2000 percent population
18 and over: 75.0%; 65 and over: 10.5%; Median
age: 33.3.
2005 population estimate (rank): 395,274
(44)
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additional census data
Land area: 56 sq mi. (145 sq km);
Alt.: Highest, 1,700 ft.; lowest, sea
level
Avg. daily temp.: Jan., 49.9° F; July,
62.1° F
Churches: 374, representing over 78
denominations in the city; over 500 churches in Alameda County;
City-owned parks: 2,196 ac.;
Radio stations: AM, 1;
Television stations: 1 commercial; 1
government access; 2 education access; 1 local
Civilian Labor Force (PMSA) April 2006:
2,159,4001;
Unemployed: 88,7001,
Percent: 4.11;
Per capita personal income (MSA)
2004: $49,2761
Chamber of Commerce: Oakland Chamber of
Commerce, 475 Fourteenth St., Oakland, CA 94612
1. San
Francisco–Oakland–Fremont, Calif.
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Oakland is located in the west-central part of California on the east side
of San Francisco Bay. It is the seat of Alameda County.
Don Luis Peralta first settled the site of Oakland in 1820 when he
established the Rancho San Antonio. The gold rush of 1849 attracted more
people to the area, and the city's population continued to grow after a
ferry service to San Francisco was started in 1851. Oakland was
incorporated as a town in 1852 and as a city in 1854. It was named after
the numerous oak trees found in the area. Oakland became the western
terminus of the Central Pacific Railroad in 1869 and the seat of Alameda
County in 1873.
In the latter part of the 19th century and also in 1910, additional
territory was annexed to Oakland and the city assumed its present size. In
1906, thousands of people fled to Oakland in the aftermath of the San
Francisco earthquake and settled there permanently, furthering the city's
growth. Oakland's economic development continued to rise with the opening
of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay
Bridge in 1936.
Oakland is a major center of culture and commerce. It is an important
container shipping port and the terminus of three transcontinental
railroads. Oakland's industries include food processing, transportation,
software, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, and electrical and high
technology manufacturing. The city is the headquarters of many national
and international corporations.
See also Encyclopedia: Oakland .
Selected famous
natives and residents:
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Buster Crabbe
actor;
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Frederick Cottrell
inventor;
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Clint Eastwood
actor and director;
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Dennis Eckersley
athlete;
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Mark Hamill
singer, dancer, and songwriter;
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Hammer
actor;
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Tom Hanks
actor;
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Rod McKuen
singer and composer;
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Russ Meyer
producer and director;
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Eddie (Anderson) Rochester
actor;
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George Stevens
director;
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Amy Tan
writer;
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Jo Van Fleet
actress.
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