Stockton, California

Stockton, California
Stockton, California
City
	Clockwise: Downtown Stockton; Fox Theatre; University of the Pacific; Hotel Stockton; Commercial & Savings Bank
	Flag Seal
	Nickname(s): '"Tuleburg", "Mudville", "California's Sunrise Seaport". "Port City". "Asparagus Capital of America",
	Motto: "Stockton: All American City"
	Location within San Joaquin County and the state of California
	Stockton Location within California Stockton Location within the contiguous United States
	Coordinates: 37°58′32″N 121°18′03″W / 37.97556°N 121.30083°W
Country	United States
State	California
Region	San Joaquin Valley
County	San Joaquin
Incorporated	July 23, 1850
Named for	Robert F. Stockton
Government
• Type	City Manager-Council
• State senator	Susan Eggman (D)
• Assemblymember	Carlos Villapudua (D)
Area
• City	65.25 sq mi (169.01 km2)
• Land	62.17 sq mi (161.02 km2)
• Water	3.08 sq mi (7.99 km2) 4.76%
Elevation	13 ft (4 m)
Population (2020)
• City	320,804
• Rank	1st in San Joaquin County; 11th in California; 62nd in the United States
• Density	4,900/sq mi (1,900/km2)
• Urban	414,847 (US: 101st)
• Urban density	4,486.7/sq mi (1,732.3/km2)
• Metro	779,233 (US: 76th)
Demonym	Stocktonian
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP codes	95201–95213, 95215, 95219, 95267, 95269, 95296–95297
Area code	209
FIPS code	06-75000
GNIS feature IDs	1659872, 2411987
Website	www.stocktongov.com

Stockton is a city in northern California. It is located on the San Joaquin River in the northern San Joaquin Valley. In 2020, it had a population of 320,804.^[9] Stockton is the 11th largest city in California and the 62nd largest city in the United States.

In 2012, the city went bankrupt.^[10] The city was no longer bankrupt in February 2015.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Stockton Facts". Stockton Convention & Visitors Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
↑ "About Stockton". www.pacific.edu. University of the Pacific. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
↑ "AAC Winners by State and City". National Civic League. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
↑ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
↑ "City Council". City of Stockton. Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
↑ "Stockton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 "QuickFacts: Stockton city, California". census.gov. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
↑ "How Stockton went broke: A 15-year spending binge". Reuters. July 3, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2019.

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[facts-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Stockton Facts". Stockton Convention & Visitors Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2016.

[uopabout-2] "About Stockton". www.pacific.edu. University of the Pacific. Retrieved October 31, 2016.

[3] "AAC Winners by State and City". National Civic League. Retrieved May 4, 2013.

[4] "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.

[5] "City Council". City of Stockton. Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2015.

[swd-6] 6.0 ^6.1 "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2014.

[CenPopGazetteer2019-7] "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

[8] "Stockton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 14, 2014.

[QF2020-9] 9.0 ^9.1 "QuickFacts: Stockton city, California". census.gov. Retrieved February 27, 2022.

[10] "How Stockton went broke: A 15-year spending binge". Reuters. July 3, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2019.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of San Joaquin County, California, United States
County seat: Stockton
Cities	Escalon Lathrop Lodi Manteca Mountain House Ripon Stockton Tracy	San Joaquin County map
CDPs	Acampo August Collierville Country Club Dogtown Farmington French Camp Garden Acres Kennedy Lincoln Village Linden Lockeford Morada Peters Taft Mosswood Terminous Thornton Victor Waterloo Woodbridge
Unincorporated communities	Atlanta Banta Bear Creek Carbona Clements Holt North Woodbridge South Woodbridge Vernalis
Ghost towns	Carnegie Elliott Liberty Mokelumne City San Joaquin City

v t e California county seats
Consolidated city-county	San Francisco
Municipalities	Alturas Auburn Bakersfield Colusa Crescent City El Centro Eureka Fairfield Fresno Hanford Hollister Jackson Lakeport Los Angeles Madera Martinez Marysville Merced Modesto Napa Nevada City Oakland Oroville Placerville Red Bluff Redding Redwood City Riverside Sacramento Salinas San Bernardino San Diego San Jose San Luis Obispo San Rafael Santa Ana Santa Barbara Santa Cruz Santa Rosa Sonora Stockton Susanville Ukiah Ventura Visalia Willows Woodland Yreka Yuba City
CDPs	Bridgeport Downieville Independence Mariposa Markleeville Quincy San Andreas Weaverville

v t e All-America City Award Hall of Fame (1949–2021)
Three-time winners	Alexandria, Virginia (1963, 1984, 1985) Allentown, Pennsylvania (1962, 1974, 1975) Asheville, North Carolina (1951, 1969, 1997) Bloomington, Indiana (1958, 1981, 1982) Boston, Massachusetts (1949, 1951, 1962) Cincinnati, Ohio (1949, 1950, 1981) Dayton, Ohio (1951, 1978, 1991) Delray Beach, Florida (1993, 2001, 2017) Edinburg, Texas (1968, 1995, 2000) Fayetteville, North Carolina (1985, 2001, 2011) Fort Worth, Texas (1964, 1993, 2011) Gastonia, North Carolina (1963, 2000, 2010) Grand Rapids, Michigan (1949, 1960, 1981) Hampton, Virginia (1972, 2002, 2014) Hickory, North Carolina (1967, 1987, 2007) Independence, Missouri (1961, 1982, 2001) Laurinburg, North Carolina (1956, 1967, 2003) Louisville, Kentucky (1963, 1995, 2012) Norfolk, Virginia (1959, 2013, 2016) Rochester, New York (1981, 1998, 2020) Seward, Alaska (1963, 1965, 2005) Shreveport, Louisiana (1953, 1980, 1999) Somerville, Massachusetts (1972, 2009, 2015) Spokane, Washington (1975, 2004, 2015) Tacoma, Washington (1956, 1984, 1998)
Four-time winners	Akron, Ohio (1980, 1981, 1995, 2008) Anchorage, Alaska (1956, 1965, 1985, 2002) Baltimore, Maryland (1952, 1977, 1991, 2012) Columbus, Ohio (1958, 1987, 1992, 2006) Fort Wayne, Indiana (1983, 1998, 2009, 2021) Grand Island, Nebraska (1955, 1967, 1981, 1982) New Haven, Connecticut (1958, 1998, 2003, 2008) Peoria, Illinois (1953, 1966, 1989, 2013) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1949, 1951, 1957, 1994) Rockville, Maryland (1954, 1961, 1977, 1979) Toledo, Ohio (1950, 1983, 1984, 1998)
Five-time winners	Cleveland, Ohio (1949, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1993) Dubuque, Iowa (2007, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2019) El Paso, Texas (1969, 2010, 2018, 2020, 2021) Phoenix, Arizona (1950, 1958, 1980, 1989, 2009) Stockton, California (1999, 2004, 2015, 2017, 2018) Tupelo, Mississippi (1967, 1989, 1999, 2011, 2015) Wichita, Kansas (1961, 1993, 1999, 2009, 2019) Worcester, Massachusetts (1949, 1960, 1965, 1981, 2000)
Six-time winners	Des Moines, Iowa (1949, 1977, 1982, 2003, 2010, 2017)
Seven-time winners	Kansas City, Missouri (1950, 1951, 1986, 1994, 2006, 2017, 2021) Roanoke, Virginia (1952, 1979, 1982, 1988, 1996, 2012, 2017) San Antonio, Texas (1949, 1951, 1983, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018)