| ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA | 
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| 1353 Listings | |||
| Page: 1 of 3 | Section: 1-5 of 14 | Place Names: | Ac-Ha | | |
| Page: 2 of 3 | Section: 6-10 of 14 | Place Names: | Ha-Re | | |
| Page: 3 of 3 | Section: 11-14 of 14 | Place Names: | Re-Zi | | |
| Population: | 1,443,741 2000 census | ||
| Area: | 472,000 Acres | ||
| County Seat: | Alvarado* 1853-1855 | San Leandro 1855 | Alvarado* 1855-1856 |
| San Leandro 1856-1872 | Brooklyn* 1872-1875 | Oakland 1875 - present | |
| Date: 1853 | From Contra Costa & Santa Clara Counties | ||
| Mining Districts | |||
| Name | Type | ||
| Spanish Missions | |||
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Name |
Date |
Date Restored | |
| Mission San Jose | June 9, 1797 | 1985 | |
| Historical Landmarks | |||
| Number |
Name |
Date | |
| 45 | Site of College of California | June 1853 | |
| 46 | Vallejo Flour Mill | 1853 | |
| 107 | Joaquin Miller Home | 1886 | |
| 241 | Livermore Memorial Monument | 1835-1858 ? | |
| 246 | Rancho San Antonio | August 3, 1820 | |
| 279 | Estudillo Home | 1850 | |
| 285 | Peralta Home | 1860 | |
| 299 | Camino of Rancho San Antonio | ||
| 334 | Mission San Jose | June 9, 1797 | |
| 335 | Site of Shell Mound | ||
| 440 | Alameda Terminal of the First Transcontinental Railroad | September 6, 1869 | |
| 503 | Site of first County Courthouse | June 6, 1853 | |
| 510 | Francisco Solano Alviso Adobe | 1844-1846 | |
| 586 | Cresta Blanca Winery | 1882 | |
| 641 | Concannon Vineyard | 1883 | |
| 642 | Leland Stanford Winery | 1869 | |
| 676 | Site of Saint Mary's College | 1899 | |
| 694 | Church of St. James the Apostle | June 27, 1858 | |
| 768 | Site of Nations First Successful Beet Sugar Factory | November 15, 1870 | |
| 776 | Site of First Public School in Castro Valley | 1866 | |
| 824 | San Leandro Oyster Beds | 1890 | |
| 849 | Mills Hall | 1871 | |
| 884 | Paramount Theatre | December 16, 1931 | |
| 896 | First Unitarian Church of Oakland | 1889 | |
| 908 | Berkeley City Club | 1929 | |
| 925 | Peralta Hacienda Site | ||
| 946 | University of California Berkeley Campus | 1873 | |
| 954 | Croll Building | 1890 | |
| 957 | Wente Brothers Winery | 1883 | |
| 962 | Site of Blossom Rock Navigation Trees | ||
| 968 | Site of the China Clipper Departure Flight | November 22, 1935 | |
| 970 | Rainbow Trout Species Identified | 1855 | |
| 986 | Piedmont Way | 1865 | |
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Census Totals |
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| 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 |
| 8,927 | 24,237 | 63,639 | |
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Territorial History |
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| 1853 | Created from Contra Costa & Santa Clara Counties |
| Territory from Contra Costa to Alameda (1853) | |
| Territory from Santa Clara to Alameda (1853) | |
| *Alvarado is now part of Union City |
| *Brooklyn is now part of Oakland |
| The word Alameda is a derivative of the Spanish word 'alamo', the name for cottonwood or poplar tree, and means a "grove of poplar trees." The name was applied both to the southern portion of the county (La Alameda) and to the stream running through it (Rio de la Alameda) as early as 1795. |
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