Sacramento County, Administrative county in Central Valley, California.
Description
Sacramento County is an administrative unit in California that spreads from lowland terrain in the west to the first foothills of the Sierra Nevada in the east. Its borders follow the Sacramento River and cover both urban areas and open farmland.
History
This administrative unit formed in the mid-nineteenth century as the Gold Rush triggered rapid settlement. The river gave the area its name and shaped early commerce through transport and trade.
Culture
The five-member Board of Supervisors manages county operations through numerous departments, overseeing services for a population of 1.5 million residents.
Practical
The main administrative building stands in downtown Sacramento and brings public services together in one location. Visitors with business to conduct will find counters for documents and permits during regular office hours.
Did you know?
The area reaches from zones below sea level to hills rising more than 800 feet (244 meters) and shows very different landscapes within a small space. These differences in height shape climate and vegetation inside the administrative borders.
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American River
33.4 km
Governor's Mansion State Historic Park
18.6 km
Locke
26.2 km
Mather Air Force Base
12.4 km
Folsom Lake
35.5 km
Old Sacramento Waterfront
20 km
Railyards Stadium
19.9 km
Crocker Art Museum
19.6 km
California State Railroad Museum
20.1 km
Heart Health Park
17.5 km
Old Sacramento State Historic Park
20.1 km
Folsom Dam
33.2 km
Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park
19.1 km
Tower Bridge
20 km
California Hall of Fame
18.8 kmMormon Island
34.7 km
Antioch Bridge
58.9 km
I Street Bridge
20.4 km
California State Library
19 km
Aerospace Museum of California
25.3 km
Hornet Stadium
13.4 km
Delta King
20.1 km
Sacramento Zoo
16.7 km
Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park
29.8 km
California State Capitol Museum
18.8 km
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
19 km
The California Museum
18.8 km
Ruhstaller Building
19.2 km
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