Stockton, California

Stockton
City
Downtown Stockton
Downtown Stockton
Fox Theatre
Fox Theatre
University of the Pacific
University of the Pacific
Hotel Stockton
Hotel Stockton
Commercial & Savings Bank
Commercial & Savings Bank
Flag of Stockton
Flag
Official seal of Stockton
Seal
Nickname(s): 
"Tuleburg",[1] "Mudville",[1] "California's Sunrise Seaport",[2] "Port City",[1] "Asparagus Capital of America".[1]
Motto: 
"Stockton: All American City"[3]
Map
Map
Map
Map
Coordinates: 37°58′32″N 121°18′03″W / 37.97556°N 121.30083°W / 37.97556; -121.30083
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionSan Joaquin Valley
CountySan Joaquin
IncorporatedJuly 23, 1850[4]
Named forRobert F. Stockton
Government
 • TypeCity Manager-Council[5]
 • MayorKevin J. Lincoln, II (R)
 • City councilMichele Padilla[6]
Daniel Wright[7]
Michael Blower[8]
Susan Lenz[9]
Brando Villapudua[10]
Kimberly Warmsley[11]
 • City managerHarry E. Black[12]
 • State senatorSusan Eggman (D)[13]
 • AssemblymemberCarlos Villapudua (D)[13]
Area
[14]
 • City65.25 sq mi (169.01 km2)
 • Land62.17 sq mi (161.02 km2)
 • Water3.08 sq mi (7.99 km2)  4.76%
Elevation
[15]
13 ft (4 m)
Population
 (2020)[16]
 • City320,804
 • Rank1st in San Joaquin County
11th in California
60th in the United States
 • Density4,900/sq mi (1,900/km2)
 • Urban
414,847 (US: 101st)
 • Urban density4,486.7/sq mi (1,732.3/km2)
 • Metro
779,233 (US: 76th)
DemonymStocktonian
GDP
[17]
 • Metro$32.624 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes
95201–95213, 95215, 95219, 95267, 95269, 95296–95297
Area code209
FIPS code06-75000
GNIS feature IDs1659872, 2411987
Websitewww.stocktongov.com

Stockton is a city in and the county seat of San Joaquin County in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California.[19] It is the most populous city in the county, the 11th-most populous city in California and the 60th-most populous city in the United States. Stockton's population in 2020 was 320,804. It was named an All-America City in 1999, 2004, 2015, and again in 2017 and 2018. The city is located on the San Joaquin River in the northern San Joaquin Valley. It lies at the southeastern corner of a large inland river delta that isolates it from other nearby cities such as Sacramento and those of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Stockton was founded by Charles Maria Weber in 1849 after he acquired Rancho Campo de los Franceses. The city is named after Robert F. Stockton,[20] and it was the first community in California to have a name not of Spanish or Native American origin.

Built during the California Gold Rush, Stockton's seaport serves as a gateway to the Central Valley and beyond. It provided easy access for trade and transportation to the southern gold mines. The University of the Pacific (UOP), chartered in 1851, is the oldest university in California, and has been located in Stockton since 1923. In 2012, Stockton filed for what was then the largest municipal bankruptcy in US history – which had multiple causes, including financial mismanagement in the 1990s, generous fringe benefits to unionized city employees,[21] and the 2008 financial crisis. Stockton successfully exited bankruptcy in February 2015.

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  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. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  6. ^ "City Council District 1 Councilmember Padilla". City of Stockton. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  7. ^ "City Council District 2 Councilmember Wright". City of Stockton. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  8. ^ "City Council District 3 Councilmember Blower". City of Stockton. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  9. ^ "City Council District 4 Councilmember Lenz". City of Stockton. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  10. ^ "City Council District 5 Councilmember Villapudua". City of Stockton. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  11. ^ "City Council District 6 Councilmember Warmsley". City of Stockton. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  12. ^ "The City Manager". City of Stockton, CA. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  13. ^ a b "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  14. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  15. ^ "Stockton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  16. ^ "QuickFacts: Stockton city, California". census.gov. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  17. ^ "Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in San Joaquin County, CA". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
  18. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  19. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  20. ^ "Register of the Stockton (Calif.) Public Documents, 1947-". Online Archive of California. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  21. ^ Christie, Jim (July 3, 2012). "How Stockton went broke: A 15-year spending binge". Reuters. Retrieved November 16, 2019.