Petaluma, California | |
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.jpg)  .jpg) .jpg) Clockwise from top left: St. Vincent de Paul Church; Rancho Petaluma, Petaluma Historic Commercial District; Petaluma Historical Library and Museum | |
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| Etymology: Péta Lúuma, Coast Miwok for "Backside of the Hill" | |
 Location in Sonoma County and the state of California | |
  Petaluma Location in California  Petaluma Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°14′45″N 122°37′53″W / 38.24583°N 122.63139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Sonoma |
| Incorporated | April 12, 1858[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Kevin McDonnell[2] |
| • Vice Mayor | John Shribbs |
| • City Manager | Peggy Flynn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.52 sq mi (37.61 km2) |
| • Land | 14.41 sq mi (37.34 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2) 0.74% |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 59,776 |
| • Density | 4,146.8/sq mi (1,601.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 94952–94954 |
| Area code | 707 |
| FIPS code | 06-56784 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277575, 2411407 |
| Website | cityofpetaluma |
Petaluma is a city in Sonoma County, California, located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Its population is, according to World Population Review, 58,489 people. It was 59,776 according to the 2020 census.[5]
Petaluma's name comes from the Miwok village named Péta Lúuma that was located on the banks of the Petaluma River.[6][7] The modern city originates in Rancho Petaluma, granted in 1834 to famed Californio statesman Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, considered to be the founder of Petaluma.[8][9] Today, Petaluma is known for its well-preserved historic center and as a local hub for the Petaluma Valley region of Sonoma County.[10]
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on February 21, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "Petaluma City Council". City of Petaluma. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Petaluma". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Petaluma Quickfacts from the US Census Bureau". US Census Bureau.
- ^ Gudde, Erwin Gustav; William Bright (1998). California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names (Second ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 287. ISBN 978-0-520-21316-6.
- ^ Billiter, Bill (January 1, 1985). "3,000-Year-Old Connection Claimed : Siberia Tie to California Tribes Cited". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Archived from the original on November 28, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
The similarities of the Siberian-California Indian words include some well-known places, he said. "Petaluma (a city in Northern California) would be understood in Siberia even today," he said. "It means 'flat back,' as in the flat back of a hill.
- ^ Press Democrat - Young Mariano Vallejo was Petaluma's 'founding father'
- ^ National Park Service - Petaluma Adobe
- ^ Kay Ransom, C. Michael Hogan, Ballard George et al., Environmental Impact Report for the Petaluma General Plan, prepared by Earth Metrics Inc. for the city of Petaluma (1984),