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Stanford is a census-designated place (CDP) in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is the home of Stanford University , after which it was named. The CDP's population was 21,150 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ]
Name City County Enrollment [1] Fall 2022 Founded Athletics University of California, Berkeley: Berkeley: Alameda: 45,307 1869 NCAA Div. I (ACC, MPSF, America East) University of California, Davis
City in California, United States Palo Alto, California City Baylands Nature Preserve, Ramona Street Architectural District, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto History Museum, Palo Alto Circle Flag Seal Logo Etymology: from Spanish palo alto ' tall stick ' Location in Santa Clara County and California Palo Alto, California Show map of San Francisco Bay Area Palo Alto, California Show map of ...
Santa Barbara (University of California, Santa Barbara) [14] Santa Clara (Santa Clara University) Santa Cruz (University of California, Santa Cruz) [14] Seaside (California State University, Monterey Bay) Stanford (Stanford University) Turlock (California State University, Stanislaus) University Hills (California State University, San Bernardino)
Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, [11] [12] is a private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford , the eighth governor of and then-incumbent senator from California , and his wife, Jane , in memory of their only child, Leland Jr . [ 2 ]
Stanford University’s leadership was especially important in the valley's early development. [22] Together these elements formed the basis of its growth and success. [ 23 ] The United States was more friendly than other countries to business investment, charging much lower taxes on capital gains since the Revenue Act of 1921 , and featuring ...
The city is home to places of higher education such as California Institute of the Arts, The Master's University and College of the Canyons, and the corporate headquarters of Princess Cruises. Six Flags Magic Mountain lies immediately west of the city. 18 San Bernardino: 223,728 San Bernardino County
Part of an 1890 map of northern Santa Clara County including all or part of the communities of Palo Alto (which would soon become College Terrace), Mayfield, and University Park (which would soon become Palo Alto). Also shows Stanford University (still under construction at the time.)