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San Jose is the county seat of Santa Clara County and the main component of the San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara Metropolitan Statistical Area, with an estimated population of around 1.95 million residents in 2023. [18] San Jose is notable for its innovation, cultural diversity, [19] affluence, [20] and sunny and mild Mediterranean climate. [21]
Marjorie Pierce, San Jose and Its Cathedral Western Tanager Press (1990) ISBN 0-934136-47-5 Curci, Cookie (August 23, 2012). "Many street names in San Jose recognize early immigrant orchardists" .
As of the census [2] of 2000, there were 1,704 people, 539 households, and 321 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 24,099.1 inhabitants per square mile (9,304.7/km 2).
José Joaquín Bernal, a member of the 1776 De Anza Expedition, was a soldier at the Presidio of San Francisco and the Pueblo of San José, and grantee of Rancho Santa Teresa. Antonio María Pico (1809–1869), son of José Dolores Pico, was the grantee of Rancho Pescadero and married María del Pilar Bernal (1812–1882) in 1831. Pico sold his ...
The Alameda is a historic district of Central San Jose, California, west of Downtown San Jose.The district is centered on an alameda (Spanish for tree-lined street), a historic portion of El Camino Real connecting Downtown San Jose to Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and includes the smaller, surrounding neighborhoods to the north and east, like College Park and St. Leo's.
Alviso is a district of San Jose, California, located in North San Jose on the southern shores of San Francisco Bay.Originally an independent town, founded in 1852, today Alviso is San Jose's only waterfront district, primarily residential in nature, with several Silicon Valley tech companies and recreation-oriented businesses.
The town was first settled in 1777. The area that now makes up downtown was first settled twenty years later, when the town of San Jose moved somewhat inland from its original location on the banks of the Guadalupe River. In 1850, San Jose incorporated to become California's first city and the location of California's first state capitol.
Stores at Plaza de San José. Restaurants at Mi Pueblo Plaza. The area surrounding King and Story, zip code 95122, is a hub for the East San Jose Community and for Latino culture in San Jose. [2] The neighborhood is sometimes known as Tropicana, after the shopping center on the southwest corner of the intersection.