Bringing people and ideas together. During World War II, Richmond hosted one of the two Bay Area sites of Kaiser Shipyards and wartime pilots were trained at what is now Concord/Buchanan Field Airport. "[38] Democrats hold wide voter-registration advantages in all political subdivisions in Contra Costa County. California's 1852 state Census gives 31,266 Indian residents; but this is an under-count since there was little incentive and much difficulty in getting it more correct.[12]. [citation needed], There are currently political fights over the potential redevelopment of the county seat (Martinez), with long-term residents and many elsewhere in the county concerned that it will lose its remaining small-town charm and utility in an effort to become more like the county's major recreational shopping center of Walnut Creek. After some minor skirmishes California was under U.S. control by January 1847 and formally annexed and paid for by the U.S. in 1848. Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1,153,526. Orchards dominated where such water was available, while other, seasonally dry areas were used for cattle ranching. Adjoining or nearby these parks are lands of the, This page was last edited on 15 October 2020, at 04:21. By 1850 the over-100,000 population and rapidly growing California population gain due to the California gold rush and the large amount of gold being exported east gave California enough clout to choose its own boundaries, write its own constitution and be admitted to the Union as a free state in 1850 without going through territorial status as required for most other states. 4720 0 obj
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Contra Costa County receives media from the rest of the Bay Area. Contra Costa County (estimated at about 2,000 residents) and Santa Clara County (estimated at about 4,000 residents) 1850 records were "lost" and also not included. Contra Costa. These deficits and demands, combined with a lack of support from a similarly stressed California state government and the United States Federal government, required county supervisors and service providers to allocate limited resources in a time of increasing demand. Map Contra Costa County, California California Chart View Selected Locations Contra Costa County, California California Dashboard Contra Costa County, California California More. [11] The number of Indians living in California in 1850 has been estimated to be from 60,000 to 100,000. In central parts of the county walnuts were an especially attractive orchard crop, using the thin-shelled English Walnut branches grafted to the hardy and disease-resistant American Walnut root stock. Contra Costa County, which is now in the red tier, could move into the state’s most restrictive tier, the purple tier, within the coming weeks. Originally built by the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad in 1896, the line was purchased by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway shortly thereafter. The known settled populations were hunter-gatherer societies that had no knowledge of metals and that produced utilitarian crafts for everyday use (especially woven reed baskets) of the highest quality and with graphic embellishments of great aesthetic appeal. Owing to its extensive waterfront on San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun bays the northwestern and northern segments have long been sites for heavy industry, including a number of still active oil refineries (particularly Chevron in Richmond, Shell Oil and Tesoro - in Martinez), chemical plants (Dow Chemical) and a once substantial integrated steel plant, Posco Steel (formerly United States Steel), now reduced to secondary production of strip sheet and wire. On Nov. 11, 50 people with COVID were hospitalized in the county – the highest number since September. [7] Contra Costa County is included in the San Francisco–Oakland–Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Following the Mexican–American War of 1846–48, California was controlled by U.S. settlers organized under the California Battalion and the U.S. Navy's Pacific Squadron. Contra Costa County was one of the original 27 counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. All residents that were not homeless, seeking emergency or health relief, or getting essential products such as food, and were found outside were committing misdemeanors pursuant to the order. [47] The publisher also issues weekly local papers, such as the Concord Transcript, which is the local paper for Concord and nearby Clayton. The western termini of several original transcontinental railroad routes have been located in Oakland, in Alameda County, Including Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, and Santa Fe railroads. The Concord Fault runs through part of Concord and Pacheco, and the Clayton-Marsh Creek-Greenville Fault runs from Clayton at its north end to near Livermore. placing them in the top fifteen percent of affluent towns in the United States. U.S. Census Bureau. Governor Gavin Newsom Issues 1-Month Curfew for Counties... #116: A Chat With Contra Costa County Republican... Contra Costa Sheriff Investigating In-Custody Death of El... Board of Supervisors Approves Ordinance to Extend Eviction... CHP: Pedestrian Struck and Killed in Walnut Creek... Tri Delta Transit Announces “Crowding” Information and Real-Time... Total Deaths – 258 (131 deaths occurred in nursing homes). 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