| Significant City History |
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Like much of California, San Francisco got its start when a
Spanish exploration party, led by Don Gaspar de Portolà arrived
on November 2, 1769.
The California Gold Rush brought a flood of prospectors who
gathered in San Francisco, raising the population from 1,000 in
1848 to 25,000 by December 1849
On April 18, 1906, a major earthquake struck San Francisco
collapsing buildings & igniting a fire that spread across the city,
burning out of control for several days.
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| Famous people |
Ansel Adams Isadora Duncan Clint Eastwood
William Randolph Hearst Robert Frost Jack London
Jerry Garcia Paul Kantner Huey Lewis
Johnny Mathis Carlos Santana Robert McNamara
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| City |
State |
Population |
Year Founded |
| San Francisco |
CA |
744,041 |
1776 |
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| Elevation |
Industry |
% Unemploy |
Avg. Income |
| 63 feet |
Marine |
4.6% |
$92,477 |
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Finance |
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| Ethnic Groups |
% of Population |
Average Age |
Pop. Density |
| White |
49% |
36 |
15,834 per sq mi |
| Asian |
30% |
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| Hispanic |
12% |
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| Black |
7% |
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| Other / Mixed |
2 |
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| Avg Max Mean Temp |
Avg Max Mean Temp |
Avg Min Mean Temp |
Avg Min Mean Temp |
| July 1961 |
July 2000 |
Jan 1961 |
Jan 2000 |
| 74.8 |
76.4 |
41.4 |
46.9 |
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| Avg July Precip |
Avg July Precip |
Avg Jan Precip |
Avg Jan Precip |
| July 1961 |
July 2000 |
Jan 1961 |
Jan 2000 |
| 0 |
0.1 |
2.6 |
3 |
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| Current Avg |
% of Sunny Days |
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| Precip |
(Yearly) |
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| 2.7 |
70% |
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| State Ranking |
Total Carbon |
Total Carbon |
Resid. Carbon |
| C02 Footprint |
Output Per Person |
Output San Francisco |
Output San Francisco |
| (most consumption) |
Metric Tons of |
Metric Tons of |
Metric Tons of |
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CO2 Per Year |
CO2 Per Year |
CO2 Per Year |
| 2nd |
11.48 |
8,541,591 |
21,727,331 |
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