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For more photos of the city click the picture
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Links:
Climate Quest
Earth Club
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| Significant City History |
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Sonoma began with the Mission San Francisco Solano founded
in 1823 by Father Joseph Altimira of Spain. This mission was
the farthest north of all 21 California missions connected by a
"Royal Road", called El Camino Real.
Sonoma is known as the birthplace of American California, for it
was in this town plaza that the Bear Flag Revolt took place and
a Bear Flag was first raised on June 14, 1846.
Sonoma is the birthplace of wine-making in California, dating
back to the original vineyards of Mission San Francisco Solano,
then improvements made by Agoston Haraszthy, the father of
California viticulture.
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| Famous people |
Hap Arnold Robin Williams
Agoston Haraszthy John Lasseter
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| City |
State |
Population |
Year Founded |
| Sonoma |
CA |
9,897 |
1823 |
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| Elevation |
Industry |
% Unemploy |
Avg. Income |
| 85 feet |
Wine |
3.1% |
$65,990 |
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| Ethnic Groups |
% of Population |
Average Age |
Pop. Density |
| White |
93% |
46 |
3,381 per sq mi |
| Hispanic |
4% |
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| Asian |
1% |
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| Black |
1% |
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| Other / Mixed |
1% |
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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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| 4.9 |
74% |
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| State Ranking |
Total Carbon |
Total Carbon |
Resid. Carbon |
| C02 Footprint |
Output Per Person |
Output Sonoma |
Output Sonoma |
| (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 |
113,617 |
277,808 |
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