Fremont, California
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Fremont is a city in California which was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: Mission San Jose, Irvington, Niles, Centerville, and Warm Springs. The area now comprising Fremont and the adjoining cities of Newark and Union City was formerly known as Washington Township. Fremont is located in the southeast area of the San Francisco Bay Area in Alameda County.
Home to 203,414 people as of 2000 census, Fremont is the fourth most populous city in the Bay Area. Fremont has the largest Afghan population in the United States and hence became a center of media attention when the US attacked Afghanistan in 2001. Fremont is also known for its considerable Indian and Pakistani population. It now has a huge Asian population in the Mission San Jose District.
Fremont is the headquarters of ComicsOne, a manga, manhwa, and manhua publisher. NUMMI, a joint automobile manufacturing plant for General Motors and Toyota is located in the Warm Springs district of Fremont.
Actress Julie Pinson and Olympic skater Kristi Yamaguchi were born in Fremont. Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Eckersley grew up in Fremont and was a 1972 graduate of Washington High School.
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Geography
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Location of Fremont, California
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 225.6 km² (87.1 mi²). 198.6 km² (76.7 mi²) of it is land and 27.0 km² (10.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 11.97% water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 203,413 people, 68,237 households, and 52,201 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,024.1/km² (2,652.3/mi²). There are 69,452 housing units at an average density of 349.7/km² (905.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 47.67% White, 3.10% Black or African American, 0.52% Native American, 36.95% Asian, 0.40% Pacific Islander, 5.52% from other races, and 5.84% from two or more races. 13.47% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 68,237 households out of which 40.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% are married couples living together, 9.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% are non-families. 16.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 4.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.96 and the average family size is 3.34.
In the city the population is spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 36.8% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $76,579, and the median income for a family is $82,199. Males have a median income of $59,274 versus $40,625 for females. The per capita income for the city is $31,411. 5.4% of the population and 3.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 5.9% of those under the age of 18 and 6.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Education
Fremont has a community college, Ohlone College, and five public high schools: Mission San Jose, Irvington, Washington, American and Kennedy. These five high schools, along with James Logan High School in Union City and Newark Memorial High School in Newark, make up the Mission Valley Athletic League (M.V.A.L.) The University of California, Berkeley also has an extension campus located in Fremont.
History
Mission San José de Guadalupe is located in the southern portion of the city. Fremont was incorporated in 1956, when 5 towns in the area- Centerville, Irvington, Mission San Jose, Niles, and Warm Springs- came together to form a city. The Niles district was once the home of the Essanay Film Company, which produced several of Charlie Chaplin's comedies in 1915. The city was named for John C. Frémont.
External links
- City of Fremont official web page (http://www.ci.fremont.ca.us/)
- FremontOnline - Community web site (http://www.fremontonline.org)
- The Museum of Local History (http://www.museumoflocalhistory.org)
- Wikitravel guide to Fremont (http://wikitravel.org/en/article/Fremont)
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