Alamo (

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: ''Álamo''; meaning "

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") is an

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and

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(CDP) in Contra Costa County,

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, in the

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. It is a suburb located in the San Francisco Bay Area's

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region, approximately east of

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. Alamo is equidistant between the city of

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and the incorporated town of Danville. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,750. The community of Alamo is well known for its bucolic country feel, notable residents, and its affluent lifestyle with the median home sold price being $3,010,000 as of February 2022. Police services are provided by the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff. Fire and EMS services are provided by the

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. Alamo has a median household income of $300,000 (). In August 2007, a group of citizens launched a new initiative to incorporate the community, the latest in a series of attempts that go back to the early 1960s or before; it was defeated by referendum in March 2009. Previous failed Alamo incorporation efforts always included parts of other nearby unincorporated areas: Alamo-Danville (1964) and Alamo-Danville-San Ramon (1976).

History

Humans have lived in the area for over 5,000 years. The Tatcan Indians, a

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tribe closely connected to the Saclans of

, lived in Alamo in the eighteenth century. After

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was founded in 1797, its grazing area stretched throughout the

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. The Mexican land grant Rancho San Ramon was deeded to Mariano Castro and his uncle Bartolo Pacheco in 1833. It covered modern-day Danville and Alamo. Castro owned the northern half, which included Alamo. Alamo, CA 002

In 1843 much of the Alamo, Las Trampas and Tice Valley areas were granted to brothers Inocencio and José Romero. It was called Rancho El Sobrante de San Ramon. Because of missing title papers, the brothers lost their ranch in American courts in 1857. Pioneers Mary Ann and John Jones traveled through Alamo in 1847. She provided the earliest English description of the area in her diary. Her husband stopped the wagon saying, "Mary, look! Did you ever see anything so beautiful?" She wrote later:

''On every side, the valley and surrounding hills were covered with thick, velvety clover, and with wild oats standing waist high waving and rippling in the summer breeze, like the bosom of a lake.''

The Jones family returned to Alamo in 1851, after California had become a state. John became the first postmaster in 1852 and she applied her considerable energies to schooling children and beginning a Cumberland

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church. Other early Alamo founders included David Glass, George Engelmeyer, Silas and Susanna Stone, Captain Wall, Joshua Bollinger, and James Foster. The area was named Alamo, which comes from the Spanish word ''álamo'', meaning "poplar" or " cottonwood." Because of its location and climate, Alamo grew quickly. An early road from the redwoods near Moraga ran through Tice Valley to Alamo, since Americans preferred redwood for building materials instead of Mexican

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. The Hemme, Bollinger, Jones and Stone ranches began by grazing cattle and raising wheat and other grains. In 1891 the Hemme train station was placed near today's Hemme Avenue; later it was renamed the Alamo station. North Downtown Alamo CA

Eventually orchards and vineyards spread across the area. Almonds, walnuts, pears, grapes and other fruit thrived in the temperate climate. In 1873, Alamo pioneer Myron Hall grafted Persian cuttings to native

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trees and helped start the prosperous walnut industry in Contra Costa County. This "mother tree" was tended for over 100 years. The Alamo post office is the oldest continuously operated one in the valley. It was always an important community gathering place. According to longtime postmaster Bertha Linhares, when the mail was expected the men

''sat in the post office-store in the winter … the women went into our sitting room and visited with my mother … We always heard all the news and troubles of the Alamo residents.''

Her father, brother and sister were also postmasters from 1905 to 1960.

Geography

Alamo is located in Contra Costa County, at the northern end of the -long San Ramon Valley between two

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− the Las Trampas Ridge to the west and the

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to the east. The city of San Ramon and the town of Danville are also located in this valley. Just to the north of Alamo lies the city of

. San Francisco and San Jose lie to the west and to the south, respectively. A few miles to the east of Alamo stands the -tall

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. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.

Climate

Alamo experiences a warm-summer

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with hot, dry summers and cool, rainy winters. Summer high temperatures are hot, but due to the high degree of seasonal

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, the mean temperature remains low enough to qualify as a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, staying below . Temperatures occasionally reach or higher in the warmest months, and frost occurs on some clear mornings during the coldest months. There are, on average 42 days per annum with at least of rain (days when it is considered useful to carry an umbrella). During cold winter storms, snow can fall on top of nearby Mount Diablo, but very seldom falls in the Valley. On July 6, 2017 at 3:44 pm until January 9, 2018, the Cal Fire reported that the Alamo Fire occurred.

Parks

Andrew H. Young Park

Located at the corner of Danville Blvd. & Jackson Way. This 1 acre park is named in memory of Alamo resident Andrew H. Young who was instrumental in preserving the charm of Alamo. He served in 1980 as chairman of the county Planning Commission, and as a commissioner from 1977 to 1979 with the San Ramon Valley Area Planning Commission. Young was a World War II veteran, serving in the Pacific campaign where he assisted in the evacuation of the Chinese Fifth Army from North Vietnam. He retired in 1965 from active reserve as a Navy lieutenant commander. His participation in the Lafayette Local Government Study Committee in 1966–67 led to that city's incorporation in 1968. His Boulevard of Trees project replanted dying trees along Danville Boulevard in Alamo. He was on the Tao House study committee in Danville and the steering committee for San Ramon Valley Regional Medical Center. He was an executive director for the Contra Costa County Historical Society, as well its president from 1985–1986 and also was a president of the Alamo Park Foundation.

Livorna Park

Located at the corner of Livorna Road & Miranda Avenue, this 4.4 acre community park features a large open-air gazebo, a bocce ball court, a multi-use sports court, playground structures, large play areas, drinking fountain, restrooms, two barbecue areas, ample grassed area and off-street parking. During the summer months a series of concerts are held at the park in the early evenings typically over a weekend. The concerts are organized by the Alamo Municipal Advisory Committee. The park also typically hosts a children's Easter egg hunt each year on Easter Sunday. This is organized by the Rotary Club of Alamo.

Rancho Romero School Sports Field and Park

Located at 180 Hemme Avenue, this 5.4 acre park features soccer and softball fields, playground structures and restroom facilities. Note that it is open to the public only after normal school hours.http://www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/3951

Alamo School Sports Field

Located at 100 Wilson Road, this 2.2 acre community park offers soccer and baseball fields, batting cages, two multi-use sport courts and a picnic area. Note that it is open to the public only after school hours.

Hap Magee Ranch Park

Located on the Alamo-Danville Border at 1025 La Gonda Way. This 16.3 acre park has several historic structures and is managed jointly by Alamo and Danville. A barn façade at the park entrance memorializes the park's former use as a ranch for longhorn steer with the owner being Hap Magee during the years of 1953 and 1985. Before the cattle ranch, the site was a summer camp for San Francisco orphans, known as Camp Swain. The property was purchased in 1874 by Captain Isaac and Ann Trasker Swain on behalf of an orphanage in San Francisco. The Swains thought the children should have a warm place to go during San Francisco's damp summers. In 1911 the San Francisco Protestant Orphanage first brought their children to Camp Swain. The orphans came to the valley from 1911 to 1952, using the train and then buses. There is a drinking fountain commemorating Camp Swain with a plaque and a brick rendering of children playing. Today there are picnic facilities, children's water play area, a large meadow with a spectacular heritage oak, dog parks and off-street parking. The park sits near the intersection of the Iron Horse Trail and the Las Trampas to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail.

Las Trampas Regional Wilderness

Las Trampas Regional Wilderness is a park located to the immediate southwest of the town. The wilderness contains numerous plant and animal communities, including forested hillsides and riparian woods.

Geology

The Mount Diablo

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runs through Alamo releasing small tremors about every other month. The fault line has never had a history of being dangerous. However, the

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, a close neighbor, is extremely active.

Demographics

The

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reported that Alamo had a population of 14,570. The population density was . The racial makeup of Alamo was 12,662 (86.9%)

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, 1,190 (8.2%) Asian,

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of any race were 839 persons (5.8%), 479 (3.3%) from two or more races, 126 (0.9%) from

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, 73 (0.5%)

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, 22 (0.2%)

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and 18 (0.1%) Native American. The Census reported that 14,539 people (99.8% of the population) lived in households, 22 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 9 (0.1%) were institutionalized. There were 5,152 households, out of which 1,921 (37.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 3,982 (77.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 274 (5.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 141 (2.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 111 (2.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 43 (0.8%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 598 households (11.6%) were made up of individuals, and 341 (6.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82. There were 4,397

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(85.3% of all households); the average family size was 3.05. The population was spread out, with 3,739 people (25.7%) under the age of 18, 695 people (4.8%) aged 18 to 24, 2,095 people (14.4%) aged 25 to 44, 5,470 people (37.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 2,571 people (17.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males. There were 5,378 housing units at an average density of , of which 5,152 were occupied, of which 4,709 (91.4%) were owner-occupied, and 443 (8.6%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.5%. 13,340 people (91.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,199 people (8.2%) lived in rental housing units.

Education

Public education in the majority of Alamo is provided by the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. There are three schools in total; two elementary schools and one middle school: Aerial view of Alamo school during the annual hoedown celebration

Aerial view of Alamo school during the annual hoedown celebration

*Alamo School: Today's Alamo Elementary School at 100 Wilson Road opened in 1965. It is the fourth Alamo school bearing the name. It has the original school bell from the 1880s in its courtyard. The dedication ceremony for the bell was March 22, 1974. The bell has a San Ramon Valley Historical Society plaque that commemorates the history of early education in Alamo. The three previous Alamo Schools were built near what is today the corner of Stone Valley Road West and Danville Boulevard. The first Alamo school was built back in 1871. *Rancho Romero Elementary School: The school was originally built in 1959. At that time it consisted of 12 classrooms and a small teachers' room/office combination. In 1961, a main office, kindergarten, library, multi-use room and additional classrooms were added. At present, there are 556 students and 25 self-contained classrooms. Measure A funds were used during the 1993–94 school year for a $2.5 million reconstruction of the entire school. In 1998, Rancho was designated by the Alamo Parks and Recreation Committee (R7A) to receive $350,000 for field and playground renovations and to establish park amenities for the community. *Stone Valley Middle School. Is a

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in the suburbs of Alamo. It’s a above state average school with a 21-1 student to teacher ratio. Stone Valley has been newly remodeled with a budget of around 29 million USD. Stone Valley is ranked #421 in California middle schools. It has a estimated 560 students (52% boys and 48% girls). A small portion of Alamo is in the

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Transportation

Aerial view of I680 passing through Alamo near Hap Magee Ranch Park

Interstate 680, running north–south, is the main highway serving the San Ramon Valley. It runs north through cities such as Walnut Creek and

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, providing access to

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and Lake Tahoe (accessible via Interstate 80). Going south, I-680 passes through cities including Pleasanton and Fremont, ultimately reaching San jose. State Highway 24, which intersects I-680 in adjacent Walnut Creek, provides access to

, Oakland and Berkeley via the

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running under the Berkeley Hills. The closest Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station is on the .

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routes 21 and 321, running on weekdays and weekends respectively, provide local bus service along Danville Boulevard in Alamo, south to Danville and San Ramon and north to Walnut Creek, terminating at the BART station.

Notable residents

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MLB player * Joan Buchanan - Former member of the California State Assembly *

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* Bret Hedican - former Anaheim Ducks NHL player * Greg Kent - ex AFL/ NFL player for the Detroit Lions and Oakland Raiders * Greg Kragen - ex NFL player for the

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, and

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References

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External links

Alamo Community Web Site
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