San Ramon (
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: ''San Ramón'', meaning "St. Raymond") is a city in
Contra Costa County
) of the San Francisco Bay
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,
California
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, located within the
San Ramon Valley
The San Ramon Valley is a valley and region in Contra Costa County and Alameda County, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in northern California.
Geography
The valley is between the Oakland Hills on the west, and the Diablo Rang ...
, and east of
San Francisco
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. San Ramon's population was 84,605 per the
2020 census,
making it the 4th largest city in Contra Costa County, behind
Richmond
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,
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and
Antioch
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.
San Ramon is home to the
headquarters
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of
Chevron Corporation
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,
Cooper Companies,
24 Hour Fitness, the
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headquarters of
AT&T
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,
GE Digital
GE Digital is a subsidiary of the American multinational conglomerate corporation General Electric. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, the company provides software and industrial internet of things (IIoT) services to industrial companies.
...
, as well as the San Ramon Medical Center. Major annual events include the Art and Wind Festival on
Memorial Day
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weekend and the Run for Education in October.
On April 24, 2001, San Ramon was designated a
Tree City USA
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.
History
![José María Amador (cropped)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Amador_%28cropped%29.jpg)
The lands now occupied by the City of San Ramon were formerly inhabited by Seunen people, an
Ohlone/Costanoan group who built their homes near creeks. Sometime around 1797, they were taken by
Mission San José Mission San José may refer to:
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for use as grazing land. In 1834, they were part of the
Rancho San Ramon land grant to
José María Amador
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.
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Amador named ''San Ramón'' () not after a real ]saint
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but rather after a Native American vaquero
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who tended mission sheep on the land. Amador added the "San" per Spanish custom. In 1850, the first permanent American settlers, Leo and Mary Jane Norris, purchased the northwest corner of Amador's Rancho San Ramon, near the intersection of present-day Bollinger Canyon Road and Crow Canyon Road.
The tracks for the San Ramon Branch Line of the Southern Pacific Railroad
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were laid down and completed in 1891. The line extended from San Ramon to an unincorporated area known as Avon, east of Martinez, where it connected to the Oakland/Stockton Line. On February 7, 1909, Southern Pacific extended the line south to Radum (near Pleasanton). In 1934, passenger service ended. By 1986, Contra Costa County had obtained the railroad right-of-way
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and the Iron Horse Regional Trail
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was established along its path.[
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Geography
Mount Diablo
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flanks the city to the northeast and is prominently visible from almost all parts of the city. The Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
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borders San Ramon's extreme northwest, at the northern end of Bollinger Canyon. The smaller Bishop Ranch Regional Preserve
Bishop Ranch Regional Preserve (BRRP), also known as Bishop Ranch Regional Open Space Preserve is a regional park on a ridge top at the edge of San Ramon, California. It is near a residential area, west of San Ramon Valley Road and south of Boll ...
straddles San Ramon's western border, located approximately between Interstate 680 and the Alameda County
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line.
The topography of San Ramon is varied, featuring a mix of the rolling hills of the Diablo Range
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and the flatter basin of the San Ramon Valley
The San Ramon Valley is a valley and region in Contra Costa County and Alameda County, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in northern California.
Geography
The valley is between the Oakland Hills on the west, and the Diablo Rang ...
. The city is predominantly urban and residential with many new housing developments; however, much of the land around the city's perimeter regions remains undeveloped, and is covered by grassland
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s and oak
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tree orchards. During the drier months the grasses are golden, but with the precipitation of winter and spring, the grasses turn green.
Climate
San Ramon's weather typifies a Mediterranean climate
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, seasonal, and moderate. Summers can range from warm to hot and dry, while winters are mild or cool, wet and rather short. Its weather is similar to the adjacent cities of Danville, Dublin
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and Pleasanton. Fog
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can be infrequent but occurs normally in the western reaches of the city, at the eastern mouth of Crow Canyon, through which marine weather patterns funnel in from the San Francisco Bay
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via Castro Valley
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. It usually burns off by mid-to-late morning.
Demographics
2010 census
The 2010 United States Census
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reported that San Ramon had a population of 72,148. The population density was . The racial makeup of San Ramon was 38,639 (53.6%) White
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, 2,043 (2.8%) African American
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, 205 (0.3%) Native American, 25,713 (35.6%) Asian
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, 156 (0.2%) Pacific Islander
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, 1,536 (2.1%) from other races
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, and 3,856 (5.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race were 6,250 persons (8.7%).
The Census reported that 72,073 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 52 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 23 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 25,284 households, out of which 11,988 (47.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 16,318 (64.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1,997 (7.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 850 (3.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1,067 (4.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 187 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 4,682 households (18.5%) were made up of individuals, and 1,105 (4.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85. There were 19,165 families
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(75.8% of all households); the average family size was 3.30.
The population was spread out, with 21,351 people (29.6%) under the age of 18, 3,557 people (4.9%) aged 18 to 24, 22,798 people (31.6%) aged 25 to 44, 18,815 people (26.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 5,627 people (7.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.
There were 26,222 housing units at an average density of , of which 25,284 were occupied and 18,056 (71.4%) of them were owner-occupied, and 7,228 (28.6%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.0%. 54,705 people (75.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 17,368 people (24.1%) lived in rental housing units.
The median income for a household in the city was $119,297, and the median income for a family was $132,339. Males had a median income of $97,475 versus $70,083 for females. The per capita income for the city was $50,736. About 2.0% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.
2000 census
As of the census
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of 2000, there were 44,722 people, 16,944 households, and 12,148 families residing in the city. The population density
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was 1,491.1/km2 (3,862.0/mi2). There were 17,552 housing units at an average density of 585.2/km2 (1,515.7/mi2). The racial makeup of the city was 36.82% White
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, 1.93% Black
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or African American
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, 0.36% Native American, 50.94% Asian
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, 0.21% Pacific Islander
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, 2.16% from other races
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, and 3.58% from two or more races. 7.24% of the population were Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race.
There were 16,944 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were married couples
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living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 35.7% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $95,856, and the median income for a family was $106,321. Males had a median income of $73,502 versus $50,107 for females. The per capita income
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for the city was $42,336. About 1.4% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
Bishop Ranch
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, a master-planned office park
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development, with some retail elements, began major construction in the early 1980s, and provides a healthy tax base for the city. Bishop Ranch is situated on 585 acres once owned by Western Electric
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, and was farmland
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before that. Current tenants include the corporate headquarters of Chevron Corporation
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(formerly ChevronTexaco
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), as well the West Coast headquarters of AT&T Inc. (which had been the headquarters of Pacific Bell
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from about 1983, when it relocated from downtown San Francisco, until the merger with SBC Communications
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that created the current AT&T). United Parcel Service
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has a regional distribution center in Bishop Ranch. Toyota
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has a regional office and parts distribution center located there. GE Global Research
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started its Global Software Center in Bishop Ranch in 2011. Bishop Ranch covers the vast majority of "Central San Ramon", which is the large square formed by Freeway 680 on the west, Crow Canyon Road on the north, Iron Horse trail on the east, and Bollinger Canyon Road on the south (though several complexes are south of Bollinger). In December 2016, the Ligier EZ-10 began use in the first autonomous vehicle
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passenger shuttle route in North America
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, looping through Bishop Ranch Office Park, with on-sight operation and maintenance by First Transit
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.
ChevronTexaco's headquarters moved from San Francisco
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to San Ramon in 2001 but 12 years later, 800 jobs were moved to Houston
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, a quarter of the San Ramon workforce due to high corporate costs and to consolidate existing units in Houston.
Largest employers
According to the city's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[City of San Ramon 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report](_blank)
Retrieved June 26, 2022 the top employers in the city are:
Downtown
In 2014, the city approved the project's design that called for an animated civic space featuring . The City Center has a variety of shops, including furniture, clothing, food, and an indoor movie theater. The city center was designed by international architectural firm Renzo Piano
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Building Workshop. The grand opening was on November 8, 2018.
Arts and culture
The San Ramon Library and Dougherty Station Library branches of the Contra Costa County Library
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and Ramona Library are in San Ramon.
Forest Home Farms in San Ramon is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Parks and recreation
San Ramon features 58 separate parks and an 18-hole gold course, the San Ramon Golf Club.
Memorial Park
Originally, this city park, located on a hill overlooking Bollinger Canyon Road and San Ramon Valley Blvd., was to be named Alta Mesa Park. During the construction of the park, the City Council voted to change the name to Memorial Park to honor Tom Burnett
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, a San Ramon resident, and other victims from Flight 93 killed in the September 11 attacks
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of 2001. A plaque was installed at the base of a lighted flagpole dedicated to those victims and the surrounding meadow is part of the city's memorial tree program dedicated to local residents who have perished. The park was dedicated on September 11, 2002.
This 16-acre park includes a play area, a BMX course, a picnic area, a bocce ball court, horseshoe courts, a ball field, a dog park, rest rooms and water fountains (including a doggy water fountain). The play area has two big play structures, one for ages 2–5 and another for ages 5–12.
Government
San Ramon is governed by a five-body City Council composed of individuals elected to four-year overlapping terms in coordination with a two-year elected mayor. Police services were provided under contract by the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department until July 1, 2007, when the city officially took over providing police services. The city of San Ramon is in Contra Costa County
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As of 2020, the elected representatives are Dave Hudson (Mayor), Scott Perkins (Vice Mayor), Mark Armstrong, Sridhar Verose, and Sabina Zafar (Council members).
In the United States House of Representatives
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, the city is split between and .
According to the California Secretary of State, as of February 10, 2019, San Ramon has 41,872 registered voters. Of those, 16,518 (39.4%) are registered Democrats, 8,907 (21.3%) are registered Republicans, and 12,147 (29%) have declined to state
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a political party.
Education
San Ramon's public schools are part of the San Ramon Valley Unified School District (SRVUSD), serving approximately 32,000 students. The city has 12 elementary schools and four middle schools. The high schools are California High School and Dougherty Valley High School
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. An alternative K–12 school is operated by the SRVUSD to support home-schooled students: Venture Independent Study School. The district has three additional high schools outside San Ramon, including Monte Vista, Del Amigo, and San Ramon Valley
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Geography
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California High School was founded in 1973 and ranked 1049th best high school in the United States by Newsweek
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. Dougherty Valley High School was founded in 2007 and is ranked 42nd within California; it is ranked No. 158 in the national rankings and earned a gold medal.
Higher education
* Diablo Valley College
Diablo Valley College (DVC) is a public community college with campuses in Pleasant Hill and San Ramon in Contra Costa County, California. DVC is one of three public community colleges in the Contra Costa Community College District (along with ...
– San Ramon branch campus
* University of San Francisco
The University of San Francisco (USF) is a private Jesuit university in San Francisco, California. The university's main campus is located on a setting between the Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate Park. The main campus is nicknamed "The Hil ...
– San Ramon regional campus
* UC Davis Graduate School of Management
The UC Davis Graduate School of Management (GSM) is a graduate business school at the University of California, Davis. Established in 1981, its degree programs include MBA, MPAc and MSBA.
The GSM offers Master of Business Administration (MBA) de ...
– the Bay Area working professional program
Transportation
Bus and rail
Local bus service in the San Ramon Valley is provided primarily by County Connection
The County Connection (officially, the Central Contra Costa Transit Authority, CCCTA) is a Concord-based public transit agency operating fixed-route bus and ADA paratransit (County Connection LINK) service in and around central Contra Costa County ...
(Central Contra Costa Transit Authority, or CCCTA). The closest Bay Area Rapid Transit
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is a rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area in California. BART serves 50 stations along six routes on of rapid transit lines, including a spur line in eastern Contra Costa County which uses ...
station is West Dublin/Pleasanton station, away from San Ramon.
Roads
The major freeway in the area is Interstate 680. No US highways or California state highways run through San Ramon.
Air
San Ramon is located halfway between Buchanan Field Airport
Buchanan Field Airport is a public airport in Contra Costa County, California, United States, a mile west of the center of Concord and east of Pacheco. The airport's street address is 550 Sally Ride Drive, Concord.
The National Plan of Integ ...
and Livermore Municipal Airport
Livermore Municipal Airport is three miles west of Livermore, California, in Alameda County, California. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a regional reliev ...
, though Buchanan Field only flies to destinations in Greater Los Angeles
Greater Los Angeles is the second-largest metropolitan region in the United States with a population of 18.5 million in 2021, encompassing five counties in Southern California extending from Ventura County in the west to San Bernardino Coun ...
, and Livermore has no regularly scheduled commercial service. The closest airport with regularly-scheduled commercial service to domestic and international destinations is Oakland International Airport
Oakland International Airport is an international airport in Oakland, California, United States, 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown located in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is owned by the Port of Oakland and has domestic passenger f ...
, though San Francisco International Airport
San Francisco International Airport is an international airport in an unincorporated area of San Mateo County, south of Downtown San Francisco. It has flights to points throughout North America and is a major gateway to Europe, the Middle E ...
handles the majority of international traffic to San Ramon and the rest of the Bay Area.
Notable people
See also
* List of cities and towns in California
California is a state located in the Western United States. It is the most populous state and the third largest by area after Alaska and Texas. According to the 2020 United States Census, California has 39,538,223 inhabitants and of land.
C ...
* List of cities and towns in the San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a metropolitan region surrounding the San Francisco Bay estuaries in Northern California. According to the 2010 United States Census, the region has over 7.1 million inhabitants and ...
References
External links
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Chamber of Commerce
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1983 establishments in California
Cities in Contra Costa County, California
Cities in the San Francisco Bay Area
Incorporated cities and towns in California
Populated places established in 1983