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Alameda is a city in Alameda County, in the San Francisco-Oakland metro area.
The community name derives from Spanish for "grove of poplar trees."
The latitude of Alameda is 37.765N. The longitude is -122.24W.
It is in the Pacific Standard time zone. Elevation is 33 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 71,805.
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The community boasts the oldest municipal electrical system in operation in California.
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10% of Alameda residents report German ancestry, and 10% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Alameda ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Alameda was $30,982, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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42% of Alameda residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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- Art in the Park - Aug. 26, 2007
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Median rent in Alameda, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $851. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,861.
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Alameda County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Alameda political report.
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Alameda restaurants taking online reservations include Speisekammer ... View restaurants
The average commute time for Alameda workers is 30 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
A total of 4 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Alameda between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
This is a rate of .6 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.
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