Sacramento

Sacramento is the county seat of county seat of::Sacramento County and the capital of capital of::California. It was founded in December 1848 by John Sutter. Sacramento grew from Sutter's Fort, which was established by Sutter in 1839, and the city is now a quickly growing metropolis. During the gold rush, Sacramento was a major distribution point, a commercial and agricultural center, and a terminus for wagon trains, stagecoaches, riverboats, the telegraph, the Pony Express and the First Transcontinental Railroad. Today, this modern city enjoys a features::temperate climate, features::growing population, and a features::bustling economy in the heart of the state of located in::California and historic Central Valley. 

The city's area is area::99.2 square miles; in 2007 it had population::1,305,737 residents.

It is also affectionately known as also called::Sacto or also called::Sac by those who live in the area. The local university, formally California State University, Sacramento (but marketed as Sacramento State since 2005), for example, is more often styled simply Sac State. The nickname also called::River City has a strong contingent among local businesses and newscasters, and also called::Sacratomato continues to hold its own despite the ongoing triumph of tract houses over tomato fields. The Central Valley's would-be hipsters and hard cases, meanwhile, have affected the moniker also called::Sactown in imitation of the nearby hip-hop hub of Oaktown.