Palo Alto

Summary

Palo Alto is a city of California^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of city_of_california entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,754 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Palo Alto is located in Santa Clara County^[3].
• Palo Alto is in the country of United States^[4].
• Palo Alto's head of government is recorded as Nancy Shepherd^[5].
• Palo Alto's head of government is recorded as Adrian Fine^[6].
• Palo Alto's instance of is recorded as city of California^[7].
• Palo Alto's instance of is recorded as charter city^[8].
• Palo Alto's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Palo Alto's shares border with is recorded as East Palo Alto^[10].
• Palo Alto's shares border with is recorded as Menlo Park^[11].
• Palo Alto's shares border with is recorded as Stanford^[12].
• Palo Alto's shares border with is recorded as Mountain View^[13].
• Palo Alto's shares border with is recorded as Los Altos^[14].
• Palo Alto's shares border with is recorded as Los Altos Hills^[15].
• Palo Alto's founder is recorded as Timothy Hopkins^[16].
• Palo Alto's flag is recorded as flag of Palo Alto^[17].
• Palo Alto's twinned administrative body is recorded as Albi^[18].
• Palo Alto's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oaxaca de Juárez^[19].
• Palo Alto's twinned administrative body is recorded as Enschede^[20].
• Palo Alto's twinned administrative body is recorded as Palo^[21].
• Palo Alto's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tsuchiura^[22].
• Palo Alto's twinned administrative body is recorded as Linköping Municipality^[23].
• Palo Alto's twinned administrative body is recorded as Heidelberg^[24].
• Palo Alto's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yangpu District^[25].
• Palo Alto's postal code is recorded as 94301^[26].
• Palo Alto's postal code is recorded as 94302^[27].

Body

Geography

Palo Alto is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Santa Clara County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+58598'}^[28], {'amount': '+66777'}^[29], {'amount': '+64403'}^[30], and {'amount': '+68572'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of California^[7], charter city^[8], and city^[9].

History and Context

January 1, 1894 marks the founding of Palo Alto^[32].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Palo Alto include Palo Alto Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in United States^[35].

Why It Matters

Palo Alto ranks in the top 1% of city_of_california entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,754 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for it include Palo Alto Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in United States^[35].