Stockton
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Summary
Stockton is a city in the United States[1]. Stockton ranks in the top 1% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,696 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: San Joaquin County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Kevin J. Lincoln[5]
- Instance of: big city[6], charter city[7]
- Founder: Charles David Maria Weber[8]
- Named after: Robert F. Stockton[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Shizuoka[10], Iloilo City[11], Empalme[12], Foshan[13], Parma[14], Battambang[15], Asaba[16]
- Postal code: 95201[17], 95202[18], 95203[19], 95204[20], 95205[21], 95206[22], 95207[23], 95208[24], 95209[25], 95210[26], 95211[27], 95212[28], 95213[29], 95215[30]
- Commons category: Stockton, California[31]
- Located in time zone: Pacific Time Zone[32]
- Local dialing code: 209[33]
- Inception: 1849[34]
- Official website: http://www.stocktongov.com[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Stockton, California[36]
- Population: 291,707[37], 320,804[38]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Stockton, California[39]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[41], The New Student's Reference Work[42]
- Capital of: San Joaquin County[43]
- Official name: Stockton[44]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Stockton, California[45]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Stockton, California[46]
- Number of households: 95,236[47]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Stockton, California[48]
- Owner of: Adventist Health Arena[49], Banner Island Ballpark[50]
- Elevation above sea level: 13 feet[51]
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Physical Characteristics
Stockton covers an area of 167.701799 km²[52].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Stockton include Stockton Metropolitan Airport[53], an airport[54], in United States[55] and Stockton[56], a town in the United States[57], in United States[58], founded in 1863[59].
Why It Matters
Stockton has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Stockton is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for Stockton include Stockton Metropolitan Airport[53], an airport[54], in United States[55] and Stockton[56], a town in the United States[57], in United States[58], founded in 1863[59].