Alameda County, California

View of downtown Oakland looking west across Lake Merritt.

Alameda County is a county in the San Francisco Bay Area in state of California, USA. According to the 2020 population census, 1,682,353 people live in Alameda County.^[1] It is seventh biggest county in the state of California by population. Its county seat and largest city is Oakland.

The county was formed in 1853, from part of Contra Costa County. It was named for the largest river in the county, Alameda Creek. In Spanish, an alameda is a road lined with trees.^[2]

↑ "QuickFacts: Alameda County, California". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
↑ The Bay of San Francisco: The Metropolis of the Pacific Coast and Its Suburban Cities: A History. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. 1892. pp. 359-360.

[2020QF-1] "QuickFacts: Alameda County, California". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

[2] The Bay of San Francisco: The Metropolis of the Pacific Coast and Its Suburban Cities: A History. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. 1892. pp. 359-360.

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