Galt, California
| City of Galt | |
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 City of Galt
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| Coordinates: 38°15′39″N 121°18′11″W / 38.26083°N 121.30306°WCoordinates: 38°15′39″N 121°18′11″W / 38.26083°N 121.30306°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Sacramento |
| Incorporated | August 16, 1946 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mark Crews |
| • Vice Mayor | Barbara Payne |
| • Chief of Police | Tod Sockman |
| • City Treasurer | Shaun L. Farrell, CCMT |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.944 sq mi (15.397 km2) |
| • Land | 5.931 sq mi (15.362 km2) |
| • Water | 0.013 sq mi (0.035 km2) 0.23% |
| Elevation | 47 ft (16 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 23,647 |
| • Density | 4,000/sq mi (1,500/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95632 |
| Area code(s) | 209 |
| FIPS code | 06-28112 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0277522 |
| Website | http://www.ci.galt.ca.us |
Galt is a city in Sacramento County, California, USA. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 23,647 at the 2010 census, up from 19,472 at the 2000 census.
Galt is located at 38°15′39″N 121°18′11″W / 38.260842°N 121.303122°W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.9 square miles (15 km2), of which, 5.9 square miles (15 km2) of it is land and 0.23% is water.
The city is bordered entirely by unincorporated areas of both Sacramento and San Joaquin Counties.
Galt was named in 1869 after former city of Galt in Canada, now part of Cambridge, the hometown of John McFarland.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Galt has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Galt had a population of 23,647. The population density was 3,977.8 people per square mile (1,535.9/km²). The racial makeup of Galt was 15,639 (66.1%) White, 430 (1.8%) African American, 361 (1.5%) Native American, 815 (3.4%) Asian, 108 (0.5%) Pacific Islander, 4,834 (20.4%) from other races, and 1,460 (6.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10,113 persons (42.8%).
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