Richmond, CA
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Point Richmond seen from nearby Nicholl Knob
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| Motto: The City of Pride and Purpose | ||
 Location in Contra Costa County |
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 Richmond
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| Coordinates: 37°56′09″N 122°20′52″W / 37.93583°N 122.34778°WCoordinates: 37°56′09″N 122°20′52″W / 37.93583°N 122.34778°W | ||
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 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Contra Costa | |
| Incorporated | August 7, 1905 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Council-Manager | |
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City council: Tom Butt (D) (mayor), Jovanka Beckles, Nathaniel Bates, Eduardo Martinez, Gayle McLaughlin, and Jael Myrick |
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| • Supervisor | District 1: John Gioia |
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| • State senator | Nancy Skinner (D) | |
| • Assemblymember | Tony Thurmond (D) | |
| • U. S. rep. | Mark DeSaulnier (D) | |
| Area | ||
| • City | 52.480 sq mi (135.923 km2) | |
| • Land | 30.068 sq mi (77.875 km2) | |
| • Water | 22.412 sq mi (58.048 km2) 42.71% | |
| Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) | |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | ||
| • City | 103,701 | |
| • Estimate (2014) | 108,565 | |
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2nd in Contra Costa County 61st in California |
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| • Density | 2,000/sq mi (760/km2) | |
| • Urban | 28,038 | |
| • Metro | 4,335,391 | |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) | |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | |
| ZIP codes | 94801, 94802, 94804, 94805, 94807, 94808, 94850 | |
| Area code | 510 | |
| GNIS IDs | 1659507, 2410939 | |
| FIPS code | 06-60620 | |
| Website | www |
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Richmond (/ˈrɪtʃmənd/ RICH-mənd) is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 7, 1905. Located in the eastern region of the San Francisco Bay Area, Richmond borders the cities of San Pablo, Albany, El Cerrito and Pinole in addition to the unincorporated communities of North Richmond, Hasford Heights, Kensington, El Sobrante, Bayview-Montalvin Manor, Tara Hills, and East Richmond Heights, and briefly San Francisco on Red Rock Island.
Under the McLaughlin Administration, Richmond was the largest city in the United States served by a Green Party mayor. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city's population is at 103,710, making it the second largest city in the United States named Richmond. The largest, Richmond, Virginia, is the namesake of the California city.
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