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San Francisco California
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San Francisco with certain expectations: cable cars,
Chinatown, the Golden Gate Bridge, pastel Victorian
homes fronting steep, lawnless streets. But what's
surprising about San Francisco is that it's all so
unfamiliar when you arrive. The bell of the cable car
sounds different when you're actually onboard, rounding
a corner that goes both abruptly up and sharply to the
left. The bell rises above the ratcheting of the cable
and the babel of languages, as distinct amid the clamor
as a foghorn floating through the early morning mist.
- Founded: 1776 (incorporated, 1850)
- Head Official: Mayor Gavin Newsom (D)
(since 2004)
- City Population
- 1980: 678,974
- 1990: 723,959
- 2000: 776,733
- 2003 estimate: 751,682
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 7.3%
- U.S. rank in 1980: 13th
- U.S. rank in 1990: 14th
- U.S. rank in 2000: 18th
- Metropolitan Area Population (PMSA)
- 1980: 1,489,000
- 1990: 1,603,678
- 2000: 1,731,183
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 7.8%
- U.S. rank in 1980: 5th (CMSA)
- U.S. rank in 1990: 4th (CMSA)
- U.S. rank in 2000: 5th (CMSA)
- Area: 47 square miles (2000)
- Elevation: 155 feet above sea level
- Average Annual Temperature: 58.3° F
- Average Annual Precipitation: 22.1 inches
- Major Economic Sectors: Services; trade;
finance, insurance, and real estate; government
- Unemployment Rate: 3.6% (December 2004)
- Per Capita Income: $34,556 (2000)
- 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 42,671
- Major Colleges and Universities: San
Francisco State University; University of California,
San Francisco; University of San Francisco; Golden
Gate University
- Daily Newspapers: San Francisco
Chronicle; San Francisco Examiner
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