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Fact Sheet: Community Profile

History and Geography

Historic Origin

FOUNDED:
November 29, 1777 (as Pueblo de San Jose,
California's first civilian settlement)

INCORPORATED:
March 27th, 1850 (as City of San Jose)

TERRITORY:
Incorporated area = 178.8 square miles

Downtown San Jose, 1950

Downtown San Jose, Circa 1950

Downtown San Jose, 2000
Downtown San Jose, 2000
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GEOGRAPHIC DATA

COORDINATES:

Longitude: -121.89
Latitude:        37.33

(at Cesar Chavez Plaza, Downtown)

ELEVATION:

Minimum: Sea level (Alviso)
Maximum: 4,372'

(Copernicus Peak, near Lick Observatory at Mt. Hamilton)

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Last Modified Date: 5/11/2009
 
 

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