Sacramento County
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- Population
- 1,594,006
- Area
- 965.28 sq mi (2,500.06 km²), 29.08 sq mi water
- Median age
- 37.5
- Households
- 571,057
- Persons per household
- 2.8
- Median household income
- $92,175
- Median house value
- $534,200
Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS
Cities & Towns in Sacramento County
Local News
Folsom Times
Published September 11Folsom Fire joins region in Sacramento 110-story climb to honor the fallen of 9/11
Folsom firefighters were among first responders from across the Sacramento region who climbed 110 stories Friday in remembrance of those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001, marking the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks with a physically demanding tribute to the first…
Folsom Times
Published September 1125 years later, Folsom remembers the tragic day that shook America
Twenty-five years after a September morning changed America forever, Folsom firefighters, police officers, veterans, city leaders and community members gathered Friday at Folsom City Lions Park to remember the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, and those who ran toward danger as…
Sacramento City Express
Published September 11Professional development scholarships available for Sacramento artists
Artists living in the city of Sacramento can apply for a scholarship to attend an eligible professional development course, class or workshop. The City of Sacramento’s Office of Arts and Culture is offering 450 scholarships valued at $100 each. Applications will be accepted…
Sacramento City Express
Published September 11City seeks artist for public art project at Martin Luther King Jr. Library
Professional artists are invited to apply to design and fabricate a public artwork at the renovated Martin Luther King Jr. Library in south Sacramento. The City of Sacramento’s Office of Arts and Culture, through its Art in Public Places (APP) program, has issued a request for…
Folsom Times
Published September 11In Your Novel Be Specific, and have Characters with Quirks
Good novel writing is much more than just advancing a storyline. It involves pumping color (creating interest) in the locales in which the story takes place, and also in the characters themselves. What if I wrote in a manuscript the passage …. Gene walked past a tree. No…