| Significant City History |
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San Jose was founded by Lieutenant José Joaquín Moraga as
Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe (in honor of Saint Joseph)
on November 29, 1777, to establish a farming community.
San Jose came under Mexican rule in 1825 after Mexico broke
with the Spanish crown. It then became part of the United
States, after it capitulated without bloodshed in 1846 and
California was annexed.
The first lasting European presence began with a series of
Franciscan missions established in 1769 by
Father Junípero Serra.
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| Famous people |
Chuck Berry Peggy Fleming
Steve Wozniak Brandi Chastain
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| Environmental Initiative |
| http://www.sanjoseca.gov/pdf/SanJoseGreenVision.pdf |
| City |
State |
Population |
Year Founded |
| San Jose |
CA |
929,936 |
1777 |
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| Elevation |
Industry |
% Unemploy |
Avg. Income |
| 87 feet |
High Tech |
4.6% |
$85,281 |
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| Ethnic Groups |
% of Population |
Average Age |
Pop. Density |
| White |
47% |
32 |
5,216 per sq mi |
| Asian |
26% |
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| Hispanic |
9% |
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| Black |
3% |
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| Other / Mixed |
15% |
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| Avg Max Mean Temp |
Avg Max Mean Temp |
Avg Min Mean Temp |
Avg Min Mean Temp |
| July 1961 |
July 2000 |
Jan 1961 |
Jan 2000 |
| 74.8 |
76.4 |
41.4 |
46.9 |
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| Avg July Precip |
Avg July Precip |
Avg Jan Precip |
Avg Jan Precip |
| July 1961 |
July 2000 |
Jan 1961 |
Jan 2000 |
| 0 |
0.1 |
2.6 |
3 |
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| Current Avg |
% of Sunny Days |
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| Precip |
(Yearly) |
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| 1.7 |
77% |
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| State Ranking |
Total Carbon |
Total Carbon |
Resid. Carbon |
| C02 Footprint |
Output Per Person |
Output San Jose |
Output San Jose |
| (most consumption) |
Metric Tons of |
Metric Tons of |
Metric Tons of |
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CO2 Per Year |
CO2 Per Year |
CO2 Per Year |
| 2nd |
11.48 |
10,675,665 |
26,103,304 |
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