Significant History
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Palo Alto was incorporated in 1894 as a town under the laws
of the State of California and received its first charter as a city
in 1909.
Palo Alto is named after a majestic 1,000-year-old coastal redwood tree along
San Francisquito Creek, where early Spanish explorers settled.
The City is located in the heart of Silicon Valley and adjacent to Stanford University,
The City encompasses an area of 26 square miles, of which one-third is open space. The City is a
full-service municipality that owns and operates its own gas, electric, water, sewer, refuse and storm drainage utilities.
Palo Alto is recognized worldwide as a leader in cutting-edge technological development,
and is home to several leading technology companies, including Hewlett Packard, Roche, the Palo Alto Internet Exchange,
and Facebook. The City also serves as the nerve center of the venture capital community,
providing financing to technology companies and increasingly to those focused on environmental solutions.
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| Famous People |
Amy Irving Steve Jobs
Steve Young Scott McNealy
George Schultz Herbert Hoover
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| Climate Action Initiatives |
In 2006, the Mayor stablished a Green Ribbon Task Force on Climate Protection,
which submitted a report to the City Council in December 2006 with recommendations on
baseline inventory, energy, transportation, built environment, and education and motivation
of the community. The following month, the City Council put Global Climate
Change on their list of top-4 priorities for 2007. In December, 2007, Council approved the
following emission targets for the City:
5% reduction in municipal GHG emissions by 2009
5% reduction in community and municipal GHG emissions by 2012
15% reduction in community and municipal GHG emissions by 2020.
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| City |
State |
Population |
Year Founded |
| Palo Alto |
CA |
59,900 |
1894 |
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| Elevation |
Industry |
% Unemploy |
Avg. Income |
| 56 feet |
Technology |
0.8% |
$90,377 |
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| Ethnic Groups |
% of Population |
Median Age |
Pop. Density |
| White |
76% |
40 |
2,475.3/sq mi |
| Latino |
5% |
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| Asian |
17% |
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| African American |
2% |
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| Avg Max Mean Temp |
Avg Min Mean Temp |
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| July |
December |
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| 78.8 |
39.2 |
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| Avg Annual Precip |
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| 15.71 |
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| Total Carbon |
Total Carbon |
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| Output Per Person* |
Output Santa Cruz* |
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| Metric Tons of |
Metric Tons of |
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| CO2 Per Year |
CO2e Per Year |
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| 14.00 |
728,720 |
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Inventory included upstream emissions associated with recyclable materials
disposed of in the landfill. |
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