Alameda County, California

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Alameda County, California
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Alameda County is a county in the San Francisco Bay Area in state of California, USA. According to the 2020 population census, 1,682,353 people live in Alameda County.[1] It is seventh biggest county in the state of California by population. Its county seat and largest city is Oakland.

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View of downtown Oakland looking west across Lake Merritt.
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The county was formed in 1853, from part of Contra Costa County. It was named for the largest river in the county, Alameda Creek. In Spanish, an alameda is a road lined with trees.[2]

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Cities in Alameda County

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