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Name

San Jose is named after el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe ( Spanish for "the Town of Saint Joseph on the Guadalupe "), the city's predecessor, which was eventually located in the area of what is now the Plaza de César Chávez. In the 19th century, print publications used the spelling "San José" for both the city and its eponymous township.

History

The Santa Clara Valley has been home to the Tamyen group of the Ohlone people since around 4,000 BC. The Tamyen spoke Tamyen language of the Ohlone language family. With the Spanish colonization of California, the majority of the Tamyen came to inhabit Mission Santa Clara de Asís and Mission San José.

Geography

San Jose is located at WikiMiniAtlas 37°20′10″N 121°53′26″W  /  37.33611°N 121.89056°W  / 37.33611; -121.89056 . San Jose is located within the Santa Clara Valley, in the southern part of the Bay Area in Northern California.

Demographics

Map of racial distribution in San Jose, 2010 U.S. Census. Each dot represents 25 people: White, Black, Asian, Hispanic or Other (yellow).

Law and government

San Jose City Hall was designed by Pritzker Prize -winning architect Richard Meier; c. 2005.

Education

Stanford University, 20 mi (30 km) outside of San Jose, is one of the top universities in the world.

Community services and utilities

San Jose is protected by the San Jose Police Department and San Jose Fire Department. Drinking water is supplied by the San José Municipal Water System (Muni Water) along with the privately owned San Jose Water Company and Great Oaks Water Company.

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