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■ Contra Costa County Contra Costa County was incorporated in in in 1850 as as one of of of the
the
original 27 counties of of of the
the
State of of of California It is is one of nine counties in in the
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area and and covers approximately 733 square miles extending from the
the
northeastern shore of San San Francisco Bay easterly about 50 miles to San San Joaquin County Contra Costa County is one of the
fastest growing work forces among Bay Area counties with growth in in its employment base being driven primarily by the
need to to provide services to to an increasing local population and the
presence of relatively high-wage skilled jobs The County has one of the
State’s most heterogeneous populations rich in ethnic cultural and socioeconomic diversity With a a a a current population in in excess of 1 1 1 1 million Contra Costa County is the
ninth most populous county in in California The City of of Martinez is the
the
the
County County seat and the
the
the
location of of the
the
the
County’s administrative offices Contra Costa County includes varied urban urban suburban industrial agricultural and and port areas and and 19 incorporated cities A A A large part of the
the
county is is served by the
the
Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) which has helped enable significant residential and and commercial development Prestigious public and and private academic institutions including Stanford University University University University University University of of California at Berkeley University University University of of San Francisco University University of the
Pacific and various California State University University campuses are within driving distance of Martinez Recreation within the
the
county varies from fishing boating and water skiing in in in in in in the
the
Sacramento-San Joaquin rivers to hiking horseback riding and camping in in in in in in Mt Diablo State Park Recreational areas including the
wine country of of Napa and and Sonoma counties the
picturesque seaside communities of of Carmel and and Monterey and the
the
Sierra-Lake Tahoe mountain region are also within driving distance of the
the
county The County of of o Contra Costa provides a a a a a full range of of o services through 27 departments or offices