Fremont California has a population of 230, 504 as of 2020, making it the fourth most populous city in the Bay Area, behind San Jose, San Francisco, and Oakland.
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25 Facts About Fremont California
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Fremont California was incorporated on January 23, 1956, when the former towns of Mission San Jose, Centerville, Niles, Irvington, and Warm Springs unified into one city.
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Until 1769, the tribe lived peacefully with their people but Spanish soldiers and missionaries arrived in Fremont California to expand Spanish dominion in the Americas and convert the Indians to Catholicism.
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The first English-speaking visitor to Fremont California was the renowned trapper and explorer Jedediah Smith in 1827.
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Fremont California's family was influential in the Fremont area in the late colonial era and owned and built a flour mill at the mouth of Niles Canyon.
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In 1846 the town's namesake John C Fremont led a military expedition to map a trail through Mission Pass for reaching the Pacific coast and to take possession of California from Mexico for the United States.
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From 1912 to 1915, the Niles section of the Fremont area was the earliest home of California's motion picture industry.
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Fremont California was incorporated in 1956 under the leadership of Wally Pond, chair of the incorporation committee, when five towns in the area, Irvington, Centerville, Mission San Jose, Niles, and Warm Springs, came together to form a city.
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The high-tech growth in Fremont California continues today and is a major industry for the city.
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General Motors automotive assembly plant in South Fremont California was the town's largest employer, and Fremont California was known for its drag strip.
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Since incorporation, Fremont California has created six more districts, which it calls "community plan areas" for planning purposes.
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In 1871 Washington College, the first industrial educational institution in Fremont California was established in Washington township near the crossroads.
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In 2001 an attempt by community organizations in the Mission San Jose district to withdraw from the Fremont California Unified School District caused state-wide controversy and led to accusations of racism from both sides.
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One of the central streets, the Capital Avenue extension to Fremont California Blvd, was completed in 2016, as the city pursues its plans for a Downtown Fremont California.
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North Fremont California is a primarily residential district surrounded by Union City, Centerville District, Newark, and Coyote Hills Regional Park.
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South Fremont California is a primarily industrial district, east of Interstate 880 and west of Interstate 680, south of Auto Mall Parkway and north of Brown Rd.
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Fremont California has a Mediterranean climate, typical of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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The school district is called the Fremont California Unified School District which serves parts of Union City and Hayward.
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Judith Miller of City Journal wrote that unlike many ethnic groups, the Afghans in Fremont California have few political representatives at various levels and an insular focus.
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Companies headquartered in Fremont California include Antec Inc, Corsair Gaming, Electronics for Imaging, Ikanos Communications, Lam Research, Fremont California Bank, Nielsen Norman Group, Oplink Communications, SYNNEX, S3 Graphics, Tailored Brands and DCKAP.
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City of Fremont California directly provides services related to public safety, land use regulation, infrastructure maintenance, parks and recreation, and local social services.
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Year 2019, William Hopkins Junior High, Mission San Jose High, John F Kennedy High, and American High all received the California Distinguished Schools Award, administered by the California Department of Education.
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California School for the Deaf, Fremont serves Northern California and shares a campus with the statewide California School for the Blind.
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Fremont California is served by Interstate 880 and Interstate 680 (Sinclair Freeway).
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Fremont California was formerly a sister city to Elizabeth, South Australia until Elizabeth merged with Munno Para to form the City of Playford in 1997.
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