Sacramento is the capital of California located in California's expansive Central Valley. It is the 7th most populous city in California with a population of almost 470,000. The city is the core cultural and economic center of its four-county metropolitan area (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo counties). Greater Sacramento has been called one of the five most livable regions in America, and the city was cited by Time magazine as America's most integrated.
Sacramento was founded as a city due to the efforts of John Sutter (a Swiss immigrant) and John Marshall. There were settlers in the area before this time. The Dutch came in the 1820s. Sacramento grew faster due to the protection of Sutter's Fort, which was established by Sutter in 1839. During the California Gold Rush, Sacramento was a major distribution point, a commercial and agricultural center, and a terminus for wagon trains, stagecoaches, riverboats, the telegraph, the Pony Express, and the First Transcontinental Railroad.
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team that typically enjoys a winning record and devoted local fan base.
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