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Stockton, California
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Stockton, California
Stockton
is the
county seat
of
San Joaquin County
in north-central
California
. It was founded by Captain Charles Maria Weber in 1849 after he acquired
Rancho Campo de los Franceses
. The city is named after
Robert F. Stockton
. The city is located on the
San Joaquin River
in northern
San Joaquin Valley
and has an estimated population of 300,899 people as of 2014. It is the
13th
largest city in California and the
63rd
largest city in the United States. As a result of regional losses to the economy due to the
2008 financial crisis
, Stockton was the second largest city in the U.S. to file for bankruptcy protection. It has been home to the
University of the Pacific
since 1923.
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