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{{Short description| Incorporated city in the state of California, United States}}
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'''Alameda''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|æ|l|ə|'|m|i:|d|ə}} {{respell|AL|ə|MEE|də}}; {{IPA|es|alaˈmeða|lang}}; Spanish for "[[Avenue (landscape)|tree-lined path]]") is a city in [[Alameda County, California]], United States, located in the [[East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)|East Bay]] region of the [[Bay Area]]. The city is built on an informal archipelago in [[San Francisco Bay]], consisting of [[Alameda (island)|Alameda Island]], [[Bay Farm Island, Alameda, California|Bay Farm Island]] and [[Coast Guard Island]], along with other smaller islands. As of the [[2020 US Census|2020 census]], the city's population was 78,280.

==History==
===Spanish and Mexican era===
[[File:Peralta Family.jpg|thumb|left|Alameda and much of the [[East Bay]] was part of [[Rancho San Antonio (Peralta)|Rancho San Antonio]], granted to the [[Luís María Peralta|Peralta family]] in 1820.]]
Alameda occupies what was originally a [[peninsula]] connected to Oakland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2013/12/18/days-gone-by-in-1902-island-city-alameda-celebrates-its-new-tidal-canal| title=Days Gone By: In 1902, 'island city' Alameda celebrates its new tidal canal | date=December 18, 2013 }}</ref> Much of it was low-lying and marshy. The higher ground nearby and adjacent parts of what is now [[downtown Oakland]] were the site of one of the largest coastal oak forests in the world. Spanish colonists called the area ''Encinal'', meaning "forest of evergreen oak".<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ| title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n118 119]}}</ref> ''Alameda'' is Spanish for "grove of poplar trees" or "tree-lined avenue".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dict_en_es/spanish/alameda;_ylt=AmS17PW60RO5ki1NGlCOvxP2s8sF |title=alameda – Spanish-English Translation and Pronunciation |work=Yahoo! Education |publisher=Yahoo! |access-date=February 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821203928/https://education.yahoo.com/reference/dict_en_es/spanish/alameda |archive-date=August 21, 2008  }}</ref> It was chosen as the name of the city in 1853 by popular vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.alameda.ca.us/community/history_01.html|title=A Brief History of Alameda|publisher=City of Alameda, California|access-date=February 15, 2010|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100202202341/http://www.ci.alameda.ca.us/community/history_01.html |archive-date=February 2, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The inhabitants at the time of the arrival of the Spanish in the late 18th century were a local band of the [[Ohlone]] tribe. The peninsula was included in the vast [[Rancho San Antonio (Peralta)|Rancho San Antonio]] granted in 1820 to Luis Peralta by the Spanish king who claimed California. The grant was later confirmed by the [[Mexico|Republic of Mexico]] upon its independence in 1821 from Spain.

Over time, the place became known as Bolsa de Encinal or Encinal de San Antonio.<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|592}}</ref>

===Post-Conquest era===
[[File:Joseph Lee painting Alameda Shore (1868).jpg|thumb|left|The ''Alameda Shore'', painted by Joseph Lee {{Circa|1868}}]]
The city was founded on June 6, 1853, after the United States acquired California following the [[Mexican–American War|Mexican–American War of 1848]]. The town originally contained three small settlements. "Alameda" referred to the village at Encinal and High streets, Hibbardsville was located at the North Shore ferry and shipping terminal, and [[Woodstock, Alameda, California|Woodstock]] was on the west near the ferry piers of the [[South Pacific Coast Railroad]] and the [[Central Pacific Railroad|Central Pacific]]. Eventually, the Central Pacific's ferry pier became the [[Alameda Mole]]. The borders of Alameda were made coextensive with the island in 1872, incorporating Woodstock into Alameda.<ref name=CGN /> In his autobiography, writer [[Mark Twain]] described Alameda as "The Garden of California."<ref>{{cite book|last1=Twain|first1=Mark|title=Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1: The Complete and Authoritative Edition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0tQjH8yzrdcC&pg=PA254|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-94699-6|page=254|date=November 15, 2010}}</ref> 
[[File:FMIB 44591 Shipyards of Alaska Packing Ass'n at Alameda, California.jpeg|thumb|left|Alameda shipyards at the turn of the 20th century]]
The first post office opened in 1854.<ref name=CGN /> The first school, Schermerhorn School, was opened in 1855 (and eventually renamed as Lincoln School). The [[San Francisco and Alameda Railroad]] opened the Encinal station in 1864.<ref name=CGN /> The early formation of the [[Park Street Historic Commercial District]] (or downtown) was centered near the train lines.<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web |author= |date= |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Park Street Historic Commercial District |url={{NRHP url|id=82002154}} |accessdate=September 17, 2023 |publisher=[[National Park Service]]}} With {{NRHP url|id=82002154|photos=y|title=accompanying pictures}}</ref> Encinal's own post office opened in 1876, was renamed West End in 1877, and closed in 1891.<ref name=CGN /> On September 6, 1869, the [[Alameda Terminal]] made history; it was the site of the arrival of the first train via the [[First transcontinental railroad]] to reach the shores of [[San Francisco Bay]],<ref name="daily Alta ca">{{Cite web|url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=DAC18690907.2.6&srpos=66&e=01-06-1869-31-12-1869--en--20--61--txt-txIN-western+pacific-------1|title=The first through train on the Western Pacific Road|publisher=Daily Alta California September 7, 1869 – California Digital Newspaper Collection|website=cdnc.ucr.edu|access-date=June 20, 2018}}</ref> thus achieving the first coast to coast transcontinental railroad in North America.

The [[Croll Building]], on the corner of Webster Street and Central Avenue, was the site of Croll's Gardens and Hotel, used as training quarters for some of the most popular fighters in boxing from 1883 to 1914.<ref>{{cite web |title=CROLL BUILDING |url=http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/ListedResources/Detail/954 |website=California State Park Office of Historic Preservation |publisher=State of California |access-date=June 3, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> [[Jack Johnson (boxer)|Jack Johnson]] and several other champions all stayed and trained here.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rego |first1=Nilda |title=Days Gone By: John Croll made Alameda a playground for fun lovers |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2011/10/21/days-gone-by-john-croll-made-alameda-a-playground-for-fun-lovers/ |access-date=June 3, 2020 |work=The Mercury News |publisher=Bay Area News Group |date=October 21, 2011}}</ref>]

The need for expanded shipping facilities and increased flow of current through the [[estuary]] led to the dredging of a tidal canal through the marshland between Oakland and Alameda. Construction started in 1874, but it was not completed until 1902, resulting in Alameda becoming an island.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2013/12/18/days-gone-by-in-1902-island-city-alameda-celebrates-its-new-tidal-canal/|title=Days Gone By: In 1902, 'island city' Alameda celebrates its new tidal canal|work=San Jose Mercury News|date=December 18, 2013|last=Rego|first=Nilda}}</ref>

===Modern era===
[[File:Bathing Pavilion, Neptune Beach, Alameda, California (1917).jpg|thumb|left|[[Neptune Beach (California)|Neptune Beach]], established in 1917]]
In 1917, a private entertainment park called [[Neptune Beach, California|Neptune Beach]] was built in the area now known as Crab Cove, which became a major recreation destination in the 1920s and 1930s. Both the American [[snow cone]]<ref>{{cite news| title=Around Town – Alameda, CA| url=http://www.alamedamagazine.com/media/Alameda-Magazine/January-February-2005/Around-Town/| access-date=December 6, 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205022242/http://www.alamedamagazine.com/media/Alameda-Magazine/January-February-2005/Around-Town/| archive-date=December 5, 2008| url-status=dead| df=mdy-all}}</ref> and the [[popsicle (brand)|popsicle]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Alameda Museum Quarterly Newsletter |url=http://www.alamedamuseum.org/Quarterly/alamedamuseumQ405.pdf |page=8 |access-date=December 4, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229174221/https://www.alamedamuseum.org/Quarterly/alamedamuseumQ405.pdf |archive-date=February 29, 2008  }}</ref> were first sold at Neptune Beach. The [[Kewpie doll (toy)|Kewpie doll]] became the original prize for winning games of chance at the beach&nbsp;– another Neptune Beach innovation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://48hills.org/sfbgarchive/2011/06/08/alameda-all-once/|title=Alameda all at once – 48 hills|last=paula|work=48 hills|access-date=June 12, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.alamedamagazine.com/Alameda-Magazine/December-2011/11-Goners/|title=11 Goners|work=Alameda Magazine|language=en|date=December 2011|access-date=June 12, 2017|archive-date=August 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819132911/http://www.alamedamagazine.com/Alameda-Magazine/December-2011/11-Goners/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The park closed down in 1939.

The [[Alameda Works Shipyard]] was one of the largest and best-equipped shipyards in the country. Together with other industrial facilities, it became part of the defense industry buildup before and during World War II, which attracted many migrants from other parts of the United States for the high-paying jobs. In the 1950s, Alameda's industrial and shipbuilding industries thrived along the [[Oakland Estuary|Alameda Estuary]].

In the early 21st century, the [[Port of Oakland]], across the estuary, has become one of the largest ports on the West Coast. Its operators use shipping technologies originally experimented within Alameda. As of March 21, 2006, Alameda is a "Coast Guard City", one of seven then designated in the country. As of 2018, it is one of twenty-one within the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20060322/ai_n16140812|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202181523/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20060322/ai_n16140812/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 2, 2010|title=After 80 years, Alameda named 'Coast Guard City'|last=Bender|first=Kristin|date=March 22, 2006|work=Oakland Tribune|publisher=BNET|access-date=February 15, 2010}}</ref>
[[File:Alameda, California 1936 Aerial Photo.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of Alameda, 1936]]
In addition to the regular trains running to the [[Alameda Mole]], Alameda was also served by local steam commuter lines of the Southern Pacific (initially, the Central Pacific). Alameda was the site of the Southern Pacific's West Alameda Shops, where all the electric trains were maintained and repaired. These were later adapted as the [[East Bay Electric Lines]]. The trains ran to both the [[Oakland Long Wharf|Oakland Mole]] and the Alameda Mole.

In the 1930s [[Pan American Airways]] established a [[seaplane]] port along with the fill that led to the Alameda Mole, the original home base for the [[China Clipper]] flying boat. In 1929, the University of California established the San Francisco Airdrome located near the current Webster Street tube as a public airport. The Bay Airdrome had its gala christening party in 1930. The Airdrome was closed in 1941 when its air traffic interfered with the newly built [[Naval Air Station Alameda]] (NAS Alameda).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airfields-freeman.com/CA/Airfields_CA_Oakland.htm#sanfranbay|title=Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Oakland Area|last=Freeman|first=Paul|date=December 27, 2009|work=[[Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields]]: California|publisher=Paul Freeman|access-date=February 15, 2010}}</ref>

In the late 1950s, the Utah Construction Company began a landfill beyond the ''Old Sea Wall'' and created ''[[South Shore, Alameda, California|South Shore]]''.

On February 7, 1973, a USN [[Ling-Temco-Vought|Vought]] [[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7E Corsair II]] fighter jet on a routine training mission from [[Lemoore Naval Air Station]] suddenly caught fire {{convert|28,000|ft|m}} above the [[San Francisco Bay]], crashing into the Tahoe Apartments in Alameda. Eleven people including the pilot died in the crash and fire.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Crash of Navy A-7E Corsair II – Alameda, Calif. – February 7, 1973|url=http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/Navy_A-7_CorsairII_crash_site.htm|website=Check-Six.com|access-date=September 11, 2014}}</ref><ref>Kulczyk, David. (2009). Death In California – The Bizarre, Freakish, and Just Curious Ways People Die in the Golden State. Craven Street Books. P117 {{ISBN|978-1-884995-57-6}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Zeppelin-ride-020100925-222 (5028835633).jpg|thumb|left|[[Fruitvale Bridge]], spanning the [[Oakland Estuary]], connects Alameda in the south to [[Oakland, California|Oakland]] in the north.]]
Alameda's nickname is "The Island City" (or simply "the island"). The current city occupies three islands as well as a small section of the mainland. Today, the city consists of the main original section, with the former [[Naval Air Station Alameda]] (NAS Alameda) at the west end of Alameda Island, [[South Shore, Alameda, California|Southshore]] along the southern side of Alameda Island, and [[Bay Farm Island]], which is part of the mainland proper.

The area of the former NAS is now known as "Alameda Point." The Southshore area is separated from the main part of Alameda Island by a lagoon; the north shore of the lagoon is located approximately where the original south shore of the island was. Alameda Point and Southshore are built on bay fill.
[[File:Coast Guard Island May 2009.jpg|thumb|right|[[Coast Guard Island]]]]
Not all of Alameda Island is part of the City of Alameda; a small portion of a dump site west of the former runway at Alameda Naval Air Station extends far enough into San Francisco Bay that it is over the county line and therefore part of the [[San Francisco|City and County of San Francisco]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.militarymuseum.org/NASAlameda.html|title=Historic California Posts: Naval Air Station, Alameda|website=Militarymuseum.org|access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref> <!-- Notice the small grey sliver on Alameda Point; it is part of San Francisco.-->

[[Coast Guard Island]], a small island between Alameda Island and Oakland, is also part of Alameda and is the home of [[Integrated Support Command Alameda]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/mlcpac/iscalameda/|title=ISC Alameda Home|website=Webarchive.loc.gov|access-date=July 13, 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20011109232748/http://www.uscg.mil/mlcpac/iscalameda/|archive-date=November 9, 2001}}</ref>

Ballena Isle, an even smaller island, is also part of Alameda.

===Climate===
This region experiences warm (but not hot), dry summers, and cool (but not cold), wet winters. According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Alameda has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=60547&cityname=Alameda,+California,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Alameda, California Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase.com|access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref> Annual precipitation is about {{cvt|22.|in}}, all rain (snow is extremely rare at sea level in the San Francisco Bay Area).

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=== Hazards ===
The low-lying island has seen sea-level and groundwater level rise threaten its infrastructure and people not just through flooding events, but through the increased [[Soil liquefaction|liquefaction]] risk from more saturated soils. The locations of increasing groundwater-induced risks and flooding risks<ref>City of Alameda. "THE RESPONSE OF THE SHALLOW GROUNDWATER LAYER AND CONTAMINANTS TO SEA LEVEL RISE" Silvestrum Climate Associates. September 2020.https://www.alamedaca.gov/files/assets/public/alameda-pio/slr2020.pdf</ref> (such as from another [[California Megaflood|megaflood]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=A 'megaflood' in California could drop 100 inches of rain, scientists warn |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/a-megaflood-in-california-could-drop-100-inches-of-rain-scientists-warn/ar-AA10BApl |access-date=December 9, 2022 |website=MSN |language=en-US}}</ref> may be most precise in private insurance company maps.

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|type= USA
|1860| 460
|1870| 1557
|1880| 5708
|1890| 11165
|1900| 16464
|1910| 23383
|1920| 28806
|1930| 35033
|1940| 36256
|1950| 64430
|1960| 63855
|1970| 70968
|1980| 63852
|1990| 76459
|2000| 72259
|2010| 73812
|2020| 78280
|2023| 75353
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
}}

===2020===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Alameda, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Alameda city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0600562&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Alameda city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0600562&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Alameda city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0600562&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|37,921
|33,468
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32,152
|52.48%
|45.34%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41.07%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|4,350
|4,516
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,399
|6.02%
|6.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.62%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|365
|247
|style='background: #ffffe6; |173
|0.51%
|0.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|18,757
|22,822
|style='background: #ffffe6; |25,107
|25.96%
|30.92%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32.07%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|407
|342
|style='background: #ffffe6; |356
|0.56%
|0.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.45%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|235
|278
|style='background: #ffffe6; |556
|0.33%
|0.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.71%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|3,499
|4,047
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,102
|4.84%
|5.48%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.80%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|6,725
|8,092
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,435
|9.31%
|10.96%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12.05%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''72,259'''
|'''73,812'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''78,280'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010===
[[File:USA-Alameda-First Presbyterian Church-3 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|First Presbyterian Church]]
The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0600562|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA – Alameda city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924040354/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0600562|archive-date=September 24, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> reported that Alameda had a population of 73,812. (2015 census estimates place the population at 78,630)

The population density was {{convert|3,214.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Alameda was 37,460 (50.8%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 23,058 (31.2%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 4,759 (6.4%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 426 (0.6%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 381 (0.5%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2,463 (3.3%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5,265 (7.1%) from two or more races.  [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 8,092 persons (11.0%).

The Census reported that 72,316 people (98.0% of the population) lived in households, 857 (1.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 639 (0.9%) were institutionalized.

There were 30,123 households, out of which 9,144 (30.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 13,440 (44.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 3,623 (12.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,228 (4.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1,681 (5.6%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 459 (1.5%) same-sex married couples or same-sex partnerships. 9,347 households (31.0%) were made up of individuals, and 2,874 (9.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40. There were 18,291 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (60.7% of all households); the average family size was 3.06.

The age distribution of the population shows 15,304 people (20.7%) under the age of 18, 5,489 people (7.4%) aged 18 to 24, 21,000 people (28.5%) aged 25 to 44, 22,044 people (29.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 9,975 people (13.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.

Per capita annual income (in 2013 dollars) in 2009–2013 was $41,340 per the US Census. Median household income in 2009–2013 was $74,606 per the US Census.

There were 32,351 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,409.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 30,123 were occupied, of which 14,488 (48.1%) were owner-occupied, and 15,635 (51.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.7%. 37,042 people (50.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 35,274 people (47.8%) lived in rental housing units.

===2000===
[[File:Alameda Twin Towers (1) (9370088388).jpg|thumb|left|Twin Towers Church]]
As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website  }}</ref> of 2000, there were 72,259 people, 30,226 households, and 17,863 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,583.3/km{{sup|2}} (6,693.4/mi<sup>2</sup>). There were 31,644 housing units at an average density of 1,131.3/km{{sup|2}} (2,931.2/mi<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 56.95% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 6.21% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.67% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 26.15% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.60% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.29% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 6.13% from two or more races. 9.31% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 30,226 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. Of all households, 32.2% were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 21.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $56,285, and the median income for a family was $68,625. Males had a median income of $49,174 versus $40,165 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $30,982. About 6.0% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

There is a large [[Filipino American|Filipino]] community; and also a major [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] community, from which [[Tom Hanks]]' mother came and where [[Lyndsy Fonseca]] was raised for some time. Alameda also has a historic [[Japanese American]] community and had a small Japanese business district on a portion of Park Street before World War II, when the city's [[Internment of Japanese Americans|Japanese population was interned]]. A Japanese Buddhist church is one of the few remaining buildings left of Alameda's pre-war Japanese American community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.californiajapantowns.org/survey/index.php/component/mtree/sf-bay-area/alameda|title=Alameda|website=Californiajapantowns.org|access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref>

== Economy ==
[[File:WaterFrontHomesAlameda.jpg|thumb|right|Waterfront homes in Alameda]]
[[File:Croll Building (Alameda, CA).JPG|thumb|right|The [[Croll Building]], built 1879]]
[[File:Masonic Temple and Lodge (Alameda, CA).JPG|thumb|right|The [[Masonic Temple and Lodge (Alameda, California)|Masonic Temple and Lodge]]]]
[[Naval Air Station Alameda]] (NAS), decommissioned in 1997, was turned over to the City of Alameda for civilian development, today known as [[Alameda Point, Alameda, California|Alameda Point]].

The [[aircraft carrier]] {{USS|Hornet|CV-12|6}}, a [[museum ship]], has been moored at the former Naval Air Station as the [[USS Hornet Museum|USS ''Hornet'' Museum]] since 1998.

A cluster of artisan distilleries, wineries, breweries and tasting rooms along Monarch Street at Alameda Point is now referred to by the City of Alameda as "Spirits Alley".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spirits Alley |url=https://alamedaca.gov/visitors/spirits-alley |website=Alamedaca.gov}}</ref> Admiral Maltings also sits in this area, supplying craft brewers and whisky producers, and is the first craft malting house in California.<ref name="sfchronicle.com">{{Cite web |date=July 7, 2017 |title=Admiral Maltings germinates California alt malt in Alameda |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/restaurants/article/Admiral-Maltings-germinates-California-alt-malt-11273732.php |website=Sfchronicle.com}}</ref>

;Top employers
According to the city's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alamedaca.gov/files/assets/public/finance/alameda-acfr-fy20-city-fs-reduced-size.pdff |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.alamedaca.gov/files/assets/public/finance/alameda-acfr-fy20-city-fs-reduced-size.pdff |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=City of Alameda CAFR|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
|[[Penumbra (medical company)|Penumbra Inc.]]
|1,839
|-
|2
|[[Alameda Unified School District]]
|1,068
|-
|3
|[[Alameda Hospital]]
|750
|-
|4
|[[Abbott Laboratories|Abbott]] Diabetes Care Inc.
|565
|-
|5
|City of Alameda
|543
|-
|6
|[[Kaiser Permanente|Kaiser Foundation Health Plan]]
|450
|-
|7
|[[U.S. Department of Transportation]]
|370
|-
|8
|Alameda Alliance For Health
|366
|-
|9
|Bay Ship & Yacht Co.
|316
|-
|10
|[[College of Alameda]]
|266
|}
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==Arts and culture==
[[File:Alameda Theater (50842809421).jpg|thumb|left|[[Alameda Theatre]]]]
{{More citations needed section|date=August 2007}}
The Alameda Arts Council (AAC) serves as the local Alameda City [[arts council]]. The [[Alameda Civic Ballet]] is the ballet troupe of the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Us|url=https://alamedacivicballet.org/about|website=Alameda Civic Ballet|language=en-US|access-date=May 22, 2020}}</ref> The [[Alameda Museum]] features displays on the history of Alameda.<ref name=AAA>{{cite book|title=Northern California|year=2012|publisher=AAA Publishing|location=Heathrow, Florida|page=43}}</ref> The Alameda Art Association has about 80 members as of January 2011, and has a gallery space at South Shore Center mall. The Association began in 1944. Photo-realist [[Robert Bechtle]] has painted numerous Alameda subjects, including ''Alameda Gran Torino'', which was acquired by [[SFMOMA]] in 1974 and remains one of Bechtle's most famous works.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/3509|title=Robert Bechtle, Alameda Gran Torino, 1974|website=SFMOMA|access-date=July 13, 2017|archive-date=May 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503005634/http://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/3509|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Theaters===
[[File:Veterans Memorial Building (Alameda, CA) 2 (cropped).JPG|thumb|right|Veterans Memorial Building]]
The city restored the historic [[Art Deco]] city landmark [[Alameda Theatre]], expanding it to include a theater multiplex. The public opening was May 21, 2008.

The Altarena Playhouse, which performs comedies, dramas, and musicals, was founded in 1938 and is the longest continuously operating community theater in the San Francisco Bay Area.<ref>{{cite web |title=Altarena Playhouse |url=https://www.sfstation.com/altarena-playhouse-b1424 |website=SF Station |access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref>

===Festivals===
The Fourth of July parade is advertised as the second oldest and second-longest Fourth of July parade in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alamedaparade.com/media/#background|title=Media – City of Alameda 4th of July Parade|website=alamedaparade.com|access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref> It features homemade floats, classic cars, motorized living room furniture, fire-breathing dragons, and marching bands.

There are three major events when the street in Alameda's historic downtown district is closed to vehicular traffic. The ''Park Street Spring Festival'' takes place every May during the weekend of Mother's Day and attracts over 50,000 visitors. The ''Park Street Art & Wine Faire'' takes place the last weekend of every July and attracts over 100,000 visitors. The ''Park Street Classic Car Show'' is held on the second Saturday every October and displays over 400 vintage vehicles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://downtownalameda.com/|title=Welcome - Downtown Alameda|date=October 24, 2017|website=Downtownalameda.com|access-date=December 5, 2021}}</ref>

The annual Sand Castle and Sculpture Contest takes place in June at the Robert Crown Memorial State Beach. The first contest was held in 1967.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2016/06/15/alameda-sand-castle-and-sculpture-contest-marks-50th-year/|title = Alameda: Sand Castle and Sculpture Contest marks 50th year|website=Mercurynews.com|date = June 15, 2016}}</ref>

== Government ==
[[File:Alameda Free Library (Alameda, CA).JPG|thumb|left|Alameda Free Library]]
According to the [[Secretary of State of California|California Secretary of State]], as of February 10, 2019, Alameda has 48,609 registered voters. Of those, 27,323 (56.2%) are registered [[California Democratic Party|Democrats]], 5,240 (10.8%) are registered [[California Republican Party|Republicans]], and 13,950 (28.7%) have [[Decline to State|declined to state]] a political party.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/ror-odd-year-2019/politicalsub.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/ror-odd-year-2019/politicalsub.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=CA Secretary of State – Report of Registration – February 10, 2019|website=Ca.gov|access-date=March 11, 2019}}</ref>

===Alameda Free Library===
After two previous failures, voters in the city passed a ballot measure in 2000 authorizing a [[bond measure]] for construction of a new main library to replace the city's [[Carnegie Library]], damaged during the [[1989 Loma Prieta earthquake]]. The city also received state funds for the new main library and opened the doors to the new facility in November 2006.

There are three library locations: the Main Library in downtown Alameda and two library branches; the Bay Farm Island Library serving the Bay Farm and Harbor Bay communities and the West End Library serving the West End of Alameda.

== Education ==
[[File:03-bay-farm-island.jpg|thumb|right|View of [[Bay Farm Island]]]]
{{Main|Alameda Unified School District}}
Public primary and secondary education in Alameda is the responsibility of the [[Alameda Unified School District]], which is legally separate from the City of Alameda government (as is common throughout California). The [[College of Alameda]], a two-year [[community college]] in the West End is part of the [[Peralta Community College District]]. The city has numerous private primary schools, and one private high school, [[St. Joseph Notre Dame High School]], a Catholic school.

==Media==
Alameda's first newspaper, the ''Encinal'', appeared in the early 1850s. Following the ''Encinal'', several other papers appeared along geographic lines, and the ''Daily Argus'' eventually rose to prominence. Around 1900, the ''Daily Argus'' began to fade in importance and east and west papers ''The Times'' and ''The Star'' combined to take the leading role as the ''[[Alameda Times-Star]]'' in the 1930s. The ''Times-Star'' was sold to the [[Alameda Newspaper Group]] in the 1970s. In 1997, the Hills Newspaper chain was bought by [[Knight Ridder]]. Between 2001 and 2023, the ''Alameda Sun'' ran a local weekly print newspaper.

The community is currently served by weekly newspaper, the [[Alameda Journal]] and a non-profit online news outlet called the [https://alamedapost.com/ Alameda Post].

== Transportation ==
[[File:Alameda Portal (15724808601).jpg|thumb|Alameda Portal of the [[Posey and Webster Street Tubes]]]]
[[File:Snapshot 2022-06-23-22h38m35s259.png|thumb|High Street Bridge]]
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Vehicle access to Alameda Island is via three bridges from Oakland ([[Park Street Bridge|Park Street]], [[Fruitvale Bridge|Fruitvale Avenue]], and [[High Street Bridge]]s), as well as the two one-way [[Posey and Webster Street Tubes]] leading into [[Chinatown, Oakland|Oakland's Chinatown]]. Connections from Alameda to Bay Farm Island are provided via the [[Bay Farm Island Bridge]] for vehicular traffic as well as the Bay Farm Island Bicycle Bridge (the only pedestrian/bicycle-only drawbridge in the United States<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acgov.org/pwa/dept_maintenance_operation_bay_farm_island_bicycle_bridge.shtml|title=Maintenance and Operations Department|publisher=Alameda County Public Works Agency|access-date=February 15, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100209022257/http://www.acgov.org/pwa/dept_maintenance_operation_bay_farm_island_bicycle_bridge.shtml| archive-date= February 9, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>).<ref>[http://www.acgov.org/pwa/dept_maintenance_operation_bay_farm_island_bicycle_bridge.shtml Maintenance and Operations Department] Alameda County Government website</ref>

[[California State Route 61]] runs down city streets from the Posey and Webster Street Tubes, across the Bay Farm Island Bridge, and south to the Oakland Airport. The island is just minutes off [[Interstate 880 (California)|Interstate 880]] in Oakland. The speed limit for the city is 25&nbsp;mph (40&nbsp;km/h) on almost every road.

Public transportation options include:
* [[AC Transit]] buses, which range from local connections to Oakland and Berkeley to express service to San Francisco
* Ferry services – In addition to the [[Alameda/Oakland Ferry]] and the [[Alameda Harbor Bay Ferry]] routes, San Francisco Bay Ferry also provides service between Alameda Main Street Station and South San Francisco. All ferry services are operated by the [[San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority|Water Transit Authority]].
* The closest [[BART]] stations are [[Lake Merritt (BART station)|Lake Merritt]] and [[12th Street Oakland City Center (BART station)|12th Street]], near the exit to the Posey Tube, and [[Fruitvale (BART station)|Fruitvale]], near the Fruitvale Bridge. BART's long-term plans for a [[Transbay Tube|second tunnel]] include Alameda as a candidate for the first stop on a new East Bay line.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/BART-gets-serious-about-a-2nd-East-Bay-S-F-12628607.php|title=BART gets serious about a 2nd East Bay-S.F. Transbay Tube|work=San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=March 6, 2018}}</ref>

== Notable buildings ==

* [[Alameda City Hall]]; NRHP-listed<ref name="nrhpdoc2">{{cite web |author= |date= |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Alameda City Hall |url={{NRHP url|id=80000791}} |accessdate=September 19, 2023 |publisher=[[National Park Service]]}} With {{NRHP url|id=80000791|photos=y|title=accompanying pictures}}</ref>
* [[Alameda High School]]; NRHP-listed<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alameda High School |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/86bed180-d28e-4a6d-a8c4-fd563ad58a8e |website=National Register of Historic Places, Digital Archive on NPGallery}}</ref> 
* [[Croll Building]]; NRHP-listed and a California Historical Landmark<ref name="chl">{{cite ohp|id=954|name=Croll Building|accessdate=}}</ref>
* [[Masonic Temple and Lodge (Alameda, California)|Masonic Temple and Lodge]]; NRHP-listed, and part of the Park Street Historic Commercial District<ref name="nrhpdoc" /> 
* [[Park Street Historic Commercial District]]; NRHP-listed and a California Historical Landmark<ref name="nrhpdoc" />

== Notable people ==
* [[Albert Arents]], a mining engineer who helped develop mineral resources of the Rocky Mountains.<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/miningscien108unse |title=Mining and Scientific Press (Jan.-June 1914) |others=California State Library|date=December 31, 2023 }}</ref>
* [[John Baker (baseball)|John Baker]], MLB catcher for [[San Diego Padres]] and [[Chicago Cubs]], was born in Alameda.<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Baker Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/john-baker-434633 |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Hester A. Benedict]] (1838–1921), president, [[Pacific Coast Women's Press Association]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alameda Daily Argus 20 May 1897, page 4 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/607012185/ |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Mike Brisiel]], an offensive guard for [[Oakland Raiders]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raiders release G Mike Brisiel |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2014/04/01/raiders-release-g-mike-brisiel/7176767/ |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Virginia Lee Burton]], Caldecott-winning children's author and illustrator.<ref name="houghtonmifflinbooks.com">{{Cite web |date=June 5, 2011 |title=Biography of Virginia Lee Burton - Early Years |url=http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/mike_mulligan/earlyyears.shtml |access-date=December 25, 2023 |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605063737/http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/mike_mulligan/earlyyears.shtml |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
* [[Harold Camping]], television and radio personality, president and general manager of [[Family Stations, Inc.]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 17, 2013 |title=East Bay 'Doomsday Minister' Harold Camping Dies |url=https://www.kqed.org/news/120983/east-bay-doomsday-minister-harold-camping-dies |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=KQED |language=en-us}}</ref>
* [[Phyllis Diller]], television comedian, attended Sunday school at First Presbyterian, married and lived in Alameda at the start of her comedy act in San Francisco in the 1950s.<ref name="houghtonmifflinbooks.com"/>
* [[Jimmy Doolittle|General James Doolittle]], who received the Medal of Honor for his bombing of Japan during World War II; Doolittle was born in Alameda in 1896.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 18, 2014 |title=Alameda: City recognizes World War II aviator Jimmy Doolittle |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/12/18/alameda-city-recognizes-world-war-ii-aviator-jimmy-doolittle-2/ |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Garrett Eckbo]], landscape architect who lived in Alameda as a child, later forming the Bay Area firm of Eckbo, Royston, Williams with [[Robert Royston]] and Edward Williams.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Garrett Eckbo {{!}} TCLF |url=https://www.tclf.org/pioneer/garrett-eckbo |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=www.tclf.org}}</ref>
* [[Leif Erickson (actor)|Leif Erickson]], actor, born in Alameda in 1911.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Upi |date=January 31, 1986 |title=Leif Erickson Is Dead; A Movie and TV Actor |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/31/obituaries/leif-erickson-is-dead-a-movie-and-tv-actor.html |access-date=December 25, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* [[Larry Eustachy]], college basketball coach, born in Alameda.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Larry Eustachy - Men's Basketball Coach |url=https://csurams.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/larry-eustachy/1 |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=Colorado State Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Debbi Fields]], founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies, attended Alameda High School, where she was a cheerleader.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 26, 2021 |title=Debbi Fields |url=https://paulcollege.unh.edu/rosenberg/franchise-pioneers-world/debbi-fields |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Albert Ghiorso]], nuclear scientist, co-discoverer of 12 chemical elements on the periodic table; in [[Guinness Book of World Records]] for Most Elements Discovered.<ref>{{Cite web |last=paulpreuss |date=January 3, 2011 |title=In Memorian, Albert Ghiorso, 1915-2010 - Berkeley Lab |url=https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2011/01/03/ghiorso-obit/ |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=Berkeley Lab News Center |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Brad Gillis]], guitarist with Night Ranger, a San Francisco rock band formed in the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Derrough |first=Leslie Michele |date=October 29, 2012 |title=Brad Gillis |url=https://glidemagazine.com/21984/brad-gillis/ |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=Glide Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Katharine Graham]], the late publisher of ''[[The Washington Post]]'', lived in Alameda as a child, according to ''Personal History'', her autobiography.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Old Town Alameda |url=https://www.theharrisonteam.com/neighborhood/1949 |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=www.theharrisonteam.com}}</ref>
* [[Tim Hardaway Jr.]], a professional basketball player, was born in Alameda.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tim Hardaway Jr. {{!}} Dallas Mavericks |url=https://www.nba.com/player/203501/tim-hardaway-jr/ |access-date=December 26, 2023 |website=www.nba.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Horace Heidt]], bandleader and radio personality, born in Alameda on May 21, 1901.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Folkart |first=Burt a |date=December 3, 1986 |title=Horace Heidt, 85, Dies; Led Big Band of Musical Knights |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-12-03-mn-482-story.html |access-date=December 26, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Emily Heller]], comedian<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 10, 2021 |title=Annie & Emily Heller {{!}} Rhythmix Cultural Works ® |url=https://www.rhythmix.org/mother-tree/annie-and-emily-heller/ |access-date=December 26, 2023 |language=en-us}}</ref>
* [[Marielle Heller]], actress and director<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 1, 2018 |title=Alameda's Marielle Heller Is One Hot Hollywood Director |url=https://www.oaklandmagazine.com/October-2018/Alamedas-Marielle-Heller-Is-One-Hot-Hollywood-Director/ |access-date=December 26, 2023 |archive-date=November 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101013144/https://www.oaklandmagazine.com/October-2018/Alamedas-Marielle-Heller-Is-One-Hot-Hollywood-Director/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
* [[Bruce Henderson (author)|Bruce Henderson]], author, grew up in Alameda, according to his book ''Hero Found: The Greatest POW Escape of the Vietnam War''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hero Found {{!}} Bruce Henderson |url=https://brucehendersonbooks.com/books/hero-found/ |access-date=December 26, 2023 |website=Bruce Henderson Books |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Benjamin Jealous]], former President of the NAACP, lived in Alameda.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Group |first=Angela Woodall {{!}} Bay Area News |date=May 19, 2008 |title=After tense vote, Alameda man named to lead NAACP |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2008/05/19/after-tense-vote-alameda-man-named-to-lead-naacp-2/ |access-date=December 26, 2023 |website=East Bay Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Joseph R. Knowland]], congressman and Alameda native, was editor and publisher of the ''Oakland Tribune''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Baker |first=Joseph Eugene |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sxgVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA13 |title=Past and Present of Alameda County, California |date=1914 |publisher=S.J. Clarke |language=en}}</ref>
* [[William Fife Knowland]], U.S. Senator, was student body president at Alameda High School.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: Senate Leaders |url=https://www.senate.gov/about/origins-foundations/parties-leadership/knowland-william.htm |access-date=December 26, 2023 |website=www.senate.gov}}</ref>
* [[Robert L. Lippert]], theater chain owner and film producer, was an Alameda native.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Obituary of Robert L Lippert {{!}} Mission Mortuary |url=https://missionmortuary.com/tribute/details/100653/Robert-Lippert/obituary.html |access-date=December 26, 2023 |website=missionmortuary.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Paul Mantz]], air racer and Hollywood stunt pilot, was born in Alameda in 1903.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mantz, Paul, 1903-1965 {{!}} Archives and Special Collections |url=https://archives.lib.purdue.edu/agents/people/1213 |access-date=December 27, 2023 |website=archives.lib.purdue.edu}}</ref>
* [[Louis A. McCall Sr.]], drummer and musician known as the co-founder of [[Con Funk Shun]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=WBSS Media-Michael Cooper |url=https://wbssmedia.com/artists/detail/2856 |access-date=December 27, 2023 |website=wbssmedia.com}}</ref>
* [[Margaret McNamara]], founder of [[Reading is Fundamental]], and wife of [[Robert McNamara]], grew up in Alameda.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hailey |first=Jean R. |date=February 4, 1981 |title=Margaret McNamara Dies |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1981/02/04/margaret-mcnamara-dies/1f68a9fb-c6ef-421e-9451-25da6a35fb06/ |access-date=December 27, 2023 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
* [[George P. Miller]], a congressman from 1945 to 1973.<ref>{{Cite web |title=For Immediate Release |url=https://archives.calstate.edu/downloads/02870x218 |access-date=December 26, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Jack Mingo]], author<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.salon.com/writer/jack_mingo|title=Jack Mingo's Articles at Salon.com|website=Salon.com|access-date=December 5, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Hugo Wilhelm Arthur Nahl]], designer of the [[Seal of California]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hugo Nahl - Biography |url=https://www.askart.com/artist/Hugo_Wilhelm_Arthur_Nahl/83735/Hugo_Wilhelm_Arthur_Nahl.aspx#:~:text=from%201855-60.-,After%20his%20marriage%20in%201865%20to%20Annie%20Sweeney,%20Arthur%20moved,home%20on%20April%201,%201889. |access-date=December 27, 2023 |website=www.askart.com}}</ref>
* [[Don Perata]], former President Pro Tempore of California State Senate, lives in Alameda; once taught at Saint Joseph Notre Dame High, Encinal High, and Alameda High, among other Alameda schools.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JoinCalifornia - Don Perata |url=http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/5388 |access-date=December 27, 2023 |website=www.joincalifornia.com}}</ref>
* [[Carl Ravazza]], bandleader, born in Alameda, 1910.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carl Ravazza Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/carl-ravazza-mn0001553338 |access-date=December 27, 2023 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Bill Rigney]], Major League Baseball player and manager, was born in Alameda.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Bill Rigney – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/bill-rigney/ |access-date=December 28, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Dutch Ruether]], pitcher for 1927 [[New York Yankees]], was born in Alameda.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Dutch Ruether – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/dutch-ruether/ |access-date=December 28, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Jane Sibbett]], actress and comedian, grew up in Alameda.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 3, 2023 |title=Jane Sibbett parents: Meet Gaines Sibbett, William Ryan Sibbett IV |url=https://ghanafuo.com/jane-sibbett-parents-meet-gaines-sibbett-william-ryan-sibbett-iv/ |access-date=December 28, 2023 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[Opera]]tic [[mezzo-soprano]] [[Frederica Von Stade]] has lived in Alameda since 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Celebrating Flicka, Bright Star, on Her 75th Revolution Around the Sun |url=https://www.sfcv.org/articles/music-news/celebrating-flicka-bright-star-her-75th-revolution-around-sun |access-date=December 28, 2023 |website=www.sfcv.org |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Sharon Tate]], actress, resident in early to late-1960s.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001790/ | title=Sharon Tate| website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>
* [[Charles Lee Tilden]], for whom [[Tilden Regional Park]] is named, was a longtime resident of Alameda; Tilden Way at the southeast end of the city is named for him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Columnist |first=Steven Finacom {{!}} |date=July 14, 2011 |title=Parkit: Tilden Park got its name in 1936 |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2011/07/14/parkit-tilden-park-got-its-name-in-1936/ |access-date=December 28, 2023 |website=East Bay Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Famer]] [[Willie Stargell]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGreehan |first=Mike |date=July 29, 2015 |title=Monument dedicated to Alameda legend Willie Stargell |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2015/07/29/monument-dedicated-to-alameda-legend-willie-stargell/ |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] player [[Tommy Harper]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Tommy Harper – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/tommy-harper/ |access-date=December 29, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> MLB player [[Curtell Howard Motton]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 26, 2010 |title=Headed For Home: Curt Motton 1940-2010 |url=https://playball94501.wordpress.com/2010/01/26/safe-at-home-curt-motton/ |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=Playball! - Alameda's Sandlot Blog |language=en}}</ref> 2003 [[National League (baseball)|National League]] [[MLB Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]] [[Dontrelle Willis]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dontrelle Willis |url=https://www.baberuthleague.org/media/223113/Dontrelle%20Willis.pdf |access-date=December 28, 2023}}</ref> 2007 [[National League (baseball)|National League]] [[Most Valuable Player]] [[Jimmy Rollins]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hartlaub |first=Peter |date=August 3, 2001 |title=PROFILE / JIMMY ROLLINS / Mom taught NL all-star from Alameda |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/PROFILE-JIMMY-ROLLINS-Mom-taught-NL-all-star-2893819.php |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=SFGATE |language=en}}</ref> [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player [[J.R. Rider]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wallack |first=Todd |date=January 27, 2006 |title=MARIN COUNTY / Ex-NBA player Rider accused of kidnapping |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/MARIN-COUNTY-Ex-NBA-player-Rider-accused-of-2542823.php |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=SFGATE |language=en}}</ref> and [[National Football League|NFL]] players [[Melvin Carver]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CarvMe00.htm|title=Mel Carver Stats {{!}} Pro-Football-Reference.com|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=October 5, 2017}}</ref> and [[Junior Tautalatasi]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Hall of Famers|url=http://www.alamedasportsproject.com/halloffamers.htm|website=Alameda Sports Project|access-date=August 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=McGreehan|first1=Mike|title=Spotlight on Encinal's Hall of Fame athletes|url=http://www.eastbaytimes.com/timesstar/localnews/ci_13772775|access-date=August 9, 2016|publisher=East Buy Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Correspondent |first1=Mike McGreehan {{!}} |last2=Correspondent |first2=William Love |date=November 12, 2009 |title=Spotlight on Encinal's Hall of Fame athletes |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2009/11/12/spotlight-on-encinals-hall-of-fame-athletes/ |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=East Bay Times |language=en-US}}</ref> all attended [[Encinal High School]].
* [[Jason Kidd]] (NBA player and coach)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroner |first=Steve |date=May 21, 2011 |title=Past teammates recall Jason Kidd's greatness |url=https://www.sfgate.com/warriors/article/past-teammates-recall-jason-kidd-s-greatness-2370901.php |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=SFGATE |language=en}}</ref> and [[Joe Nelson]] (MLB pitcher)<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Joe Nelson – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/joe-nelson/ |access-date=December 31, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> attended [[St. Joseph Notre Dame High School]] in Alameda.
* [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] players [[Ray French (baseball)|Ray French]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ray-French - Pinstripes Nation |url=https://pinstripesnation.com/player/ray-french/ |access-date=December 31, 2023 |language=es-ES}}</ref> [[Johnny Vergez]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Group |first=Bay Area News |date=July 14, 2008 |title=Johnny Vergez, former Alameda High star, went on to long pro career |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2008/07/14/johnny-vergez-former-alameda-high-star-went-on-to-long-pro-career/ |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=East Bay Times |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Andy Carey]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 15, 2023 |title=Andy Carey, Third Baseman for 1950s Yankees, Dies at 80 - The New York Times |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/sports/baseball/andy-carey-third-baseman-for-1950s-yankees-dies-at-80.html |access-date=December 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215114848/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/sports/baseball/andy-carey-third-baseman-for-1950s-yankees-dies-at-80.html |archive-date=December 15, 2023 |last1=Weber |first1=Bruce }}</ref> [[Bill Serena]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bill Serena Minor Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=serena001wil |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Erik Schullstrom]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Group |first=Carl Steward {{!}} Bay Area News |date=January 27, 2012 |title='In Our Backyard': Scouting a 'dream gig' for former pitcher Erik Schullstrom |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2012/01/27/in-our-backyard-scouting-a-dream-gig-for-former-pitcher-erik-schullstrom/ |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Dick Bartell]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Dick Bartell – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/dick-bartell/ |access-date=December 31, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dick Bartell – AHS Athletic Boosters |url=https://ahsathleticboosters.com/team-member/dick-bartell/ |access-date=December 31, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Duffy Lewis]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 27, 1915 |title=Duffy Lewis Got His First Real Baseball Job At Age Of Seven |pages=5 |work=The Boston Globe |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-duffy-lewis-got-his-fir/80699222/ |access-date=December 31, 2023}}</ref> [[Chris Speier]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shea |first=John |date=October 11, 2012 |title=Reds' Speier bonds with Giants' Crawford |url=https://www.sfgate.com/giants/shea/article/Reds-Speier-bonds-with-Giants-Crawford-3937721.php |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=SFGATE |language=en}}</ref> and [[Bryan Woo]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroner |first=Steve |date=September 20, 2023 |title=Mariners' Bryan Woo, an Alameda alum, shows promise with 'unique fastball' |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/athletics/article/mariners-bryan-woo-alameda-alum-shows-18369797.php |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en}}</ref> all attended [[Alameda High School]].
* Many people from naval families, including celebrities such as [[Ann Curry]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ann Curry |url=https://prezi.com/m4thgokp7ogk/ann-curry/ |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=prezi.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Brigette Lundy-Paine]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brigette Lundy-Paine |url=https://www.flaunt.com/blog/brigette-lundy-paine |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=www.flaunt.com}}</ref> [[Tom Hanks]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tom Hanks explains how his love of movies began as a boy in Alameda |url=https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/tom-hanks-alameda-bay-area-movies-tcm-18111193 |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=Datebook {{!}} San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide |language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Jim Morrison]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Things You Don't Understand About Alameda - Thrillist |url=https://www.thrillist.com/amphtml/entertainment/san-francisco/things-you-don-t-understand-about-alameda |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=www.thrillist.com}}</ref> of [[The Doors]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gawker.com/the-lizard-king-next-door-1328787329|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923001155/http://gawker.com/the-lizard-king-next-door-1328787329|url-status=dead|title=The Lizard King Next Door|first=Ken|last=Layne|archive-date=September 23, 2013|access-date=December 5, 2021}}</ref> have lived in Alameda.

==Sister cities==
Alameda's relationships with Wuxi and Jiangyin were initiated in 2005, in part, by Stewart Chen, who then served on the City of Alameda Social Service and Human Relations board, and who went on to be elected to Alameda City Council in November 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thealamedan.org/news/students-chinese-sister-city-tour-alameda|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702040405/http://thealamedan.org/news/students-chinese-sister-city-tour-alameda|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 2, 2014|publisher=The Alamedan|access-date=October 3, 2013|title=Students from Chinese sister city tour Alameda|date=February 7, 2013}}</ref>

Wuxi, China, is a so-called friendship city, because the diplomacy organization [[Sister Cities International]] does not recognize the relationship.<ref name="Alameda Sun">{{cite web|url=http://www.alamedasun.com/local-and-hometown/4020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130929163126/http://www.alamedasun.com/local-and-hometown/4020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 29, 2013 |publisher=Alameda Sun |access-date=October 1, 2013 |title=Alameda Forges Ties With Jiangyin, China }}</ref>

* {{Flagicon|China}} [[Jiangyin]], China
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Arita, Saga|Arita]], Japan
* {{Flagicon|South Korea}} [[Yeongdong-gun]], South Korea
* {{Flagicon|Sweden}} [[Lidingö Municipality|Lidingö]], Sweden. Initiated in 1959 as part of [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|President Eisenhower's]] [[People to People International|people-to-people-movement]], whose purpose was to develop better understanding among people from different countries after World War II. Both Alameda and Lidingö are islands with a bridge connecting them to a big city.
* {{Flagicon|Philippines}} [[Dumaguete]], Philippines
* {{Flagicon|Italy}} [[Varazze]], Italy<ref>{{cite web |title=Sister Cities |url=https://www.alamedaca.gov/GOVERNMENT/Sister-Cities |website=www.alamedaca.gov |access-date=November 12, 2023}}</ref>

===Friendship city===
* {{Flagicon|China}} [[Wuxi]], China ([[Friendship city]] since 2004)

== See also ==
* [[Alameda Island]]
* [[Bay Farm Island]] 
* [[Coast Guard Island]]
* [[List of islands of California]]
* [[List of ships built in Alameda, California]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website}}
* {{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Alameda|volume=1|pages=468–469|short=x}}
* {{GNIS|277468}}

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