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Sunnyvale is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities in Silicon Valley. The 2000 census reported that Sunnyvale had a population of 131,760.

On the territory of the city is the US Air Force Station Onizuka (commonly referred to as "the blue cube"). The base, named after astronaut Ellison Onizuka, a member of the crew of the deceased Space Shuttle Challenger, is the primary satellite surveillance station for the United States military.

Sunnyvale is one of the few cities in the United States that has an integrated public safety system where all personnel are trained as firefighters, police officers and paramedics at the same time so they can participate in any emergency response.

Notable people associated with the city

Demography

As of the 2000 census, Sunnyvale had a population of 131,760 and 52,539 households. The city is home to 32,679 families. The population density is 2318.7 persons/km. There are 53,753 residential buildings on the territory of the city with an average density of 946 residential buildings/km.

Racial distribution of the population:

Of the 52,539 households, 27.6% have children under the age of 18 who live with their parents, 50% of married couples live together, 8.2% of households are run by women whose husbands live separately, and 37.8% of households do not have families. 27.1% of the homes are occupied by singles and 6.4% are occupied by single seniors aged 65 and over. On average, 2.49 people live in one house, the average family size is 3.06 people.

Age distribution of city residents

The average age of the population is 34 years. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there are 106.5 men. The median income for a home was $74,409 per year, and the median income for a family was $81,634 per year. A man had an average income of $65,165 a year while a woman's average income was $43,051 a year. If you divide the annual city income by the number of residents, you get the average income per resident of $36,524 per year. Approximately 5.4% of the city's population lives below the poverty line, of which 5.5% are children under the age of 18 and 5.2% are seniors aged 65 and over.

The southern part of Sunnyvale, the areas bordering the cities of Cupertino and Los Altos, as well as the southern part of Fremont Avenue (Fremont Avenue), are usually considered the best and most expensive (in terms of real estate prices) part of the city.

Urban transport

Sunnyvale is served by the VTA transportation company, which owns a network of light rail and bus lines, which is also connected to Caltrain commuter trains, which the company also co-finances. Highways CA-85, US-101, CA-237 and I-280 pass through the city and a segment of the CA-82 highway, which repeats the route along which the historic El Camino Real road ran (Spanish: El Camino Real, royal road) .

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Sunnyvale is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. Population 140,081 (2010). It is one of the major cities in Silicon Valley. On the territory of the city is the US Air Force Station Onizuka (commonly referred to as "the blue cube"). The base, named after astronaut Ellison Onizuka, a member of the crew of the deceased Space Shuttle Challenger, is the primary satellite surveillance station for the United States military. Sunnyvale is one of the few cities in the United States that has an integrated public safety system where all personnel are trained as firefighters, police officers and paramedics at the same time so they can participate in any emergency response. Sunnyvale is ranked the 18th safest city in the United States (2005).

Geography

Sunnyvale geographic coordinates: 37°22′7.56″ N and 122°2′13.4″ W. Sunnyvale is bordered by San Francisco Bay to the north, Mountain View to the west, Santa Clara and San Jose to the east, and Cupertino to the south. The southern part of Sunnyvale, the areas bordering the cities of Cupertino and Los Altos, as well as the southern part of Fremont Avenue (Fremont Avenue), are usually considered the best and most expensive (in terms of real estate prices) part of the city. According to the US Land Registry, the city covers an area of ​​58.6 km² of which 55.8 km² is land and 1.8 km² (3.05%) is water surface. The city is located at an altitude of 39 m above sea level.

On May 4, 1998, Sunnyvale was hit by an atypical F2 tornado during a severe thunderstorm, causing significant damage, resulting in approximately $4 million in damage. Tornadoes are very rare in the San Francisco Bay Area, and oddly enough, this tornado had an anticyclone rotation.

When the Spaniards first arrived in the Santa Clara Valley in 1770, these lands were quite densely populated by the Ohlone Indian tribes. Mission Santa Clara was founded here in 1777 by the Oloni Indians who converted to Christianity. In 1842, the rancho Pastoria de las Borregas (Spanish: Pastopia de las Borregas) was allocated to Estrada and Inez Castro (English: Estrada Castro, Inez Castro). On part of these lands, the cities of Mountain View and Sunnyvale subsequently arose. Two years later, another allotment of land was allocated to one of the few Native Americans, Lupe Yñigo (Spanish: Lupe Yñigo). His land was originally named Rancho Posolmi (eng. Posolmi) in honor of the Indian village that was located on these lands earlier. Posolmi Ranch was later renamed Ynigo Ranch. In 1844, Martin Murphy Jr. and Mary Murphy traveled in a wagon along the California Way and completely crossed the Sierra Nevada mountain range. In 1850, Martin Murphy Jr. bought a piece of land on the territory of the Rancho Pastoria de las Borregas for $12,000. Murphy founded a farm specializing in…

2 400 people/km²

On the territory of the city is the US Air Force Station Onizuka (commonly referred to as "the blue cube"). The base is named after the astronaut, crew member of the deceased Space Shuttle Challenger Ellison Onizuka (Eng. Ellison Onizuka) and is the primary satellite surveillance station for the United States military.

Sunnyvale is one of the few cities in the United States that has an integrated public safety system where all personnel are trained as firefighters, police officers and paramedics at the same time so they can participate in any emergency response.

Geography

Sunnyvale geographic coordinates: 37°22′7.56″ N and 122°2′13.4″ W.

The southern part of Sunnyvale, the areas bordering the cities of Cupertino and Los Altos, as well as the southern part of Fremont Avenue (Fremont Avenue), are usually considered the best and most expensive (in terms of real estate prices) part of the city.

According to the US Land Registry, the city covers an area of ​​58.6 km² of which 55.8 km² is land and 1.8 km² (3.05%) is water surface.

The city is located at an altitude of 39 m above sea level.

Climate

In 1901 the residents of Murphy were notified that they could no longer use the name Encinal or Murphy for the local post office. Then it was decided to give the city a new name - Sunnyvale.

Sunnyvale continued to grow when the dried fruit companies boomed in 1904.

In 1906 Joshua Hendy's ironworks Joshua Hendy) was moved from San Francisco to Sunnyvale after the company building was destroyed by fire in the 1906 earthquake. This plant was the first non-agricultural enterprise in the city. Joshua Hendy's factory soon moved from mining equipment to high-tech products such as ship steam engines. That same year, Libby (Libby, McNeill & Libby - a Chicago meat packing company) decides to open a fruit packing factory in Sunnyvale. Today, a water tower, painted to match Libby's first fruit tin, marks the location of the old factory.

In 1912, as a result of a general vote of residents, Sunnyvale was officially approved as a city.

Fremont School was opened in 1925. Fremont High School). Until that moment, a military base functioned on the territory of the school. Aircraft bound for Moffett field stopped here to refuel. On the school grounds there are still buildings of the old military style, including a hangar in which wrestling classes are now held.

In 1930, Congress decided to locate the West Bank Airship Base. West coast dirigible base) in Sunnyvale. This naval air base was later renamed Moffitt Federal Air Station. Moffett Federal Airfield).

During World War II, the demands of the wartime economy caused agrarian holdings in Santa Clara County to give way to high-tech industry. The workshops of the Joshua Hendy factory assembled ship steam engines, ship guns and rocket launchers to support military capabilities. With the growth of the defense industry, a labor shortage in the agricultural sector began to grow, but this shortage was soon filled by emigrants from Mexico who arrived in Sunnyvale.

After the war, fruit orchards and corn fields were cleared for new homes and offices. The aviation company Lockheed moved its headquarters to Sunnyvale. AMD was founded in Sunnyvale, a microelectronics company (AMD is now Intel's main competitor in the microprocessor market).

In 2003, most of the remaining horticultural holdings owned by Olson (Eng. C.J. Olson) were liquidated in connection with the construction of a shopping center. The last horticultural site in Sunnyvale is now located just behind Las Palmas Park. Las Palmas), but it is also planned to be liquidated to use the land for building houses and shops. But still there are still many gardens that are the property of the city, for example, a garden in the area of ​​​​the city's cultural center (eng. Community Center).

Industry

As the geographic center of Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale is home to a number of high technology company head offices, such as Juniper Networks, AMD, Palm, Inc. , Network Appliance, Spansion, Yahoo , and Ariba. The city also hosts several aerospace and defense companies such as: Lockheed Martin (the company's largest office), Honeywell, Northrop Grumman (the Hendy Ironworks museum is located on its territory). Spirent Communications also has an office in Sunnyvale.

Sunnyvale is also partly bordering Mountain View and is home to NASA's Joseph Ames Research Center. NASA Ames Research Center) for the study of the Moon and Mars.

Demography

2010

As of the 2010 census, Sunnyvale had a population of 140,081 and 53,384 households. There are 35,553 families living in the city. The population density is 2383.8 people/km². There are 55,791 residential buildings on the territory of the city with an average density of 949.4 residential buildings/km².

There are 53,384 households in total, of which 18,614 (34.9%) have children under the age of 18 living with their parents. Of the total number of households, 53.5% are married couples living together, 8.7% of houses are occupied by women living without husbands, 4.4% are men living without wives, 4.5% are unregistered married couples. , 0.7% accounted for cohabiting couples of the same sex. 25.2% of the homes are occupied by singles and 7.1% are occupied by single seniors aged 65 and over. The average household size is 2.61 people, the average family size is 3.15 people.

The average age of the population is 35.6 years. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there are 100.9 men.

2000

As of the 2000 census, Sunnyvale had a population of 131,760 and 52,539 households. The city is home to 32,679 families. The population density is 2318.7 people/km². There are 53,753 residential buildings on the territory of the city with an average density of 946 residential buildings/km².

Racial distribution of the population:

Of the 52,539 households, 27.6% have children under the age of 18 who live with their parents, 50% of married couples live together, 8.2% of households are run by women whose husbands live separately, and 37.8% of households do not have families. 27.1% of the homes are occupied by singles and 6.4% are occupied by single seniors aged 65 and over. On average, 2.49 people live in one house, the average family size is 3.06 people.

Age distribution of city residents

The average age of the population is 34 years. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there are 106.5 men. The median income for a home was $74,409 per year, and the median income for a family was $81,634 per year. A man had an average income of $65,165 a year while a woman's average income was $43,051 a year. If you divide the annual city income by the number of residents, you get the average income per resident of $36,524 per year. Approximately 5.4% of the city's population lives below the poverty line, of which 5.5% are children under the age of 18 and 5.2% are seniors aged 65 and over.

Urban transport

Sunnyvale is served by the VTA transportation company, which owns a network of light rail and bus lines, which is also connected to Caltrain commuter trains, which the company also co-finances. Highways CA-85, US-101, CA-237 and I-280 pass through the city and a segment of the CA-82 highway, which repeats the route along which the historic El Camino Real road ran (Spanish. El Camino Real, royal road ).

Sunnyvale is ranked Bronze on the League of American Bicyclists list. Many of the city's roads are equipped with cycle lanes, traffic signals activated by cyclists. City public transport is equipped with special devices for transporting bicycles. The Committee for the Promotion of Pedestrians and Cyclists is constantly working with the municipality to maintain and develop infrastructure for cyclists.

Notable people associated with the city

• Teri Hatcher - actress and writer, grew up in Sunnyvale;
• Brian Boitano - Olympic figure skater, grew up in Sunnyvale;
• Andrew Fire - 2006 Nobel Laureate in Medicine, grew up in Sunnyvale.

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Sunnyvale(English) Sunnyvale listen)) is a city in the county of the state, United States. Population 140,081 (2010). It is one of the major cities in Silicon Valley.

On the territory of the city is the US Air Force Station Onizuka (commonly referred to as "the blue cube"). The base is named after astronaut Ellison Onizuka, a member of the crew of the deceased Space Shuttle Challenger. Ellison Onizuka) and is the primary satellite surveillance station for the United States military.

Sunnyvale is one of the few cities in the United States that has an integrated public safety system where all personnel are trained as firefighters, police officers and paramedics at the same time so they can participate in any emergency response.

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