Palo Alto

Summary

Palo Alto is a city of California^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of city_of_california entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,684 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Palo Alto is located in Santa Clara County^[3].
• Palo Alto is in the country of United States^[4].
• Palo Alto's head of government is recorded as Nancy Shepherd^[5].
• Palo Alto's head of government is recorded as Adrian Fine^[6].
• Palo Alto's image is recorded as Downtownpacom.JPG^[7].
• Palo Alto's image is recorded as Palo Alto, California (City Hall) 2004.jpg^[8].
• Palo Alto's instance of is recorded as city of California^[9].
• Palo Alto's instance of is recorded as charter city^[10].
• Palo Alto's instance of is recorded as city^[11].
• Palo Alto's flag image is recorded as Flag of Palo Alto, California.svg^[12].
• Palo Alto's shares border with is recorded as East Palo Alto^[13].
• Palo Alto's shares border with is recorded as Menlo Park^[14].
• Palo Alto's shares border with is recorded as Stanford^[15].
• Palo Alto's shares border with is recorded as Mountain View^[16].
• Palo Alto's shares border with is recorded as Los Altos^[17].
• Palo Alto's shares border with is recorded as Los Altos Hills^[18].
• Palo Alto's coat of arms image is recorded as Seal of Palo Alto, California.svg^[19].
• Palo Alto's founder is recorded as Timothy Hopkins^[20].
• Palo Alto's seal image is recorded as Seal of Palo Alto, California.svg^[21].
• Palo Alto's flag is recorded as flag of Palo Alto^[22].
• Palo Alto's twinned administrative body is recorded as Albi^[23].
• Palo Alto's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oaxaca de Juárez^[24].
• Palo Alto's twinned administrative body is recorded as Enschede^[25].
• Palo Alto's twinned administrative body is recorded as Palo^[26].
• Palo Alto's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tsuchiura^[27].

Body

Geography

Palo Alto is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Santa Clara County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+58598'}^[28], {'amount': '+66777'}^[29], {'amount': '+64403'}^[30], and {'amount': '+68572'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of California^[9], charter city^[10], and city^[11].

History and Context

+1894-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Palo Alto^[32].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Palo Alto include Palo Alto Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in United States^[35].

Why It Matters

Palo Alto ranks in the top 1% of city_of_california entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,684 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for it include Palo Alto Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in United States^[35].