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34-675: William Hancock may refer to: William Augustus Hancock (1831–1902), American pioneer, surveyor, engineer, politician, and jurist William Hancock (priest) , Anglican priest in Australia William Hancock (ophthalmologist) (1873–1910), English ophthalmologist and sportsman William Hancock Sr. (judge) (died 1762), commissioned Hancock House in Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey William Hancock Jr. (judge) (died 1778), mortally wounded at

68-605: A Thoroughbred stallion and several other horses. In 1864, during the American Civil War , Hancock enlisted in Company K of the 7th Regiment California Volunteer Infantry . His unit was assigned to Fort Yuma in February 1865. There Hancock was reassigned to the 1st Arizona Volunteers and commissioned a second lieutenant . From Fort Yuma, he was transferred to Fort McDowell, Arizona , and placed in charge of

102-606: A Canadian Alliance candidate in the 2000 Canadian federal election Bill Hancock (sports executive) (born 1950), American collegiate sports executive [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Hancock&oldid=1194459943 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

136-411: A female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.24. In the county, 27.6% of the population was under the age of 18, 9.5% was from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.1%

170-524: A majority in the county was George H. W. Bush in 1988 . In gubernatorial elections, Sacramento County is typically a bellwether, having voted for the winner every time since 1962 with the exception of 1970 and 2002. In the House of Representatives , all of California's 6th congressional district and portions of its 3rd , and 7th districts are in the county. In the State Assembly , all of

204-486: A political party. The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense. School districts include: K-12: Secondary: Elementary: Sacramento Regional Transit District , also known as Sacramento RT, provides public transit throughout the county. It operates bus services, as well as light rail services on the Blue , Green , and Gold lines. In addition,

238-496: A position he held for eight years. He was appointed sheriff for Maricopa County when the county was formed. About the same time he was appointed to a four-year term as district attorney . When he was appointed probate judge he became the ex officio superintendent of the county school board . For several years he was a partner of Charles Austin Tweed in a law firm which they established. He continued to practice after

272-479: A townsite for the foundation of Phoenix . By December 10, Hancock had completed enough surveying work to allow for initial sale of plots on the eastern side of the new town. The next year Hancock built Phoenix's first adobe home. It is unclear as to whether the structure was the first building in Phoenix or only the first building constructed after the townsite was selected. In addition to being Hancock's home,

306-556: A tributary of the Sacramento River. The 2010 United States Census reported that Sacramento County had a population of 1,418,788. The racial makeup of Sacramento County was 815,151 (57.5%) White , 200,228 (15.4%) African American , 14,308 (1.0%) Native American , 203,211 (14.3%) Asian , 13,858 (1.0%) Pacific Islander , 131,691 (9.3%) from other races , and 93,511 (6.6%) from two or more races. There were 306,196 Hispanic or Latino residents of any race (21.6%). As of

340-721: A unit of Pima Indians fighting in the Apache Wars . Hancock left the military in September 1866 as a first lieutenant and, following the traditions of the day, became known as "Captain" Hancock. After leaving the military, Hancock operated a trading post near his former post. In May 1870, he moved to the Salt River Valley . There, on November 10, 1870, he was hired by the Salt River Valley Town Association to survey and plat

374-486: Is a privately owned airport between North Highlands and Rio Linda. There are also privately owned public use airports located in Elk Grove and Rio Linda. The Sacramento County Department of Transportation (SACDOT) maintains approximately 2200 miles of roadway within the unincorporated area. The roads range from six lane thoroughfares to rural roads. In February 1851, the county was divided into eight civil townships :

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408-771: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages William Augustus Hancock Hancock was born in Barre, Massachusetts , on May 17, 1831, into a family of New England farmers. He was educated in local schools and at Leicester Academy . In 1853, Hancock joined with two of his brothers and purchased some livestock in Iowa and then drove their herd to California . Upon his arrival, Hancock engaged in ranching and mining in Sacramento County Following an 1857 visit to his hometown, Hancock returned to California with

442-546: Is land and 29 square miles (75 km ) (3.0%) is water. Most of the county is at an elevation close to sea level, with some areas below sea level. The highest point in the county is Carpenter Hill at 828 feet (252 m), in the southeast part of Folsom . Major watercourses in the county include the American River , Sacramento River , Cosumnes River , a tributary of the Mokelumne River , and Dry Creek ,

476-719: Is the central county of the Greater Sacramento metropolitan area. The county covers about 994 square miles (2,570 km ) in the northern portion of the Central Valley , on into Gold Country . Sacramento County extends from the low delta lands between the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River , including Suisun Bay , north to about ten miles (16 km) beyond the State Capitol and east into

510-628: The 7th and 8th districts and parts of the 6th , 9th , and 11th districts are in the county. In the State Senate , parts of the 1st , 3rd , 4th , 6th , and 8th districts are in the county. According to the California Secretary of State , as of October 22, 2012, Sacramento County has 698,899 registered voters, out of 944,243 eligible (74%). Of those, 306,960 (44%) are registered Democrats, 225,688 (32%) are registered Republicans , and 134,677 (19%) have declined to state

544-877: The California Zephyr , the Capitol Corridor , and the San Joaquins , which link the region with destinations across California and the United States. Sacramento International Airport is a major, full-service airport with passenger flights. It is owned by the County of Sacramento. The county also owns Sacramento Mather Airport in Rancho Cordova and Sacramento Executive Airport , both of which are general aviation airports. Sacramento McClellan Airport , formerly McClellan Air Force Base,

578-627: The Democratic candidates. Candidates from the Democratic Party have carried the county in the past eight presidential elections, and have won a majority of the county's votes four times during that time (in 2008 , 2012 , 2016 , and 2020 ). The city of Sacramento is strongly Democratic, while rural areas are strongly Republican ; suburban areas are more divided. This pattern is also present in congressional and state legislative elections. The last Republican presidential candidate to win

612-640: The Sacramento County Superior Court . Under its foundational Charter, the five-member elected Sacramento County Board of Supervisors (BOS) is the county legislature. The board operates in a legislative, executive, and quasi-judicial capacity. The current members are: The Sacramento County Code is the codified law of Sacramento County in the form of local ordinances passed by the Board of Supervisors. The Sacramento County Sheriff provides court protection and jail management for

646-586: The Yolobus provides Sacramento County with service connecting to destinations in neighboring Yolo County , such as Davis . SaRT and Yolobus both provide bus services connecting Sacramento with Sacramento International Airport . Amtrak and its Amtrak California subsidiary operate passenger rail service from the Sacramento Valley station . This station is served by the Coast Starlight ,

680-509: The Hancock's Bridge massacre Billy Hancock (1946–2018), American singer, guitarist, and recording artist Keith Hancock (historian) (William Keith Hancock, 1898–1988), Australian historian William Hancock of Pendle Hall , Lower Higham, Padiham, Lancaster, father-in-law of Thomas Anderton (1611–1671) William Hancock (botanist) (1847–1914), commemorated by Cyathea hancockii William Hancock (brewer) of Hancocks Brewery in

714-651: The Salt River valley. The proposal would eventually result in the creation of the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association His final years were additionally spent representing another dam project on the Agua Fria River . Hancock died in Phoenix from nephritis on March 24, 1902, and was buried in Phoenix's Pioneer and Military Memorial Park . He was widely respected and mourned at the time of his death. Hancock Butte , near

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748-602: The South West of England, father of Frank, Froude and William Hancock William Hancock (rugby) , England national rugby union player , Newport RFC, and Salford (RL), first capped 1955 William J. Hancock , headmaster of Bastrop Academy, who commissioned Fowler House in 1852 William John Hancock (1864–1931), telephone and X-ray pioneer in Western Australia William Hancock (architect) , British architect, Gate Cinema Bill Hancock,

782-485: The building also served as a general store, butcher shop, town hall, county office and general meeting place. Hancock continued to perform survey and civil engineering work in the Salt River Valley for several years. Before he was done he had completed the initial town site and several irrigation canals and drainage ditches. To this he added several other jobs. Hancock became Phoenix's postmaster in 1871,

816-495: The census of 2000, there were 1,223,499 people, 453,602 households, and 297,562 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,267 inhabitants per square mile (489/km ). There were 474,814 housing units at an average density of 492 per square mile (190/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 64.0% White , 10.6% Black or African American , 1.09% Native American , 13.5% Asian , 0.6% Pacific Islander , 7.5% from other races , and 5.8% from two or more races. 19.3% of

850-605: The city of Sacramento and Folsom provide additional, often non-essential services. It is composed of the elected five-member Board of Supervisors , several other elected offices including the Sheriff , District Attorney , and Assessor , and numerous county departments and entities under the supervision of the County Executive Officer. In addition, several entities of the government of California have jurisdiction conterminous with Sacramento County, such as

884-851: The county include the Sacramento County Park Rangers that service the County Parks, Twin Rivers Unified School District Police servicing police services for Twin Rivers School District, and the Fulton-El Camino Park District Police Department servicing Recreation and Park Districts. Sacramento County was politically competitive in most presidential elections between 1976 and 2004, but now votes significantly in favor of

918-472: The death of his partner. In 1886, Hancock won election to another term as county attorney. When the Maricopa and Phoenix Railroad reached Phoenix in 1887, Hancock drove the final spike in the new rail line. He was also active in several irrigation projects. In 1900, Hancock proposed a company that would build flood control dams and provide irrigation water to 275,000 acres (1,110 km ) of land in

952-616: The entire county. It provides patrol and detective services for the unincorporated areas of the county. Incorporated municipalities within the county that have their own municipal police departments or contract with the Sacramento County sheriff for their policing are: Elk Grove, 170,000, municipal department; Citrus Heights, 88,000, municipal department; Folsom, 78,000, municipal department; Isleton, sheriff contract; Rancho Cordova, 73,000, sheriff contract; Galt, population 26,000, municipal department. Other law enforcement agencies in

986-591: The foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains . The southernmost portion of Sacramento County has direct access to San Francisco Bay . Since 2010, statewide droughts in California have further strained Sacramento County's water security . Sacramento County was one of the original counties of California, which were created in 1850 at the time of statehood. The county was named after the Sacramento River , which forms its western border. The river

1020-478: The north rim of the Grand Canyon , is named in his memory. Sacramento County, California Sacramento County ( / ˌ s æ k r ə ˈ m ɛ n t oʊ / ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California . As of the 2020 census , the population was 1,585,055. Its county seat is Sacramento , which has been the state capital of California since 1854. Sacramento County

1054-469: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 10.2% were of German , 7.0% English, 6.7% Irish and 5.1% American ancestry according to Census 2000 . 75.7% spoke only English at home; 10.0% spoke Spanish, 1.5% Hmong , 1.4% Chinese or Mandarin , 1.3% Vietnamese , 1.2% Tagalog and 1.2% Russian . There were 453,602 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 14.1% had

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1088-698: The population were below the poverty line, including 20.2% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over. The Government of Sacramento County is defined and authorized under the California Constitution , California law , and the Charter of the County of Sacramento. Much of the Government of California is in practice the responsibility of county governments such as the Government of Sacramento County, while municipalities such as

1122-439: Was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 female residents aged 18 and over, there were 92.5 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 43,816, and the median income for a family was $ 50,717. Males had a median income of $ 39,482 versus $ 31,569 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 21,142. About 10.3% of families and 14.1% of

1156-664: Was named by Spanish cavalry officer Gabriel Moraga for the Santisimo Sacramento (Most Holy Sacrament), referring to the Catholic Eucharist . Alexander Hamilton Willard , a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition , is buried in the old Franklin Cemetery. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 994 square miles (2,570 km ), of which 965 square miles (2,500 km )

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