POPULATION: 1,435,153

INCORPORATION DATE: 1850

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:

• District 1 – Phil Serna
• District 2 – Jimmie Yee
• District 3 – Susan Peters
• District 4 – Roberta MacGlashan
• District 5 – Don Nottoli

FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Charter

SACRAMENTO. County seat, Sacramento. Created February 18, 1850. The county was named by Captain Moraga after the Sacramento River. The word sacramento signifies “Sacrament” or “Lord’s Supper.”