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'''Sacramento''' is the capital city of [[California]], it is located in the central valley of California.  In 2005 the city had a population of 445,287 and a the Metropolitan region has a population of 2,042,283.  <ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US0664000&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=Sacramento&_cityTown=Sacramento&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2005_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= Sacramento city, California Fact Sheet - American FactFinder]</ref> making it the fourth largest city in California.  It was named the state capital in 1854 and in 1874 the State Capitol Building was completed. Sacramento held a strategic location in California, and was the western end to the Pony Express, and the Transcontinental Railroad, begun in the 1860 was started from Sacramento.<br>
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'''Sacramento''' (called Sac by the locals) is the capital city of [[California]], it is located in the central valley of California.  In 2005 the city had a population of 445,287 and a the Metropolitan region has a population of 2,042,283.  <ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US0664000&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=Sacramento&_cityTown=Sacramento&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2005_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= Sacramento city, California Fact Sheet - American FactFinder]</ref> making it the fourth largest city in California.  It was named the state capital in 1854 and in 1874 the State Capitol Building was completed. Sacramento held a strategic location in California, and was the western end to the Pony Express, and the Transcontinental Railroad, begun in the 1860 was started from Sacramento.<br>
 
The major employer in the city is still the Government of California.
 
The major employer in the city is still the Government of California.
  
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