POPULATION: 1,555,365

INCORPORATION DATE: 1850

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:

• District 1 – Phil Serna
• District 2 – Patrick Kennedy
• District 3 – Rich Desmond
• District 4 – Sue Frost
• District 5 – Pat Hume

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.”