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Population
<br />The City's population at January 1, 2011, the most recent estimate, was 85,490
<br />according to the State Department of Finance. The table below shows population estimates for
<br />the City, the County and the State for the last five years.
<br />Table A -1
<br />CITY OF SAN LEANDRO, COUNTY OF ALAMEDA
<br />AND STATE OF CALIFORNIA
<br />Population Estimates
<br />Calendar City of County of State of
<br />Year Santa Leandro Alameda California
<br />2007
<br />82,310
<br />1,470,622
<br />36,399,676
<br />2008
<br />83,069
<br />1,484,085
<br />36,704,375
<br />2009
<br />83,951
<br />1,497,799
<br />36,966,713
<br />2010
<br />84,977
<br />1,509,240
<br />37,223,900
<br />2011
<br />85,490
<br />1,521,157
<br />37,510,766
<br />Sources: U.S. Census Bureau for 2010, State Department of Finance, Population Estimates for
<br />Cities, Counties and State with Annual Percentage Change — January 1, 2010 and 2011 (May
<br />2011) and Population Estimates for Cities, Counties and State with Annual Percentage Change
<br />2001 -2010 and 2010 Census counts (August 2011).
<br />Transportation
<br />Interstate Highway 580 (east- west), Interstate Highway 680 (north- south) and Highway
<br />61 provide access to the nearby cities of Oakland, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Jose, and
<br />the Central Valley.
<br />San Leandro is located seven miles from the Oakland International Airport, 35 miles
<br />from San Jose Municipal Airport and 25 miles from San Francisco International Airport. Deep
<br />water shipping facilities are available at the Port of Oakland and the Port of San Francisco, 10
<br />miles and 20 miles from the City, respectively.
<br />A.C. Transit provides regional bus service and connects with the Greyhound Terminal
<br />and two San Leandro Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) stations. Two Bay Area Rapid Transit
<br />(BART) stations in the city connect San Leandro with San Francisco and cities in four county
<br />areas. San Leandro LINKS is a shuttle bus program for transporting employees in west San
<br />Leandro to and from the Downtown BART station. Three nearby international airports link San
<br />Leandro residents and businesses with every destination in the world. Oakland International
<br />Airport is just minutes away. The Port of Oakland, one of the West Coast's largest containerized
<br />cargo shipping facilities, is 10 miles north of the City. The Port's deep -water container terminal
<br />is the fourth largest and busiest in the nation, one of the top 40 container ports globally, and is
<br />served by over 35 shipping lines. San Leandro's prime location in the Bay Area benefits both
<br />the residents and the business community.
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