Pre-Columbian period
Nisenan (Southern Maidu), Modoc, and Plains MiwokNative Americans lived in the area for perhaps thousands of years. Unlike the settlers who would eventually make Sacramento their

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city covers 100.1 square miles (259 km ). 97.81% of it is land, and 2.19% of it is water.
Depth to groundwater is typically about 30 feet (9 m). Much of the land to the west of the city (in

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In 2002, the Civil Rights Project at Harvard University conducted for Time magazine named Sacramento "America's Most Diverse City." The U.S. Census Bureau also groups Sacramento with other U.S. cities having a "high diversity" rating of the diversity index.

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Performing arts
The Sacramento Ballet, Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestraand the Sacramento Opera

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Sacramento is home to one major league sports team – the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association. The Kings came to

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Sacramento boasts an extensive park system consisting of over 5,000 acres (2,023 ha) of parkland and recreation centers. The city features a collection of smaller parks in the downtown districts, including Crocker Park, Pioneer Landing and Southside Park.

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The Sacramento metropolitan area is the fifth largest in California after the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the San Francisco Bay Area, the Inland Empire, and the San Diego metropolitan area, and is the 27th largest in the United States.
Sutter Health

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