20,145
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$103,132
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America/Los_Angeles
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Albany, CA - History
We would like to provide the residents of Albany a basic history overview.
Welcome to the Albany Home page. The Albany Home page provides as much information as possible on Albany. Knowing Albany’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Albany’s Home page, you will also find Albany’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Albany has a population of 20145. 48.4% of Albany’s inhabitants are Male, and 51.6 are female. 54.8% of Albany is married and 48.6% own their own home. The Average Home price is $907,577, and the average rent is $1,927. Household median income in Albany is $103,132, and the individual median income is $59,063. Albany’s Ethnic is the following: White(48.3%), Asian(31%), Hispanic(13.1%), Multiple(12%), Other(5%), Black(2.9%), Native(0.6%), Pacific(0.2%).
In 1908, a group of local women protested the dumping of Berkeley garbage in their community. Armed with two shotguns and a twenty-two-caliber rifle, they confronted the drivers of the wagons near what is now the corner of San Pablo Avenue and Buchanan Street. The women told the drivers of the horse-drawn garbage wagons to go home, which they did quickly and without complaint.
Shortly thereafter, the residents of the town voted to incorporate as the City of Ocean View. In 1909, voters changed the name of the city, primarily to distinguish the city from the adjacent section of Berkeley which had previously been named Ocean View. On a vote of 38 to 6 the city was renamed in honor of Albany, New York, the birthplace of the city's first mayor, Frank Roberts.Albany has a history of real estate discrimination, which made it difficult for non-white buyers to acquire property and build homes in Albany.
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