| San Francisco, a city in western California | | | | home office of the Bank of America, one of |
| is coextensive with San Francisco County. | | | | the largest banks in the world. Tourism is |
| Famous for its beautiful setting, San | | | | also important to the city's economy. The |
| Francisco is primarily located on the | | | | San Francisco region is also home to many |
| northern tip of a peninsula at the entrance | | | | companies developing computer software and |
| to San Francisco Bay. It is bordered by the | | | | hardware. Several national apparel |
| Pacific Ocean on the west, the strait known | | | | manufacturers also have headquarters in the |
| as Golden Gate on the north, San Francisco | | | | city.EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONSThe |
| Bay on the east, and San Bruno Mountain on | | | | main institutions of higher education in San |
| the south. Alcatraz, Angel, Farallon, | | | | Francisco are San Francisco State University |
| Treasure, and Yerba Buena islands are part of | | | | (1899), the University of San Francisco |
| the city.POPULATIONThe population of San | | | | (1855), Golden Gate University (1853), the |
| Francisco increased from 678,974 in 1980 to | | | | University of California-San Francisco |
| 723,959 in 1990; the population was 735,315 | | | | (1864), the New College of California (1971), |
| in 1996. According to the 1990 census, | | | | the University of California Hastings College |
| whites constitute 53.6 percent of San | | | | of Law (1878), the San Francisco Art |
| Francisco's population; Asians and Pacific | | | | Institute (1871), the Academy of Art College |
| Islanders, 29.1 percent; blacks, 10.9 | | | | (1929), the San Francisco Conservatory of |
| percent; and Native Americans, 0.5 percent. | | | | Music (1917), and a large community college. |
| Hispanics, who may be of any race, represent | | | | San Francisco has many performing-arts |
| 13.3 percent of the population. San | | | | organizations. Among the best known are the |
| Francisco is part of a major metropolitan | | | | San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, the San |
| region that also includes Oakland and San | | | | Francisco Ballet, the San Francisco Opera, |
| Jose. The region's population increased from | | | | and the American Conservatory Theater.For |
| 5,368,000 in 1980 to 6,253,000 in 1990, | | | | more information, visit The San Francisco |
| reaching an estimated 6,940,000 in | | | | Help Center David Chandler |
| 2004.ECONOMYSan Francisco is a leading | | | | |
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