Palo Alto, California

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where is Palo Alto, California?Northwestern Santa Clara County, California, within the San Francisco Bay Area
2. How many people live in Palo Alto, California?68,572 (as of 2020 United States census)
3. How big is Palo Alto, California?25.7 square miles
4. What language do people speak in Palo Alto, California?English is the predominant language spoken
5. When was Palo Alto, California built?Incorporated in 1894
6. What does the name "Palo Alto" mean and why was it chosen?The name means "tall stick" in Spanish and comes from a big redwood tree called El Palo Alto that has stood for centuries.

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