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Demographics:
- The population of San Francisco is estimated at 808,976
- There are 324,119 households within the city limits
- The average income per household is $68,023
- People who live in San Francisco use the area code 415 (Find a phone number in San Francisco here)
Many famous people have lived in San Francisco, including:
Clint Eastwood, Danny Glover, Alicia Silverstone, Francis Ford Coppola, Cheech Marin, Johnny Mathis, Jello Biafra, Jerry Garcia, Carlos Santana, Barry Bonds, Joe DiMaggio, O.J. Simpson, Joe Montana, Mark Twain, William Randolph-Hearst, Ansel Adams, Robert Frost, Alan Ginsberg, Dianne Feinstein, Nancy Pelosi, Harvey Milk
Historical Notes:
Miners from the Gold Rush era, who were often known as 49ers, needed durable work clothes. This necessity led to the invention of denim jeans.
George Hearst took control of the San Francisco Examiner newspaper in 1880, after accepting it in exchange for wiping out a gambling debt.
Alcatraz, the infamous prison on an island, started off as a military prison and was later used to house federal inmates. Among the famous prisoners who spent time in Alcatraz was the notorious gangster Al Capone.
In 1978 the residents of San Francisco were devastated by the news that Supervisor Dan White had shot and killed Mayor George Moscone and the first openly gay elected official in California, Harvey Milk.
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