๐บ๐ธ Rohnert Park is a city in Sonoma County, California, United States, located approximately 50 miles north of San Francisco. It is an early planned city. Sonoma State University, part of the California State University system, is located nearby.
History Originally home of the Coast Miwok native people, the Mexican government granted Rancho Cotate to Captain Juan Castaneda in July 1844 for his military services in the region. The grant encompassed present-day Penngrove, Cotati and Rohnert Park. "Cotate Rancho is a part of the Vallejo Township which is the plain between Sonoma Mountain and Petaluma Creek San Pablo Bay, and an east and west line dividing the tract from Santa Rosa Township". In 1849, Dr. Thomas S. Page, of Cotati, bought Rancho Cotate. Over time, the property was broken up and sold off piecemeal to incoming settlers.
The town of Rohnert Park was named after the Rohnert family, which owned the Rohnert Seed Farm. In 1929, a successful businessman, Waldo Emerson Rohnert (1869โ1933), a native of Detroit, Michigan, purchased a large ranch in the area and minimized flooding in the fields with a crude drainage system. He died shortly thereafter. His son, Fred Rohnert, a graduate of Stanford Law School, took over the ranch and developed a seed growing business, the Rohnert Seed Farm, which became a major horticultural success for the county.
In 1956, only four adults resided within the district boundaries. In 1956 and 1957, with the U.S. Route 101 Freeway recently completed at the Cotati bypass, Rohnert Park began to be laid out and built as a planned city. In a summer election in 1962, Rohnert Park was incorporated, comprising 1,325 acres (536ย ha), housing an estimated 2,775 persons. It was the first town to incorporate in Sonoma County since 1905. The neighboring town of Cotati, California, voted to incorporate the following year.
21st-century development Sonoma Mountain Village Rohnert Park is a 200-acre (0.81ย kmยฒ), solar-powered, zero-waste community currently under development.
The Graton Resort & Casino opened on November 5, 2013.
Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, Rohnert Park has a total area of 7.0 square miles (18ย kmยฒ), 99.93% of it land and 0.07% of it water.
The city neighborhoods east of Highway 101 are organized into sections, generally designated by the letters AโH, J-M, R, S, and W. In most cases, the names of streets and parks begin with the letter of the section they are in. K Section is also referred to as the "University District" and is the residential development of the City's University Specific Plan Area; W Section is also referred to as "Willowglen" and is the residential development of the City's Southeast Specific Plan Area.
There is a small reservoir called Roberts Lake at the north end of the city and a number of creeks. Important creeks include the Laguna de Santa Rosa (which forms part of the border with the City of Cotati), Copeland Creek, Hinebaugh Creek, Crane Creek and Five Creek. All creeks within the city limits have been channelized. Spivock Creek, Coleman Creek, Wilfred Channel, and Labath Channel are artificial channels designed to convey runoff.
Riparian communities within the city are limited by channelization of creekbeds. Vegetation alongside the city's streams primarily consists of grass and sedge species. The Laguna de Santa Rosa contains bands of thick native riparian vegetation, including willow (Salix spp.) and alder (Alnus spp.) trees.
Sudden oak death fungus risks are present in the Rohnert Park area. Research is ongoing at the nearby Fairfield Osborn Preserve.
Transport Rohnert Park is served by a station on the SonomaโMarin Area Rail Transit commuter rail line since it became operational on August 25, 2017. Sonoma County Airport Express buses connect Rohnert Park with Oakland International Airport and San Francisco International Airport.
Education: Sonoma State University Sonoma State University (SSU, Sonoma State, or Sonoma) is a public university in Rohnert Park in Sonoma County, California. It is one of the smallest members of the California State University (CSU) system. Sonoma State offers 92 bachelor's degree programs, 19 master's degree programs, and 11 teaching credentials. The university is a Hispanic-serving institution.
Rohnert Park has a population of over 43,291 people. Rohnert Park also forms part of the wider Sonoma County which has a population of over 494,336 people. Rohnert Park is situated 11 km south of Santa Rosa.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Rohnert Park has links with:
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Locations Near: Rohnert Park -122.697,38.344
๐บ๐ธ Santa Rosa -122.716,38.44 d: 10.8
๐บ๐ธ Petaluma -122.617,38.233 d: 14.2
๐บ๐ธ Sonoma -122.45,38.283 d: 22.6
๐บ๐ธ Novato -122.567,38.1 d: 29.4
๐บ๐ธ Napa -122.282,38.3 d: 36.5
๐บ๐ธ San Rafael -122.517,37.967 d: 44.8
๐บ๐ธ Vallejo -122.245,38.1 d: 47.9
๐บ๐ธ Belvedere Tiburon -122.45,37.867 d: 57.3
Antipodal to: Rohnert Park 57.303,-38.344
๐ซ๐ท Saint-Pierre 55.478,-21.342 d: 18116.5
๐ซ๐ท Le Tampon 55.515,-21.278 d: 18109.7
๐ซ๐ท Rรฉunion 55.532,-21.133 d: 18093.8
๐ซ๐ท Saint-Benoรฎt 55.713,-21.034 d: 18084.3
๐ซ๐ท Saint-Paul 55.27,-21.01 d: 18077.8
๐ซ๐ท Saint-Paul 55.279,-21 d: 18076.8
๐ซ๐ท Saint-Denis 55.457,-20.867 d: 18063.7
๐ฒ๐บ Mahรฉbourg 57.7,-20.407 d: 18020.2
๐ฒ๐บ Curepipe 57.517,-20.317 d: 18010.4
๐ฒ๐บ Vacoas-Phoenix 57.493,-20.3 d: 18008.6