CITY

Official Website:
http://www.stocktongov.com/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.stocktonchamber.org/

Population:
243771 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1849

County:
San Joaquin County

Founded 1849 by Charles M. Weber. Incorporated 23 July 1850.

Filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection on 28 June 2012.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
San Joaquin Delta College	1935
Humphreys College	1896
University of the Pacific	1851

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William R. Brody	Educator	4-Jan-1944		President, Salk Institute
Whitman Chambers	Novelist	8-Dec-1896	20-Jul-1968	Hard-boiled mystery novelist
Rachelle B. Chong	Government	1959		FCC Commissioner, 1994-97
Carol A. Corrigan	Judge	16-Aug-1948		Justice, California Supreme Court
Chris Isaak	Musician	26-Jun-1956		The Chris Isaak Show
Lamont Johnson	Film Director	30-Sep-1922	24-Oct-2010	Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Maxine Hong Kingston	Author	27-Oct-1940		The Woman Warrior
Jim Mitchell	Film Director	30-Nov-1943	12-Jul-2007	Pornographer; shot and killed brother Artie
Chris Olivero	Actor	15-Oct-1979		Declan McDonough on Kyle XY
Grant Lee Phillips	Musician	1-Sep-1963		Grant Lee Buffalo frontman
Justin Roiland	Cartoonist	21-Feb-1980		Rick and Morty
Alex Spanos	Business	28-Sep-1923		A.G. Spanos Companies

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Amos Alonzo Stagg	Football	16-Aug-1862	17-Mar-1965	Mr. Football

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