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Sunol is an
unincorporated town in
Alameda County, California.
The population was 1,332 at the 2000 census.
The small, rural town of Sunol
located along Niles Canyon is well known for its
historic railroad system, on which the tourist railroad
Niles Canyon Railway makes an in-town stop and the Altamont
Commuter Express passes
en route to San Jose and the Central Valley. The large
Calaveras Reservois
lies south of Sunol.
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Sunol
Depot
6 Kilkare
Rd., Sunol, CA, 94586
Steam locomotives pulled trains through Niles
Canyon for eighty years before diesels took over in the
1950’s. In 1984, after twelve decades of railroading in
the canyon, the Southern Pacific ceased operating trains
on the right-of-way, pulled up the tracks, and deeded
the land to Alameda County.
The Pacific Locomotive Association entered
into an agreement with the County and began rebuilding
the rail line in 1987. Association volunteers worked for
over a year on the first part of the track
reconstruction between Sunol and Brightside. On May 21,
1988, almost 122 years after the first Western Pacific
excursion, the Pacific Locomotive Association brought
railroad passenger operations back to life in Niles
Canyon.
Presently, the Pacific Locomotive
Association’s Niles Canyon Railway provides historic
train ride experiences to the public year round from the
1880’s depot in Sunol and from Niles Station in Fremont,
California.
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More about
Sunol...
As of the
2000 census, there were 1,332 people, 483 households,
and 368 families residing in the area.
The population
density was 40.6 people per
square mile (15.7/km²). There were 503 housing units at
an average density of 15.3/sq mi (5.9/km²). The
racial makeup was 84.46% White,
0.98% Native American, 4.80%
Asian, 0.23% Pacific
Islander, 4.13% from other
races, and 5.41% from two or more
races. 8.71% of the population were Hispanic or
Latino of any
race.
There were 483 households out
of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living
with them, 66.3% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder
with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families.
17.2% of all households were made up of individuals and
4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 2.76 and the
average family size was 3.12.
The population was spread out with 22.7% under
the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44,
33.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age
or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100
females there were 106.2 males. For every 100 females
age 18 and over, there were 104.4 males.
The median income for a
household was $88,353, and the median income for a
family was $96,121. Males had a median income of $77,666
versus $37,102 for females. The per capita
income was $45,773. None of the
families and 1.4% of the population were living below
the poverty line, including no under
eighteens and none of those over 64.
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"No Matter Who You Are
or Where You Are In Life's Journey, You're Welcome
Here." We Open Our Door To Everyone
Who Seeks The Truth.
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Elliston Vineyard's Tasting
Room
Valentine's
Day Winetaster Dinner
in the Elliston
Mansion
Saturday,
February 14th
from 6:30-10:00
Reservation Required
Please call
Elliston Vineyards at
925-862-2377
Or email us at
info@elliston.com
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Bosco's at
night
Bosco's Bones
and Brew
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Sunol Repertory
Theatre
A
Million
Dollar Baby
or
A Hot Time in
the
Olde Town Tonight
March 7, 13,
14, 20, 21, 27, 28
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Located at the west end of downtown, the
Sunol Jazz Cafe is open 7:30 am to 3 pm
daily.
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"AROUND SUNOL"
by VICTORIA
CHRISTIAN
Visit Around
Sunol
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Sunol Net
Sunol
Net is a noncommercial site for
and
about the town of
Sunol, California
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Sunol author,
Barbara Egbert, has released a new book: “Zero
Days.” It is a heartwarming story of her family’s
adventures while hiking the Pacific
Crest
Trail.
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Barbara will be
signing her new book at 2 p.m. March 2 at the Pleasanton
Library; at the Pacific Crest Trail Association
“Trailfest” in Sacramento on March 28-29; at the
Saratoga REI store at 7:30 p.m. April 3; at the Mountain
View REI store at 7:30 p.m. April 9 and at the Marina
REI store at 7:30 p.m. April 15.
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the Little
Valley Vineyard Espresso Bar and Tasting Room. Sandi
Bohner and Bill Webster have transformed what was the
Sunol Lounge into an elegant yet cozy family-friendly
shop, which is open from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through
Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and
Sunday.
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The Sunol Water
Temple is an unusual structure located at 505 Paloma
Way in Sunol, California.
Designed by Willis Polk, the 18-meter high classical pavilion is
made up of twelve concrete Corinthian
columns and a concrete ring
girder that supports the
conical wood and tile roof.
Inside the temple,
water originally from the Pleasanton well fields and
Arroyo de la Laguna flowed into a white tiled
cistern before plunging into
a deeper water channel carrying water from the filter
galleries to the Niles Aqueduct in Niles
Canyon and across San
Francisco Bay near the
Dumbarton Bridge.
The roof covering the cistern
has paintings depicting Indian maidens carrying water
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