Rancho Cordova is a city in Sacramento County, California, United States which was incorporated in 2003.

[5] The city itself was named for the Cordova Vineyard, which was located in the center of the Rancho Rio de los Americanos land grant.

[6] In the Gold Rush era of mid-19th-century California, placer mining took place around Rancho Cordova, and some traces of it can still be found.

He died in 1848 and the property, which he called Rancho Río de los Americanos, passed to his mother, Anne Marie Spark.

Many of the stations ultimately also became the US Post Office for their area, and many of these early settlers served as postmaster or postmistress.

The old Perkins building, where the Jackson Highway leaves Folsom Boulevard, and Manlove were both locations for way stations.

The vicinity of Bradshaw was Ten Mile Station, the Patterson's "American Fork House", established in 1852, and the beginning of large farms, vineyards, and orchards.

The outcropping of white rock marked the entry into El Dorado County, and Clarksville was the first sizable settlement over the hill.

15 Mile House was built in 1850, and is commemorated with a brick cairn on White Rock Road in front of the CalTrans Emergency Ops building.

Eleven miles east of that, the third remount station was located at Sportsman Hall at Mormon Island, before the express riders went over the mountains headed for St. Joseph, Missouri.

The Mormon Island ruins surface from under Folsom Lake at Dike 8 during low water years.

In 1852 early settlement of the Mills area included a two-story inn owned by Louis Lepetit.

Maps of the area show the familiar names of Studarus, Williamson, Mendonca, Kelley, Carroll, Shields, Dauenhauer, Lauridson, Kilgore, and Deterding.

Along with Joseph Routier's nationally recognized produce, wine from Roland Federspiel's Cordova Vineyards had been served at White House table during the Teddy Roosevelt presidency.

Making things worse, the State Legislature raised property tax rates, setting values at "the highest and best use" as opposed to the actual use of the land.

Many young men returning from World War II were looking for places to settle down, find a job, buy a home, and raise their families.

Roland Federspiel formed a partnership with Glenn Ahlstrom and a contractor named Jacobsen to build homes on land that had previously been vineyards.

Glenn Ahlstrom drove down to San Francisco in his old woodie station wagon and physically brought back the first ‘post box’.

As part of the greater Sacramento area, Rancho Cordova experiences a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa).

According to the US Census Burea's American Community Survey for 2021, fewer than 0.5 percent of Rancho Cordova commuters employ public transportation.

[citation needed] According to Rancho Cordova's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[16] the top employers in the city are: The City of Rancho Cordova has a growing arts scene, a unique Barrel District, 26 miles of bike and pedestrian trails, 70 acres of creek channels and tributaries, and many free events.

The City of Rancho Cordova has a council-manager form of government with five members elected to the council, one of whom serves as mayor each year.

According to S&P, Rancho Cordova's rating reflects the city's "very strong wealth indicator, its good financial performance leading to a very strong fund balance, good financial management practices and policies, and its access to Eastern Sacramento metropolitan area."

"The stable outlook reflects our view that City officials will likely continue to make the budgetary adjustments needed to maintain balanced operations, supported by at least what we consider strong available fund reserves.

"[citation needed] Rancho Cordova is represented by Pat Hume and Rich Desmond on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors.

developed Sunrise Boulevard and Douglas Road area are served by Elk Grove USD.

[citation needed] Data on the educational status of Rancho Cordovans shows that approximately 85% of residents 25 years or older have a high school education and 22% of residents hold some type of college or post-secondary school degree.

Per the contract, the City of Rancho Cordova pays the salaries for 55 sworn and 7 non-sworn staff.

[23] This arrangement for contracted law enforcement services is fairly common among California cities because it requires fewer overhead costs than running an independent police department and allows the city to avoid long-term pension obligations for police employees.

[24] The Rancho Cordova Police Department's force is hand-picked because of their skill and passion for the community.