Asco, California
Encyclopedia
Asco is an unincorporated community
in Alameda County
, California
. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad
6 miles (9.7 km) west of Livermore
, at an elevation of 351 feet (107 m). The name comes from the Alameda Sugar Company (ASC) that raised crops there, including sugar beets, from 1899 to 1917.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Alameda County
Alameda County, California
Alameda County is a county in the U.S. state of California. It occupies most of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 1,510,271, making it the 7th most populous county in the state...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
6 miles (9.7 km) west of Livermore
Livermore, California
Livermore is a city in Alameda County. The population as of 2010 was 80,968. Livermore is located on the eastern edge of California's San Francisco Bay Area....
, at an elevation of 351 feet (107 m). The name comes from the Alameda Sugar Company (ASC) that raised crops there, including sugar beets, from 1899 to 1917.