Castro Valley, California
Castro Valley is a census-designated place located in Alameda County, California. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 57,292.
History
Castro Valley is named after Don Castro who was the Spanish land grant owner. Castro was a sheep rancher who supposedly lost his land grant in a card game.
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During the 1940s and 1950s, Castro Valley was known for its chicken ranches. Later it developed into a bedroom community, where workers would live and commute to their jobs in the surrounding communities.
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