Crockett

History

Crockett is located on the Mexican land grant Rancho El Pinole made to Ygnacio Martinez, and is named after Joseph B. Crockett, a judge on the California Supreme Court. Crocketville post office was established in 1883, and the name was changed to Crockett later that year. C & H soon became a dominant force in Crockett, which has been called a "company town." Raw sugar now arrives from the globe's sun belt: Australia, the Philippines and Nicaragua, among other countries. A wildfire burned near Crockett on October 29, 2019, the same week as multiple wildfires in the region, e.g. Sonoma County's Kirkwood Fire, and a wildfire at the north end of the Carquinez Bridge in Vallejo, California. There is some suspicion that strong northerly wind then caused embers from the Vallejo fire to jump the strait and ignite brush fires southwest of Crockett, located in Contra Costa County at the opposite end of the Carquinez Bridge. The new fire, which was dubbed the Sky Fire, ignited about 9:30 AM and quickly generated so much dense smoke that authorities chose to close the Carquinez Bridge to all vehicular traffic in both directions. The CHP and county sheriff's office then began to evacuate residents from that side of the community. Emergency responders from other cities rushed to the aid of Crockett's own volunteer fire department to begin extinguishing the fire, which was reportedly 50 percent contained shortly after noon that day. The Crockett evacuation order was cancelled and the Carquinez Bridge was reopened to traffic soon after.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Crockett is located where the Carquinez Strait meets San Pablo Bay. The Carquinez Bridge, part of Interstate 80, links Crockett with the city of Vallejo to the north across the strait. To the east of Crockett along the south shore of the strait are Port Costa and the city of Martinez. South of Crockett are the town of Rodeo and the city of Hercules. Farther southwest on I-80 are the cities of Richmond, Berkeley and Oakland; in the opposite direction, northeast, is the capital of California, Sacramento. This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Crockett has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated Csb on climate maps.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Richmond High
  High · Richmond · 1,431 students · 21:1 ratio
• Pinole Valley High
  High · Pinole · 1,280 students · 21:1 ratio
• De Anza High
  High · Richmond · 1,237 students · 18.7:1 ratio
• Making Waves Academy
  High · Richmond · 1,124 students · 16.5:1 ratio
• Alhambra Senior High
  High · Martinez · 1,105 students · 20.8:1 ratio
• Caliber: Beta Academy
  Elementary · San Pablo · 913 students · 23.4:1 ratio
• Hidden Valley Elementary
  Elementary · Martinez · 809 students · 27:1 ratio
• Martinez Junior High
  Middle · Martinez · 767 students · 20.7:1 ratio