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Petaluma, in Sonoma County, was incorporated on April 12, 1858, making it one of the oldest incorporated cities in California.

Petaluma takes its name from Péta Lúuma, a Coast Miwok village that stood on the banks of the Petaluma River.

Petaluma grew out of Rancho Petaluma, a Mexican land grant made in 1834 to Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, who is considered the city's founder and who ordered construction of the Rancho Petaluma Adobe in 1836.

Petaluma had a population of 59,776 in the 2020 census, up from 57,941 in 2010.

Petaluma has about 24,239 households (2020-2024 Census estimates) averaging 2.42 people each, and about 64.5% of its homes are owner-occupied.

Petaluma was once known as the "Egg Capital of the World" and the "Egg Basket of the World," earning it the nickname "Chickaluma."

The modern egg incubator was invented in Petaluma by Lyman Byce in 1879, and the city was home to the only known poultry drugstore in the world.

Petaluma celebrates its poultry heritage every year with the Butter and Eggs Day festival and parade.

Petaluma came through the 1906 San Francisco earthquake relatively unharmed thanks to its stable bedrock, and it served as the staging point for most of Sonoma County's rescue and relief efforts.

Petaluma hosted the World Wristwrestling Championship for five decades and was known as the "Wristwrestling Capital of the World."