<P> San Francisco ( initials SF ) ( / ˌsæn frənˈsɪskoʊ / , Spanish for Saint Francis ; Spanish : ( san franˈsisko ) ) , officially the City and County of San Francisco , is the cultural , commercial , and financial center of Northern California . The consolidated city - county covers an area of about 47.9 square miles ( 124 km ) , mostly at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area . It is the fourth-most populous city in California , and the 13th-most populous in the United States , with a 2016 census - estimated population of 870,887 . The population is projected to reach 1 million by 2033 . As of 2016 , San Francisco County was the 7th highest - income county in the United States , with a per capita personal income of $110,418 . </P>
<P> San Francisco ( initials SF ) ( / ˌsæn frənˈsɪskoʊ / , Spanish for Saint Francis ; Spanish : ( san franˈsisko ) ) , officially the City and County of San Francisco , is the cultural , commercial , and financial center of Northern California . The consolidated city - county covers an area of about 47.9 square miles ( 124 km ) , mostly at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area . It is the fourth-most populous city in California , and the 13th-most populous in the United States , with a 2016 census - estimated population of 870,887 . The population is projected to reach 1 million by 2033 . As of 2016 , San Francisco County was the 7th highest - income county in the United States , with a per capita personal income of $110,418 . </P>
who is the city of san francisco named after
who is the city of san francisco named after
Saint Francis
Saint Francis