Editing West Sacramento, California (section)

=== Developing a city ===
In time, the region began to develop. The Town of Washington was renamed Broderick in honor of U. S. Senator [[David C. Broderick]]. After 1900, the three communities known as [[Bryte, California|Bryte]], [[Broderick, California|Broderick]], and West Sacramento were cumulatively known as "East Yolo".<ref name="CGN" />

From 1900 to 1920, the population of this area doubled from 1,398 to 2,638. The West Sacramento post office opened in 1915.<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|575}}</ref>

These communities officially [[municipal corporation|incorporated]] as the City of West Sacramento in 1987.

[[File:Port of Sacramento.jpg|thumb|right|[[Port of Sacramento|Port of West Sacramento]], located in the city.]]