| rdfs:comment | - Bernheim is the capital city of the Sierran province of San Joaquin and the seat of government of the County of Marshall. With an estimated population of 323,227, it is the 16th largest city in the Kingdom of Sierra and the largest in the province of San Joaquin. The conjoined, Bernheim-Okalona-Plainfield metropolitan area, is one of the largest urban centers in Northern Sierra, with a total of 882,305 residents. Primarily populated with descendants of settlers from the United Commonwealth and the Confederate States, its citizens are commonly referred to as Hoosiers. Located along the San Joaquin River in the northern San Joaquin Valley, it is distinctively located within the San Joaquin Delta.
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| abstract | - Bernheim is the capital city of the Sierran province of San Joaquin and the seat of government of the County of Marshall. With an estimated population of 323,227, it is the 16th largest city in the Kingdom of Sierra and the largest in the province of San Joaquin. The conjoined, Bernheim-Okalona-Plainfield metropolitan area, is one of the largest urban centers in Northern Sierra, with a total of 882,305 residents. Primarily populated with descendants of settlers from the United Commonwealth and the Confederate States, its citizens are commonly referred to as Hoosiers. Located along the San Joaquin River in the northern San Joaquin Valley, it is distinctively located within the San Joaquin Delta. Incorporating a highly diversified economy, its most important industries grew out of the subsidies during the early 1870's which set the foundation for its powerful manufacturing backbone in steelmaking. During the Sierran Civil War, the city was where the Republican rebellion initially started, and remained a Republican stronghold throughout the war, serving as the nominal capital of the self-declared Second California Republic under the leadership of Isaiah Landon. Following the war, following reconstruction from the damages of war, the city continued down the path of manufacturing, becoming Central Sierra's largest center. Since 1897, it has been home to Sierra's largest steelmill. The Royal Pacific Railroad established its main trainyard in the cities southside in the 1910's and has been an instrumental component to the region's economy; Bernheim was also home to the nation's largest ammunition factories and distributors during World War II. Employment in education, medicine and governmental services have grown steadily in the recent decades but due to the city's source of cheap labor and low cost of living, contemporary Sierran manufacturing has remained prevalent in Bernheim. Education, medicine and government services have played a major role in the city's economy as well, with the the city being home to the University of Sierra, Bernheim; the flagship for the national university system. With nearly 48,000 students enrolled, the city benefits immensely from the students' presence in the city. Due to the city's rampant alcohol abuse and tobacco smoking, the city is one of the most unhealthiest in the country and has allowed for a hotbed for college student alcoholism. In a 2010 Gallup poll, Bernheim was found to be the "fattest city in Sierra", with nearly 34.6% of the population being overweight or obese. In the early 1900's, the city was the nation's center for the prohibitionist movement; in the 1940's, the city was the largest supplier of soldiers for the war effort and during the Vietnam War, the city's officials forcefully put down several peace movements at the University of Sierra in aggressive fashions that became infamous across the nation and sparking change. Since its founding through a charter approved by the San Joaquin Provincial Legislature in 1870, the city has been a strong supporter of cultural republicanism and the Democratic-Republican Party of Sierra. In contemporary times however, Bernheim remains staunchly conservative socially Styxiecrats, in stark contrast to the Democratic-Republican Party's social values and positions. Voter registration shows citizens of San Joaquin and Bernheim that nearly 68% of the population is registered with the Democratic-Republicans and although aligned heavily with the party, Hoosiers generally show strong xenophobic stances, antifeminist rhetoric, and display a general disliking of current social liberalism. However, Hoosiers are much more socially liberal on certain issues, such as homosexuality, in comparison to other conservatives. In addition, a large majority of citizens are religiously unaffiliated.
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