Santa Cruz, California
Santa Cruz, California | |
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 View of downtown Santa Cruz | |
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| Nickname: Surf City[1] | |
 Location in Santa Cruz County and the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 36°58′19″N 122°1′35″W / 36.97194°N 122.02639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Santa Cruz |
| Mission | September 25, 1791[2] |
| Incorporated | March 31, 1866[3] |
| Chartered | April 1876[4] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council/Manager[4] |
| • State senator | John Laird (D)[5] |
| • Assemblymember | Robert Rivas (D)[5] |
| • U. S. Rep. | Jimmy Panetta (D)[6] |
| Area | |
| • City | 15.83 sq mi (41.00 km2) |
| • Land | 12.74 sq mi (33.00 km2) |
| • Water | 3.09 sq mi (8.00 km2) 19.51% |
| • Urban | 60.4 sq mi (156.6 km2) |
| • Metro | 607 sq mi (1,570 km2) |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 62,956 |
| • Density | 4,000/sq mi (1,500/km2) |
| • Urban | 169,038 |
| • Metro | 270,861 |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes[10] | 95060–95067 |
| Area code | 831 |
| FIPS code | 06-69112 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1659596, 2411820 |
| Website | www |
Santa Cruz, California is a city north of Monterey Bay. Santa Cruz is about 60 miles (100 km) south of San Francisco. Santa Cruz was first settled by Ohlone Indians, Native American hunter-gatherers. Santa Cruz was colonized in the mid-1700s by the Spanish. They created a mission, (Mission Santa Cruz). The Spanish forced the Ohlones in the mission. Their populations began to decline because of diseases and overworking.
Americans first arrived in Santa Cruz in the 19th century. They were immigrants from Italy, China and Portugal. Around the same time, forestry and commercial fishing were the first industries. There were also dairy farming and leather production. Santa Cruz is most famous for their university. The University of California, Santa Cruz was built in the 1960s. The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake had a major effect in Santa Cruz. It killed five people.
The industries that are present in Santa Cruz are agriculture, tourism, education and high technology. The climate in Santa Cruz is Mediterranean. This means that they have mild summers because of fog. Winters are usually rainy; however, the city has dealt with many droughts.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Steve Marble (June 16, 2009). "The real Surf City? It's Santa Cruz, says magazine". Los Angeles Times. L.A. Now blog. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
- ↑ Yenne, Bill (2004). The Missions of California. Thunder Bay Press, San Diego, California. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-59223-319-9.
- ↑ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on February 21, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "A Guide to Your City Government". City of Santa Cruz. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
- ↑ "California's 19th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Santa Cruz". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Santa Cruz city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ↑ "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
Other websites
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- Santa Cruz City official site
- Santa Cruz Wiki – The People's Guide to Santa Cruz, California
- Via Riva Trigoso Sister City street
- Pogonip Open Space Preserve[permanent dead link]
- Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce
- Santa Cruz at the Open Directory Project
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