Los Gatos, California
Los Gatos (meaning "The Cats" in Spanish) is an incorporated town in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is in the San Francisco Bay Area, about 70 miles south of San Francisco. It is on the edge of Silicon Valley.
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 Location in Santa Clara County and the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 37°14′10″N 121°57′42″W / 37.23611°N 121.96167°WCoordinates: 37°14′10″N 121°57′42″W / 37.23611°N 121.96167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Santa Clara |
| Incorporated | August 10, 1887[1] |
| Named for | Rancho Rinconada de Los Gatos |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mary Badame[2] |
| • Town Manager | Laurel Prevetti[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.44 sq mi (29.64 km2) |
| • Land | 11.36 sq mi (29.43 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2) 0.71% |
| Elevation | 344 ft (105 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 33,529 |
| • Density | 3,026.08/sq mi (1,026.95/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 95030–95033 |
| FIPS code | 06-44112 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1659017, 2412917 |
| Website | losgatosca |
History
The town's founding dates to the mid-1850s with the building of a flour-milling operation, Forbes Mill, by James Alexander Forbes along Los Gatos Creek, then called Jones's Creek. The mill's two-story stone storage annex still stands.[7]
The town grew rapidly in the 1960s. As of 2020, it has 33,529 inhabitants.[8] California State Route 17 runs through the town from south to north.
Mission Oaks Hospital is the biggest employer, with 2,000 staff. Netflix is an online movie rental service headquartered in Los Gatos.
Los Gatos, California Media
Main Street Los Gatos
Historic Los Gatos bank, built 1931
Los Gatos Theater on Santa Cruz Ave.
Summer boating on Vasona Lake
Hiking on the Los Gatos Creek Trail
Los Gatos, California
Mission Oaks campus of Good Samaritan Hospital
Los Gatos High School. Los Gatos, California.
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Los Gatos Library
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References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Town Council". Los Gatos. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ↑ "About Town Manager". Los Gatos, CA. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Los Gatos". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Los Gatos (city) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ↑ Rensch, Eugene Hero; Rensch, Ethel Grace; Hoover, Mildred Brooke (1966). Historic Spots in California. Stanford University Press. p. 454. ISBN 9780804700795. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Los Gatos city, California". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
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