Pacific Grove, California
Pacific Grove is a coastal town in Monterey County, California, US. The total population was 15,090 in the 2020 census.[7] Pacific Grove is located between Point Pinos and Monterey.[1] Its elevation is 151 feet (46 m).[6]
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 Location in Monterey County and the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 36°37′04″N 121°55′00″W / 36.61778°N 121.91667°WCoordinates: 36°37′04″N 121°55′00″W / 36.61778°N 121.91667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Monterey |
| Founded | 1875[1] |
| Incorporated | July 5, 1889[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • State Senator | Bill Monning (D)[3] |
| • Assemblymember | Mark Stone (D)[3] |
| • U. S. Rep. | Zoe Lofgren (D)[4] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.00 sq mi (10.4 km2) |
| • Land | 2.87 sq mi (7.4 km2) |
| • Water | 1.13 sq mi (2.9 km2) 28.28% |
| Elevation | 151 ft (46 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 15,090 |
| • Density | 5,257.8/sq mi (2,030.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 93950 |
| FIPS code | 06-54848 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652821, 2411350 |
| Website | www |
Pacific Grove is known for its Victorian homes, Asilomar State Beach, its artistic legacy and the annual migration of the Monarch butterflies. The city has more Victorian houses per person than anywhere else in United States. Some of them have been turned into bed and breakfast inns.
Point Pinos Lighthouse, the oldest continuously working lighthouse on the West Coast, is in Pacific Grove.
John Denver died near Pacific Grove.
Pacific Grove, California Media
The main shopping area in Pacific Grove
Pacific Grove city hall
Southern Monterey Bay area in 1917
The granite coastline off Ocean View Boulevard in Pacific Grove
Berwick Park between Lovers Point and the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monarch Sanctuary eucalyptus grove in Pacific Grove
South African Drosanthemum floribundum bloom late spring between Lovers Point and the Point Pinos Lighthouse
Pacific Grove
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 932. ISBN 9781884995149.
- ↑ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ↑ "California's 19th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
- ↑ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Pacific Grove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "P1. Race – Pacific Grove city, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
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