San Juan Capistrano, California
San Juan Capistrano (/sæn ˌwɑːn kæpɪˈstrɑːnoʊ/; Spanish: [saŋ ˈxwaŋ kapisˈtɾano]; Spanish for "Saint John of Capestrano") is a city in Orange County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, 35,196 people lived here.[3]
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Top and middle: Mission San Juan Capistrano; Bottom left: Mission Basilica of San Juan Capistrano; Bottom right: Old Town San Juan Capistrano | |
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| Location of San Juan Capistrano within Orange County, California. Location of San Juan Capistrano within Orange County, California. | |
| Coordinates: 33°29′58″N 117°39′42″W / 33.49944°N 117.66167°WCoordinates: 33°29′58″N 117°39′42″W / 33.49944°N 117.66167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Orange |
| Incorporated | April 19, 1961 |
| Named for | St. John of Capistrano |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.43 sq mi (37.37 km2) |
| • Land | 14.43 sq mi (37.37 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 121 ft (37 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 35,196 |
| • Density | 2,439.1/sq mi (941.82/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 92675 |
| FIPS code | 06-68028 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1661383, 2411793 |
| Website | sanjuancapistrano.org |
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San Juan Capistrano, California Media
The Spanish founded San Juan Capistrano in 1776, when Saint Junípero Serra established Mission San Juan Capistrano.
- Ruins of San Juan Capistrano (1876).jpg
Ruins of the Great Stone Church at Mission San Juan Capistrano, 1876
- San Juan Capistrano railway station c.1895.jpg
- Hotel Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano (3042364270).jpg
San Juan Capistrano in the 1940s
- El Casa de Garcias (25376088153).jpg
The historic Casa Manuel García.
- Don Juan Avila Adobe (25376592103).jpg
The historic Juan Ávila Adobe.
The historic Frank A. Forster House, a Mission Revival estate built by the grandson of Don Juan Forster.
Shops in downtown San Juan.
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References
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ↑ "San Juan Capistrano". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "QuickFacts: San Juan Capistrano city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
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