Santa Cruz, California
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.
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| Coordinates: 36°58′19″N 122°1′35″W / 36.97194°N 122.02639°WCoordinates: 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 | Bill Monning (D)[5] |
| • Assemblymember | Evan Low (D)[5] |
| • U. S. Rep. | Zoe Lofgren (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 | 3,977.0/sq mi (1,535.51/km2) |
| • Urban | 169,038 |
| • Metro | 270,861 |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes[10] | 95060–95067 |
| FIPS code | 06-69112 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1659596, 2411820 |
| Website | www |
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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.
Santa Cruz, California Media
- Mission Santa Cruz (Léon Trousset, 1876).jpg
Santa Cruz was founded by the Spanish in 1791 when Fermín de Lasuén established Mission Santa Cruz.
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The Neary-Rodríguez Adobe, built c. 1810, is Santa Cruz's oldest building.
- Bolcoff adobe at Wilder Ranch State Park, 2013.jpg
José Antonio Bolcoff, who served as alcalde (mayor) of Branciforte, built his adobe on Rancho Refugio in 1839.
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View of Santa Cruz's coastal wharves; Edward Vischer, 1863
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The Plunge Natatorium at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in 1910
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Damage downtown caused by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
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Aerial view of Santa Cruz, California, USA.
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Mission Santa Cruz is a Catholic chapel of the Diocese of Monterey.
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Holy Cross Church, Mission Plaza
References
- ↑ Steve Marble (June 16, 2009). "The real Surf City? It's Santa Cruz, says magazine". Los Angeles Times. L.A. Now blog. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/06/the-real-surf-city-why-that-would-be-santa-cruz.html. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
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