Santa Cruz ( /ˈsæntə ˈkruːz/, Spanish: Holy Cross) is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California in the US. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, Santa Cruz had a total population of 59,946. It is located on the northern edge of the Monterey Bay, about 72 mi (116 km) south of San Francisco.
The present-day site of Santa Cruz was the location of Spanish settlement beginning in 1791, including Mission Santa Cruz and the pueblo of Branc...
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Area:
- 40.40381 km² (15.6 mi² )
Population:
- 41,483 (1980)
Also known as:
- Surf City USA,
- Santa Cruz, California,
- Santa Cruz County / Santa Cruz city
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