Gonzales, California

Gonzales, California
City
City of Gonzales
Gonzales water tower
Gonzales water tower
Location in Monterey County, California
Location in Monterey County, California
Gonzales is located in the United States
Gonzales
Gonzales
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 36°30′24″N 121°26′40″W / 36.50667°N 121.44444°W / 36.50667; -121.44444
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMonterey
IncorporatedJanuary 14, 1947[1]
Government
 • State senatorShannon Grove (R)[2]
 • AssemblymemberDawn Addis (D)[2]
 • U. S. rep.Zoe Lofgren (D)[3]
Area
[4]
 • Total1.95 sq mi (5.1 km2)
 • Land1.91 sq mi (4.9 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  1.95%
Elevation
[5]
135 ft (41 m)
Population
 (2020)[6]
 • Total8,647
 • Density4,527.2/sq mi (1,748.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
93926
Area code831
FIPS code06-30392
GNIS feature ID1659726
Websitewww.gonzalesca.gov

Gonzales is a city in Monterey County, California, United States. Gonzales is located 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Salinas,[7] at an elevation of 135 feet (41 m).[5] The population was 8,647 at the 2020 census,[6] up from 8,187 at the 2010 census. Gonzales is a member of the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments. Gonzales won the Culture of Health Prize from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in 2019.[8]

  1. ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  3. ^ "California's 18th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  4. ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  5. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gonzales, California
  6. ^ a b "P1. Race – Gonzales city, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  7. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 901. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  8. ^ "Gonzales Wins National "Culture of Health" Prize | City of Gonzales". gonzalesca.gov. Retrieved January 29, 2021.