Castroville, California | |
|---|---|
 Castroville sign and La Scuola on Merritt Street | |
| Nickname: "The Artichoke Center of the World" | |
 Location in Monterey County and the state of California | |
  Castroville Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 36°45′57″N 121°45′29″W / 36.76583°N 121.75806°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Monterey |
| Founded | 1863 |
| Government | |
| • Type | N/A |
| • State senator | John Laird (D)[1] |
| • Assemblymember | Robert Rivas (D)[1] |
| • U. S. Congress | Jimmy Panetta (D)[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.02 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
| • Land | 1.02 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,515 |
| • Density | 7,353.23/sq mi (2,839.10/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95012 |
| Area code | 831 |
| FIPS code | 06-11978 |
| GNIS feature ID | 277486 |
Castroville is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Monterey County, California, United States. At the time of the 2020 census the population was 7,515,[5] up from 6,481 in 2010. Castroville is known for its artichoke crop and for the annual Castroville Artichoke Festival, leading to its nickname as the "Artichoke Center of the World".
The community's origins lie in Rancho Bolsa Nueva y Moro Cojo, a Mexican-era rancho granted to the Castro family of Californio rancheros.[6] Following the American Conquest of California, Juan Bautista Castro founded Castroville in 1863.
- ^ a b "Statewide Database". Regents of the University of California. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ^ "California's 19th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Castroville, California
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Castroville CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ Ogden Hoffman, 1862, Reports of Land Cases Determined in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Numa Hubert, San Francisco