Santa Monica, California | |
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| Nickname: SaMo[1] | |
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| Coordinates: 34°01′19″N 118°28′53″W / 34.02194°N 118.48139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Spanish encampment | August 3, 1769 |
| Incorporated | November 30, 1886[3] |
| Named for | Saint Monica |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager[4] |
| • Mayor | Gleam Davis (D)[5] |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Lana Negrete |
| • City Council | Oscar de la Torre Caroline Torosis Christine Parra Phil Brock Jesse Zwick |
| • City Manager | David White |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.00 sq mi (41.43 km2) |
| • Land | 8.41 sq mi (21.80 km2) |
| • Water | 7.58 sq mi (19.64 km2) |
| Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 93,076 |
| • Rank | 92nd in California |
| • Density | 11,067/sq mi (4,273/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 90401–90411 |
| Area codes | 310/424 |
| FIPS code | 06-70000[9] |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652792, 2411825[10] |
| Website | santamonica |
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Santa Monica (Spanish for 'Saint Monica'; Spanish: Santa Mónica) is a city in Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 U.S. Census population was 93,076. Santa Monica is a popular resort town, owing to its climate, beaches, and hospitality industry.[11] It has a diverse economy, hosting headquarters of companies such as Hulu, Activision Blizzard, Universal Music Group, Lionsgate, Illumination and The Recording Academy.
Santa Monica traces its history to Rancho San Vicente y Santa Mónica, granted in 1839 to the Sepúlveda family of California. The rancho was later sold to John P. Jones and Robert Baker, who in 1875, along with his Californio heiress wife Arcadia Bandini de Stearns Baker, founded Santa Monica, which incorporated as a city in 1886. The city developed into a seaside resort during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with the creation of tourist attractions such as Palisades Park, the Santa Monica Pier, Ocean Park, and the Hotel Casa del Mar.
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- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Microsoft Word) on February 21, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "Charter of the City of Santa Monica". Quality Code Publishing. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ^ "Santa Monica City Council". City of Santa Monica. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Santa Monica". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ "Santa Monica (city) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Begley, Sarah (December 10, 2015). "The Most Popular Places to Check In on Facebook in 2015". Time. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.