San Benito County

administration
San Benito County Courthouse
US state :	California
Administrative headquarters :	Hollister
Foundation :	February 12, 1874
Made up from:	Monterey County
Demographics
Residents :	55,269 (2010)
Population density :	17.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	3206 km²
Water surface :	4 km²
map

Website : www.san-benito.ca.us

The San Benito County is a county in the state of California of the United States . The county seat is in Hollister .

geography

The county is located in the hinterland of the California coastline , near its western border runs the full length of the San Andreas Fault . Notable towns are only in the far north, which is closest to the Pacific coast and which is now part of the catchment area of the Bay Area around San Francisco . In San Juan Bautista is the historic Spanish Mission Mission San Juan Bautista , located on the western border of the counties in the Gabilan Mountains of the Pinnacles National Park , a protected area of the Federation of particular importance for birds of prey.

The county is bordered to the north by Santa Clara Counties and Santa Cruz Counties , to the east by Fresno Counties and Merced Counties, and to the south and west by Monterey County .

history

The Spanish Franciscan Juan Crespí , who traveled the area several times from 1769 to 1772 and was the first European to describe it, named a river in what is now County San Benito San Benedicto . This gave the county the name.

There are three National Historic Landmarks in San Benito County , the Jose Castro House , the San Juan Bautista Plaza Historic District, and the Juan de Anza House . 11 other structures and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1880	5584	-
1890	6412	14.8%
1900	6633	3.4%
1910	8041	21.2%
1920	8995	11.9%
1930	11,311	25.7%
1940	11,392	0.7%
1950	14,370	26.1%
1960	15,396	7.1%
1970	18,226	18.4%
1980	25.005	37.2%
1990	36,697	46.8%
2000	53,234	45.1%
2010	55,269	3.8%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Age pyramid of San Benito County (as of 2000)

Juan Bautista Mission

According to the 2000 census , San Benito County had 53,234 people. There were 15,885 households and 12,898 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 65.17% White, 1.08% African American, 1.16% Native American, 2.40% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, and 24.87% other races Groups; 5.14% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 47.93% of the population.

Of the 15,885 households, 46.30% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 65.70% were married couples living together, 10.50% were single mothers. 18.80% were not families. 14.10% were single households and 5.40% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.32 and the average family size was 3.64 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 32.20% of residents under 18 years of age, 8.80% between 18 and 24 years of age, 31.50% between 25 and 44 years of age, 19.30% between 45 and 64 years of age 8.10% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 102.50 males, for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 99.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 57,469 , and the median income for a family is $ 60,665. Males had a median income of $ 44,158 versus $ 29,524 for females. The per capita income was $ 20,932. 10.00% percent of the population and 6.70% of families are below the poverty line. 11.40% of them were under 18 years of age and 8.50% were 65 years of age or older.