Santa Cruz County, California

administration
US state :	California
Administrative headquarters :	Santa Cruz
Foundation :	1850
Demographics
Residents :	262,382 (2010)
Population density :	180.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1573 km²
Water surface :	119 km²
map

Website : www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us

Santa Cruz County is a county on the Pacific Ocean in the US state of California . The county seat is Santa Cruz .

history

The county was founded in 1850 when California became a US state. The county was originally called "Branicforte". It was later named after the Santa Cruz Mission. "Santa Cruz" means "holy cross" in Spanish.

Santa Cruz County has two National Historic Landmarks , the California Powder Works Bridge and the Santa Cruz Looff Carousel and Roller Coaster . A total of 45 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

geography

The county is located south of the San Francisco Bay Area on the Pacific. It has an area of 1573 square kilometers, of which 419 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: San Mateo County , Santa Clara County , San Benito County, and Monterey County .

Demographics

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	643	-
1860	4994	676.7%
1870	8743	75.1%
1880	12,802	46.4%
1890	19,270	50.5%
1900	21,512	11.6%
1910	26,140	21.5%
1920	26,269	0.5%
1930	37,433	42.5%
1940	45.057	20.4%
1950	66,534	47.7%
1960	84.219	26.6%
1970	123,790	47%
1980	188.141	52%
1990	229.734	22.1%
2000	255.602	11.3%
2010	262,382	2.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

The Wilder Ranch State Park

Age pyramid of Santa Cruz County (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Santa Cruz County had a population of 255,602. Of these, 9028 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 91,139 households and 57,144 families. The population density was 222 inhabitants per square kilometer. 98,873 residential units were recorded. The racial the population was composed of 75.09 percent white, 0.97 percent African American, 0.96 percent Native American, 3.44 percent Asian, 0.15 percent from the Pacific island area and 15.02 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 4.37 percent said ancestry from several races. 26.79 percent of the population were of Spanish or Latin American descent, 10.0 percent of German descent, 8.9 percent of English, 8.2 percent of Irish and 6.3 percent of Italian descent.

Of the 91,139 households, 31.9 percent had children or young people living with them. 48.0 percent were married couples living together, 10.2 percent were single mothers, and 37.3 percent were non-families. 25.1 percent were single households and 8.2 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size 3.25.

The population was distributed among 23.8 percent under 18 years, 11.9 percent from 18 to 24 years, 30.8 percent from 25 to 44 years, 23.5 percent from 45 to 64 years and 10.0 percent from 65 years or older. The mean age ( median ) was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males and for every 100 adult females aged 18 and over there were 97.8 males.

The median income for a household (median) was 53 998 US $ , and the median income for a family $ 61,941. Males had a median income of $ 46,291 versus $ 33,514 for females. The per capita income was $ 26,396. 6.7 percent of families and 11.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line, including 12.5 percent of residents under the age of 18 and 6.3 percent of residents aged 65 or over.