Santa Clara, California

Santa Clara
Clockwise from top: Mission Santa Clara de Asís; the Carmelite Monastery; Saint Claire Monument; Santa Clara University; Women's Club Adobe
Flag of Santa Clara
Official seal of Santa Clara
Nickname: 
The Mission City
Location of Santa Clara in California (left) and within Santa Clara County (right)
Location of Santa Clara in California (left) and within Santa Clara County (right)
Santa Clara is located in California
Santa Clara
Santa Clara
Location of Santa Clara in California
Santa Clara is located in the United States
Santa Clara
Santa Clara
Santa Clara (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°21′16″N 121°58′9″W / 37.35444°N 121.96917°W / 37.35444; -121.96917
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySanta Clara
IncorporatedJuly 5, 1852[1]
Named forSaint Clare of Assisi
Government
 • TypeCouncil/Manager[2]
 • MayorLisa Gillmor[3]
Area
 • Total18.28 sq mi (47.34 km2)
 • Land18.28 sq mi (47.34 km2)
Elevation72 ft (22 m)
Population
 • Total127,647
 • Rank3rd in Santa Clara County
46th in California
225th in the United States
 • Density6,982/sq mi (2,697/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
95050, 95051, 95054
Area codes408/669
FIPS code06-69084
GNIS feature IDs1654953, 2411816
Websitesantaclaraca.gov

Santa Clara (/ˌsæntəˈklærə/; Spanish for "Saint Clare")[8] is a city in the county of the same name. The city's population was 127,647 at the 2020 census, making it the eighth-most populous city in the Bay Area. Located in the southern Bay Area, the city was founded by the Spanish in 1777 with the establishment of Mission Santa Clara de Asís under the leadership of Junípero Serra.

Santa Clara is located in the center of Silicon Valley and is home to the headquarters of companies such as Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, and Nvidia. It is also home to Santa Clara University, the oldest university in California,[9] and Levi's Stadium, the home of the National Football League's San Francisco 49ers, and Cedar Fair's California's Great America Park. Santa Clara is bordered by San Jose on all sides, except for Sunnyvale and Cupertino to the west.

  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. ^ "Government". City of Santa Clara. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "Councilmembers". City of Santa Clara.
  4. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "Santa Clara". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "Santa Clara (city) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  8. ^ Gannett, Henry (1902). "The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States". Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey (197). U.S. Government Printing Office: 231. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  9. ^ "Santa Clara University Ethnobiographical Background Archived May 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." Santa Clara University. Retrieved on March 13, 2010.

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