| SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIFORNIA | 
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770 Listings |
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| Page: 1 of 2 | Section: 1-5 of 8 | Place Names: | Ac-Pa | |
| Page: 2 of 2 | Section: 6-8 of 8 | Place Names: | Pa-Za | |
| Population: | 255,602 2000 census | |
| Area: | 285,310 Area | |
| County Seat: | Santa Cruz 1850 - present | |
| Date: February 18, 1850 | Original county | |
| Mining Districts | |||
| Name | Type | ||
| Spanish Missions | |||
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Name |
Date |
Date Restored | |
| Site of Mission la
Exaltation de la Santa Cruz destroyed in 1857 |
September 25, 1791 | ½ Size Replica 1931 | |
| Historical Landmarks | |||
| Number |
Name |
Date | |
| 342 | Site of Mission la Exaltation de la
Santa Cruz destroyed in 1857 |
September 25, 1791 | |
| 449 | Glenwood | 1851 | |
| 469 | Site of Center of Villa De Branciforte | 1797 | |
| 583 | Felton Covered Bridge | 1893 | |
| 827 | Big Basin Redwoods State Park | September 20, 1902 | |
| 860 | Superintendent's Office | 1883 | |
| 983 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | 1907 | |
| 998 | Rancho San Andres Castro Adobe | ||
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Census Totals |
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| 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 |
| 643 | 4,944 | 8,743 | 12,808 |
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Territorial History |
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| 1850 | One of the 27 original counties |
| Territory from Santa Cruz to San Mateo (1868) | |
| * County was originally named Branciforte County and was changed to San Jose County two months later in 1850. Named after the Spanish pueblo of Branciforte founded there in 1797. |
| Named after the Santa Cruz Mission that was destroyed by an earthquake in 1857. |
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