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  1. Santa Cruz ( Spanish for "Holy Cross") is the largest city and the county seat of Santa Cruz County, in Northern California. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 62,956. [10] Situated on the northern edge of Monterey Bay, Santa Cruz is a popular tourist destination, owing to its beaches, surf culture, and historic landmarks. Santa ...

  2. Santa Cruz County (/ ˌ s æ n t ə ˈ k r uː z / ⓘ), officially the County of Santa Cruz, is a county on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census , the population was 270,861. [4]

  3. UC Santa Cruz was tied for 58th in the list of Best Global Universities and tied for 83rd in the list of Best National Universities in the United States by U.S. News & World Report ' s 202 rankings. In 2021, UC Santa Cruz is ranked No. 3 public university in the nation for "making an impact" and No.4 for promoting social mobility.

  4. May 24, 2024 · Beach at Santa Cruz, California. Santa Cruz, city, seat (1850) of Santa Cruz county, west-central California, U.S. It lies on the north shore of Monterey Bay, at the foot of the Santa Cruz Mountains, and is about 80 miles (130 km) south of San Francisco. The area was first explored by the Spaniard Gaspar de Portolá (1769), who named the hills ...

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  5. Santa Cruz, California. /  36.97194°N 122.02639°W  / 36.97194; -122.02639. Santa Cruz, California is a city north of Monterey Bay. Santa Cruz is about 100 miles (60 km) south of San Francisco. Santa Cruz was first settled by Ohlone Indians, Native American hunter-gatherers. Santa Cruz was colonized in the mid-1700s by the Spanish.

  6. Santa Cruz was officially incorporated in 1866 as a town under the laws of the State of California, and it received its first charter as a city in 1876. At that time, the city was governed by a Mayor and Common Council consisting of four members. In 1907, the citizens voted for a new charter that designated a Mayor as the chief executive and a ...

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  8. Santa Cruz is the largest city and the county seat of Santa Cruz County, in Northern California. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 62,956. Situated on the northern edge of Monterey Bay, Santa Cruz is a popular tourist destination, owing to its beaches, surf culture, and historic landmarks.

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