| Significant City History | | Santa Cruz was the twelfth mission to be founded in California. Santa Cruz was incorporated in 1866 as a town under the laws
of the State of California and received its first charter as a city
in 1876. On October 17, 1989, the city suffered major damage from the
Loma Prieta earthquake, which was centered on Loma Prieta,
the highest point in the nearby Santa Cruz Mountains. Many of
the historic buildings in the downtown business district were
damaged or destroyed. | | Famous people | Rory Calhoun ZaSu Pitts
Derek Sherinian Cornelius Bumpus
Henry Cowell, Frans Lanting, Jack O’Neill
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| City | State | Population | Year Founded | | Santa Cruz | CA | 54,778 | 1791 | | | | | | | Elevation | Industry | % Unemploy | Avg. Income | | 20 feet | Tourism | 3.9% | $66,273 | | | | | | | Ethnic Groups | % of Population | Average Age | Pop. Density | | White | 72% | 32 | 4,565 per sq mi | | Hispanic | 17% | | | | Asian | 5% | | | | Black | 2% | | | | Other / Mixed | 4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Avg Max Mean Temp | Avg Max Mean Temp | Avg Min Mean Temp | Avg Min Mean Temp | | July 1961 | July 2000 | Jan 1961 | Jan 2000 | | 73.5 | 75.7 | 39.8 | 43.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Avg July Precip | Avg July Precip | Avg Jan Precip | Avg Jan Precip | | July 1961 | July 2000 | Jan 1961 | Jan 2000 | | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Current Avg | % of Sunny Days | | | | Precip | (Yearly) | | | | 4.1 | 74% | | | | | | | | | State Ranking | Total Carbon | Total Carbon | Resid. Carbon | | C02 Footprint | Output Per Person | Output Santa Cruz | Output Santa Cruz | | (most consumption) | Metric Tons of | Metric Tons of | Metric Tons of | | | CO2 Per Year | CO2 Per Year | CO2 Per Year | | | 8.78 | 481,422 | 110,727 |
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