Santa Cruz County Area Information
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Living in and visiting Santa Cruz
- Population: 254,538
- Land Area: 445 square miles
- Density: 574.4 per square mile
- Persons < 18: 23.8%
- Persons > 65: 10%
- Households: 91,139
- Persons per household: 2.71
- Persons below poverty: 13.1%
- Children below poverty: 21.3%
Located on the California coast about 70 miles south of San Francisco, Santa Cruz County boasts a Mediterranean climate, an amazing variety of places to go, things to do and people to meet.
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Arts and Culture
An appreciation of culture and the arts runs deep in Santa Cruz County. In addition to museums and concert halls, a wide variety of artists call the area home. Whether you are a visitor or resident, there is something for every cultural and artistic preference. |
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Museums
- Cabrillo Gallery
- Capitola Historical Museum
- Davenport Jail Museum
- Museum of Art and History
- Santa Cruz Mountain Arts Center
- Santa Cruz City Museum of Natural History
- Santa Cruz Surfing Museum
- Seymour Marine Discovery Center at Long Marine Lab
- Art Organizations
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Art Organizations
- Actor's Theater
- All About Theatre
- Bay Shore Lyric Opera
- Cabrillo Gallery
- Cabrillo Music Festival
- Cabrillo Stage
- Cabrillo Symphonic Chorus
- Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County
- Four-Eighteen Project
- Jazz Society of Santa Cruz County
- Japanese Cultural Fair
- Kids on Broadway
- Kuumbwa Jazz Education
- Monterey Bay Recorder Society
- Monterey Bay Repertory Theatre
- Mountain Community Theater
- Northern California Bluegrass Society
- Pajaro Valley Performing Arts Association
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Beaches and Parks
A beautiful place to visit or live, Santa Cruz County features redwood rainforests marching down the mountains to miles of beaches on the northern edge of the Monterey Bay.
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Beaches and Seaside Attractions
- Año Nuevo State Reserve
- Lighthouse Field State Beach
- Manresa State Beach
- Natural Bridges State Beach
- New Brighton State Beach
- Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
- Santa Cruz Wharf
- Seacliff State Beach
- Sunset State Beach
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Area Parks and Other Attractions
- Arana Gulch
- Big Basin Redwoods State Park
- Castle Rock State Park
- DeLaveaga Park
- Elkhorn Slough
- Forest of Nicene Marks State Park
- Gray Whale Ranch
- Harvey West Park
- Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
- Highlands Park
- Loch Lomond Recreation Area
- Neary Lagoon Wildlife Refuge
- Pinto Lake
- Pogonip
- Roaring Camp
- Wilder Ranch State Park
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Business and Jobs
Santa Cruz County is not all fun and games. Known as "Silicon Beach" for the growing number of high tech operations, the County is also home to many other industries and companies of all kinds and all sizes.
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Education and Schools
Santa Cruz County hosts the University of California, Santa Cruz and Cabrillo College – two prominent higher learning centers. There is also a variety of public and private schools, providing a strong educational foundation for children and life long learners. Each community also has varied adult education for all stages of adult life.
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Events and Nightlife
There's always something going on in Santa Cruz County. With the thriving artistic, cultural and entertainment scene, there's plenty of reason to step out and find something to do. Santa Cruz has many nightclubs, pubs, playhouses, restaurants and theatres.
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