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Santa Clarita, California

"Santa Clarita" redirects here. For other uses, see Santa Clarita (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Santa Clara, California.

Santa Clarita, California
City
Central Park
Central Park
Valencia Town Center
Valencia Town Center
William S. Hart Museum
La Loma de los Vientos
Bridgeport Marketplace Lake
Bridgeport Marketplace Lake
Flag of Santa Clarita, California
Flag
Official seal of Santa Clarita, California
Seal
Nickname: 
SCV
Motto: 
Where the Good Life Takes You[1]
Map
Map
Map
Map
Coordinates: 34°25′N 118°31′W / 34.42°N 118.52°W / 34.42; -118.52
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
IncorporatedDecember 15, 1987[2]
Named forSanta Clara River
Government
 • TypeCouncil–Manager
 • MayorCameron Smyth[3]
 • Mayor Pro-TemBill Miranda
 • City council[5]Laurene Weste
Marsha McLean
Jason Gibbs
 • City managerKen Striplin[4]
Area
[6]
 • City
62.16 sq mi (161 km2)
 • Land62.10 sq mi (160.84 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)  0.099%
Elevation
[8]
1,207 ft (368 m)
Population
 (2020)[9]
 • City
228,673
 • Rank3rd in Los Angeles County
17th in California
103rd in the United States
 • Density3,232/sq mi (1,250/km2)
 • Urban
278,031 (US: 146th)[7]
 • Urban density3,571.6/sq mi (1,379.0/km2)
DemonymSanta Claritan
Time zoneUTC−08:00 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−07:00 (PDT)
ZIP Codes[10]
91321–91322, 91350–91351, 91354–91355, 91380, 91385–91387, 91390[a]
Area code661
FIPS code06-69088
GNIS feature IDs1662338, 2411819
Websitesantaclarita.gov

Santa Clarita (/ˌsæntə kləˈriːtə/; Spanish for "Little St. Clare") is a city in northwestern Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. With a 2020 census population of 228,673, it is the third-most populous city in Los Angeles County, the 17th-most populous in California, and the 103rd-most populous city in the United States.[11][9] It is located about 30 miles (48 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles, and occupies 70.75 square miles (183.2 km2)[6] of land in the Santa Clarita Valley, along the Santa Clara River. It is a classic example of a U.S. edge city,[12] satellite city,[13] or boomburb.[14]

Human settlement of the Santa Clarita Valley dates back to the arrival of the Chumash people, who were displaced by the Tataviam circa 450 AD. After Spanish colonists arrived in Alta California, the Rancho San Francisco was established, covering much of the Santa Clarita Valley. Henry Mayo Newhall purchased the Rancho San Francisco in 1875 and established the towns of Saugus and Newhall. The Newhall Land and Farming Company played a major role in the city's development. In December 1987, the city of Santa Clarita was incorporated, encompassing the communities of Canyon Country, Newhall, Saugus, and Valencia.[15] The four communities retain separate identities, and residents commonly refer to one of them when asked where they are from. Santa Clarita is bounded on the west by the Golden State Freeway (I-5). The Antelope Valley Freeway (CA-14) runs northeast–southwest forming part of the city's irregular east boundary. The two freeways meet at Newhall Pass, near the city's southernmost point.

Santa Clarita is home to three institutions of higher education: California Institute of the Arts, a private art university; The Master's University, a Christian liberal arts university; and College of the Canyons, a community college. Companies headquartered in or near the city include Princess Cruises, Sunkist, Remo, and the Newhall Land and Farming Company. The unincorporated communities of Castaic and Stevenson Ranch, located to the north and west of the Santa Clarita city limits, respectively, are closely associated with the city. Six Flags Magic Mountain, though commonly thought to be in the Valencia part of Santa Clarita, is also west of Interstate 5 and outside of the Santa Clarita city limits.

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  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "City Council". City of Santa Clarita. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "City Manager's Office". City of Santa Clarita. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
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  6. ^ a b "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  7. ^ United States Census Bureau (December 29, 2022). "2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications". Federal Register.
  8. ^ "Santa Clarita". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
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  10. ^ "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  11. ^ "California Department of Finance Press Release" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2016.
  12. ^ Clark, William A. V. (2003). "Monocentric to Policentric: New Urban Forms and Old Paradigms". In Bridge, Gary; Watson, Sophie (eds.). A Companion to the City. Blackwell Publishers. p. 148. doi:10.1002/9780470693414.ch13. ISBN 978-0-470-69341-4.
  13. ^ Vey, Jennifer S.; Forman, Benjamin (2006). "Demographic Change in Medium-Sized Cities". In Berube, A.; Katz, B.; Lang, R.E. (eds.). Redefining Urban and Suburban America: Evidence from Census 2000, Volume 3. Brookings Institution Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-8157-0885-8.
  14. ^ Lang, Robert E.; LeFurgy, Jennifer B. (2016). "The Ethnic Diversity of Boomburbs". In Kantor, Paul; Judd, Dennis R. (eds.). American Urban Politics in a Global Age. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-35035-4.
  15. ^ Boston, John; Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society (2009). Santa Clarita Valley. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-7385-6938-3.


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