San Juan Bautista, California
San Juan Bautista | |
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| City of San Juan Bautista | |
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Clockwise: Mission San Juan Bautista; the Pico-Boronda Adobe; José Castro House; Downtown San Juan Bautista; Jardines de San Juan. | |
| Motto: City of History | |
Location in San Benito County and the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 36°50′39″N 121°32′14″W / 36.84417°N 121.53722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Benito |
| Incorporated | May 4, 1896 |
| Named after | Saint John the Baptist |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Leslie Q. Jordan |
| • City Manager | Don Reynolds |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.79 sq mi (2.03 km2) |
| • Land | 0.79 sq mi (2.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 217 ft (66 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,089 |
| • Density | 2,680.25/sq mi (1,035.29/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95045 |
| Area code | 831 |
| FIPS code | 06-68014 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1659581, 2411792 |
| Website | www |
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San Juan Bautista (Spanish for "Saint John the Baptist") is a city in San Benito County, California, United States. The population was 2,089 as of the 2020 census. San Juan Bautista was founded in 1797 by the Spanish under Fermín de Lasuén, with the establishment of Mission San Juan Bautista. Following the Mexican secularization of 1833, the town was briefly known as San Juan de Castro and eventually incorporated in 1896. Today, San Juan is a popular tourist destination, as the home of the San Juan Bautista State Historic Park and other important historic sites, as well as cultural institutions like El Teatro Campesino.