Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica, California | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: SaMo | |
| Motto(s): Populus felix in urbe felice (Latin for 'Happy people in a happy city' / 'Fortunate people in a fortunate land') | |
| Coordinates: 34°01′19″N 118°28′53″W / 34.02194°N 118.48139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Spanish encampment | August 3, 1769 |
| Incorporated | November 30, 1886 |
| Named after | Saint Monica |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Lana Negrete (D) |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Caroline Torosis |
| • City Council | Jesse Zwick Dan Hall Ellis Raskin Barry Snell Natalya Zernitskaya |
| • City Manager | David White |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.00 sq mi (41.43 km2) |
| • Land | 8.41 sq mi (21.80 km2) |
| • Water | 7.58 sq mi (19.64 km2) |
| Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 93,076 |
| • Rank | 92nd in California |
| • Density | 11,067/sq mi (4,273/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 90401–90411 |
| Area codes | 310/424 |
| FIPS code | 06-70000 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652792, 2411825 |
| Website | santamonica |
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Santa Monica (Spanish for 'Saint Monica'; Spanish: Santa Mónica) is a city in Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 U.S. census population was 93,076. Santa Monica is a popular resort town, owing to its climate, beaches, and hospitality industry. It has a diverse economy, hosting headquarters of companies such as Hulu, Activision Blizzard, Universal Music Group, Starz Entertainment, Lionsgate Studios, Illumination and The Recording Academy.
Santa Monica traces its history to Rancho San Vicente y Santa Mónica, granted in 1839 to the Sepúlveda family of California. The rancho was later sold to John P. Jones and Robert Baker, who in 1875, along with his Californio heiress wife Arcadia Bandini de Stearns Baker, founded Santa Monica, which incorporated as a city in 1886. The city developed into a seaside resort during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with the creation of tourist attractions such as Palisades Park, the Santa Monica Pier, Ocean Park, and the Hotel Casa del Mar.