Amesti | |
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census-designated place | |
Location in Santa Cruz County and the state of California |
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Location in the United States | |
Coordinates: 36°57′33″N 121°46′56″W / 36.95917°N 121.78222°WCoordinates: 36°57′33″N 121°46′56″W / 36.95917°N 121.78222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Santa Cruz |
Area | |
• Total | 3.056 sq mi (7.914 km2) |
• Land | 2.992 sq mi (7.748 km2) |
• Water | 0.064 sq mi (0.166 km2) 2.10% |
Elevation | 148 ft (45 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,478 |
• Density | 1,100/sq mi (440/km2) |
Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
ZIP code | 95076 |
Area code(s) | 831 |
FIPS code | 06-01651 |
GNIS feature ID | 1853375 |
Amesti is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The population was 3,478 at the 2010 census.
Amesti is named for José Amesti, a Basque who came to California in 1822, and who was the grantee of Rancho Los Corralitos.
Amesti is located at 36°57′33″N 121°46′56″W / 36.95917°N 121.78222°W (36.959210, -121.782131).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2), of which, 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (2.10%) is water.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Amesti had a population of 3,478. The population density was 1,138.2 people per square mile (439.5/km²). The racial makeup of Amesti was 1,889 (54.3%) White, 12 (0.3%) African American, 41 (1.2%) Native American, 89 (2.6%) Asian, 1,309 (37.6%) from other races, and 137 (3.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,273 persons (65.4%).