Bonny Doon, California
| Bonny Doon | |
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| census-designated place | |
 Bonny Doon
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| Coordinates: 37°02′37″N 122°08′13″W / 37.04361°N 122.13694°WCoordinates: 37°02′37″N 122°08′13″W / 37.04361°N 122.13694°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Santa Cruz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.688 sq mi (43.223 km2) |
| • Land | 16.688 sq mi (43.223 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 1,476 ft (450 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,678 |
| • Density | 160/sq mi (62/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| GNIS feature ID | 2582948 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bonny Doon, California | |
Bonny Doon is a census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California. It is situated northwest of the city of Santa Cruz, considered part of the southern San Francisco Bay Area or northern Monterey Bay Area. Bonny Doon's population was 2,678, as reported by the 2010 United States Census.
It was founded in the 1850s as a logging camp. The current name can be attested back to 1902: John Burns, a Scotsman living in Santa Cruz, named Bonny Doon after a line in the Robert Burns' song "The Banks O' Doon". The line is: "Ye banks and braes o' bonnie Doon...", and refers back to the Doon River in Scotland. Evidence of 2,600 years of occupation by Native Americans has been found in the area.
Bonny Doon has no city center or commercial shops, but features several wineries, a church, two fire stations, a lavender farm, an ecological reserve, an elementary school, and a private-use airport. A beach of the same name is nearby.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 16.7 square miles (43.2 km²), all of it land. The area sits at an elevation of 1,476 feet (450 m).
The area is on a slope with higher elevations in redwood forest or maritime chaparral, and lower elevations descending into the coastal zone, which is occupied by grasslands. There are ocean views from parts of the area on days when fog is not present. The University of California, Santa Cruz is close to the area, just down Empire Grade, so Bonny Doon is popular with people who work there or those who work from home and telecommute. Even though it is an outlying area, DSL, Cable Modem and television service are available; mobile phone service, however, is very limited due to the mountainous terrain and myriad trees.
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