Del Monte Forest, California
| Del Monte Forest | |
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| census-designated place | |
 Location in Monterey County and the state of California |
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 Del Monte Forest
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| Coordinates: 36°35′11″N 121°56′51″W / 36.58639°N 121.94750°WCoordinates: 36°35′11″N 121°56′51″W / 36.58639°N 121.94750°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Monterey |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Bill Monning (D) |
| • Assemblymember | Mark Stone (D) |
| • U. S. rep. | Jimmy Panetta (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.646 sq mi (27.573 km2) |
| • Land | 8.034 sq mi (20.807 km2) |
| • Water | 2.612 sq mi (6.766 km2) 24.54% |
| Elevation | 207 ft (63 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,514 |
| • Density | 420/sq mi (160/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 93953 |
| Area code(s) | 831 |
| FIPS code | 06-18590 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1867013 |
Del Monte Forest is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Monterey County, California. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 4,514, down from 4,532 at the 2000 census. The census area includes the separate well-known community of Pebble Beach. Alternatively Del Monte Forest is a habitat area of the same location, which originally occupied considerably more area prior to urban development of the 20th century. The forest is dominated by Monterey Pine, but also contains other important tree species and a variety of rare and endangered plant species.
Del Monte Forest is located at 36°35'11" North, 121°56'51" West.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Del Monte Forest has a total area of 10.6 square miles (27 km2), of which, 8.0 square miles (21 km2) of it is land and 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2) of it is water. The total area is 24.54% water.
This location is a habitat for a number of limited range and endangered species.
The Del Monte Forest was originally part of the resort complex of the Hotel del Monte in Monterey, California. The resort hotel was built by Charles Crocker, one of the California's Big Four railroad barons, through Southern Pacific Railroad's property division, Pacific Improvement Company (PIC). The hotel first opened on June 10, 1880.Samuel Finley Brown Morse formed the Del Monte Properties Company on February 27, 1919, and acquired the extensive holdings of the PIC, which included the Del Monte Forest, the Del Monte Lodge (since renamed the Lodge at Pebble Beach) and the Hotel Del Monte. The actual hotel building and surrounding grounds was acquired by the United States Navy after World War II to be the Navy's new location of the Naval Postgraduate School.
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