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Gilroy, California

Gilroy, California
City
City of Gilroy
Old City Hall in April 2014
Old City Hall in April 2014
Flag of Gilroy, California
Flag
Official seal of Gilroy, California
Seal
Nickname(s): "Garlic Capital of the Nation and World"
Location in Santa Clara County and the state of California
Location in Santa Clara County and the state of California
Gilroy, California is located in the US
Gilroy, California
Gilroy, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°0′43″N 121°34′48″W / 37.01194°N 121.58000°W / 37.01194; -121.58000Coordinates: 37°0′43″N 121°34′48″W / 37.01194°N 121.58000°W / 37.01194; -121.58000
Country  United States of America
State  California
County

Santa Clara


CSA San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland
Metro San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
Incorporated March 12, 1870
Named for John Gilroy
Government
 • Mayor Roland Velasco
 • City administrator Gabriel Gonzalez
Area
 • City 16.156 sq mi (41.845 km2)
 • Land 16.146 sq mi (41.819 km2)
 • Water 0.010 sq mi (0.027 km2)  0.06%
 • Metro 2,695 sq mi (6,979 km2)
Elevation 200 ft (61 m)
Population (April 1, 2010)
 • City 48,821
 • Estimate (July 1, 2015) 53,231
 • Density 3,000/sq mi (1,200/km2)
 • Metro 1,836,911
 • Metro density 680/sq mi (260/km2)
Time zone Pacific Time Zone (UTC−8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC−7)
ZIP codes 95020, 95021
Area code 408/669
FIPS code 06-29504
GNIS feature IDs 277523, 2410591
Website www.ci.gilroy.ca.us

Santa Clara

Gilroy /ˈɡɪl.rɔɪ/ is a city located in Northern California's Santa Clara County. The city's population was 48,821 at the 2010 United States Census.

Gilroy is well known for its garlic crop and for the annual Gilroy Garlic Festival, featuring various garlicky foods, including garlic ice cream. Gilroy also produces mushrooms in considerable quantity. Gilroy's nickname is "Garlic Capital of the World". Boutique wine production is a large part of Gilroy's western portion, mostly consisting of family estates around the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains to the west.

Spanish explorers led by Juan Bautista de Anza first passed through the Santa Clara Valley area in 1776, and in 1797 Mission San Juan Bautista was established near the Pajaro River. In 1809, Ygnacio Ortega was granted the 13,066-acre (5,288 ha) Spanish land concession Rancho San Ysidro. The village of San Ysidro (not to be confused with the present-day San Diego community) grew nearby, at the foot of Pacheco Pass which linked the El Camino Real and the Santa Clara Valley with the San Joaquin Valley. California's main exports at this time were hides and tallow, of which thousands of barrels were produced and shipped to the rest of New Spain. Trade and diplomatic intercourse with foreigners was strictly forbidden by the royal government but was quietly carried on by Californians desperate for luxury goods.


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