Greenfield, California
| City of Greenfield | |
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Aerial View of Greenfield
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| Nickname(s): Broccoli Capital of The World | |
| Motto: "Where Historic El Camino Real Meets Monterey Wine Country." | |
 Location in Monterey County and the state of California |
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 City of Greenfield
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| Coordinates: 36°19′15″N 121°14′38″W / 36.32083°N 121.24389°WCoordinates: 36°19′15″N 121°14′38″W / 36.32083°N 121.24389°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Monterey |
| Incorporated | January 7, 1947 |
| Named for | Edward Greenfield |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | John Huerta, Jr. |
| • State senator | Anthony Cannella (R) |
| • Assemblymember | Anna Caballero (D) |
| • U. S. rep. | Jimmy Panetta (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.135 sq mi (5.530 km2) |
| • Land | 2.135 sq mi (5.530 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 289 ft (88 m) |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |
| • Total | 16,330 |
| • Estimate (2013) | 16,869 |
| • Density | 7,600/sq mi (3,000/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 93927 |
| Area code(s) | 831 |
| FIPS code | 06-30994 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660698, 2410657 |
| Website | ci |
Greenfield (formerly, Clarke Colony) is a city in Monterey County, California, United States. Greenfield is located in the Salinas Valley, 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Salinas, at an elevation of 289 feet (88 m). The city was the fastest growing in the county during the 2000s, the population was 12,583 in 2000, increasing to 16,330 in the 2010 census. Its most well-known public event is the annual Harvest Festival. Greenfield is a member of the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments.
John S. Clarke and other promoters laid out the town from 1902 to 1905 on part of the Rancho Arroyo Seco Mexican land grant, created by a subdivision of 4,000 acres (1,600 ha). The Clark Colony Water Company, which became the organization for water distribution, filled the city with water from the nearby Arroyo Seco AVA was formed in April 1905. The organized water canal system and ideal growing conditions attracted people of Danish, Swiss and other nationalities from surrounding areas to settle in Greenfield. Today, the Clark Colony Water Company still holds 1916 Prior Rights guaranteeing delivery to its members a certain amount of water from the Arroyo Seco River before any other agencies. In 1906, the district purchased a lot from Edward Greenfield along with two adjacent to the Arroyo Seco Development Company. Clark Colony evolved into Clark City and was eventually renamed Greenfield, in honor of Mr. Greenfield., after the United States Postal Service informed the City that there were too many "Clark Cities" in the state. Greenfield was recognized as a municipality by the State legislature and incorporated on January 7, 1947. Greenfield's first Mayor was Tom Rogers.
The city of Greenfield is located in the heart of the Salinas Valley, formed by the Gabilan Mountains range to the east and the Santa Lucia Mountains range to the west. Greenfield is, approximately 135 miles south of San Francisco, 95 miles south of San Jose and 60 miles north of Paso Robles.
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