Live Oak, Santa Cruz County, California
| Live Oak | |
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| census-designated place | |
 Location in Santa Cruz County and the state of California |
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 Live Oak
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| Coordinates: 36°59′10″N 121°58′50″W / 36.98611°N 121.98056°WCoordinates: 36°59′10″N 121°58′50″W / 36.98611°N 121.98056°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Santa Cruz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.243 sq mi (8.398 km2) |
| • Land | 3.243 sq mi (8.398 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 102 ft (31 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 17,158 |
| • Density | 5,300/sq mi (2,000/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95062 |
| Area code(s) | 831 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Live Oak, Santa Cruz County, California | |
Live Oak is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California between the towns of Santa Cruz and Capitola. Live Oak sits at an elevation of 102 feet (31 m). The population was 17,158 at the 2010 census.
Live Oak is located at 36°58′53″N 121°58′50″W / 36.98139°N 121.98056°W (36.981363, -121.980476).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.4 km²), all of it land.
For several thousand years, the Awaswas-speaking Ohlone people inhabited the area from Half Moon Bay to Aptos, including the area now known as Live Oak. When missionaries established the Mission Santa Cruz in 1791, they noted "an area to the east of the San Lorenzo River "in sight of the Sea" that was crisscrossed by "steep gulches containing running water" and three "reed-lined" lagoons. Spanish colonial settlers, who later established the secular pueblo of Villa de Branciforte on the east side of the San Lorenzo, ran their herds of cattle and horses in the "common lands" of this area.
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