Mount Hermon, California
| Mount Hermon | |
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| Census-designated place & unincorporated community | |
Cross on the summit of Mount Hermon
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 Mount Hermon
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| Coordinates: 37°3′4″N 122°3′27″W / 37.05111°N 122.05750°WCoordinates: 37°3′4″N 122°3′27″W / 37.05111°N 122.05750°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Santa Cruz County |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.889 sq mi (2.303 km2) |
| • Land | 0.889 sq mi (2.303 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 584 ft (178 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,037 |
| • Density | 1,200/sq mi (450/km2) |
| ZIP code | 95041 |
| Area code(s) | 831 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Hermon, California | |
Mount Hermon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California.
In 1841, California's first water-powered sawmill was built at the junction of Bean Creek and Zayante Creek by Peter Lassen, Isaac Graham, J. Majors, and F. Hoeger.
Mount Hermon, known as "Tuxedo Junction" prior to 1906, was a stop on the South Coast Pacific Railroad from Alameda to Santa Cruz. Hotel Tuxedo was on the property; the hotel was purchased and renamed the Zayante Inn on April 14, 1906, by a group which later became the Mount Hermon Association, Inc. Five ladies of the group were entrusted with the selection of a new name for the area, and they choose that of the peak in the Holy Land. The land was to be used as a Christian retreat center, whose dedication day, known as "The Great Day", was July 22, 1906; the event was held at the Zayante Inn with 1400 people in attendance. Speaking at the dedication was Dr. Reuben A. Torrey, President of the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois.
The Zayante Inn and surrounding cottages were destroyed by fire on April 18, 1921. At the site, the Mount Hermon Christian Conference Center, with three separate facilities, operates on much of the original property. There are also several hundred privately owned homes, the Mount Hermon post office, and a bookstore.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), all of it land.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Mount Hermon had a population of 1,037. The population density was 1,166.3 people per square mile (450.3/km²). The racial makeup of Mount Hermon was 964 (93.0%) White, 6 (0.6%) African American, 3 (0.3%) Native American, 14 (1.4%) Asian, 1 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 18 (1.7%) from other races, and 31 (3.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 83 persons (8.0%).
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