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Santa Clarita, California

Santa Clarita, California
City
City of Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita's Canyon Country in September 2008.
Santa Clarita's Canyon Country in September 2008.
Flag of Santa Clarita, California
Flag
Official seal of Santa Clarita, California
Seal
Location of Santa Clarita in California and Los Angeles County
Location of Santa Clarita in California and Los Angeles County
Santa Clarita is located in the US
Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°25′00″N 118°30′23″W / 34.41667°N 118.50639°W / 34.41667; -118.50639
Country  United States
State  California
County Los Angeles
Incorporated December 15, 1987
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
 • Mayor Cameron Smyth
 • Mayor Pro-Tem Laurene Weste
 • City council Bob Kellar
Marsha McLean
Bill Miranda
 • City manager Ken Striplin
Area
 • City 64.4 sq mi (166.79 km2)
 • Land 64.34 sq mi (166.64 km2)
 • Water 0.06 sq mi (0.155 km2)  0.099%
Elevation 1,207 ft (368 m)
Population (January 1, 2016)
 • City 219,611
 • Rank 3rd in Los Angeles County
24th in California
 • Density 3,400/sq mi (1,300/km2)
 • Metro 13,155,788
Demonym(s) Santa Claritan
Time zone Pacific (UTC−08:00)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC−07:00)
ZIP codes 91310, 91321–91322, 91350–91351, 91354–91355, 91380–91387, 91390
Area code 661
FIPS code 06-69088
GNIS feature IDs 1662338, 2411819
Website www.santa-clarita.com

Santa Clarita, officially the City of Santa Clarita, is the third largest city in Los Angeles County, California, and the seventeenth largest in the state of California. The city has annexed a number of unincorporated areas, contributing to the large population increase. It is located about 35 miles (56 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles, and occupies most of the Santa Clarita Valley. It is a notable example of a U.S. edge city or boomburb. Santa Clarita was ranked by Money magazine in 2006 as 18th of the top 100 places to live.

Santa Clarita was incorporated in December 1987 as the union of four unincorporated communities, Canyon Country, Newhall, Saugus, and Valencia, all of which are situated on the land of the former Rancho San Francisco. The four communities retain separate identities, and it is common for residents to refer to a specific neighborhood when asked where they are from. Santa Clarita is bounded on the west by the Golden State Freeway (I-5). The Antelope Valley Freeway (SR-14) runs northeast-southwest through an irregular east border, and the Newhall Pass is the city's southernmost point.

Santa Clarita is often associated with the Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park, though the park is located just outside the city limits, and the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), located in Valencia.

Santa Clarita was incorporated in December 1987, but its history stretches back several centuries. About AD 450, the Tataviam arrived, numbering around 2,000 at their zenith.


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