Santa Monica
| Santa Monica, California | ||
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| City of Santa Monica | ||
Santa Monica's Ocean Avenue at sunset
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| Nickname(s): SaMo | ||
| Motto: Populus felix in urbe felice (Latin) (English: "Happy people in a happy city", or alternatively "Fortunate people in a fortunate land") |
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 Location in Los Angeles County and the state of California |
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 Santa Monica, California
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| Coordinates: 34°01′19″N 118°28′53″W / 34.02194°N 118.48139°WCoordinates: 34°01′19″N 118°28′53″W / 34.02194°N 118.48139°W | ||
| Country |  United States of America |
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 California
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 Los Angeles
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| Spanish encampment | August 3, 1769 | |
| Incorporated | November 30, 1886 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Council–manager | |
| • Mayor | Tony Vazquez | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 8.416 sq mi (21.80 km2) | |
| • Land | 8.415 sq mi (21.79 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2) | |
| Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) | |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | ||
| • Total | 89,736 | |
| • Estimate (2013) | 92,472 | |
| • Density | 11,000/sq mi (4,100/km2) | |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) | |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | |
| ZIP codes | 90401–90411 | |
| Area codes | 310/424 | |
| FIPS code | 06-70000 | |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652792, 2411825 | |
| Website | www |
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Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is bordered on three sides by the city of Los Angeles – Pacific Palisades to the north, Brentwood on the northeast, Sawtelle on the east, Mar Vista on the southeast, and Venice on the south. The Census Bureau population for Santa Monica in 2010 was 89,736.
Due in part to an agreeable climate, Santa Monica became a famed resort town by the early 20th century. The city has experienced a boom since the late 1980s through the revitalization of its downtown core, significant job growth and increased tourism. The Santa Monica Pier remains a popular and iconic destination.
Santa Monica was long inhabited by the Tongva people. Santa Monica was called Kecheek in the Tongva language. The first non-indigenous group to set foot in the area was the party of explorer Gaspar de Portolà, who camped near the present day intersection of Barrington and Ohio Avenues on August 3, 1769. Named after the Christian saint Monica, there are two different accounts of how the city's name came to be. One says that it was named in honor of the feast day of Saint Monica (mother of Saint Augustine), but her feast day is actually May 4. Another version says that it was named by Juan Crespí on account of a pair of springs, the Kuruvungna Springs (Serra Springs), that were reminiscent of the tears that Saint Monica shed over her son's early impiety.
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