Soquel | |
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Census-designated place | |
Soquel as seen from a hilltop in Anna Jean Cummings Park
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Location in Santa Cruz County and the state of California |
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Location in the United States | |
Coordinates: 36°59′13″N 121°56′44″W / 36.98694°N 121.94556°WCoordinates: 36°59′13″N 121°56′44″W / 36.98694°N 121.94556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Santa Cruz |
Area | |
• Total | 4.598 sq mi (11.909 km2) |
• Land | 4.598 sq mi (11.909 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 9,644 |
• Density | 2,100/sq mi (810/km2) |
Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
ZIP code | 95073 |
Area code | 831 |
FIPS code | 06-72688 |
GNIS feature IDs | 1659817, 2408757 |
Soquel /soʊˈkɛl/ is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California, United States approximately 75 miles (120 km) south of San Francisco, and forms part of the north coast of Monterey Bay. The population was 9,644 at the 2010 census.
Soquel is located at 36°59′13″N 121°56′44″W / 36.98694°N 121.94556°W (36.986991, -121.945636).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.6 square miles (11.9 km²), all of it land.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Soquel had a population of 9,644. The population density was 2,097.4 people per square mile (809.8/km²). The racial makeup of Soquel was 7,898 (81.9%) White, 85 (0.9%) African American, 71 (0.7%) Native American, 356 (3.7%) Asian, 21 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 693 (7.2%) from other races, and 520 (5.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,606 persons (16.7%).