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Santa Clara County is a county located in California's San Francisco Bay Area. It is the site of Silicon Valley. As of 2000 it had a population of 1,682,585. The county seat is San Jose.
Santa Clara County was one of the original counties of California, formed in 1850 at the time of statehood. Part of the county's territory was given to Alameda County in 1853.
The county is named after Mission Santa Clara, which was established in 1777, and named for Saint Clare of Assisi, Italy. The name "Clare", or "Clara" means "clear" or "bright."
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,377 km˛ (1,304 mi˛This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 3,343 km˛ (1,291 mi˛) of it is land and 34 km˛ (13 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 1.02% water.
The county is bordered to the north-west by
San Mateo CountySan Mateo County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area. It covers most of the San Francisco Peninsula just south of San Francisco and north of Santa Clara County. San Francisco International Airport is located at the northern end of the county, to thesouth-west by Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County is a county located on the Pacific coast of California, just south of the San Francisco Bay Area. Its southern coast forms the north coast of Monterey Bay. As of 2000 its population is 255,602. The county seat is Santa Cruz. History Sant, to the north by Alameda County, to the east by Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County is a county located in California's California Central Valley, between Stockton and Fresno. As the price of housing increases in the San Francisco Bay Area, many commuters have begun to move to Stanislaus County. As of 2000 the populatio, to the south-east by Merced CountyMerced County is a county located in California's Central Valley, north of Fresno and southeast of San Jose. As of 2000 the population was 210,554. The county seat is Merced. The county is named after the Merced River. History Merced County was formed in, and to the south by San Benito CountySan Benito County is a county located in the California Coast Range Mountains south of San Jose. As of 2000 the population was 53,234. The county seat is Hollister. As housing costs have gone up in the San Francisco Bay Area, commuters have begun moving t.
The San Andreas FaultCalifornia The San Andreas Fault is a right-lateral strike-slip fault that spans a length of roughly 800 miles (1287 kilometers) through California. The San Andreas Fault marks a transform boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. runs along the Santa Cruz Mountains in the south of the county.
As of the census 2 of 2000, there are 1,682,585 people, 565,863 households, and 395,538 families residing in the county. The population density is 503/km˛ (1,304/mi˛). There are 579,329 housing units at an average density of 173/km˛ (449/mi˛). The racial makeup of the county is 53.83% White, 2.80% Black or African American, 0.67% Native American, 25.56% Asian, 0.34% Pacific Islander, 12.13% from other races, and 4.66% from two or more races. 23.98% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 565,863 households out of which 34.90% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.90% are married couples living together, 10.00% have a female householder with no husband present, and 30.10% are non-families. 21.40% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.90% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.92 and the average family size is 3.41.
In the county the population is spread out with 24.70% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 35.40% from 25 to 44, 21.00% from 45 to 64, and 9.50% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 102.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 101.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $74,335, and the median income for a family is $81,717. Males have a median income of $56,240 versus $40,574 for females. The per capita income for the county is $32,795. 7.50% of the population and 4.90% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 8.40% of those under the age of 18 and 6.40% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
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