Santa Cruz County, California

Santa Cruz County, California
County
County of Santa Cruz
Images, from top down, left to right: The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in 2005, a walkway through redwood groves in Big Basin Redwoods State Park, the Roaring Camp and Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad in 2008, Downtown Watsonville in 2010, Davenport Beach in 2006.
Flag Seal
Location in the state of California
California's location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°02′N 122°01′W / 37.03°N 122.01°WCoordinates: 37°02′N 122°01′W / 37.03°N 122.01°W
Country	United States of America
State	California
Region	Central Coast
CSA	San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland
Incorporated	February 18, 1850[1]
County seat	Santa Cruz
Largest city	Santa Cruz
Area
• Total	607 sq mi (1,570 km^2)
• Land	445 sq mi (1,150 km^2)
• Water	162 sq mi (420 km^2)
Highest elevation[2]	3,234 ft (986 m)
Population (April 1, 2010)[3]
• Total	262,382
• Estimate (2015)[3]	274,146
• Density	430/sq mi (170/km^2)
Time zone	Pacific Time Zone (UTC-8)
• Summer (DST)	Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)
Area code	831
FIPS code	06-087
GNIS feature ID	277308
Website	www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us

Santa Cruz County, California, officially the County of Santa Cruz, is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 262,382.^[3] The county seat is Santa Cruz.^[4]

Santa Cruz County comprises the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area. The county is located on the California Central Coast,^[5] south of the San Francisco Bay Area region. The county forms the northern coast of the Monterey Bay, with Monterey County forming the southern coast.

History

Santa Cruz County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. In the original act, the county was given the name of "Branciforte" after the Spanish pueblo founded there in 1797. A major watercourse in the county, Branciforte Creek, still bears this name. Less than two months later on April 5, 1850,^[6] the name was changed to "Santa Cruz" ("Holy Cross").

Mission Santa Cruz, established in 1791 and completed in 1794, was destroyed by an earthquake in 1857, but a smaller-scale replica was erected in 1931.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 607 square miles (1,570 km²), of which 445 square miles (1,150 km²) is land and 162 square miles (420 km²) (27%) is water.^[7] It is the second-smallest county in California by land area and third-smallest by total area. Of California's counties, only San Francisco is physically smaller.

The county is a strip about 10 miles (16 km) wide between the coast and the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains at the northern end of the Monterey Bay. It can be divided roughly into four regions: the rugged "north coast"; the urban City of Santa Cruz, Soquel, Capitola, and Aptos; mountainous Bonny Doon, San Lorenzo River Valley; and the fertile "south county", including Watsonville and Corralitos. Agriculture is concentrated in the coastal lowlands of the county's northern and southern ends. Most of the coastline is flanked by cliffs.

Santa Cruz Coast

Flora and fauna

Santa Cruz County is home to the following threatened or endangered species:^[8]

• California clapper rail - endangered (1970^[9]
• California red-legged frog - threatened (1996)^[10]
• California tiger salamander - Central California DPS, threatened (2004)^[11]
• Coho salmon - Central California Coast ESU is endangered (2005)^[12]
• Marbled murrelet - threatened (1992)^[13]
• Mount Hermon June beetle - endangered (1997)^[14]
• Ohlone tiger beetle - endangered (2001)^[15]
• San Francisco garter snake - endangered (1967)^[16]
• Santa Cruz long-toed salamander - endangered (1967)^[17]
• Santa Cruz tarweed - threatened (2000)
• Smith's blue butterfly - endangered (1976)
• Southern sea otter - threatened (1977)^[18]
• Steelhead - Central California Coast DPS is threatened (2011)^[19]
• Tidewater goby - endangered (1994)
• Western snowy plover - threatened (1993)
• Yellow-billed cuckoo - threatened (2014)^[20]
• Zayante band-winged grasshopper - endangered (1997)^[21]

Año Nuevo State Marine Conservation Area, Greyhound Rock State Marine Conservation Area and Natural Bridges State Marine Reserve are marine protected areas off the coast of Santa Cruz County. Like underwater parks, these marine protected areas help conserve ocean wildlife and marine ecosystems.

Adjacent counties

Santa Cruz

Santa Clara

San
Mateo

San
Benito

Monterey

Pacific
Ocean

Monterey
Bay

Counties and bodies of water adjacent to Santa Cruz County, California

Demographics

2011

Population, race, and income
Total population[22]	259,402
White[22]	214,231	82.6%
Black or African American[22]	2,558	1.0%
American Indian or Alaska Native[22]	1,237	0.5%
Asian[22]	10,816	4.2%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander[22]	390	0.2%
Some other race[22]	20,069	7.7%
Two or more races[22]	10,101	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)[23]	81,507	31.4%
Per capita income[24]	$32,975
Median household income[25]	$66,030
Median family income[26]	$80,572

Places by population, race, and income

Places by population and race
Place	Type[27]	Population[22]	White[22]	Other[22] [note 1]	Asian[22]	Black or African American[22]	Native American[22] [note 2]	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)[23]
Amesti	CDP	3,599	96.0%	3.3%	0.4%	0.0%	0.3%	69.5%
Aptos	CDP	6,121	91.9%	2.3%	3.8%	1.6%	0.5%	14.9%
Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley	CDP	2,557	97.2%	2.0%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%	29.8%
Ben Lomond	CDP	6,493	96.0%	2.7%	1.2%	0.0%	0.0%	6.4%
Bonny Doon	CDP	2,342	89.9%	4.1%	2.1%	2.2%	1.8%	5.5%
Boulder Creek	CDP	5,337	93.1%	5.3%	1.6%	0.0%	0.0%	4.0%
Brookdale	CDP	1,723	98.3%	0.6%	1.0%	0.0%	0.0%	14.3%
Capitola	City	9,864	85.9%	9.6%	2.3%	1.1%	1.1%	22.3%
Corralitos	CDP	2,439	83.8%	14.4%	1.0%	0.8%	0.0%	24.4%
Davenport	CDP	271	90.0%	7.0%	1.1%	1.8%	0.0%	25.8%
Day Valley	CDP	3,662	89.5%	8.7%	0.9%	0.0%	1.0%	11.6%
Felton	CDP	4,534	88.9%	1.9%	4.9%	1.4%	2.9%	3.4%
Freedom	CDP	3,078	51.5%	43.9%	4.1%	0.0%	0.5%	66.4%
Interlaken	CDP	7,002	73.5%	22.2%	3.8%	0.4%	0.1%	72.5%
La Selva Beach	CDP	2,597	95.0%	1.2%	3.2%	0.7%	0.0%	5.2%
Live Oak	CDP	16,550	79.8%	12.6%	6.6%	0.6%	0.4%	28.2%
Lompico	CDP	931	87.3%	8.6%	4.1%	0.0%	0.0%	10.0%
Mount Hermon	CDP	1,017	97.7%	0.9%	0.8%	0.0%	0.6%	28.0%
Pajaro Dunes	CDP	243	90.9%	0.0%	5.8%	3.3%	0.0%	0.0%
Paradise Park	CDP	413	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Pasatiempo	CDP	1,201	89.9%	4.8%	4.4%	0.0%	0.8%	11.2%
Pleasure Point	CDP	5,195	84.3%	12.3%	2.1%	0.7%	0.7%	21.1%
Rio del Mar	CDP	9,200	94.1%	3.0%	2.0%	0.8%	0.1%	7.8%
Santa Cruz	City	59,022	81.8%	8.4%	6.4%	2.4%	1.0%	18.1%
Scotts Valley	City	11,480	83.4%	7.7%	7.2%	1.0%	0.9%	8.9%
Seacliff	CDP	3,141	84.3%	8.2%	6.4%	1.0%	0.1%	27.2%
Soquel	CDP	9,474	85.2%	10.4%	4.1%	0.0%	0.3%	17.6%
Twin Lakes	CDP	5,023	84.8%	8.8%	3.2%	2.6%	0.6%	16.3%
Watsonville	City	50,291	70.7%	25.1%	3.6%	0.1%	0.5%	80.1%
Zayante	CDP	781	97.6%	2.4%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	14.1%

Places by population and income
Place	Type[27]	Population[28]	Per capita income[24]	Median household income[25]	Median family income[26]
Amesti	CDP	3,599	$17,282	$45,696	$47,734
Aptos	CDP	6,121	$39,867	$76,862	$87,854
Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley	CDP	2,557	$35,232	$76,743	$85,313
Ben Lomond	CDP	6,493	$39,584	$87,300	$98,623
Bonny Doon	CDP	2,342	$43,428	$90,147	$108,015
Boulder Creek	CDP	5,337	$41,960	$81,111	$93,185
Brookdale	CDP	1,723	$53,246	$98,333	$102,668
Capitola	City	9,864	$33,864	$50,696	$65,625
Corralitos	CDP	2,439	$27,548	$78,427	$83,661
Davenport	CDP	271	$35,831	$61,563	$97,344
Day Valley	CDP	3,662	$39,815	$87,969	$105,064
Felton	CDP	4,534	$36,438	$75,250	$88,320
Freedom	CDP	3,078	$18,466	$48,958	$58,839
Interlaken	CDP	7,002	$18,618	$59,335	$59,738
La Selva Beach	CDP	2,597	$41,203	$76,589	$92,955
Live Oak	CDP	16,550	$30,080	$61,515	$71,859
Lompico	CDP	931	$36,112	$83,375	$94,191
Mount Hermon	CDP	1,017	$34,723	$57,951	$59,464
Pajaro Dunes	CDP	243	$109,776	$90,938	$76,250
Paradise Park	CDP	413	$28,062	$42,266	$59,306
Pasatiempo	CDP	1,201	$73,534	$115,938	$96,964
Pleasure Point	CDP	5,195	$39,237	$64,139	$70,000
Rio del Mar	CDP	9,200	$49,351	$88,620	$116,532
Santa Cruz	City	59,022	$31,898	$63,110	$87,516
Scotts Valley	City	11,480	$43,966	$99,076	$113,972
Seacliff	CDP	3,141	$33,996	$57,450	$66,089
Soquel	CDP	9,474	$41,599	$69,676	$82,159
Twin Lakes	CDP	5,023	$33,362	$49,335	$79,800
Watsonville	City	50,291	$16,407	$46,073	$49,550
Zayante	CDP	781	$32,983	$64,028	$96,528

2010

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1850	643		—
1860	4,944		668.9%
1870	8,743		76.8%
1880	12,802		46.4%
1890	19,270		50.5%
1900	21,512		11.6%
1910	26,140		21.5%
1920	26,269		0.5%
1930	37,433		42.5%
1940	45,057		20.4%
1950	66,534		47.7%
1960	84,219		26.6%
1970	123,790		47.0%
1980	188,141		52.0%
1990	229,734		22.1%
2000	255,602		11.3%
2010	262,382		2.7%
Est. 2015	274,146		4.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[29] 1790–1960[30] 1900–1990[31] 1990–2000[32] 2010–2015[3]

The 2010 United States Census reported that Santa Cruz County had a population of 262,382. The racial makeup of Santa Cruz County was 190,208 (72.5%) White, 2,766 (1.1%) African American, 2,253 (0.9%) Native American, 11,112 (4.2%) Asian, 349 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 43,376 (16.5%) from other races, and 12,318 (4.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 84,092 persons (32.0%).^[33]

Population reported at 2010 United States Census
The County	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Santa Cruz County	262,382	190,208	2,766	2,253	11,112	349	43,376	12,318	84,092
Incorporated cities and towns	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Capitola	9,918	7,963	123	59	424	10	869	470	1,957
Santa Cruz	59,946	44,661	1,071	440	4,591	108	5,673	3,402	11,624
Scotts Valley	11,580	9,958	101	57	590	18	292	564	1,158
Watsonville	51,199	22,399	358	629	1,664	40	23,844	2,265	41,656
Census-designated places	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Amesti	3,478	1,889	12	41	89	1	1,309	137	2,273
Aptos	6,220	5,420	58	43	247	8	175	269	611
Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley	2,381	1,936	12	5	55	1	295	77	541
Ben Lomond	6,234	5,692	32	51	70	11	98	280	515
Bonny Doon	2,678	2,474	9	15	51	5	48	76	168
Boulder Creek	4,923	4,429	54	31	81	5	119	204	366
Brookdale	1,991	1,790	9	12	19	8	66	87	202
Corralitos	2,326	1,980	16	12	48	1	190	79	532
Davenport	408	272	6	5	12	0	82	31	172
Day Valley	3,409	2,898	20	23	85	4	208	171	470
Felton	4,057	3,691	25	29	69	11	60	172	283
Freedom	3,070	1,452	44	31	100	0	1,285	158	2,170
Interlaken	7,321	3,856	58	128	302	2	2,573	402	5,261
La Selva Beach	2,843	2,399	27	23	116	3	146	129	372
Live Oak	17,158	12,636	240	171	773	41	2,444	853	4,796
Lompico	1,137	1,005	6	12	21	4	25	64	115
Mount Hermon	1,037	964	6	3	14	1	18	31	83
Pajaro Dunes	144	92	0	0	6	0	45	1	54
Paradise Park	389	371	2	3	3	0	4	6	15
Pasatiempo	1,041	925	5	6	34	1	22	48	85
Pleasure Point	5,846	4,847	63	45	144	5	506	236	1,140
Rio del Mar	9,216	8,310	61	50	313	7	188	287	899
Seacliff	3,267	2,758	28	40	100	4	189	148	482
Soquel	9,644	7,898	85	71	356	21	693	520	1,606
Twin Lakes	4,917	3,900	70	61	126	8	534	218	1,109
Zayante	705	647	10	6	4	0	18	20	57
Unincorporated communities	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
All others not CDPs (combined)	23,899	20,696	155	151	605	21	1,358	913	3,320

2000

As of the census^[34] of 2000, there were 255,602 people, 91,139 households, and 57,144 families residing in the county. The population density was 574 people per square mile (222/km²). There were 98,873 housing units at an average density of 222 per square mile (86/km²).

There were 91,139 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $53,998, and the median income for a family was $61,941. Males had a median income of $46,291 versus $33,514 for females. The per capita income for the county was $26,396. About 6.7% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.50% of those under age 18 and 6.30% of those age 65 or over.

Santa Cruz county residents tend to be well-educated. 38.3% of residents age 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree at least, significantly higher than the national average of 27.2% and the state average of 29.5%.^[35][36]

Politics

Santa Cruz County vote
by party in presidential elections

Year	GOP	DEM	Others
2012	20.0% 24,047	75.6% 90,805	4.4% 5,243
2008	19.9% 25,244	77.5% 98,745	2.9% 3,747
2004	24.9% 30,354	73.0% 89,102	2.2% 2,628
2000	27.3% 29,627	61.5% 66,618	11.2% 12,105
1996	26.9% 27,766	56.5% 58,250	16.5% 17,046
1992	21.9% 24,916	58.1% 66,183	20.1% 22,893
1988	36.8% 37,728	61.5% 63,133	1.7% 1,750
1984	45.2% 41,652	53.3% 49,091	1.5% 1,404
1980	43.5% 37,347	37.7% 32,346	18.8% 16,111
1976	43.1% 31,872	51.1% 37,772	5.9% 4,325
1972	49.9% 34,799	46.4% 32,336	3.8% 2,624
1968	50.8% 25,365	41.0% 20,492	8.2% 4,087
1964	41.3% 18,836	58.5% 26,714	0.2% 94
1960	59.6% 24,858	40.0% 16,659	0.5% 187
1956	63.6% 22,109	36.2% 12,574	0.3% 93
1952	67.1% 24,353	31.8% 11,536	1.1% 391
1948	57.7% 15,395	37.0% 9,862	5.4% 1,433
1944	53.8% 11,102	45.3% 9,357	0.9% 178
1940	50.9% 11,453	47.5% 10,683	1.6% 350
1936	46.1% 8,260	52.1% 9,326	1.8% 322
1932	40.1% 6,005	55.0% 8,246	4.9% 739
1928	68.5% 8,275	30.5% 3,688	0.9% 112
1924	60.8% 5,402	9.0% 801	30.1% 2,676
1920	66.3% 5,285	24.5% 1,957	9.2% 732

Santa Cruz County was a Republican stronghold for most of the 20th century; from 1920 to 1972 the only Democrats to carry Santa Cruz were Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 and 1936 and Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. But the opening of UCSC in 1965 caused the county's political landscape to dramatically change. Today, it is a strongly Democratic county in presidential and congressional elections. The last Republican to carry the county was Ronald Reagan in 1980, and the last Republican to win a majority in the county was Richard Nixon in 1968. The last Republican to represent a significant portion of Santa Cruz in Congress was Burt L. Talcott, who was defeated in 1976 by Leon Panetta.^[37]

Santa Cruz County is split between California's 18th and 20th congressional districts, represented by Anna Eshoo (D–Atherton) and Sam Farr (D–Carmel), respectively.^[38]

In the State Assembly, Santa Cruz County is split between the 29th and 30th Assembly districts, represented by Democrat Mark Stone and Democrat Luis Alejo, respectively. In the State Senate, Santa Cruz County is entirely in the 17th Senate District, represented by Democrat Bill Monning.

In 2008, 71.4% of voters in Santa Cruz County voted against Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to ban same-gender marriages.

Voter registration

Population and registered voters
Total population[22]	259,402
Registered voters[39][note 3]	158,244	61.0%
Democratic[39]	85,812	54.2%
Republican[39]	26,051	16.5%
Democratic–Republican spread[39]	+59,761	+37.7%
Independent[39]	3,699	2.3%
Green[39]	3,145	2.0%
Libertarian[39]	1,388	0.9%
Peace and Freedom[39]	555	0.4%
Americans Elect[39]	4	0.0%
Other[39]	1,483	0.9%
No party preference[39]	36,107	22.8%

Cities by population and voter registration

Cities by population and voter registration
City	Population[22]	Registered voters[39] [note 3]	Democratic[39]	Republican[39]	D–R spread[39]	Other[39]	No party preference[39]
Capitola	9,864	64.7%	53.8%	17.1%	+36.7%	8.8%	22.8%
Santa Cruz	59,022	72.6%	58.8%	8.9%	+49.9%	9.2%	25.1%
Scotts Valley	11,480	66.7%	42.1%	30.5%	+11.6%	8.7%	21.7%
Watsonville	50,291	32.0%	64.2%	12.4%	+51.8%	5.3%	19.8%

Crime

The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense.

Population and crime rates
Population[22]	259,402
Violent crime[40]	1,215	4.68
Homicide[40]	10	0.04
Forcible rape[40]	79	0.30
Robbery[40]	222	0.86
Aggravated assault[40]	904	3.48
Property crime[40]	4,805	18.52
Burglary[40]	1,732	6.68
Larceny-theft[40][note 4]	6,480	24.98
Motor vehicle theft[40]	847	3.27
Arson[40]	67	0.26

Cities by population and crime rates

Cities by population and crime rates
City	Population[41]	Violent crimes[41]	Violent crime rate per 1,000 persons	Property crimes[41]	Property crime rate per 1,000 persons
Capitola	10,085	47	4.66	541	53.64
Santa Cruz	60,902	433	7.11	3,585	58.87
Scotts Valley	11,775	16	1.36	325	27.60
Watsonville	52,064	252	4.84	1,585	30.44

Economy

Top employers

According to the County's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,^[42] the top employers in the county are:

#	Employer	# of Employees
1	University of California, Santa Cruz	1,000-4,999
2	Pajaro Valley Unified School District	1,000-4,999
3	County of Santa Cruz	1,000-4,999
4	Dominican Hospital	1,000-4,999
5	Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk	1,000-4,999
6	Cabrillo College	500-999
7	Santa Cruz City School District	500-999
8	City of Santa Cruz	500-999
9	Seagate Technology	500-999
10	Watsonville Community Hospital	500-999
11	West Marine	500-999
12	Plantronics	500-999

Winemaking and wineries

Vineyard in the Santa Cruz Mountains

Winemaking—both the growing of the grapes and their vinting—is an important part of the economic and cultural life of Santa Cruz County. The wines of the David Bruce Winery and Ridge Vineyards were selected for tasting in the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 (Tabor, p.167-169).

Education

Four-year universities

• University of California, Santa Cruz (public) in Santa Cruz, California
• Bethany University (private, now defunct)^[43] in Scotts Valley, California

Two-year college

• Cabrillo College (public) in Aptos, California

Transportation

Major highways

• State Route 1
• State Route 9
• State Route 17
• State Route 35
• State Route 129
• State Route 152
• State Route 236

County routes

• County Route G12

Public transportation

Santa Cruz County is served by the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District bus system.

An Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach "Highway 17 Express" bus between Santa Cruz and San Jose is jointly operated by Amtrak, the SCMTD and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Greyhound Lines bus service also serves Santa Cruz County.

Airports

Watsonville Municipal Airport is a public general aviation airport. There are two air carriers based at the airport offering on-demand air charter:

• AirMonterey, LLC^[44] (Corporate Aircraft)
• Specialized Helicopters, LLC^[45] (Helicopters)

There is a notable private airport, Monterey Bay Academy Airport, which is a former military base.

The nearest airports for scheduled commercial travel include San Jose International Airport, Monterey Regional Airport, San Francisco International Airport, and Oakland International Airport.

Communities

Cities

• Capitola
• Santa Cruz (county seat)
• Scotts Valley
• Watsonville

Census-designated places

• Amesti
• Aptos
• Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley
• Ben Lomond
• Bonny Doon
• Boulder Creek
• Brookdale
• Corralitos
• Davenport
• Day Valley
• Felton
• Freedom
• Interlaken
• La Selva Beach
• Live Oak
• Lompico
• Mount Hermon
• Pajaro Dunes
• Paradise Park
• Pasatiempo
• Pleasure Point
• Rio del Mar
• Seacliff
• Soquel
• Twin Lakes
• Zayante

Unincorporated community

• Opal Cliffs

See also

• Hiking trails in Santa Cruz County
• List of museums in the California Central Coast
• List of school districts in Santa Cruz County, California
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Santa Cruz County, California

Sources

• Taber, George M. Judgment of Paris: California vs. France and the historic 1976 Paris Tasting that Revolutionized Wine. NY: Scribner, 2005.

Notes

1. Other = Some other race + Two or more races
2. Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native
3. Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.
4. Only larceny-theft cases involving property over $400 in value are reported as property crimes.

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External links

• Santa Cruz County, California travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Santa Cruz Wiki - The People's Guide to Santa Cruz, California
• Official website
• Historical resources for Santa Cruz County—from Santa Cruz Public Library
• Santa Cruz County Conference & Visitors Council - Visitor Information
• List of movies shot in Santa Cruz County
• Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District
• QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau