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Monterey County
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"You Just Have to Experience it for Yourself"
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The Cities and communities of Monterey County, California *
Big Sur, Bolsa Knolls, Bradley
Carmel, Carmel Highlands, Carmel Valley, Carmel Valley Village, Castroville, Chualar
Del Monte Forest (also known as Pebble Beach) , Del Rey Oaks
Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach (Del Monte Forest), Prunedale
Salinas (county seat), San Ardo, Sand City, San Lucas, Seaside, Soledad
Tassajara Hot Springs
*This list of cities may not be complete. The list may contain towns, cities, villages, boroughs, neighborhoods, townships, ghost towns and other populated places.
If you have information about anyof these unlinked communities, please send it to us and we will add a page for that community. Some of these places above may only be neighborhoods or local area names and are not listed with the census at all or just included in a larger surrounding designated census area.
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Information
& Facts about Monterey County, California
Government
Monterey County official website
County Clerk-Recorder
Monterey County Court House
240 Church Street (Corner of Alisal and Church Streets)
West Wing, Third Floor, Room 305
Salinas, California
County of Monterey
Administrative Offices
Salinas Courthouse, North Wing
240 Church Street, room 218
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: 831-755-5115
Fax: 831-757-5792
Association
of Monterey Bay Area Governments
445 Reservation Road, Suite G
P.O. Box 809
Marina, California 93933
e-mail: info@ambag.org
phone: (831) 883-3750
fax: (831) 883-3755
The
Presidio of Monterey
This facility is within the city of Monterey and has 392 acres of land. It
is used as the Defense Language Institute (DLI) which is the foreign language
school for all branches of the US Armed Forces.
History
For a brief period of time, the city of Monterey was the capital of California! This county was created and founded in 1850
The first inhabitants were Native Americans with the first European coming in 1542. Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo of Portugal, came upon the area, but was prevented from landing due to high seas. It took another sixty years before another explorer, Sebasitan Vizacaino, of Spain, was able to land. He named the area Monte Rey for the Count of Monte Rey for whom he was sailing.
In the late 1700's, colonization began when Caspar de Portola and Father Junipero Serra proclaimed the area both the military and ecclesiastical capital of Alta California. Presidios were built as well as the Mission San Carlos de Borromeo. When the Spanish rule ended in 1822, Monterey became the Mexican capital. Mexican rule ended 7 June 1846 when the American Flag was raised over the Montery Custom House. In 1849 delegates met in Monterey to draft the new California state constitution. California became a state in 1850.
Fort Ord, once one of the main training facilities for the US Army, has closed from active status. But the facility has been put to good use and there are many plans for more utilization of the former army post. The Fort had 44 square miles. Part of this area has become California State University at Monterey Bay. Other future plans include a University of California - Santa Cruz technology facility, environmental clean-up, military retiree health care programs and more.
History links and information may be found on this good history page.
Historical Landmarks in Monterey County
Monterey area historical collections
A short
history for Monterey
Interesting stories and facts for Monterey County
Location & Size
Just below the San Francisco Bay
area along the Pacific Coast and inland from the coast. The county is approximately
125 miles south of San Francisco and 345 miles north of Los Angeles
Latitude 36-40
Longitude 121-37
Surrounding areas include: Santa Cruz County to the north, San Benito, Fresno and Kings Counties to the east and San Luis Obispo County to the south. The Pacific Ocean is to the west.
Size: 3,324 square miles
The average width of the county is 30 miles
Elevation
0 to 5,844 feet above sea level
Junipero Serra Peak is the highest point, located 12 miles inland in the Big
Sur area in the Santa Lucia Range.
Geography
The county has 99 marvelous miles
of shoreline - more than any California County.
The Monterey Bay is about 19 miles across at its entrance. It is about 300-350
feet deep on an average.
The Pacific Grove coastline is protected as a marine garden fish refuge. Point
Lobos and Carmel Bay are
ecological reserves, with strict regulations regarding fishing or the taking
of any marine life.
The ocean temperature along the southern shore of the Bay averages 55 degrees
during the colder summer months, and 58 degrees during the warmer late fall
and early winter months
Weather & Climate
Average annual rainfall: 17 inches
(mostly between November and April)
Average annual temperature: 57 degrees F.
The county has a temperate climate. In the summer, there is abundant fog. The spring and fall have more clear days.
weather moderate. Here is Weather info for the Monterey area.
Average summer high: 68 degrees
Fahrenheit
Average winter low: 61 degrees Fahrenheit
Population
1990 – 355,660
1991 – 361,215
1992 – 367,205
1993 – 370,540
1994 – 366,365
1995 – 361,305
1996 – 360,985
1997 – 371,460
1998 – 386,250
1999 - 391,300
2001 – 412,762
2003 – 415,000 (estimate by CA DOF)
Organizations & Groups
Monterey
Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
243 El Dorado Street, Suite 200
Monterey, California 93940
Phone: 831-648-5360
Monterey
County Visitors & Convention Bureau
P.O. Box 1770
Monterey, California 93942
Toll-free: 888-221-1010
Monterey
County Historical Society
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3576
Salinas, CA 93912
Location Address:
333 Boronda Rd
Salinas, CA 93907-1808
Phone: 831-757-8085
North
Monterrey County Chamber of Commerce
Serving Castroville and Prunedale
10683 Merritt St.
Castroville, CA 95012
Phone: 831-633-2465
Fax: 831-633-0485
Email
Monterey
County Symphony Association
San Carlos St & 9th St
Carmel, CA 93923
P.O. Box 3965
Carmen, CA 93921
Phone: 831-624-8511
Fax: 831-624-3837
Email: info@montereysymphony.org
Monterey County California GenWeb Project page
Schools
Monterey
County Education Office
901 Blanco Cir
Salinas, CA 93901
Monterey: 831-373-2955
Salinas: 831-755-0300
An education page for Monterey County with links to many of the higher educational facilities in the county.
Library
Monterey County Free Libraries
Information, Attractions & Links
Access
Monterey Peninsula - Online guide to Monterey County
many things to see and places to go in the area.
North Monterey County information
Visitor's Info for Monterey County
The Monterey Peninsula is known as the "Golf Capital of the World." There are 17 golf courses on the Peninsula, and more than 20 in Monterey County, including the world-renowned Pebble Beach Course
Monterey
County Strawberry Festival
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831-663-4166
Mission San Antonio de Padua
The third California Mission founded by Father Junipero Serra in 1771.
There is a small fee to visit the museum.
It is located about 10 miles northwest of King City
Phone: 831-385-4478
Please call to confirm hours of operation
Monterey
Bay Aquarium
886 Cannery Row
Monterey, California
Phone: 831-648-4888
Please call ahead for hours of operation
Monterey
County Youth Museum
601 Wave St
Monterey, California 93940
Phone: 831-649-6444
Monterey
County Fairgrounds
2004 Fairground Rd
Monterey, CA 93940-5260
Phone: 831-372-5863
Monterey
Pride Festival
June each year
2004 Fairground Rd
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: (831) 372-5863
National
Steinbeck Center
1 Main St.
Salinas, California
Phone: 831-775-4720
Phone: 831-796-3833
Works of literary art created by Monterey County's favorite native son, Nobel
Prize-winning author John Steinbeck, are on permanent display at this new
museum in the heart of Salinas
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