Castroville, California
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Castroville is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Monterey County, California, United States. At the time of the 2020 census the population was 7,515,[5] up from 6,481 in 2010. Castroville is known for its artichoke crop and for the annual Castroville Artichoke Festival, leading to its nickname as the "Artichoke Center of the World".
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Castroville, California | |
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Nickname: "The Artichoke Center of the World" | |
Coordinates: 36°45′57″N 121°45′29″W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Monterey |
Founded | 1863 |
Government | |
• Type | N/A |
• State senator | John Laird (D)[1] |
• Assemblymember | Robert Rivas (D)[1] |
• U. S. Congress | Jimmy Panetta (D)[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 1.02 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
• Land | 1.02 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2) 0% |
Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 7,515 |
• Density | 7,353.23/sq mi (2,839.10/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 95012 |
Area code | 831 |
FIPS code | 06-11978 |
GNIS feature ID | 277486 |
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The community's origins lie in Rancho Bolsa Nueva y Moro Cojo, a Mexican-era rancho granted to the Castro family of Californio rancheros.[6] Following the American Conquest of California, Juan Bautista Castro founded Castroville in 1863.