Santa Monica, California

Santa Monica, from Santa Mónica (Spanish for 'Saint Monica'),[11][12][13] is a city in Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 U.S. Census population was 93,076. Santa Monica is a popular resort town, owing to its climate, beaches, and hospitality industry.[14] It has a diverse economy, hosting headquarters of companies such as Hulu, Universal Music Group, Lionsgate Films, and The Recording Academy.

Santa Monica
City
City of Santa Monica
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Seal
Nickname:  SaMo[1]
Motto(s):  Populus felix in urbe felice (Latin for 'Happy people in a happy city' / 'Fortunate people in a fortunate land')[2]
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Coordinates: 34°01′19″N 118°28′53″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Los Angeles
Spanish encampment	August 3, 1769
Incorporated	November 30, 1886[3]
Named for	Saint Monica
Government
• Type	Council–manager[4]
• Mayor	Gleam Davis (D)[5]
• Mayor Pro Tem	Lana Negrete
• City Council	Oscar de la Torre Caroline Torosis Christine Parra Phil Brock Jesse Zwick
• City Manager	David White
Area [6]
• Total	16.00 sq mi (41.43 km2)
• Land	8.41 sq mi (21.80 km2)
• Water	7.58 sq mi (19.64 km2)
Elevation [7]	105 ft (32 m)
Population  (2020)[8]
• Total	93,076
• Rank	83rd in California
• Density	11,067/sq mi (4,273/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes	90401–90411
Area codes	310/424
FIPS code	06-70000[9]
GNIS feature IDs	1652792, 2411825[10]
Website	santamonica.gov

Santa Monica traces its history to Rancho San Vicente y Santa Mónica, granted in 1839 to the Sepúlveda family of California. The rancho was later sold to John P. Jones and Robert Baker, who in 1875, along with his Californio heiress wife Arcadia Bandini de Stearns Baker, founded Santa Monica, which incorporated as a city in 1886. The city developed into a seaside resort during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with the creation of tourist attractions such as Palisades Park, the Santa Monica Pier, Ocean Park, and the Hotel Casa del Mar.