San Benito County | |
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County of San Benito | |
Images, from top down, left to right: San Benito County Courthouse, Mission San Juan Bautista, New Idria grounds | |
![]() Interactive map of San Benito County | |
![]() Location in the state of California | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Region | Central Coast |
CSA | San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland |
Metro | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara |
Incorporated | February 12, 1874 |
Named for | San Benito River |
County seat | Hollister |
Largest city | Hollister |
Government | |
• Type | Council–CEO |
• Body | Board of Supervisors |
• Chair | Mindy Sotelo |
• Vice Chair | Angela Curro |
• Board of Supervisors[1] | Supervisors
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• County Administrative Officer | Ray Espinosa |
Area | |
• Total | 1,390 sq mi (3,600 km2) |
• Land | 1,389 sq mi (3,600 km2) |
• Water | 1.8 sq mi (5 km2) |
Highest elevation | 5,245 ft (1,599 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 64,209 |
• Density | 46/sq mi (18/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time) |
Area code | 831 |
FIPS code | 06-069 |
GNIS feature ID | 277299 |
Congressional district | 18th |
Website | www |
San Benito County (/ˌsæn bəˈniːtoʊ/ ; San Benito, Spanish for "St. Benedict"), officially the County of San Benito, is a county located in the Central Coast region of California. Situated in the California Coast Ranges, Hollister had a population of 64,209, as of the 2020 census.[3] The county seat is Hollister.[4]
San Benito County is included in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area. El Camino Real passes through the county and includes one mission in San Juan Bautista.
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