Monterey County
Monterey County, officially the County of Monterey, is a county located on the Pacific coast in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 439,035. The county's largest city and county seat is Salinas. Monterey County comprises the Salinas, California, Metropolitan Statistical Area. It borders on the southern part of Monterey Bay, after which it is named. Monterey County is a member of the regional governmental agency: the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments. Scenic features along the coastline - including Carmel-by-the-Sea, Big Sur, State Route 1, and the 17 Mile Drive on the Monterey Peninsula - have made the county famous around the world. Back when California was under Spanish and Mexican rule, the city of Monterey was its capital. Today, the economy of the county is mostly based on tourism in its coastal regions, and on agriculture in the region of the Salinas River valley. Most of the county's inhabitants live near the northern coast or in Salinas Valley; the southern coast and inland mountainous regions are sparsely populated.
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Cities and towns 12
- City of Carmel By The Sea pop. 3,196
- City of Del Rey Oaks pop. 1,579
- City of Gonzales pop. 8,576
- City of Greenfield pop. 19,076
- City of King pop. 13,443
- City of Marina pop. 22,507
- City of Monterey pop. 29,874
- City of Pacific Grove pop. 14,988
- City of Salinas pop. 162,791
- City of Sand pop. 328
- City of Seaside pop. 32,085
- City of Soledad pop. 24,778
Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)
- Census ID (PID6)
- 100633
- FIPS state
- 06
- FIPS county
- 053
- FIPS place
- 99053
- Census record name
- COUNTY OF MONTEREY
- Mailing address
- 168 W ALISAL ST, SALINAS 93901