Gilroy

city in Santa Clara County, California, United States
Place city_of_california Q837097
Gilroy
Pedro Xing · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Gilroy

Summary

Gilroy is a city of California[1]. Gilroy draws 744 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_california category, ranking #42 of 87).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gilroy was a member of Silicon Valley Clean Energy[3].
  • Gilroy was a member of Association of Bay Area Governments[4].
  • Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County[5].
  • Gilroy is in the country of United States[6].
  • Gilroy's instance of is recorded as city of California[7].
  • Gilroy's instance of is recorded as charter city[8].
  • Gilroy's twinned administrative body is recorded as Angra do Heroísmo[9].
  • The location of Gilroy was South County[10].
  • Gilroy's postal code is recorded as 95020[11].
  • Gilroy's postal code is recorded as 95021[12].
  • Gilroy's Commons category is recorded as Gilroy, California[13].
  • Gilroy's located in time zone is recorded as Pacific Time Zone[14].
  • Gilroy's local dialing code is recorded as 408[15].
  • January 1, 1870 marks the founding of Gilroy[16].
  • Gilroy's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.011944444444, 'lon': -121.58}[17].
  • Gilroy's official website is recorded as http://www.ci.gilroy.ca.us[18].
  • Gilroy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gilroy, California[19].
  • Gilroy has a population of {'amount': '+48821'}[20].
  • Gilroy has a population of {'amount': '+59520'}[21].
  • Gilroy's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Gilroy, California[22].
  • Gilroy's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gilroy'}[23].
  • Gilroy's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Garlic Capital of the World'}[24].
  • Gilroy's category for people born here is recorded as Q9224879[25].
  • Gilroy's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+15677'}[26].
  • Gilroy's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gilroy'}[27].

Body

Geography

Gilroy is in the country of United States[6]. Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+41.834762'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+41.84537'}[29]. Gilroy sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+200'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+48821'}[20] and {'amount': '+59520'}[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of California[7] and charter city[8].

History and Context

January 1, 1870 marks the founding of Gilroy[16].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Gilroy include Gilroy Garlic Festival[31], a food festival[32], in United States[33], founded in 1979[34].

Why It Matters

Gilroy draws 744 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_california category, ranking #42 of 87).[2] Gilroy has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Gilroy is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for Gilroy include Gilroy Garlic Festival[31], a food festival[32], in United States[33], founded in 1979[34].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . cacities.org. Retrieved . cacities.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . ci.gilroy.ca.us. ci.gilroy.ca.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Gilroy. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/gilroy
MLA “Gilroy.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/gilroy.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_gilroy_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Gilroy}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/gilroy}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Gilroy — https://4ort.xyz/entity/gilroy (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/gilroy · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Mxn · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from Gilroy
    Inception +1870-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Member of
    Elevation above sea level {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+200'}
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P463]]: [[Q138812596]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258464|batch #258464]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.