Monterey County
county in California, United States
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Summary
Monterey County is a county of California[1]. It draws 3,256 Wikipedia views per month (county of california category, ranking #17 of 58).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: California[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Capital: Salinas[5]
- Shares border with: Fresno County[6], San Benito County[7], San Luis Obispo County[8], Kings County[9], Santa Cruz County[10]
- Named after: Monterey Bay[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Salinas[12], Carmel-by-the-Sea[13], Del Rey Oaks[14], Gonzales[15], Greenfield[16], King City[17], Marina[18], Monterey[19], Pacific Grove[20], Sand City[21], Seaside[22], Soledad[23]
- Commons category: Monterey County, California[24]
- Inception: February 18, 1850[25]
- Coordinate location: 36.24, -121.31[26]
- Authority: County of Monterey[27]
- Official website: https://www.countyofmonterey.gov/[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Monterey County, California[29]
- Population: 415,057[30], 416,342[31], 421,343[32], 426,072[33], 428,826[34], 433,898[35], 445,414[36], 434,061[37], 439,035[38], 1872[39], 9876[40], 18,637[41], 24,146[42], 53,705[43]
- Topic has template: Template:Monterey County, California[44]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Monterey County, California[45]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Monterey County, California[46]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Monterey County, California[47]
- Number of households: 128,003[48]
- Native label: Monterey County[49]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C107900[50]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Monterey County, California[51]
- Area: 9767[52]
- Water as percent of area: 13.01[53]
Why It Matters
Monterey County has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]