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Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Demographics

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area is the 182nd most populous of 935 metro areas in the United States, with 270,853 residents across 445 square miles. That is about 609 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 270,853
Land area 445 sq mi
Density 609 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

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Central Location: Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area

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Counties in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area area

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
County Santa Cruz 270,853 445.2 608

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