Back مقاطعة سان بينيتو (كاليفورنيا) Arabic مقاطعه سان بينيتو ARZ San-Benito qraflığı (Kaliforniya) AZ San Benito County, Kalifornien BAR Сан-Беніта (акруга) BE Сан Бенито Bulgarian সান বেনিটো কাউন্টি, ক্যালিফোর্নিয়া BPY Сан-Бенито (гуо, Калифорни) CE San Benito County CEB سان بێنیتۆ، کالیفۆرنیا CKB
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 | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 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) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | $2.736 billion (2022) |
| 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, the county had a population of 64,209, as of the 2020 census.[4] The county seat is the city of Hollister.[5]
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.
- ^ "County of San Benito Board of Supervisors (BOS) | San Benito County, CA".
- ^ "San Benito Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
- ^ "Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in San Benito County, CA". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
- ^ "San Benito County, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.