Santa Maria
city in southern California, United States
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Summary
Santa Maria is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,205 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Santa Barbara County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Santa Maria River[5]
- Instance of: charter city[6]
- Postal code: 93454[7], 93455[8], 93456[9], 93457[10], 93458[11]
- Commons category: Santa Maria, California[12]
- Located in time zone: UTC−08:00[13], Pacific Time Zone[14]
- Local dialing code: 805[15]
- Inception: 1874[16]
- Official website: http://www.ci.santa-maria.ca.us[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Santa Maria, California[18]
- Population: 99,553[19], 109,707[20]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Santa Maria, California[21]
- Official name: Santa Maria[22]
- Category for people born here: Q20681031[23]
- Category for people who died here: Q21008509[24]
- Number of households: 28,013[25]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Santa Maria, California[26]
- Different from: Santa María[27]
- Elevation above sea level: 217 feet[28]
- Area: 60.654116 km²[29], 60.592486 km²[30]
- Water as percent of area: 2.7321 percent[31]
- Territory overlaps: Santa Maria urban area[32]
- Located in the statistical territorial entity: Santa Maria–Santa Barbara metropolitan area[33]
- Water area: 1.655448 km²[34]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Santa Maria include Santa Maria Public Airport[35], an airport[36], in United States[37].
Why It Matters
Santa Maria has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for it include Santa Maria Public Airport[35], an airport[36], in United States[37].