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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Monterey |
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| - Senate | Abel Maldonado (R) |
| - Assembly | Anna M. Caballero (D) |
| - U. S. Congress | Sam Farr (D) |
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| - Total | 0. Monterey County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The US state of California is divided into fifty-eight counties. Monterey County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. Abel Maldonado (born August 21 1967 in Santa Maria California) is a Republican U The California Republican Party is the California affiliate of the national Republican Party. The California State Assembly is the Lower house of the California State Legislature. Anna M Caballero is a Democratic member of the California State Assembly who was elected to serve the 28th Assembly District in November 2006 and is running The California Democratic Party is the local branch of the Democratic Party in the state of California. California's 17th congressional district covers all of Monterey and San Benito counties as well as part of Santa Cruz County. Samuel S Farr (born July 4 1941) American politician has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 1 sq mi (0. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 3 km²) |
| - Land | 0. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 sq mi (0. 3 km²) |
| - Water | 0 sq mi (0 km²) |
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 485 |
| - Density | 4,850/sq mi (1,616. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7/km²) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| - Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 93962 |
| Area code(s) | 831 |
| FIPS code | 06-73612 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1659842 |
Spreckels is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the Salinas Valley of Monterey County, California, United States. The Pacific Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-8) UTC−8 is a band of Timezones separated from the Universal Coordinated Time by 8 hours Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks California 's area code 831 is a North American area code which covers Salinas, Hollister, Monterey, Santa Cruz and the Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A census-designated place ( CDP) is a type of place (a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes The Salinas Valley in the Central Coast region of California, USA that lies along the Salinas River between the Gabilan Range and Monterey County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U The population was 485 at the 2000 census.
Spreckels is one of the best-preserved company towns in the United States. A company town is a Town or City in which all Real estate, Buildings (both residential and commercial) Utilities The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It was built to house workers for the Spreckels Sugar Company plant which operated there from 1899 until 1982, named after its founder "Sugar King" Claus Spreckels. Spreckels Sugar Company was an American Sugar beet refiner that for many years controlled much of the U Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Claus Spreckels, formally Adolph Claus J Spreckels ( July 9, 1828 - December 26, 1908) (his last name has also been spelled as When it opened, the Spreckels plant was the world's largest sugar beet factory, each day consuming 13 million gallons of water (much of it pumped from wells) to process 3000 tons of beets. Sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris L a member of the Chenopodiaceae family is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of Sucrose. It loomed over the town not unlike a cathedral. This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral
One of the many remarkable aspects of this town are its abrupt boundaries, surrounded on all sides by rich agricultural fields that begin immediately where town's streets and lots end. This produces an experience akin to being on a small island in a sea of green vegetation.
Spreckels is associated with the writer John Steinbeck, who lived and worked there for a time, and used it as a setting in Tortilla Flat. John Steinbeck III (February 27 1902—December 20 1968 was one of the best-known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century Tortilla Flat ( 1935) is an early Steinbeck novel set in Monterey California. (Spreckels was used as a location for the 1955 Steinbeck movie East of Eden. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) East of Eden is a 1955 film, directed by Elia Kazan, and loosely based on part of the 1952 novel of the same name by US author John )
In 2004 controversy erupted in Spreckels when the Tanimura family, which owns the fields around the town, declared that a 1907 plat in its possession gave it the right to build 73 housing units on its land -- which would increase the town's size by 40%. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year A plat consists of a Map, drawn to scale showing the divisions of a piece of land A legal battle over the status and definition of "antiquated maps" has ensued.
Geography
Spreckels is located at (36. 624606, -121. 646554)[1]. It is about 4 miles south of Salinas, California. Salinas is the County seat and largest municipality of Monterey County in the U
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 1 square miles (0. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 3 km²), all of it land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 485 people, 171 households, and 127 families residing in the CDP. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 3,629. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3 people per square mile (1,440. 5/km²). There were 176 housing units at an average density of 1,317. 0/sq mi (522. 7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86. 39% White, 0. 62% African American, 1. 65% Native American, 2. 68% Asian, 6. 80% from other races, and 1. 86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27. 63% of the population.
There were 171 households out of which 40. 9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56. 7% were married couples living together, 13. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25. 7% were non-families. 17. 0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6. 4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 84 and the average family size was 3. 20.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 29. 1% under the age of 18, 5. 4% from 18 to 24, 29. 3% from 25 to 44, 25. 4% from 45 to 64, and 10. 9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94. 0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93. 3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $58,009, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $22,250 versus $24,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,752. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country None of the families and 1. 1% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country
The elementary school is the only school in town.
External links
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
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