Los Gatos, California

"Los Gatos" redirects here. For other meanings, see Los Gatos (disambiguation).

Town of Los Gatos

— Town —

La Cañada Building

Seal

Location in Santa Clara County and the state of California

Coordinates: 37°14′10″N 121°57′42″WCoordinates: 37°14′10″N 121°57′42″W

Country United States

State California

County Santa Clara

Government

• Mayor Barbara Spector

• Town Manager Greg Larson

Area[1]

• Total 11.160 sq mi (28.903 km2)

• Land 11.080 sq mi (28.697 km2)

• Water 0.080 sq mi (0.206 km2) 0.71%

Elevation 344 ft (105 m)

Population (2010)

• Total 29,413

• Density 2,600/sq mi (1,000/km2)

Time zone PST (UTC-8)

• Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)

ZIP codes 95030-95033

Area code(s) 408

FIPS code 06-44112

GNIS feature ID 1659017

Website http://www.losgatosca.gov/

The town of Los Gatos is an incorporated town in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The population was 29,413 at the 2010 census. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area at the southwest corner of San Jose in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Los Gatos is an established neighborhood in the Silicon Valley. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, Los Gatos ranks 33rd in affluence in the United States.[2]

Contents [hide]

1 Etymology

2 History

2.1 Overview

2.2 Rail transportation

3 Geography and environment

3.1 Climate

4 Demographics

4.1 2010

4.2 2000

5 Politics

6 Economy

6.1 Top employers

7 Transportation

8 Notable past and current residents

9 Education

9.1 Primary and secondary schools

9.1.1 Public schools

9.1.2 Private schools

9.2 Public libraries

10 Sister cities

11 References

12 External links

Etymology [edit]

The name Los Gatos is Spanish, meaning the cats. The name derives from the 1839 Alta California land-grant that encompassed the area, which was called La Rinconada de Los Gatos, ("Cat's Corner"), where "the cats" refers to the cougars that are indigenous to the foothills in which the town is located. The name has been anglicized to /lɔːs ˈɡætəs/ lawss-gat-əs,[3] although one also hears pronunciations truer to the original Spanish, /loʊsˈɡɑːtoʊs/ lohss-gah-tohss.

History [edit]

Overview [edit]

The town's founding dates to the mid-1850s with the building of a flour operation, Forbes Mill, by James Alexander Forbes along Los Gatos Creek. The mill's two-story stone storage annex has been preserved as a museum just off of Main Street.

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