File:Thomas_Aquinas_Chapel_Facade_2.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Santa Paula
Sign in to saveAlso known as Santa Paula, California, Santa Paula, CA
city in Ventura County, California, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- California
- County
- Ventura
- Incorporated
- April 22, 1902
- Type
- Council–manager
- Body
- City council Pedro Chavez (Mayor) Carlos Juarez (Vice Mayor) Leslie Cornejo Jenny Crosswhite Gabby Ornelas
- City manager
- Dan Singer
- State senator
- Monique Limón ( D )
- Assemblymember
- Steve Bennett ( D )
- U s rep
- Julia Brownley ( D )
- City
- 5.70 sq mi (14.75 km )
- Land
- 5.53 sq mi (14.32 km )
- Water
- 0.16 sq mi (0.42 km ) 2.87%
- Elevation
- 279 ft (85 m)
- Density
- 5,390/sq mi (2,081/km )
- Metro
- 823,318
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 ( PDT )
via Wikipedia infobox
~24 min read
Encyclopedic overview
St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel Santa Paula, California, the Santa Clara River and South Mountain from the air, 2015 South Mountain, showing part of the South Mountain Oil Field and radio towers
Santa Paula is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. Situated amid the orchards of the Santa Clara River Valley, the city advertises itself to tourists as the "Citrus Capital of the World". Santa Paula was one of the early centers of California's petroleum industry. The Union Oil Company Building, the founding headquarters of the Union Oil Company of California in 1890, now houses the California Oil Museum. The population was 30,657 at the 2020 census, up from 29,321 at the 2010 census.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Santa Paula” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (12)
On the map
2 mapped locations