From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia San Juan Bautista, California
San Juan Bautista, California
City of San Juan Bautista GNIS feature ID 1659581
— City — San Juan Bautista (English: Saint John the Baptist) is a city
in San Benito County, California, United States. The pop-
ulation was 1,862 at the 2010 census, up from 1,549 at the
2000 census. The city of San Juan Bautista was named af-
ter Mission San Juan Bautista. San Juan is primarily an
agricultural town.
The Juan Bautista de Anza House, the General José
Castro house, and the San Juan Bautista Plaza Historic
District are National Historic Landmarks. El Teatro Cam-
pesino is based in San Juan Bautista.
Geography
Mission San Juan Bautista
San Juan Bautista is located at 36°50′39″N 121°32′14″W
/ 36.844301°N 121.537232°W / 36.844301; -121.537232[2],
adjacent to the San Andreas Fault.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the
city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), 99.94%
of it land and 0.06% of it water.
History
Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the area around San
Juan Bautista was populated by the Mutsunes, a branch of
the Ohlone Indians. The Mutsunes lived in villages com-
Location in San Benito County and the state of California
posed of thatched huts made of willow and grass, and as
Coordinates: 36°50′39″N 121°32′14″W / 36.84417°N they lived the simple hunter-gatherer lifestyle common
121.53722°W / 36.84417; -121.53722Coordinates: 36°50′39″N
121°32′14″W / 36.84417°N 121.53722°W / 36.84417;
to California Indians, left little mark on the land. Today,
-121.53722 the Mutsunes are extinct, with the last full-blooded na-
tive, Ascención Solórzano, dying in 1930.
Country United States In 1797, the Spanish Franciscan priest fray Fermín de
State California Lasuén founded Mission San Juan Bautista to facilitate
County San Benito the conversion of the native people to Catholicism; in the
Area[1]
process, he claimed the land for the Spanish Empire. La-
• Total 0.711 sq mi (1.843 km2) suén chose the site because of the area’s fertile cropland,
• Land 0.711 sq mi (1.842 km2) steady water supply, and sizable Indian population. At its
• Water 0.000 sq mi (0.001 km2) 0.06% height, the Mission had over 1200 neophytes living with-
in its walls. The mission churchyard holds the remains
Elevation 217 ft (66 m)
of about 4500 Indians. Construction of the current mis-
Population (2010) sion church began in 1803, and has served the communi-
• Total 1,862 ty continuously since 1812. The mission was located on
• Density 2,618.8/sq mi (1,010.3/km2) the Camino Real, a "royal highway" which connected the
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) California missions and which remained well-used until
• Summer (DST)
DST) PDT (UTC-7) the 19th century.
In 1821, Mexico revolted against Spain, winning inde-
ZIP code 95045
Area code(s) 831
pendence for itself, and making California a province of
the newly independent Mexico. By 1834, a town known as
FIPS code 06-68014 San Juan de Castro has sprouted up around the mission.
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It drew its name from the town’s prominent alcalde José tion) lived in households, 5 (0.3%) lived in non-institu-
Tiburcio Castro. In 1834 the mission was secularized, and tionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutional-
Castro appointed executor of the property. Accordingly, ized.
he divided and auctioned off the former mission proper- There were 681 households, out of which 229 (33.6%)
ties. His son, José Antonio Castro, build the Castro Adobe had children under the age of 18 living in them, 345
on the south side of the Plaza Mayor in 1840; however, (50.7%) were opposite-sex married couples living togeth-
Castro’s frequent involvement in government kept him er, 86 (12.6%) had a female householder with no husband
from spending much time there. Castro was a key mem- present, 48 (7.0%) had a male householder with no wife
ber of the overthrow of governors Nicolás Gutiérrez in present. There were 42 (6.2%) unmarried opposite-sex
1836 and Manuel Micheltorena in 1844. partnerships, and 8 (1.2%) same-sex married couples or
After defeating Micheltorena and his ill-equipped partnerships. 157 households (23.1%) were made up of
"Cholo" army, José Antonio Castro was appointed Co- individuals and 48 (7.0%) had someone living alone who
mandante General of California, in charge of the Mexican was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
Army’s operations in California. From San Juan Bautista, was 2.73. There were 479 families (70.3% of all house-
Castro ordered the army against potential foreign incur- holds); the average family size was 3.21.
sions; he soon became preoccupied with the threat posed The population was spread out with 431 people
by the uneducated foreign workers who were entering (23.1%) under the age of 18, 178 people (9.6%) aged 18 to
the country illegally, particularly from the United States, 24, 476 people (25.6%) aged 25 to 44, 556 people (29.9%)
and who refused to adopt Mexican customs or learn aged 45 to 64, and 221 people (11.9%) who were 65 years
Spanish. He kept especially close watch over the move- of age or older. The median age was 38.7 years. For every
ments of John C. Frémont, an American military officer 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females
who had been let into California to conduct a survey of age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.
the interior. Though given explicit instructions to stay There were 745 housing units at an average density of
away from costal settlements, Frémont soon broke the 1,046.9 per square mile (404.2/km²), of which 345 (50.7%)
agreement by taking his team to Monterey, a potential were owner-occupied, and 336 (49.3%) were occupied by
military target. When Castro told Frémont he would have renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.6%; the
to leave the country, the situation came close to war rental vacancy rate was 5.1%. 898 people (48.2%residing
when he obstinately refused to leave and instead set up a in the city. The population density was 2,187.0 people per
base on Gavilán Peak, overlooking the town of San Juan. square mile (842.4/km²). There were 615 housing units
However, fighting was avoided and Frémont, grudgingly, at an average density of 0.0 per square mile (334.4/km²).
withdrew. The racial makeup of the city in 2010 was 43.9% non-His-
Faced with continuous incursions against it by a for- panic White, 0.6% non-Hispanic African American, 1.6%
eign power, Castro’s foreboding of an immigrant Native American, 2.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.2%
takeover was soon confirmed when the United States from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. His-
started the Mexican-American War in a bid to seize Mex- panic or Latino of any race were 48.7% of the population.
ico’s northern holdings. Frémont returned to California, There were 567 households out of which 36.0% had
this time leading the invading US army. After using San children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were
Juan as a post for some time, Frémont went south, where married couples living together, 13.4% had a female
he signed the Treaty of Cahuenga ending hostilities be- householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were
tween the US and Mexico. non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of in-
dividuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65
Demographics years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73
and the average family size was 3.24.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.9%
2010 under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to
The 2010 United States Census[3] reported that San Juan 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of
Bautista had a population of 1,862. The population den- age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100
sity was 2,616.4 people per square mile (1,010.2/km²). females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age
The racial makeup of San Juan Bautista was 1,125 (60.4%) 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.They raised squash,
White, 12 (0.6%) African American, 58 (3.1%) Native melons, beans, corn, figs, grapes, pears,and olive
American, 52 (2.8%) Asian, 2 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 494 trees.They also raised 115 cattle, 140 sheep, 4 pigs, and 6
(26.5%) from other races, and 119 (6.4%) from two or horses.
more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 907 per- The median income for a household in the city was
sons (48.7%). $43,355, and the median income for a family was $47,656.
The mission had 1,248 Mutsun Native Americans. The Males had a median income of $40,089 versus $27,063 for
Census reported that 1,857 people (99.7% of the popula- females. The per capita income for the city was $19,882.
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See also
• Mission San Juan Bautista
• 2006 North American E. coli outbreak
References
[1] U.S. Census
[2] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United
States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12.
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/
gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
[3] All data are derived from the United States Census
General Jose Castro House. Bureau reports from the 2010 United States Census,
and are accessible on-line here. The data on
About 12.7% of families and 15.5% of the population were unmarried partnerships and same-sex married
below the poverty line, including 23.2% of those under couples are from the Census report
age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over. Archaeologist DEC_10_SF1_PCT15. All other housing and
Phil Hines found some amazing artifacts. population data are from Census report
DEC_10_DP_DPDP1. Both reports are viewable
online or downloadable in a zip file containing a
Politics comma-delimited data file. The area data, from
In the state legislature San Juan Bautista is located in the which densities are calculated, are available on-
12th Senate District, represented by Republican Anthony line here. Percentage totals may not add to 100%
Cannella, and in the 28th Assembly District, represent- due to rounding. The Census Bureau defines
ed by Democrat Anna M. Caballero. Federally, San Juan families as a household containing one or more
Bautista is located in California’s 17th congressional dis- people related to the householder by birth,
trict, which has a Cook PVI of D +17[4] and is represented opposite-sex marriage, or adoption. People living
by Democrat Sam Farr.San Juan Bautista owns lots of land in group quarters are tabulated by the Census
that is full of animals, plants, fruits, and vegetables. Bureau as neither owners nor renters. For further
details, see the text files accompanying the data
files containing the Census reports mentioned
Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo above.
Scenes for the Alfred Hitchcock film Vertigo were filmed [4] "Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of
around the historic plaza, including the historic mission, Voter Unrest?". Campaign Legal Center Blog.
of San Juan Bautista in the fall of 1957. http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html.
Retrieved 2007-10-20.
[5] USGS | url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
2011 Cox Sleeper Earthquake earthquakes/recenteqscanv/Quakes/
The 2011 Cox Sleeper Earthquake occurred at approxi- quakes_all.html
mately 01:00 local time on January 12, 2011. The epicen- [6] http://www.ktvu.com/news/26461248/detail.html
ter was in South San Juan Bautista at the coordinates [7] "Last ‘Cutthroat’ dies at age 94". Mat-Su Valley
36.774, 121.504.[5] The magnitude was measured at 4.5 Frontiersman. 2011-10-31.
with numerous aftershocks felt throughout the Mon- http://www.frontiersman.com/articles/2011/10/
terey Peninsula and as far north as San Francisco.[6] 31/opinion/editorials/
doc4eaf752eeb63c305319893.txt. Retrieved
Notable residents 2011-11-19.
• Rowena Meeks Abdy, artist
• George H. Moore, Los Angeles City Council member,
External links
1943–51, born in San Juan • City of San Juan Bautista official government website
• Ed Walker, last surviving member of Castner’s
Cutthroats.[7]
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