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06-64224. GNIS feature IDs. 277589, 2411768. Website. www .cityofsalinas .org. Salinas ( / səˈliːnəs /; Spanish for "Salt Flats") is a city in the U.S. state of California and the seat of government of Monterey County. With a population of 163,542 in the 2020 Census, Salinas is the most populous city in Monterey County. [ 10]
Monterey County ( / ˌmɒntəˈreɪ / ⓘ MON-tə-RAY ), officially the County of Monterey, is a county located on the Pacific coast in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, its population was 439,035. [ 4] The county's largest city and county seat is Salinas.
The Salinas River, which geologically formed the fluvial valley and generated its human history, flows to the northwest or 'up' along the principal axis and the length of the valley. The valley was named during the late 18th-century Spanish colonial Alta California period, and in Spanish Salina is the term for a salt marsh, salt lake, or salt pan.
The Steinbeck House is a turreted Victorian building at 132 Central Avenue in downtown Salinas. It is a two-story wood framed Queen Anne style residence constructed in 1897–98. The house is on a concrete foundation with a full basement. Exterior walls are a combination of horizontal wood siding and buttwood shingles.
The Salinas River ( Rumsen: ua kot taiauačorx) [ 6] is the longest river of the Central Coast region of California, running 175 miles (282 km) and draining 4,160 square miles (10,800 km 2 ). [ 7] It flows north-northwest and drains the Salinas Valley that slices through the central California Coast Ranges south of Monterey Bay. [ 3]
The Sausal Park Race Track was the predecessor of the California Rodeo. In 1872, a racetrack, grandstand, bar, and restaurant were constructed by the Monterey County Agricultural Association on 69.4 acres (281,000 m 2) in Salinas.
History. Monterey County Court House (1878) The first Monterey County Court House was built in 1878, designed by Jacob Lenez, Jr., which was a brick Victorian building. The courthouse remained in use until 1937, when it was demolished. Today a courtyard, lily pond, and commemorative sculpture occupy the site. [2] [3] [4]
Alisal ( / ˈælɪsæl /; Spanish for " Sycamore grove"), [2] sometimes called East Salinas, [3] is a neighborhood of Salinas in Monterey County, California. [1] It is located east of downtown, [3] at an elevation of 89 feet (27 m). [1] The unincorporated community of Alisal was annexed to Salinas in 1963.