Gilroy, California

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Gilroy, California
City
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Old City Hall in Downtown Gilroy
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Nickname: 
"Garlic Capital of the World"
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Location of Gilroy in Santa Clara County, California
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Gilroy, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°0′43″N121°34′48″W / 37.01194°N 121.58000°W / 37.01194; -121.58000
CountryUnited States
State California
County Santa Clara
CSA San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland
Metro San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
Incorporated March 12, 1870 [1]
Named for John Gilroy
Government
 •  Mayor Greg Bozzo [2]
 •  City Administrator Jimmy Forbis [3]
Area
[4]
 •  City
16.52 sq mi (42.78 km2)
 • Land16.51 sq mi (42.75 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.06%
 • Metro
2,695 sq mi (6,979 km2)
Elevation
[5]
200 ft (61 m)
Population
 (2020) [6]
 •  City
59,520
 • Estimate 
(2021) [7]
58,101
 • Density3,576.18/sq mi (1,380.75/km2)
 •  Metro
1,836,911
 • Metro density680/sq mi (260/km2)
Demonym Gilroyan
Time zone UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
95020, 95021
Area code 408/669
FIPS code 06-29504
GNIS feature IDs 277523, 2410591
Website www.cityofgilroy.org

Gilroy is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. Gilroy is a city south of the San Francisco Bay Area, with a population of 59,520 as of the 2020 Census.

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Gilroy's origins lie in the village of San Ysidro, which developed in the early 19th century from Rancho San Ysidro. This land had been granted to Californio ranchero Ygnacio Ortega in 1809. [8] Following Ygnacio's death in 1833, his daughter Clara Ortega de Gilroy and son-in-law John Gilroy inherited the largest portion of the rancho, and began developing the settlement. [8]

When the town was incorporated in 1868, it was renamed in honor of John Gilroy, a Scotsman who had emigrated to California in 1814, naturalized as a Mexican citizen, adopted the Spanish language, and converted to Catholicism. These changes made him eligible to own land in this area of the Spanish Empire. In the process, he took the name Juan Bautista Gilroy. [8]

Gilroy is known for its garlic crop, and is nicknamed the "Garlic Capital of the World". It is also known for boutique wine production, as part of the Santa Clara Valley AVA, mostly consisting of family vineyards around the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains to the west. [9]

History

Spanish era

Spanish explorers led by Juan Bautista de Anza first passed through the Santa Clara Valley area in 1776. More than 20 years later, Spanish missionaries established Mission San Juan Bautista in 1797 near the Pajaro River. In 1809, Ygnacio Ortega was granted the 13,066-acre (5,288 ha) Spanish land concession Rancho San Ysidro.

The village of San Ysidro developed nearby, at the foot of Pacheco Pass which linked the El Camino Real and the Santa Clara Valley with the San Joaquin Valley. California's main exports at this time were hides and tallow, of which thousands of barrels were produced and shipped to the rest of New Spain. Trade and diplomatic intercourse with foreigners was strictly forbidden by the royal government but was quietly carried on by Californians desperate for luxury goods.

Mexican era

During the War of 1812, the armed merchantman Isaac Todd [10] was sent by the North West Company to seize Fort Astoria, an American trading post at the mouth of the Columbia River. The ship, with a Royal Navy escort, departed from Portsmouth, England, made its way around Cape Horn and proceeded up the Pacific coast of the Americas, stopping at Spanish ports for supplies along the way.

In January 1814, having fallen behind its escort, the Isaac Todd arrived at Monterey, California, the Spanish colonial capital of Alta California. During the visit, ordinary seaman John Gilroy (a Scotsman who had changed his name from John Cameron when he went to sea to avoid recognition) either (depending on the historical source) jumped ship [11] or was left ashore to recover from scurvy. [12]

John Gilroy (1794–1869), also known as Juan Bautista Gilroy, [13] spent the next few years moving around among the missions, pueblos and ranchos, plying his trade as a cooper (barrel maker). At first, by his own account in an 1856 letter to Thomas O. Larkin, Gilroy was one of only two English-speakers resident in Alta California. [14] Eventually, he found his way to Rancho San Ysidro, converted to Roman Catholicism and became the first naturalized English-speaking settler in Alta California. In 1821, the same year Mexico won its independence from Spain, Gilroy married a daughter of his employer, ranchero Ygnacio Ortega. Upon Ygnacio's death in 1833, the rancho was divided among his three children—including Gilroy's wife Maria Clara. In 1867, under U.S. property law, the Rancho San Ysidro (Gilroy) was patented to John Gilroy.

The settlement now known as "Old Gilroy" grew up around Gilroy's rancho complex and, after the end of the Mexican–American War in 1848, Gilroy served as alcalde of the village. [15] It served as a stagecoach station of the Butterfield Overland Mail and other stage lines in the late 19th century.

American era

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Wheeler Hospital, built 1929 in a Mission Revival style

Following the U.S. Conquest of California and the discovery of gold in the Sierra Nevada in 1848, the trickle of immigrants from the eastern states and abroad became a flood. As many of the earlier Mexican and Californio landowners sold off their land, lost it to squatters, or were dispossessed through title hearings, the area around San Ysidro became known as Pleasant Valley. On March 12, 1870, it was officially incorporated by the state legislature as the town of Gilroy (John Gilroy had died in 1869). [16] By then the town center had been relocated west of the El Camino Real (Old Gilroy is today a sparsely populated agricultural area).

Cattle ranching and timber from the nearby Santa Cruz Mountains were important to the economy for some time but, as in the rest of the valley, agriculture was the town's greatest source of income. During the 1920s, Kiyoshi “Jimmy” Hirasaki began growing garlic commercially in the Gilroy area. [17] Referred to as the "Garlic King", Hirasaki continued to farm garlic into the 1950s. [18] [17] In 1979, the Gilroy Garlic Festival was launched. Farming remains significant, but in the 1970s the city began evolving into a bedroom community for Silicon Valley to the north.

There are a number of extant historical buildings dating from the mid-19th century. Built in 1857, the Christian Church at 160 Fifth Street is the oldest wood-framed church in continuous use in Santa Clara County. Blacksmith George Eustice's house at 213 Fifth Street was constructed in 1869; Eustice was an American Civil War veteran who fought at Gettysburg. [19] Samuel Moore was a long-time Gilroy postmaster, whose home was built in the 1870s at 7151 Church Street. [20]

Nearby in the foothills of the Diablo Range to the northeast is the historic resort site Gilroy Yamato Hot Springs, first developed in the 1870s (and now closed to the public). [21] In 1905, the Old City Hall was built in downtown Gilroy; in 1975, it was designated on the list of National Register of Historic Places. [22]

2019 Festival shooting

On July 28, 2019, a mass shooting occurred at the 2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival. Three people were killed by the gunman and at least 12 others were injured. The suspect, Santino William Legan, committed suicide after being shot by police. [23] [24]

Geography

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Waterfalls at Gilroy Gardens

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.2 square miles (42 km2), of which 16.1 square miles (42 km2) is land and 0.06% is water.

Primary contributors to environmental noise include U.S. Route 101, El Camino Real, Leavesley Road and other major arterials. The number of people exposed to sound levels above 60 CNEL is approximately 4,000. [25]

Climate

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Fifth Street Coffee Shop

Due to the moderating influence of the Pacific Ocean, Gilroy experiences a warm Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb, bordering on Csa). Temperatures range from an average midsummer maximum of 90.1 °F (32.3 °C) to an average midwinter low of 33.6 °F (0.9 °C). Average annual precipitation is 18.9 inches (480 mm), and the summer months are typically dry. Snowfall is rare; occurring approximately once every 20 years, it is light and short-lived. Summer months are characterized by coastal fog which arrives from the ocean around 10 p.m. and dissipates the next morning by 10 a.m. During summer afternoons, the maritime influence lowers and, as a result, Gilroy is much more prone to heat waves than nearby geographical areas to its north and west. Winter months have many sunny and partly cloudy days, with frequent breaks between rainstorms. The local terrain is not conducive to tornadoes, severe windstorms, or thunderstorms. The local climate supports chaparral and grassland biomes, with stands of live oak at higher elevations.

Average temperatures in December, the coldest month, are a maximum of 60.4 °F (15.8 °C) and a minimum of 37.0 °F (2.8 °C). Average temperatures in August, the hottest month, are a maximum of 87.2 °F (30.7 °C) and a minimum of 54.4 °F (12.4 °C). There are an average of 7.7 days with highs of 100 °F (38 °C) or higher and an average of 16.1 days with lows of 32 °F (0 °C) or lower. The record high temperature of 115 °F (46 °C) occurred on July 15, 1972. The record low temperature of 17 °F (−8 °C) occurred on December 22–24, 1990. [26]

There are an average of 55.0 days with measurable precipitation. The wettest year was 1983 with 37.76 inches (959 mm) and the driest year was 1977 and 2007, both with 11.17 inches (284 mm). The most rainfall in one month was 14.64 inches (372 mm) in January 1914. [26]

Climate data for Gilroy, California (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1957–present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)80
(27)		86
(30)		90
(32)		100
(38)		106
(41)		112
(44)		115
(46)		112
(44)		113
(45)		107
(42)		94
(34)		80
(27)		115
(46)
Mean maximum °F (°C)71.2
(21.8)		76.4
(24.7)		81.9
(27.7)		89.0
(31.7)		94.1
(34.5)		100.1
(37.8)		101.6
(38.7)		102.1
(38.9)		101.0
(38.3)		95.3
(35.2)		82.9
(28.3)		70.5
(21.4)		105.6
(40.9)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)60.7
(15.9)		64.0
(17.8)		68.1
(20.1)		71.9
(22.2)		77.3
(25.2)		82.8
(28.2)		87.2
(30.7)		87.2
(30.7)		84.9
(29.4)		78.8
(26.0)		68.3
(20.2)		60.4
(15.8)		74.3
(23.5)
Daily mean °F (°C)49.4
(9.7)		52.2
(11.2)		55.3
(12.9)		58.2
(14.6)		63.1
(17.3)		67.2
(19.6)		70.6
(21.4)		70.8
(21.6)		68.7
(20.4)		63.4
(17.4)		55.0
(12.8)		48.7
(9.3)		60.2
(15.7)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)38.1
(3.4)		40.4
(4.7)		42.6
(5.9)		44.5
(6.9)		49.0
(9.4)		51.6
(10.9)		54.0
(12.2)		54.4
(12.4)		52.5
(11.4)		47.9
(8.8)		41.6
(5.3)		37.0
(2.8)		46.1
(7.8)
Mean minimum °F (°C)28.4
(−2.0)		32.4
(0.2)		35.0
(1.7)		37.6
(3.1)		42.8
(6.0)		45.7
(7.6)		50.0
(10.0)		49.7
(9.8)		46.0
(7.8)		40.3
(4.6)		32.7
(0.4)		28.2
(−2.1)		26.0
(−3.3)
Record low °F (°C)18
(−8)		23
(−5)		23
(−5)		27
(−3)		31
(−1)		36
(2)		41
(5)		37
(3)		30
(−1)		29
(−2)		23
(−5)		17
(−8)		17
(−8)
Average precipitation inches (mm)4.55
(116)		4.27
(108)		2.59
(66)		1.30
(33)		0.56
(14)		0.15
(3.8)		0.00
(0.00)		0.03
(0.76)		0.04
(1.0)		0.85
(22)		1.74
(44)		3.69
(94)		19.77
(502)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)9.89.87.85.12.50.60.30.30.62.86.19.355.0
Source: NOAA [26] [27]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1870 1,625—
1880 1,621−0.2%
1890 1,6944.5%
1900 1,8207.4%
1910 2,43733.9%
1920 2,86217.4%
1930 3,50222.4%
1940 3,6153.2%
1950 4,95137.0%
1960 7,34848.4%
1970 12,68472.6%
1980 21,64170.6%
1990 31,48745.5%
2000 41,46431.7%
2010 48,82117.7%
2020 59,52021.9%
2023 (est.)58,520−1.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [28]

2000

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Elks Building, built 1931
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Spanish Colonial Revival style St. Mary Catholic Church

As of the United States 2000 Census, [29] there were 41,464 people, 11,869 households, and 9,590 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,615.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,009.7/km2). There were 12,152 housing units at an average density of 766.5 units per square mile (295.9 units/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 58.9% White, 1.8% African American, 1.6% Native American, 4.4% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 27.7% from other races, and 5.4% from two or more races. 53.8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 11,869 households, out of which 47.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.2% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.46 and the average family size was 3.74.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.6% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $66,401, and the median income for a family was $80,371. Males had a median income of $45,759 versus $34,710 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,071. About 7.3% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those under 18 and 6.5% of those 65 and older.

2010

The 2010 United States Census [30] reported that Gilroy had a population of 48,821. The population density was 3,021.7 inhabitants per square mile (1,166.7/km2). The racial makeup of Gilroy was 28,674 (58.7%) White, 942 (1.9%) African American, 831 (1.7%) Native American, 3,448 (7.1%) Asian, 111 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 12,322 (25.2%) from other races, and 2,493 (5.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 28,214 persons (57.8%).

The Census reported that 48,015 people (98.3% of the population) lived in households, 642 (1.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 164 (0.3%) were institutionalized.

There were 14,175 households, out of which 7,111 (50.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 8,160 (57.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 2,212 (15.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 964 (6.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 996 (7.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 102 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 2,136 households (15.1%) were made up of individuals, and 908 (6.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.39. There were 11,336 families (80.0% of all households); the average family size was 3.69.

The population was spread out, with 14,983 people (30.7%) under the age of 18, 4,514 people (9.2%) aged 18 to 24, 14,104 people (28.9%) aged 25 to 44, 11,122 people (22.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 4,098 people (8.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

There were 14,854 housing units at an average density of 919.4 units per square mile (355.0 units/km2), of which 8,624 (60.8%) were owner-occupied, and 5,551 (39.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.6%. 27,798 people (56.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 20,217 people (41.4%) lived in rental housing units.

2020

According to the 2020 United States Census, [31] Gilroy is growing with a population standing at 59,520 and 17,023 households. This represents about 3% of Santa Clara County's population. The city's demographic breakdown stands at 58.3% Hispanic or Latino, 26.7% Caucasian, 9.9% Asian, 1.8% African American, 0.5% Native American and 19.8% from two or more races. [32] The median household income was $116,206 and per capita income was $41,393. The average cost of a home was $778,300. [33]

Economy

Gilroy, along with Saratoga, San Martin, and Morgan Hill make up the Santa Clara Valley AVA , a designated American Viticultural Area for wineries and vineyards within the historic Santa Clara Valley.

Top employers

The top five employers in Gilroy are: Gilroy Unified School District, Christopher Ranch LLC, Saint Louise Regional Hospital, Walmart, and Olam International. [34]

Arts and culture

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Gilroy Garlic Festival

Annual events

Gilroy also has over 20 wineries and tasting rooms located along the Santa Clara Valley Wine Trail.

Public library

Santa Clara County Library District operates the Gilroy Library. [37]

Parks and recreation

Government

In the California State Legislature, Gilroy is in the 17th Senate District , represented by Democrat John Laird, and in the 30th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Dawn Addis. [39]

In the United States House of Representatives, Gilroy is split between California's 19th congressional district, represented by Jimmy Panetta ( D – Carmel Valley ) and California's 18th congressional district, represented by Zoe Lofgren ( D – San Jose ).

Education

Public

Gilroy Unified School District operates seven elementary schools, three middle schools, and three high schools located in the city. [40] Gilroy is also home to a college, Gavilan College.

Private

Charter

Media

The city is served by the local newspaper Gilroy Dispatch , a weekly newspaper founded in 1868.

CMAP TV is a community accessible television internet channel. [44]

Radio stations include:

Infrastructure

Transportation

Airports

Small general-aviation aircraft are served by the uncontrolled San Martin Airport (E16), located at San Martin, about six miles north of Gilroy. Commercial flights are served by San Jose International Airport, about 36 mi (58 km) away in San Jose.

Highways

Gilroy station was established in 1869. The current station was built in 1917. It is currently served by Caltrain. Gilroy Depot - Gilroy California (cropped).jpg
Gilroy station was established in 1869. The current station was built in 1917. It is currently served by Caltrain.

Gilroy is served by two major highways:

Public transportation

Sister cities

Gilroy is twinned with: [49] [50]

Notable people

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Gilroy station is a Caltrain station located in Gilroy, California, United States. It is the southern terminus of the South County Connector service, and is only served during weekday rush hours in the peak direction, with trains going toward San Jose in the morning and returning southbound in the evening. The station building was constructed by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1918 and restored in 1998. Future plans call for extended Amtrak Capitol Corridor service, as well as California High-Speed Rail trains, to also stop at Gilroy. The station was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2019 as Gilroy Southern Pacific Railroad Depot.

Rancho San Ysidro was a 13,066-acre (52.88 km2) Spanish land grant in present-day Santa Clara County, California, given in 1809 by Governor José Joaquín de Arrillaga to Ygnacio Ortega. Today's city of Gilroy is on former Rancho Ysidro lands, as is nearby Old Gilroy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Santa Clara County, California</span> County in California, United States

Santa Clara County, officially the County of Santa Clara, is the sixth-most populous county in the U.S. state of California, with a population of 1,936,259 as of the 2020 census. Santa Clara County and neighboring San Benito County form the San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara metropolitan statistical area, which is part of the larger San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland combined statistical area. Santa Clara is the most populous county in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Northern California.

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