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Population of Watsonville, CA

Last official estimated population of Watsonville city (Santa Cruz County**, California state) was 53,111 (year 2014)^[1]. This was 0.017% of total US population and 0.14% of total California state population. Area of Watsonville city is 6.8 mi² (=17.6 km²)^[6], in this year population density was 7,828.86 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.92%/yr), Watsonville city population in 2025 would be 58,745*.

Historical population

Historical population of Watsonville city for period 1860-2014:

Watsonville city on population map

Estimated population for 2014^[1]. Click on flag to hide it.

Population • Legends • Position

Settlements near Watsonville city

• Salinas city population 17.6 mi, 154°
• Santa Cruz city 15.1 mi, 284°
• Gilroy city 11.8 mi, 59°
• Morgan Hill city 16.3 mi, 25°
• Hollister city 21 mi, 101°
• Seaside city 20.6 mi, 188°
• Marina city 16.5 mi, 183°
• Scotts Valley city 16.3 mi, 305°
• Capitola city 10.9 mi, 291°
• San Juan Bautista city 13.8 mi, 111°

Sources, notices

*Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.

**Some cities are placed on more than one county. Only 1 county is shown.

[1] Cities and Towns (Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions) 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[2] City and Town Intercensal Estimates (2000-2010), archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[3] Places: 1990 and 1999 Populations, With Numeric and Percent Population Change, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[4] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1980,

[5] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places in history,

[6] Area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016

[7] Through the Decades, Overview 1790-2010, PDF, large files! >100 Mb