City of Santa Clara
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Over 130,000 people live in Santa Clara, the center of what’s possible. With over 19 square miles of tree-lined neighborhoods, bustling shopping centers and thriving businesses, Santa Clara is where you can find your mission.
Located at the heart of Silicon Valley, about 45 miles south of San Francisco, the City of Santa Clara truly is “The Center of What’s Possible.” Incorporated in 1852, Santa Clara covers an area of 19.3 square miles with a population of 129,488. Santa Clara is home to an extraordinary array of high-tech companies, including Applied Materials, Intel, Nvidia, Oracle, and Ericsson. The City of Santa Clara is also home to Santa Clara University, California’s Great America Theme Park, Mission College and Levi’s® Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers and Super Bowl 50.