Santa Clarita is a city in northwestern Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. With a 2020 census population of 228,673, it is the third-most populous city in Los Angeles County, the 17th-most populous in California, and the 103rd-most populous city in the United States. It is located about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, and occupies 70.75 square miles of land in the Santa Clarita Valley, along the Santa Clara River. It is a classic example of a U.S. edge city, satellite city, or boomburb. Human settlement of the Santa Clarita Valley dates back to the arrival of the Chumash people, who were displaced by the Tataviam circa 450 AD. After Spanish colonists arrived in Alta California, the Rancho San Francisco was established, covering much of the Santa Clarita Valley. Henry Mayo Newhall purchased the Rancho San Francisco in 1875 and established the towns of Saugus and Newhall. The Newhall Land and Farming Company played a major role in the city's development.

Country: United States
State: California
County: Los Angeles
Incorporated: December 15, 1987
Named for: Santa Clara River
Type: Council–Manager
Mayor: Cameron Smyth
Mayor Pro-Tem: Bill Miranda
City council: Laurene Weste, Marsha McLean, Jason Gibbs
City manager: Ken Striplin
Water: 0.099%
Population (2020): 228,673
Rank: 3rd in Los Angeles County, 17th in California, 103rd in the United States
Urban: 278,031 (US: 146th)
Demonym(s): Santa Claritan
Time zone: Pacific (UTC−08:00)
Summer (DST): PDT (UTC−07:00)
ZIP Codes: 91321–91322, 91350–91351, 91354–91355, 91380, 91385–91387, 91390
Area code: 661
FIPS code: 06-69088
GNIS feature IDs: 1662338, 2411819
Website: [santaclarita.gov]
Official Website: http://www.santa-clarita.com
Wikidata description: city in Los Angeles County, California, USA
Wikidata id: Q491132
Wikidata label: Santa Clarita
Wikidata aliases: Array
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