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Los Gatos Topology Map
Geography
Los Gatos is bisected by California State Highway 17, which runs through the
town from south to north. The terms "East Los Gatos" and "West Los Gatos" are
sometimes used to describe the parts of the town that lie east and west of
Highway 17, respectively, but there is no official governmental division of the
town as such. Prior to 1997, the town's two main ZIP codes corresponded to the
portions of the town east and west of Highway 17, with 95032 on the east side
and 95030 on the west side, but the postal service rezoned the ZIP codes along a
north-south division, to better correspond to the two post offices in Los Gatos,
which are located at the north and south ends of town.
California State Route 85 marks more-or-less the northern boundary of the town,
although there are pockets of houses north of Highway 85 that are technically
part of Los Gatos.
Downtown Los Gatos, the area on and around Santa Cruz Avenue and Main Street, is
located in the southwest quadrant of town. A left exit on northbound Highway 17
becomes the south end of South Santa Cruz Avenue, leading into downtown. The
area around Los Gatos Boulevard, east of Highway 17, is much more typically
suburban than downtown, with medium-sized shopping centers clustered at major
intersections of the multilane boulevard.
Vasona Park, a county park, and neighboring Oak Meadow Park, which belongs to
the town, are located in what is roughly the geographic middle of the town,
bordered on the south by Blossom Hill Road, on the east by Highway 17, on the
west by University Avenue, and reaching at the north end not quite all the way
to Lark Avenue. In Vasona Park is the trail to Prune Ridge. Los Gatos Creek
begins in the Santa Cruz Mountains south of the town and runs through the town
parallel to Highway 17 all the way through neighboring Campbell and San Jose to
the Guadalupe River, which flows into San Francisco Bay. A walking, jogging, and
biking trail called the Los Gatos Creek Trail runs alongside much of the creek
from Lexington Dam through Vasona Park and Campbell to Meridian Avenue in San
Jose. In Los Gatos, the trail passes the 1854 Forbes Mill. El Sereno mountain
stands to the southwest; El Sombroso stands to the southeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 28.0
km˛ (10.8 mi˛). 27.7 km˛ (10.7 mi˛) of it is land and 0.3 km˛ (0.1 mi˛) of it
(0.93%) is water.
Los Gatos is surrounded by mountain bike trails. Bikers can leave from downtown
on a 20-mile loop through the Santa Cruz mountains. Road biking is also very
popular. Downtown is often crowded with bikers on weekend mornings.
Los Gatos Demographics
Population by year
1880 555
1890 1,652
1900 1,915
1910 2,232
1920 2,317
1930 3,168
1940 3,597
1950 4,907
1960 9,036
1970 23,735
1980 26,906
1990 27,357
2000 28,592
2006 34,276
Los Gatos High School is one of the more notable sights on Main Street. Because
of its striking appearance, many people mistake it for a university or city
government offices.As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 28,592 people, 11,988
households, and 7,300 families residing in the town. The population density was
1,030.8/km˛ (2,669.1/mi˛). There were 12,367 housing units at an average density
of 445.8/km˛ (1,154.5/mi˛). The racial makeup of the town was 86.68% White,
0.79% African American, 0.30% Native American, 7.60% Asian, 0.07% Pacific
Islander, 1.28% from other races, and 3.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 5.21% of the population.
There were 11,988 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 50.9% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 29.7% of all
households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who
was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the
average family size was 2.93.
In the town the population was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 4.3%
from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there
were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $94,319, and the median income
for a family was $119,194. Males had a median income of $89,420 versus $57,596
for females. The per capita income for the town was $56,094. About 3.1% of
families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4%
of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.
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