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Milpitas, California

Northern America

Milpitas is a city in Santa Clara County, California, in the United States, located in Silicon Valley. The name is Spanish for little milpas, meaning little cornfields. The city grew out of Rancho Milpitas, a land grant made in 1835 to the Californio ranchero José María Alviso. Milpitas incorporated as a city in 1954 and has since become home to numerous high technology companies as part of Silicon Valley. The 2020 census recorded a population of 80,273 for the city.

Facts
Population
80,273 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 1
Climate Zone
Temperate 2
Time Zone
UTC-08:00 3
Sources
1. Milpitas, California (Wikipedia)
  • Wikipedia lead, 2020 census
    As of the 2020 census, the city population was 80,273.
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    6
  • Part Of: United States, Wikipedia lead, location
    is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States
  • On Continent: North America, Wikipedia lead, location
    is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Lead
    Milpitas (Spanish for 'little milpas' or little cornfields) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States, in Silicon Valley.
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2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 37.25, -121.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 37.25, -121.75
37.25 -121.75 Csb
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3. GeoNames: Milpitas - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 5373327, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
Quote, cities500 record 5373327, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
37.42827 -121.90662 P PPL US CA 085 77604 5 5 America/Los_Angeles
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