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The City of Capitola is California’s oldest seaside resort, which features a charming village area between two bluffs. The City’s wharf and riverside areas provide a setting that remind one of a village in the south of France or the Mediterrenean coast of Italy. The village area was originally founded as a resort, “Camp Capitola,” in 1869 and was incorporated as a city in 1949.

Population: 9,918
Size: 2 square miles
Average age: 38 years old (2000 census)
Average Household Size: 2
Gender: 5% more women then men in Capitola
Average income for Santa Cruz County: $44,607