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Monterey County

Monterey County
240 Church Street, Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 755-5066
www.co.monterey.ca.us
POPULATION: 431,892
INCORPORATION DATE: 1850
FORM OF
GOVERNMENT:		 General Law
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: District 1 - Fernando Armenta
District 2 - Luis R. Calcagno
District 3 - Simon Salinas *
District 4 - Jane Parker
District 5 - Dave Potter
  *Denotes Chair of the Board
BOARD MEETS: Tuesdays

MONTEREY. County seat, Salinas. Created February 18, 1850. It derived its name from the Bay of Monterey. The word itself is composed of the Spanish words monte and rey, and literally means "king of the forest." The bay was named by Sebastian Vizcaino in 1602, in honor of the Conde de Monterey, the Viceroy of New Spain.

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