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Salinas, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) SalinasSalinassəlēˈnəs [key], city (1990 pop. 108,777), seat of Monterey co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. It is the shipping and processing center of a fertile valley famous for its grain and…

Alisal

(Encyclopedia) Alisal, Calif.: see Salinas.

Salinas, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Salinas, river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, rising in the Santa Lucia Mts., S Calif., and flowing (partly underground) past King City, Paso Robles, and Salinas, NW to Monterey Bay. The…

Salinas Grandes

(Encyclopedia) Salinas GrandesSalinas Grandessälēˈnäs gränˈdās [key], salt desert, c.3,200 sq mi (8,290 sq km), in Córdoba and Santiago del Estero provs., N Argentina. The Córdoba-Tucumán RR crosses…

Salinas de Gortari, Carlos

(Encyclopedia) Salinas de Gortari, Carlos, 1948–, president of Mexico (1988–94). A Harvard-educated political economist, he became minister of planning and the budget (1982–87) and succeeded Miguel…

Atascadero

(Encyclopedia) Atascadero Atascadero ətăskədârˈō [key], uninc. town (2020 pop. 29,773), San Luis Obispo co., SW Calif., on the Salinas River; founded 1913 as a model…

Zedillo Ponce de León, Ernesto

(Encyclopedia) Zedillo Ponce de León, ErnestoZedillo Ponce de León, Ernestoĕrnĕsˈtō zĕdēˈyō pōnˈsā ᵺā lāônˈ [key], 1951–, Mexican politician, president of Mexico (1994–2000). Educated as an economist…

Salinas, CA Census Data

People QuickFactsSalinasCaliforniaPopulation, 2003 estimate 147,84035,484,453Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 3.6%4.8%Population, 2000 151,06033,871,648Population,…

Salinas, CA Demographic Statistics

NumberPercentTotal population151,060100.0SEX AND AGEMale80,36153.2Female70,69946.8Under 5 years13,9889.35 to 9 years14,5099.610 to 14 years12,5148.315 to 19 years12,3508.220 to 24 years12,8218.…