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San Clemente, California

San Clemente (/ˌsæn kləˈmɛnti/; Spanish for "St. Clement"[6] Spanish: [saŋ kleˈmente][7]) is a city in Orange County, California, United States. Located in the Orange Coast region of the South Coast of California, San Clemente's population was 64,293 in at the 2020 census.[5] Situated roughly midway between Los Angeles and San Diego, San Clemente is a popular tourist destination in Southern California, known for its beaches, Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, and hospitality industry. San Clemente's city slogan is "Spanish Village by the Sea".[8]

"San Clemente" redirects here. For the island off the California coast, see San Clemente Island. For other uses, see San Clemente (disambiguation).

San Clemente, California

United States

February 28, 1928[1]

Victor Cabral[2]

Chris Duncan
Mark Enmeier
Rick Loeffler

Andy Hall

Vacant

19.11 sq mi (49.48 km2)

18.36 sq mi (47.54 km2)

0.75 sq mi (1.94 km2)  3.89%

233 ft (71 m)

64,293

3,400/sq mi (1,300/km2)

92672–92674

History[edit]

Indigenous[edit]

The Acjachemen are the Indigenous people of San Clemente.[9] Panhe was located about three miles (4.8 km) south of San Clemente,[10] and has been historically documented to be over 9,600 years old.[11] It remains an important site for the Acjachemen.[11]

– Medical device manufacturer

Cameron Health

– Medical device manufacturer

ICU Medical

– Fast casual Asian food

Pick Up Stix

– Manufacturer of premium sandals

Rainbow Sandals

– Sock and underwear brand

Stance Socks

San Clemente is mentioned in the song "Diamonds on My Windshield" from the album The Heart of Saturday Night.

Tom Waits

San Clemente is mentioned in the 1974 song "Contrabando y traición" by .

Los Tigres del Norte

band The Ziggens released a song named "San Clemente."

Orange County

The animated Comedy-Drama Bojack Horseman features a reference to the town in the first episode of its fourth season following a pasta-related accident: "Disaster al dente off the coast of San Clemente!"

Netflix

professional baseball player

Kolby Allard

professional surfer

Kolohe Andino

professional surfer

Anastasia Ashley

US Colonel, Special Forces

Aaron Bank

soccer player

Gibson Bardsley

professional surfer

Shane Beschen

Nerdapalooza creator

John "hex" Carter

actor

Lon Chaney Jr.

radio host

Anthony Cumia

quarterback USC Trojans, New York Jets, Carolina Panthers

Sam Darnold

NFL football player

Brian de la Puente

race car driver

Connor De Phillippi

American actress

Chloe East

granddaughter of President Richard Nixon, great-granddaughter of President Dwight D. Eisenhower

Jennie Eisenhower

Hall of Fame UCLA softball coach[38]

Sue Enquist

NFL football quarterback

Jim Everett

rock band

Fu Manchu

actor

Jorge Garcia

former mayor of Seattle and founder of San Clemente

Ole Hanson

musician with Giant Drag[39]

Annie Hardy

racing driver

Billy Johnson

director

Rian Johnson

founder of Carl's Jr. and CKE Enterprises[40]

Carl Karcher

professional Freestyle Motocross rider

Jeff Kargola

professional wrestling commentator

Todd Keneley

Olympic gold medalist in volleyball

Karch Kiraly

artistic gymnast, part of the UCLA Bruins women's gymnastics team

Gracie Kramer

YouTuber, American actor

Kian Lawley

tennis champion

Bob Lutz

John Lyon, known as , lead singer of Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes[41]

Southside Johnny

professional longboarder

Colin McPhillips

professional football player (offensive tackle, Green Bay Packers)

Kyle Murphy

LPGA golfer

Ryann O'Toole

actor[42]

Dominic Purcell

MLB player[43]

Aaron Rowand

Christian singer-songwriter

Beckah Shae

professional skateboarder

Ryan Sheckler

architect and designer of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world

Adrian Smith

three-time Academy Award Best Actress nominee [44]

Gloria Swanson

surfer[45]

Peter "PT" Townend

American ice hockey administrator and referee

Hal Trumble

actress, voice of Wilma Flintstone

Jean Vander Pyl

American actor[46]

Paul Walker

influential football coach[47]

Gene "Pop" Warner

classical cellist

Paul Wiancko

San Clemente is twinned with:

List of beaches in California

San Clemente travel guide from Wikivoyage

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Official website

The San Clemente Sun Post News, the town's oldest newspaper

San Clemente Times community newspaper