Place:Castroville, Monterey, California, United States

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NameCastroville
Alt namesDel Monte Junctionsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS6005621
TypeCensus-designated place
Coordinates36.765°N 121.754°W
Located inMonterey, California, United States
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Castroville is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Monterey County, California. At the time of the 2020 census the population was 7,515. Castroville is known for its artichoke crop and for the annual Castroville Artichoke Festival, leading to its nickname as the "Artichoke Center of the World".

The community's origins lie in Rancho Bolsa Nueva y Moro Cojo, a Mexican-era rancho granted to the Castro family of Californio rancheros. Following the American Conquest of California, Juan Bautista Castro founded Castroville in 1863.

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