Santa Maria Wedding

Santa Maria is the second largest city in Santa Barbara County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 77,423. The 2005 census estimates listed Santa Maria's population at 90,124. According to the California State Department of Finance, Santa Maria has an estimated population of 90,204. The estimated population of the metropolitan area is about 130,000, this area is the Santa Maria Valley which encompasses the city of Guadalupe and the unincorporated town of Orcutt.

Santa Maria is located at 34575N, 120260W (34.951377, -120.433373)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 51.2 km (19.8 mi). 50.1 km (19.3 mi) of it is land and 1.1 km (0.4 mi) of it (2.23%) is water.

Santa Maria is generally situated north of the unincorporated community of Orcutt, south of the Santa Maria River (which serves as the line between Santa Barbara County and San Luis Obispo County) and surrounded on the west and east by agricultural fields. The city of Guadalupe is approximately 9 miles to the west of Santa Maria.