Explore Cupertino local geography, civic resources and voter guides, with dated official population and registration facts for Santa Clara County.
At a glance: Cupertino is an incorporated city in Santa Clara County. Population: 59,765 (California Department of Finance estimate as of January 1, 2026). Registered voters: 33,560 (California Secretary of State, as of September 4, 2026).
Cupertino occupies the western Santa Clara Valley where suburban neighborhoods meet the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Stevens Creek Boulevard and De Anza Boulevard organize much of the city, while technology campuses coexist with older agricultural traces. The Cupertino Library and Community Hall form a civic gathering area near City Hall. Memorial Park provides recreation space, and McClellan Ranch Preserve offers a different setting centered on natural resources and the area's rural past. Cupertino incorporated on October 10, 1955. It is a general-law city with a council-manager government rather than a charter city. Its development and incorporation history are presented on the city's official history page.
Yes. It is part of the Santa Clara County Library District, distinct from the City of Santa Clara's municipal library system.
McClellan Ranch Preserve is a city resource associated with natural habitat and local agricultural history.
The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters handles registration and voting services; the city clerk handles municipal election records.
33,560 (California Secretary of State, as of September 4, 2026).
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