San Benito -- U.S. County in California Population (2000): 53234 Housing Units (2000): 16499 Land area (2000): 1389.058481 sq. miles (3597.644798 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.676137 sq. miles (4.341176 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1390.734618 sq. miles (3601.985974 sq. km) Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06 Location: 36.745753 N, 121.288843 W Headwords: San Benito San Benito, CA San Benito County San Benito County, CA