Orange County California is the sixth most populated county in the USA, and more populous than 21 states. Santa Ana is the county seat. Other cities consist of Anaheim, Irvine, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Dana Point, and San Clemente. Vacationer destinations include Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, and many others
Mission San Juan Capistrano was the first European area. Bernardo Yorba and Teodosio Yorba got land deeds for Rancho Canon de Santa Ana as well as Rancho Lomas de Santiago in the 1830s. Silver was found in the Santa Ana Mountains in 1887, and locals voted to separate from Los Angeles County. Citrus as well as avocados were essential very early produce.
The Pacific Electric Railway ranged from Los Angeles to Santa Ana and Newport Beach in the very early 1900s, and Orange County ended up being a weekend location for very early Hollywood types. Pacific City changed to Huntington Beach after Henry E. Huntington, president of the Pacific Electric. Agriculture decreased after The second world war, however Orange County grew with Interstate 5's opening in 1954, and also Disneyland in 1955.
Northwestern Orange is a coastal plain, and southeastern Orange County touches the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains. The Santa Ana River flows in the center, and tributaries are Santiago Creek, Aliso Creek, San Juan Creek, and also Horsethief Creek. Water rising from a fault line created Laguna Lakes in Laguna Beach.
Anaheim, Fullerton, and also Santa Ana in north Orange County are older and much more densely inhabited. South Orange County is residential and affluent. The Santa Ana River is approximately the geographic divide.
Big Orange County firms include Ingram Micro, First American Corporation, Broadcom, Western Digital, Pacific Life, Allergan, Edwards Lifesciences, Epicor, Sun Healthcar, Beckman Coulter, Quiksilver, Apria Health Care, Gateway Inc., Linksys, Blizzard Entertainment, and Panasonic. Avionics Corporation, Mazda, Toshiba, Toyota, Samsung, Kia, Mitsubishi, Kawasaki, and Hyundai have local facilities in Orange County.
Tourist is a huge Orange County sector with Disneyland and also Knotts Berry Farm. Resorts supply accessibility to beaches, biking paths, hiking trails, as well as golf courses. Huntington Beach is "Surf City, U.S.A.". The Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach is a fantastic location for body surfing. The City of Orange's old town has 1950s design. Little Saigon is an additional tourist location. Mission San Juan Capistrano is home to migrating swallows, and the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum remains in Yorba Linda.
The Los Angeles Angels play in Anaheim and won the 2002 World Series. The Anaheim Ducks won the 2007 Stanley Cup. The Toshiba Classic is held in March at the Newport Beach Country Club. Orange County SC is the United Soccer League team.