Orange County California is the 6th most populous county in the United States, and much more populous than 21 states. Santa Ana is the county seat. Other cities include Anaheim, Irvine, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Dana Point, and also San Clemente. Visitor tourist attractions include Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, and many others
Mission San Juan Capistrano was the very first European area. Bernardo Yorba and Teodosio Yorba received land grants for Rancho Canon de Santa Ana as well as Rancho Lomas de Santiago in the 1830s. Silver was discovered in the Santa Ana Mountains in 1887, and also residents elected to separate from Los Angeles County. Citrus and avocados were essential very early produce.
The Pacific Electric Railway ran from Los Angeles to Santa Ana and Newport Beach in the very early 1900s, and Orange County became a weekend destination for early Hollywood sorts. Pacific City transformed to Huntington Beach after Henry E. Huntington, CEO of the Pacific Electric. Agriculture declined after World War II, however Orange County flourished with Interstate 5's opening in 1954, and Disneyland in 1955.
Northwestern Orange is a coastal flat area, and southeastern Orange County reaches the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains. The Santa Ana River flows in the middle, and tributaries are Santiago Creek, Aliso Creek, San Juan Creek, and Horsethief Creek. Water rising from a geological fault created Laguna Lakes in Laguna Beach.
Anaheim, Fullerton, and Santa Ana in north Orange County are older and more densely inhabited. South Orange County is residential and affluent. The Santa Ana River is roughly the geographical divide.
Big Orange County companies consist of Ingram Micro, First American Corporation, Broadcom, Western Digital, Pacific Life, Allergan, Edwards Lifesciences, Epicor, Sun Healthcar, Beckman Coulter, Quiksilver, Apria Healthcare, Gateway Inc., Linksys, Blizzard Entertainment, as well as Panasonic. Avionics Corporation, Mazda, Toshiba, Toyota, Samsung, Kia, Mitsubishi, Kawasaki, and Hyundai have regional facilities in Orange County.
Tourism is a huge Orange County industry with Disneyland and also Knotts Berry Farm. Resorts provide accessibility to beaches, cycling paths, hiking routes, as well as golf courses. Huntington Beach is "Surf City, U.S.A.". The Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach is a great area for body surfing. The City of Orange's old town features 1950s style. Little Saigon is one more 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.