Orange County California is the sixth most heavily populated area in the USA, and a lot more populated than 21 states. Santa Ana is the county seat. Various other cities consist of Anaheim, Irvine, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Dana Point, and San Clemente. Vacationer tourist attractions include Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, and also lots of others
Mission San Juan Capistrano was the first European settlement. 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 uncovered in the Santa Ana Mountains in 1887, and residents elected to succeed from Los Angeles County. Citrus and avocados were important early produce.
The Pacific Electric Railway ranged from Los Angeles to Santa Ana and Newport Beach in the early 1900s, and Orange County ended up being a weekend location for early Hollywood sorts. Pacific City changed to Huntington Beach after Henry E. Huntington, president of the Pacific Electric. Agriculture declined after The second world war, but Orange County flourished with Interstate 5's opening in 1954, and also Disneyland in 1955.
Northwestern Orange is a seaside flat area, and southeastern Orange County reaches the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains. The Santa Ana River moves in the middle, and tributaries are Santiago Creek, Aliso Creek, San Juan Creek, as well as Horsethief Creek. Water rising from a fault line formed Laguna Lakes in Laguna Beach.
Anaheim, Fullerton, and also Santa Ana in north Orange County are older and much more densely populated. South Orange County is residential and upscale. The Santa Ana River is approximately the geographical divide.
Large Orange County business consist of 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 also Panasonic. Avionics Corporation, Mazda, Toshiba, Toyota, Samsung, Kia, Mitsubishi, Kawasaki, and Hyundai have regional centers in Orange County.
Tourist is a large Orange County industry with Disneyland as well as Knotts Berry Farm. Resorts offer access to beaches, biking courses, hiking trails, as well as golf courses. Huntington Beach is "Surf City, U.S.A.". The Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach is an excellent place for body surfing. The City of Orange's old town features 1950s architecture. Little Saigon is another tourist location. Mission San Juan Capistrano is home to migrating swallows, and the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum is 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.