Orange County California is the 6th most populous region in the United States, and a lot more populated than 21 states. Santa Ana is the county seat. Other cities include Anaheim, Irvine, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Dana Point, as well as San Clemente. Tourist destinations include Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, and several others
Mission San Juan Capistrano was the very first European area. Bernardo Yorba and Teodosio Yorba got 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 citizens voted to succeed from Los Angeles County. Citrus and also avocados were important very early produce.
The Pacific Electric Railway ranged from Los Angeles to Santa Ana and Newport Beach in the early 1900s, and Orange County came to be a weekend break location for very early Hollywood sorts. Pacific City transformed to Huntington Beach after Henry E. Huntington, CEO of the Pacific Electric. Farming declined after World War II, but Orange County grew with Interstate 5's opening in 1954, as well as Disneyland in 1955.
Northwestern Orange is a seaside flat area, and southeastern Orange County touches the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains. The Santa Ana River flows through the center, and tributaries are Santiago Creek, Aliso Creek, San Juan Creek, and 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 a lot more densely populated. South Orange County is residential and upscale. The Santa Ana River is approximately the geographical divide.
Huge 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 Health Care, Gateway Inc., Linksys, Blizzard Entertainment, and Panasonic. Avionics Corporation, Mazda, Toshiba, Toyota, Samsung, Kia, Mitsubishi, Kawasaki, and Hyundai have regional facilities in Orange County.
Tourism is a huge Orange County market with Disneyland and also Knotts Berry Farm. Resorts supply accessibility to beaches, cycling paths, 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 has 1950s design. Little Saigon is an additional vacationer destination. 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 staged in March at the Newport Beach Country Club. Orange County SC is the United Soccer League team.