Orange County California is the 6th most populated region in the USA, and much 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, as well as San Clemente. Visitor attractions consist of Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, and many others
Mission San Juan Capistrano was the first European area. Bernardo Yorba and Teodosio Yorba got land grants for Rancho Canon de Santa Ana and also Rancho Lomas de Santiago in the 1830s. Silver was discovered in the Santa Ana Mountains in 1887, and locals elected to succeed from Los Angeles County. Citrus and avocados were important early crops.
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 destination for very early Hollywood types. Pacific City transformed to Huntington Beach after Henry E. Huntington, president of the Pacific Electric. Agriculture 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 plain, and southeastern Orange County touches 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, as well as 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 more densely populated. South Orange County is residential and wealthy. The Santa Ana River is approximately the geographic divide.
Large 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 also Panasonic. Avionics Corporation, Mazda, Toshiba, Toyota, Samsung, Kia, Mitsubishi, Kawasaki, and Hyundai have local centers in Orange County.
Tourist is a vast Orange County industry with Disneyland as well as Knotts Berry Farm. Resorts provide 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 terrific area for body surfing. The City of Orange's old town has 1950s style. Little Saigon is another tourist 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 held in March at the Newport Beach Country Club. Orange County SC is the United Soccer League team.