Orange County California is the sixth most populous county in the United States, and much 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 also San Clemente. Tourist tourist attractions include Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, as well as lots of others
Mission San Juan Capistrano was the initial European area. Bernardo Yorba and Teodosio Yorba got land deeds for Rancho Canon de Santa Ana and also Rancho Lomas de Santiago in the 1830s. Silver was found in the Santa Ana Mountains in 1887, and citizens elected to succeed from Los Angeles County. Citrus and avocados were important very early crops.
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 destination for very early Hollywood types. Pacific City transformed to Huntington Beach after Henry E. Huntington, president of the Pacific Electric. Farming decreased after The second world war, yet Orange County flourished 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 through the middle, 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, as well as Santa Ana in north Orange County are older and a lot more densely inhabited. South Orange County is residential and wealthy. The Santa Ana River is approximately the geographic 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 Panasonic. Avionics Corporation, Mazda, Toshiba, Toyota, Samsung, Kia, Mitsubishi, Kawasaki, and Hyundai have local facilities in Orange County.
Tourism is a huge Orange County industry with Disneyland and Knotts Berry Farm. Resorts offer accessibility to beaches, cycling 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 location for body surfing. The City of Orange's old town features 1950s architecture. 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 held in March at the Newport Beach Country Club. Orange County SC is the United Soccer League team.