Orange County California is the 6th most populated county in the United States, and more populous than 21 states. Santa Ana is the county seat. Various other cities include Anaheim, Irvine, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Dana Point, and San Clemente. Vacationer destinations consist of Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, and many others
Mission San Juan Capistrano was the very first European area. Bernardo Yorba and Teodosio Yorba obtained land grants for Rancho Canon de Santa Ana and Rancho Lomas de Santiago in the 1830s. Silver was uncovered in the Santa Ana Mountains in 1887, and also citizens elected to separate from Los Angeles County. Citrus as well as avocados were essential early produce.
The Pacific Electric Railway ran from Los Angeles to Santa Ana and Newport Beach in the very early 1900s, and Orange County ended up being a weekend break destination for very early Hollywood types. Pacific City changed to Huntington Beach after Henry E. Huntington, CEO of the Pacific Electric. Farming declined after The second world war, however Orange County boomed 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 through the center, and tributaries are Santiago Creek, Aliso Creek, San Juan Creek, and Horsethief Creek. Water increasing from a fault line formed 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 affluent. The Santa Ana River is approximately the geographic divide.
Huge Orange County firms 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, and Panasonic. Avionics Corporation, Mazda, Toshiba, Toyota, Samsung, Kia, Mitsubishi, Kawasaki, and Hyundai have local facilities in Orange County.
Tourism is a vast Orange County sector with Disneyland and Knotts Berry Farm. Resorts offer accessibility to beaches, cycling courses, hiking trails, and also 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 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 staged in March at the Newport Beach Country Club. Orange County SC is the United Soccer League team.