Aliso Viejo

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Aliso Viejo
Aliso Viejo city center
Aliso Viejo city center
Seal of Aliso Viejo
seal
Location in California
Location in California and County
Basic data
Foundation : July 1, 2001
State : United States
State : California
County : Orange County
Coordinates : 33 ° 34 ′  N , 117 ° 44 ′  W Coordinates: 33 ° 34 ′  N , 117 ° 44 ′  W
Time zone : Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents : 47,823 (as of 2010)
Population density : 2,668.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 17.92 km 2  (approx. 7 mi 2 ) of
which 17.92 km 2  (approx. 7 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 125 m
Postcodes : 92656, 92698
Area code : +1 949
FIPS : 06-00947
GNIS ID : 252532
Website : www.cityofalisoviejo.com
Mayor : Ross Chun

Aliso Viejo is a US city ​​in southern Orange County in the US state of California . It has about 48,000 inhabitants (as of 2010). The urban area has a size of approximately 18 km². On July 1, 2001, Aliso Viejo became the 34th city in Orange County . It is the only foundation in the county since 2000. The city is surrounded by Laguna Beach in the west and southwest, Laguna Hills in the east, Laguna Niguel in the southeast and Laguna Woods in the north.

geography

Much of the city is located on the eastern slopes of the San Joaquin Hills. According to the Census Bureau , the city has an area of ​​almost 18 m². Aliso Viejo is one of several cities that border the Aliso and Wood Canyons Regional Park . The brook Aliso Creek marks the city limits to Laguna Niguel in the south and the brook Wood Canyon Creek partly marks the western city limit.

history

The originally planned community area was once part of an over 100 km² ranch , the Moulton Ranch. This area was acquired by the Moulton family from Juan Avila in the 1890s. This in turn received the area in 1842 from the Mexican government. Little by little, parts of the ranch were sold, so that the cities of Leisure World (now Laguna Woods ), Laguna Hills and Laguna Niguel could arise. In 1976, the Mission Viejo Company bought the remaining 17 square miles of Moulton Ranch to build a re-planned community. In their drafts, the planners envisaged 20,000 houses for 50,000 residents. The designs were approved by the county in 1979 . The first houses were offered for sale in March 1982, and the first family moved in in November of the same year. As part of the project, 10.5 km² was dedicated to the county as part of the Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park . Another 3.2 km² were reserved for use as neighborhood parks, for local recreation or other public use. To manage these uses, the Aliso Viejo Community Association (AVCA) was established in 1982.

Aliso Viejo was the first planned church in California that stipulated that there would be the same number of newly created jobs as planned inflows of able-bodied people. Pacific Park, the 3.5 km² city and commercial center of Aliso Viejo, should create more than 22,000 jobs. All houses in the city are within 1.5 miles of Pacific Park. This distance was chosen deliberately in order to encourage work close to home.

Incorporation

Aliso Viejo had been a municipality free since 1979. The city was only incorporated in 2001 after the Aliso Viejo Cityhood 2000 Committee had campaigned for a corresponding citizens' vote. In the election, 93.3% of voters voted for incorporation. The committee's co-founder and president, Carmen Vali-Cave, became the city's first female mayor.

The town's seal was introduced with the incorporation. It shows several mountains, a sunset, a tree and several buildings. It also shows the words "July 2001" to remind of the incorporation of Aliso Viejo.

Demographics

According to the 2010 census, the 47,823 inhabitants were distributed over 18,204 households. The population density was 2,668.7 inh / km². 72% described themselves as white , 2% as African-American , 0.3% as Indians , 14.6% as Asian Americans , 5.1% stated that they belonged to another ethnic group and 5.7% to several ethnic groups. 17.1% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010, children under the age of 18 and 11.1% of all households lived in 39% of all households with persons aged 65 or over. 66.6% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.6 people and the average family size was 3.16 people.

28.2% of the population were younger than 20 years, 31.3% were 20 to 39 years old, 31.8% were 40 to 59 years old, and 8.7% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 35.1 years. 48.1% of the population were male and 51.9% were female.

The median income per household was 2,017 at 106,353 US dollars . 4.6% of the population are below the poverty line.

politics

Aliso Viejo is a "general law city" under American law. Thus, the city only has the powers that are expressly granted by the state . The city also has a city ​​council . Everyday transactions are of a full-time Oberstadtdirektor out (city manager), which is controlled by a voluntary city council. The Aliso Viejo City Council consists of five members. Every year the council elects its next mayor and deputy mayor.

The city council currently consists of Mayor David C. Harrington, Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem Phillip Tsunoda and councilors Ross Chun, Mike Munzing and William Phillips.

State and State Representation

In the Californian parliament, Aliso Viejo is represented in the 36th Senate district by Republican Patricia Bates and in the 73rd lower house district by Republican Bill Brough.

In the United States House of Representatives, the city is represented in the 48th congressional electoral district by Republican Dana Rohrabacher .

Culture and sights

  • The Aliso Viejo Town Center is home to a movie theater, a variety of restaurants, and shops. The Town Center with its Grand Park is also the center for public concerts and events.
  • The Aliso Viejo Library is a branch of the Orange County Library and has been open to citizens since January 31, 1998.
  • The Aliso Viejo Golf Course was designed by Nicklaus Design in 1999 and converted into the Aliso Viejo Country Club in 2005 .
  • The Soka University was opened on May 3 2,001th A 0.5 km² campus with 18 buildings was built for 250 million US dollars. The private university sees itself in the tradition of Buddhism .
  • The Soka Performing Arts Center is a 1,000-seat concert hall that opened in September 2011. The acoustics were designed by Yasuhisa Toyota , who also designed the acoustics in the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg.
  • The Renaissance ClubSport -Resort is a resort of the Marriott hotel chain opened in July 2008 . It cost more than $ 65 million to create and is designed to meet the growing demand for a healthy lifestyle.

Companies

The semiconductor manufacturer Microsemi , the pharmaceutical company Valeant and the IT service company UST Global have their headquarters in Aliso Viejo.

education

The city is part of the Capistrano Unified School District and is home to the following schools:

Elementary schools

  • Canyon Vista Elementary School
  • Don Juan Avila Elementary School
  • Oak Grove Elementary School
  • Wood Canyon Elementary School

Middle schools

  • Aliso Viejo Middle School
  • Don Juan Avila Middle School

High school

  • Aliso Niguel High School

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

Personalities who live on site

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aliso Viejo Community Association. Buzzfile, accessed November 7, 2017 .
  2. ^ The County of Orange California . In: archive.is . July 10, 2013 ( The County of Orange California ( July 10, 2013 memento in the archive.today web archive ) [accessed November 7, 2017]). The County of Orange California ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.oc.ca.gov
  3. ↑ US Census Bureau: American FactFinder - Community Facts. Retrieved January 27, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Statewide Database | WebGIS | California Electoral Districts | 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2017 .
  5. ^ FRANK MESSINA: Library Officially Opens to Public . In: Los Angeles Times . January 31, 1998, ISSN  0458-3035 (English, latimes.com [accessed November 7, 2017]).
  6. ↑ Club Corp: Aliso Viejo Country Club. Retrieved November 7, 2017 .
  7. ↑ A Proud Heritage. Soka University, accessed November 7, 2017 .
  8. ↑ About. Soka University, accessed November 7, 2017 .