Coto de Caza

Coto de Caza
Coto de Caza Location in California
Basic data
State :	United States
State :	California
County :	Orange County
Coordinates :	33 ° 36 ′  N , 117 ° 35 ′  W Coordinates: 33 ° 36 ′  N , 117 ° 35 ′  W
Time zone :	Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents :	14,866 (as of 2010)
Population density :	721.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	20.7 km 2  (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of which 20.6 km 2  (approx. 8 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	216 m
Postcodes :	92679
Area code :	+1 949
FIPS :	06-16580
GNIS ID :	2407666 1867008, 2407666

Coto de Caza is a community-free settlement in Orange County in the US state of California . For statistical purposes, the place has been combined into a census-designated place (CDP) and in 2010 had a total of 14,866 inhabitants.

geography

Coto de Caza is located on the western edge of the Santa Ana Mountains , about eight kilometers east of Mission Viejo and 30 kilometers northeast of Newport Beach . The California State Route 241 ends at the northwest edge of the village, the Interstate-5 -Highway runs at a distance of about eight kilometers to the west. The closest airport is John Wayne Airport, 30 kilometers northwest .

history

The name of the place is derived from the Spanish word for “ hunt ” and, loosely translated, means something like “domain of the hunt”, since the wooded area was originally intended to be used as a hunting ground by the owners when it was founded in 1969, but soon afterwards has been converted into an exclusive residential area that now contains almost 4,000 houses, two 18-hole golf courses, two riding centers and a private school. The entire site is one of the largest gated communities in the United States.

As part of the 1984 Summer Olympics , the modern pentathlon competitions were held in Coto de Caza.

There are also two astronomical observatories on the site :

• G75: Starry Knight Observatory
• G76: Altimira Observatory

Demographics

In 2010 there was a population of 14,866 people, an increase of 13.9% compared to 2000. The average age in 2010 was 42.2 years, well above the value of California, which was 32.1 years. 24.0% of today's residents can be traced back to immigrants from Germany. The ancestors of other residents of the place came to 18.5% from England , 16.1% from Ireland and 8.1% from Italy .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
2. ↑ Orange County Register ( Memento of the original from September 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Starry Knight Observatory
4. ^ Altimira Observatory
5. ↑ City Data