Mission Viejo
| Mission Viejo | |||
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 Mission Viejo on the lake of the same name with Saddleback Mountain in the background |
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| Location in California | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Orange County | ||
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 37 ′ N , 117 ° 39 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 93,102 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 1,927.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 49.3 km 2 (approx. 19 mi 2 ) of which 48.3 km 2 (approx. 19 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 121 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 92690-92692, 92694 | ||
| Area code : | +1 949 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-48256 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1661045 | ||
| Website : | cityofmissionviejo.org | ||
| Mayor : | Patricia Kelley | ||
Mission Viejo is a city in Orange County in the US state of California , United States , with 95,900 inhabitants (as of 2004 ). The geographic coordinates are: 33.61 ° north, 117.65 ° west. The urban area has a size of 49.3 km².
The place is in the neighborhood of Ladera Ranch and San Juan Capistrano at the foot of the Santa Ana Mountains .
The US sprinter and Olympic champion Florence Griffith-Joyner (1959–1998) died in Mission Viejo.
sons and daughters of the town
- Kristy Swanson (born 1969), actress
- Savannah (Shannon Michelle Wilsey) (born 1970), porn actress
- Tim Jones (* 1971), composer
- Brian Lopes (* 1971), professional mountain bike
- Kaitlin Sandeno (* 1983), Olympic relay medalist in swimming
- Jordan Harvey (born 1984), football player
- Kina Grannis (* 1985), singer
- Phil Hughes (born 1986), baseball player
- Allison Scurich (* 1986), soccer player
- Courtland Mead (born 1987), actor
- Chris Cortez (* 1988), soccer player
- David Henrie (* 1989), actor
- Griffin Canning (born 1996), baseball player
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