Orange (California)
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| Nickname : Plaza City | |
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| Location in California | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1869 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | California |
| County : | Orange County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 48 ′ N , 117 ° 50 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
| Residents : | 136,416 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 2,251.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 69.9 km 2 (approx. 27 mi 2 ) of which 60.6 km 2 (approx. 23 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 59 m |
| Postal code : | 92856 |
| Area code : | +1 714 |
| FIPS : | 06-53980 |
| GNIS ID : | 1652765 |
| Website : | www.cityoforange.org |
| Mayor : | Teresa "Tita" Smith |
Orange is a city of 136,416 inhabitants (as of 2010) in Orange County, Southern California . The city belongs to the Los Angeles area .
Founded in 1869 by Andrew Glassell and Alfred Chapman, the settlement received city rights in 1888. As in most other cities in Orange County, Orange's population grew slowly into the 1950s . Then, however, the city was hit by a construction boom due to its proximity to the big city of Los Angeles and convenient transport connections there. This continues - somewhat slowed down - even today.
The Block , a large shopping and leisure center, is located on the western edge of the city and also attracts many visitors from surrounding cities.
Orange is the seat of the Diocese of Orange in California .
Chapman University has been in Orange since 1954.
politics
Orange has a city council consisting of four members elected for four years and a mayor with a two-year term. After the last election in November 2012, Teresa "Tita" Smith took over from Carolyn V. Cavecche .
sons and daughters of the town
- Fred Kelly (1891–1974), hurdler and Olympic champion in 1912
- Clyde D. Eddleman (1902-1992), US Army general
- Gail Fisher (1935-2000), actress; first African American Emmy Prize winner ( 1970 )
- Chuck Flores (1935–2016), modern jazz drummer
- Sammi Smith (1943-2005), country singer
- Bryan D. O'Connor (born 1946), astronaut
- Lesley Bush (* 1947), water diver and Olympic champion
- Kurt Bergel (1911–2001), emigrated teacher, lived in Orange from 1954 until his death
- Dianne de Leeuw (* 1955), Dutch figure skater
- Toni Childs (* 1957), singer and songwriter
- Brad Parks (born 1957), wheelchair tennis player
- Mike Pompeo (born 1963), politician
- Trischa Zorn (* 1964), swimmer
- Joe Foster (* 1965), car racing driver and racing driver instructor
- Athena Massey (born 1967), actress
- Linda Sánchez (* 1969), politician
- Elaine Youngs (* 1970), beach volleyball and volleyball player
- Cara-Beth Burnside (* 1971), skateboarder and snowboarder
- Jason Freese (* 1975), musician
- Tamara Mello (* 1976), actress
- Hunter Mahan (* 1982), professional golfer
- Erica Blasberg (1984-2010), professional golfer
- Krysta Rodriguez (* 1984), actress and singer
- Courtney Mathewson (born 1986), water polo player
- Michael Orozco (* 1986), football player
- Austin Carroll (* 1987), track and road cyclist
- Jessica Hardy (* 1987), swimmer
- Dani Daniels (* 1989), porn actress and director
- Steve Johnson (born 1989), tennis player
- Aaron Brewer (born 1990), American football player
- Zach Ertz (born 1990), football player
- Joy Villa (* 1991), actress and rock singer
