Orange County, California

administration
Orange County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 77000321
US state :	California
Administrative headquarters :	Santa Ana
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Hall of Administration 10 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701
Foundation :	March 11, 1889
Made up from:	Los Angeles County
Area code :	714, 949
Demographics
Residents :	3,010,232 (2010)
Population density :	1,472.7 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2455 km²
Water surface :	411 km²
map

Website : www.ocgov.com

Orange County is a district in the south of the US state California and after Los Angeles County the most populous county in California. The administrative center of the county is located in Santa Ana .

geography

The area of the county covers 2455 square kilometers. Of this, 411 square kilometers are water surfaces (16.74 percent) and 2044 square kilometers are land surfaces (83.26 percent). In the north, Orange County borders Los Angeles County and is therefore also part of the Greater Los Angeles area . Other neighboring counties are San Bernardino , Riverside and San Diego .

history

The name of the county refers to the orange plantations that used to be there in large numbers. In the first half of the 20th century, the cultivation of citrus fruits was an important branch of the economy, which is now almost of no importance. Less than one percent of employees work in the agricultural sector. Today the service sector plays by far the largest role. The manufacturing industry is becoming less important, but there are jobs in particular in the manufacture of computer hardware. In addition, Orange County is important as a destination for international tourism, but especially for the short vacations that are common in the United States, as it is home to several large theme parks in addition to many beaches on the Pacific coast . These include Disneyland in Anaheim and Knott's Berry Farm in neighboring Buena Park .

Orange County did not experience its immigration surge until the 1950s. The population tripled to 704,000 and doubled again in the 1960s. Even today, the population continues to grow at lower rates. As the population increases, rent levels are among the highest in the United States. Another side effect of the population growth is the chronically overloaded transport network.

In 1994, gigantic speculations totaling 1.5 billion US dollars were discovered by the tax elected tax officer Robert Citron. As a result of this bad speculation had Orange County's inability to pay due to Chapter 9 explain. Under Citrons successor, John Moorlach , the finances were consolidated again and the Chapter 9 bankruptcy proceedings were concluded in June 1996.

There are two National Historic Landmarks in Orange County , the Richard Nixon Birthplace and the Modjeska House . A total of 117 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1890	13,589	-
1900	19,696	44.9%
1910	34,436	74.8%
1920	61,375	78.2%
1930	118,674	93.4%
1940	130,760	10.2%
1950	216.224	65.4%
1960	703.925	225.6%
1970	1,420,386	101.8%
1980	1,932,709	36.1%
1990	2,410,556	24.7%
2000	2,846,289	18.1%
2010	3,010,232	5.8%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Orange County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Orange County's population was 2,846,289 as of the 2000 census . There were 935,287 households and 667,794 families. The population density was 1392 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 64.81% White, 1.67% African American, 0.70% Native American, 13.59% Asian, 0.31% Pacific Islander, and 14.80% other races Groups; 4.12% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 30.76% of the population.

Of the 935,287 households, 37.00% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 55.90% were married couples living together, 10.70% were single mothers. 28.60% were not families. 21.10% were single households and 7.20% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.48 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 27.00% residents under 18 years of age, 9.40% between 18 and 24 years of age, 33.20% between 25 and 44 years of age, 20.60% between 45 and 64 years of age 9.90% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 99.00 males, for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 96.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 58,820 , and the median income for a family is $ 64,611. Males had a median income of $ 45,059 versus $ 34,026 for females. The per capita income was $ 25,826. 10.30% percent of the population and 7.00% of families are below the poverty line. 13.20% of them were under 18 years of age and 6.20% were 65 years of age or older.

Major cities in Orange County

Orange County map

Opening of the Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park towards the Pacific

Anaheim , population 336,265
Fullerton , 135,161 residents
San Clemente , 67,892 inhabitants
Huntington Beach , 189,992 residents
Irvine , population 212,375
Newport Beach , population 86,252
Laguna Beach , population 23,105
Orange , population 136,416
Santa Ana , 324,528 inhabitants
Yorba Linda , 58,918 inhabitants

Orange County was the template for the Newport Beach architect Aram Bassenian for Ju Jun , a 143-unit American-style gated community north of Beijing. Client Zhang Bo sees Orange County as an example of prosperity development.

Culture

The Sulfur Creek Reservoir

Orange County became known to the German public through a film produced by MTV in 2002 with the title Nix wie raus aus aus Orange County and the internationally successful television series OC, California .

Many well-known bands , including EvilDead , Bad Religion , Social Distortion , The Adolescents , Zebrahead , The Offspring , No Doubt , Ignite , Atreyu , Avenged Sevenfold , Reel Big Fish , Thrice , Something Corporate , Stick to Your Guns and the OC Supertones , originate from from Orange County.