Orange County California Real Estate
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Quick Facts About Orange County California
- Orange County was taken from Los Angeles County on 11 March 1889, and was named because of the successful orange industry here. Ten other states also have an Orange County as well as many cities and towns named Orange. (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, New York and Virginia also have Orange Counties).
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- Orange County (CA) Quick Facts:
- If Orange County were a state, it would be the 26th largest state in the U.S.
- Orange County's economy is larger than all but 31 nations in the world, ranking ahead of Israel, Portugal, and Singapore.
- Some of the most exclusive (and expensive) neighborhoods in the U.S. are located here. Large shopping malls exist throughout the county, such as South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Fashion Island in Newport Beach, and The Block in Orange.
- Orange County has roughly 2/3 the land area of the State of Rhode Island and almost 3 times the population.
- Orange County has one of the highest percentages of adults with access to the Internet, and is only beat by San Francisco and Washington D.C.
- 90% of Orange County firms have an Internet presence.
- Orange County is called "The California Riviera".
- Orange County was discovered by Don Gaspár de Portolá, a Spanish expedition party leader, discovered a picturesque valley and river in Southern California which he christened Santa Ana, in honor of Saint Anne, on July 26, 1769. José Antonio Yorba, a youthful expedition soldier, and his nephew Juan Peralta, were given a Spanish land grant for the area. They developed the Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana for cattle grazing and productive farmland.
- The area's warm weather and year-round beaches attract millions of tourists annually; many come to visit Disneyland in Anaheim or Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park.
- The county is home to the University of California, Irvine, California State University, Fullerton, Mission San Juan Capistrano, and the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace (the only privately-controlled presidential library in the nation since the government began constructing these libraries in 1939) in Yorba Linda.
- Surfing is a favorite pastime. The county's Major League Baseball team, the Anaheim Angels, won the World Series in 2002. The county's National Hockey League team, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, lost the 2003 Stanley Cup finals after winning three games in a seven-game series.
More Facts About California
- Capital: Sacramento
- Governor: Arnold Schwarzenegger, R (to Jan.
2007)
- Lieut. Governor: Cruz M. Bustamante, D (to Jan. 2007)
- Senators: Barbara Boxer, D (to Jan. 2005);
Dianne Feinstein, D (to Jan. 2007)
- Secy. of State: Kevin Shelley, D (to Jan. 2007)
- Atty. General: Bill Lockyer, D (to Jan. 2007)
- Treasurer: Phil Angelides, D (to Jan. 2007)
- Entered Union (rank): Sept. 9, 1850 (31)
- Present constitution adopted: 1879
- Motto: Eureka (I have found it)
- Nickname: Golden State
- Origin of name: From a book, Las Sergas de Esplandián,
by Garcia Ordóñez de Montalvo, c. 1500
- 10 largest cities (2003 est.): Los Angeles,
3,819,951; San Diego, 1,266,753; San Jose, 898,349; San
Francisco, 751,682; Long Beach, 398,844; Fresno, 451,455;
Sacramento, 445,335; Oakland, 398,844; Santa Ana, 342,510;
Anaheim, 332,361
- Land area: 155,959 sq mi. (403,934 sq km)
- Geographic center: In Madera Co., 38 mi. E of Madera
- Number of counties: 58
- Largest county by population and area: Los Angeles,
9,637,494 (2001); San Bernardino, 20,062 sq mi
- National forests: 18
- State parks and beaches: 264
- Residents: Californian
- 2003 resident population est.: 35,484,453
- 2000 resident census population (rank): 33,871,648
(1)
- Male:
16,874,892 (49.8%)
- Female:
16,996,756 (50.2%)
- White:
20,170,059 (59.5%)
- Black:
2,263,882 (6.7%)
- American
Indian: 333,346 (1.0%)
- Asian:
3,697,513 (10.9%)
- Other
race: 5,682,241 (16.8%)
- Two or
more races: 1,607,646 (4.7%)
- Hispanic/Latino:
10,966,556 (32.4%)
- 2000 percent
population 18 and over: 72.7; 65 and over: 10.6;
median age: 33.3
State Symbols:
- Flower: Golden poppy (1903)
- Tree: California redwoods (Sequoia
sempervirens & Sequoiadendron giganteum) (1937,
1953)
- Bird: California valley quail
(1931)
- Animal: California grizzly bear
(1953)
- Fish: California golden trout
(1947)
- Colors: Blue and gold (1951)
- Song: "I Love You, California"
(1951)
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