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ARTICLES RELATED TO Orange County California - Geography | | | |  Orange County California - Geography: Encyclopedia II - Orange County California - GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,455 km² (948 mi²), making it the smallest county in Southern California. Surface water accounts for 411 km² (159 mi²) of the area, 16.73% of the total; 2,045 km² (789 mi²) of it is land.
Orange County is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the north by Los Angeles County, on the northeast by San Bernardino County, on the east by R ...
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| | | | Orange County California - Geography: Encyclopedia II - Orange County California - Transportation Transportation in Orange County is offered primarily by the Orange County Transportation Authority, or OCTA, which was named America's #1 Transportation System in 2005, by the American Public Transportation Association. OCTA not only manages the extensive bus network crisscrossing the county, but also funds the construction and maintenance of local streets, highways, and freeways, operates a coordinated taxicab system, maintains express toll lanes through the median of the notoriously congested Riverside Freeway (SR/CA-91), and works with So ...
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Orange County California - Film and television.
Orange County has been the setting for numerous films and television shows:
It is best-known as the setting of the eponymous 2003 Fox Network television drama The O.C. (although the series is actually filmed in Los Angeles County to keep production costs down). The show has been criticized by some residents who feel that the show misrepresents their community.
It is the subject and setting of the eponymous 2002 movie Orange County ...
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| | | | Orange County California - Geography: Encyclopedia II - Orange County California - Notable residents Main article: Notable Orange County residents
Because of Orange County's proximity to Los Angeles, the entertainment capital of the United States, many film and media celebrities have moved or bought second houses there. Actor John Wayne, who lived in Newport Beach, is the namesake for Orange County's biggest airport. Orange County has also produced many homegrown celebrities, including golfer Tiger Woods, actor Kevin Costner, comedian Steve Martin, and singer Gwen Stefani.
The county's most famous resident was perhaps Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, who was born in Yo ...
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| | | | Orange County California - Geography: Encyclopedia II - Orange County California - Government Orange County is a general law county of California; its seat is Santa Ana. Its legislative and executive authority is vested in a five-member Board of Supervisors. Each Supervisor is popularly elected from a regional district, and together the board oversees the activities of the county's agencies and departments and sets policy on development, public improvements, and county services. At the beginning of each year the Supervisors select a Chairman and Vice-Chairman, but the administration is headed by ...
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| | | | Orange County California - Geography: Encyclopedia II - Orange County California - Points of interest The area's warm Mediterranean climate and miles of year-round beaches attract millions of tourists annually. Huntington Beach is a hot spot for sunbathing and surfing; nicknamed "Surf City, U.S.A.", it is home to many surfing competitions. Other tourist destinations include the theme parks Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure in Anaheim and Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park. Little Saigon is another notable tourist destination, being home to the ...
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| | | | Orange County California - Geography: Encyclopedia II - Orange County California - History Members of the Tongva and Juaneño/Luiseño nations long inhabited the area. After the 1769 expedition of Gaspar de Portolà, a Spanish expedition led by Junipero Serra named the area Vallejo de Santa Ana (Valley of Saint Anne). On November 1, 1776, Mission San Juan Capistrano became the first permanent European settlement.
A severe drought in the 1860s devastated the prevailing industry, cattle ranching, and much land came into the possession of James Irvine and other land barons. In 1887, silver was discovered in the Santa Ana mount ...
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| | | | Orange County California - Geography: Encyclopedia II - Orange County California - Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there are 2,846,289 people, 935,287 households, and 667,794 families residing in the county, making Orange County the second most populous county in California. The population density is 1,392/km² (3,606/mi²). There are 969,484 housing units at an average density of 474/km² (1,228/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 64.81% White, 30.76% Hispanic or Latino, 13.59% Asian, 1.67% African American, 0.70% Native American, 0.31% Pacific Islander, 14.80% from other races, and 4.12% from two or more races. 51. ...
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| | | | Orange County California - Geography: Encyclopedia II - Orange County California - Education Orange County is home to several colleges and universities, including:
University of California, Irvine;
University of Southern California - Orange County Center
California State University, Fullerton;
Chapman University;
Vanguard University;
Concordia University;
Soka University; and
The Art Institute of California - Orange County campus
Its county department of education also oversees 28 school districts. See ...
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