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Moorpark, CA

City of Moorpark
General law city
The Moorpark Metrolink station
The Moorpark Metrolink station
Official seal of City of Moorpark
Seal
Location in Ventura County and the state of California
Location in Ventura County and the state of California
City of Moorpark is located in the US
City of Moorpark
City of Moorpark
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°16′52″N 118°52′25″W / 34.28111°N 118.87361°W / 34.28111; -118.87361Coordinates: 34°16′52″N 118°52′25″W / 34.28111°N 118.87361°W / 34.28111; -118.87361
Country United States
State California
County Ventura
Founded 1887
Incorporated 1983-07-01
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
 • Mayor Janice S. Parvin
 • State Senator Henry Stern (D)
 • Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D)
 • U. S. Congress Julia Brownley (D)
Area
 • Total 12.80 sq mi (33.15 km2)
 • Land 12.58 sq mi (32.58 km2)
 • Water 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)  1.72%
Elevation 515 ft (157 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 34,421
 • Estimate (2016) 36,481
 • Density 2,900.15/sq mi (1,119.74/km2)
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
Zip Code 93021-2804 (General Delivery), 93020 (P.O. Box)
Area code(s) 805
FIPS code 06-49138
GNIS feature ID 1652754
Website www.moorparkca.gov

Moorpark is a city in Ventura County in Southern California. Moorpark was founded in 1900 when the application for the Moorpark Post Office was approved and Inocencio C. Villegas was named Moorpark's first postmaster on August 8 of that year. The townsite of Moorpark was owned and surveyed by Robert W. Poindexter and his wife, Madeline. The town has experienced a great amount of growth since the late 1970s. The population was 34,421 at the 2010 census, up from 31,415 at the 2000 census.

Moorpark has 19 parks, all with a variety of amenities. Park hours for unlit facilities are from 6:00 a.m. to sunset. Lit facilities are from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. The City's Dog Park is open from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PST, and 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. DST. The City's Skatepark is open from 10:00 a.m. to sunset on school days, and 8:00 a.m. to sunset on all other days.

Park facilities, including picnic pavilions, ball fields, soccer fields, and tennis courts can be reserved for private use.

The origin of the name "Moorpark" is unknown, but several sources have been suggested. Of these most sources agree that its origin was Admiral Lord Anson's estate Moor Park in Hertfordshire, England where he introduced the apricot in 1688. It is mainly believed that the town of Moorpark is named after the Moorpark apricot, which used to grow in the area. One other theory of the name is that when the Southern Pacific Railroad was surveying the local land in the 19th century for its railway, someone in the party said that the area, with its sloping hills, looked like the Scottish Moors. Hence the name Moorpark.

The valley where Moorpark is located was originally inhabited by the Chumash. A Chumash village named Quimisac was located in what is now known as Happy Camp. The area was later part of the large Rancho Simi land grant given in 1795 to the Pico brothers (Javier, Patricio, and Miguel) by Governor Diego de Borica of Alta California.


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