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Orange County (California)

Orange County, California
County
County of Orange
The City of Newport Beach July 2014 photo D Ramey Logan.jpg
DisneylandCastle.JPG Huntington Pier Terminus.jpg
San Clemente CA Photo D Ramey Logan.jpg Laguna Beach Bucht.JPG
Images, from top down, left to right: Aerial view of the coast of Newport Beach, Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland, Huntington Beach Pier, San Clemente Pier, Laguna Beach
Flag of Orange County, California
Flag
Official seal of Orange County, California
Seal
Location in the state of California
Location in the state of California
Cities in Orange County
Cities in Orange County
Coordinates: 33°40′N 117°47′W / 33.67°N 117.78°W / 33.67; -117.78Coordinates: 33°40′N 117°47′W / 33.67°N 117.78°W / 33.67; -117.78
Country  United States
State  California
Region Greater Los Angeles Area
Incorporated March 11, 1889
Named for The orange
County seat Santa Ana
Largest cities Anaheim (population)
Irvine (area)
Government
 • Body
 • County Executive Frank Kim
Area
 • Total 948 sq mi (2,460 km2)
 • Land 799 sq mi (2,070 km2)
 • Water 157 sq mi (410 km2)
Highest elevation 5,690 ft (1,730 m)
Population (April 1, 2010)
 • Total 3,010,232
 • Estimate (2016) 3,172,532
 • Density 3,200/sq mi (1,200/km2)
Demonym(s) Orange Countian
Time zone Pacific Time Zone (UTC−8)
 • Summer (DST) Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−7)
Area codes 562, 657/714, 949
FIPS code 06-059
GNIS feature ID 277294
Website www.ocgov.com

Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 3,010,232 making it the third-most populous county in California, the sixth-most populous in the United States, and more populous than twenty-one U.S. states. Its county seat is Santa Ana. It is the second most densely populated county in the state, second only to San Francisco County. The county's four largest cities, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Irvine, and Huntington Beach each have populations exceeding 200,000. Several of Orange County's cities are on the Pacific coast, including Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, and San Clemente.

Orange County is included in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Thirty-four incorporated cities are located in the county; the newest is Aliso Viejo, which was incorporated in 2001. Anaheim was the first city, incorporated in 1870, when the region was still part of neighboring Los Angeles County. Whereas most population centers in the United States tend to be identified by a major city, there is no defined urban center in Orange County. It is mostly suburban except for some traditionally urban areas at the centers of the older cities of Anaheim, Fullerton, Huntington Beach, Orange, and Santa Ana. There are several edge city-style developments such as Irvine Business Center, Newport Center, and South Coast Metro.


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