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Orange County:
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 Orange County Demographics
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Incorporated: March 11, 1889
Legislative Districts:
- Congressional:
38th-40th, 42nd & 43
- California Senate:
31st-33rd, 35th & 37
- California Assembly:
58th, 64th, 67th, 69th, 72nd & 74
County Seat:
Santa Ana
County Information:
Robert E. Thomas Hall of Administration, 10 Civic Center Plaza, 3rd Floor,
Santa Ana
92701
Telephone:
(714)834-2345
Fax:
(714)834-3098
County Government Website:
http://www.oc.ca.gov
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Created March 11 1889, from part of Los Angeles County, and, according to tradition, so named because of the flourishing orange culture. Orange, however, was and is a commonplace name in the United States, used originally in honor of the Prince of Orange, son-in-law of King George II of England.
(from: Gudde, Erwin G. "The Names of California Counties." California Blue Book. 1958 ed. Sacramento: State Printing Office. 653-661.)
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County Quick Facts
| Population - total, 2000 | 2,846,289 |
| Population - percent change, 1990 to 2000 | 18.1 |
| Population - percent American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut, 1996 | 0.6 |
| Population - percent Asian or Pacific Islander, 1996 | 12.8 |
| Population - percent Black, 1996 | 1.8 |
| Population - percent Hispanic (may be of any race), 1996 | 27.9 |
| Population - percent White, 1996 | 84.8 |
| Land area in square miles 1990 | 789.7 |
| Money income - median household income (dollars), 1993 | 45,116 |
| Poverty - percent persons below poverty, 1993 | 12.6 |
| Civilian labor force (BLS) - number, 1996 | 1,343,842 |
| Civilian labor force (BLS) - unemployment rate, 1996 | 4.1 |
| Private nonfarm establishments - total, 1995 | 70,783 |
| Private nonfarm establishments - net change, 1990 to 1995 | -472 |
| New private housing units authorized by building permits - total, 1997 | 12,261 |
from: USA Counties and Census 2000 Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File [California].
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