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Yorba Linda is an affluent city in Orange County, California, approximately 13 miles northeast of Downtown Santa Ana, and 40 miles southeast of Downtown Los Angeles. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 58,918. U.S. President Richard Nixon was born in Yorba Linda in 1913 and his presidential library and birthplace is located here. The city is listed by CNN as the 21st best place in the U.S. to live [1], making it the second highest-ranked Californian city in the survey. [2] The
OMB metropolitan designation for Yorba Linda and the Orange County Area is .Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA..
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History
Yorba Linda, 1920.
The area was once occupied by the Juaneno Indians. In 1769 a Spanish expedition passed through that included a soldier named Jose Antonio Yorba. In 1809 Yorba petitioned the King of Spain for a land grant and received the 62,000 acres (250 km2) that became Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana in 1810. In 1834, his third son Bernardo Yorba combined his father's lands with those granted to him by Governor Jose Figueroa, creating one of the greatest ranchos of the time. A section of the land was sold to the Janss Corporation in 1907, and it proceeded to subdivide the land and sell it for agriculture. It was connected to Los Angeles by the Pacific Electric Railroad. The small town turned into a growing city in the 1960s and after a failed annexation bid by Anaheim in 1963, Yorba Linda incorporated in 1967.
U.S. President Richard Nixon was born here in 1913, and Yorba Linda is home to the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace. The site is a National Historic Landmark.
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Geography
Yorba Linda is located at 33°53 10 N, 117°47 21 W (33.886014, -117.789089)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 51.4 km2 (19.9 mi2). 50.2 km2 (19.4 mi2) of it is land and 1.3 km2 (0.5 mi2) of it (2.47%) is water.
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Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 58,918 people, 19,252 households, and 16,094 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,174.4/km2 (3,042.3/mi2). There were 19,567 housing units at an average density of 390.0/km2 (1,010.4/mi2). The racial makeup of the city was 74.80% White, 1.17% African American, 0.37% Native American, 11.10% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 2.70% from other races, and 3.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.26% of the population.
There were 19,252 households out of which 44.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.3% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.4% were non-families. 12.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.35.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $79,593, and the median income for a family was $86,132. Males had a median income of $66,712 versus $41,820 for females. The per capita income for the city was $36,173. About 2.5% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.
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Government Services
The Yorba Linda City Council consists of five members elected to four-year terms (three term maximum). The council annually elects one member to serve as mayor.
Law enforcement is contracted out to the Brea Police Department. In the past, Yorba Linda has been rated one of the safest cities in the United States.
Fire services are provied by the Orange County Fire Authority with three stations located within city limits.
The Yorba Linda Water District is based within the city and provides water services to Yorba Linda and surrounding cities.
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Education
Yorba Linda is part of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District. This district is home to nearly 28,000 students.
Several schools in the district have received the California Distinguished School award, which is given to schools with qualifying marks in test scores, application, and visitation. The award-winning schools are: Esperanza High, El Dorado High, Tuffree Middle, Bernardo Yorba Middle, Yorba Linda Middle School, Travis Ranch School, Bryant Ranch School, Mabel Paine Elementary, Van Buren Elementary, and Brookhaven Elementary.
There are no high schools located in Yorba Linda, but at least one public and one private high school are planned to be built by 2008. Most Yorba Linda residents attend Esperanza High School, located in nearby Anaheim. Historically, many students have also attended Troy High School in nearby Fullerton, Valencia High School in neighboring Placentia, and El Dorado High School, also located in Placentia.
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