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| Orange County, California | |
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![]() California's location in the USA | |
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| Founded | March 11, 1889 |
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| Seat | Santa Ana |
| Largest City | Santa Ana |
| Area - Total - Land - Water | 948 sq mi (2,455 km²) 789 sq mi (2,045 km²) 159 sq mi (411 km²), 16.43% |
| Population - (2000) - Density | 2,846,289 3,606/sq mi (1,392/km²) |
| Time zone | Pacific: UTC-8/-7 |
| Website: www.oc.ca.gov | |

Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. Its county seat is Santa Ana. According to the 2000 Census, its population was 2,846,289, making it the second most populous county in the state of California, and the fifth most populous in the United States. The state of California estimates its population as of 2007 to be 3,098,121 people, dropping its rank to third, behind San Diego County.
Unlike many other large centers of population in the United States, Orange County uses its county name as its source of identification whereas other places in the country are identified by the large city that is closest to them. This is because there is no defined center to Orange County like there is in other areas which have one distinct large city. Five Orange County cities have populations exceeding 170,000 while no cities in the county have populations surpassing 360,000.
It is also famous as a tourist destination, as the county is home to such attractions as Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm, as well as sandy beaches for swimming and surfing, yacht harbors for sailing and pleasure boating, and extensive area devoted to parks and open space for golf, tennis, hiking, kayaking, cycling, skateboarding, and other outdoor recreation. It is at the center of Southern California's Tech Coast, with Irvine being the primary business hub.
Thirty-four incorporated cities are located in Orange County; the newest is Aliso Viejo. Seven of these cities are among the 200 largest cities in the United States.
The Orange County real estate market had several years of double digit appreciation, but that is at an end now. Orange County residents have come to view their property as a bank they can keep drawing money out of. Now they've used up their equity, and prices are dropping due to a flood of foreclosures.
Lansner on Real Estate's article: With all but two business days left uncounted, September is on pace to have been one of the worst home-buying months in the 20 years of O.C. market watching by DataQuick. A mid-summer credit crunch clearly scared off homebuyers and/or killed pending deals.
It's a hard knock life for home builders these days. According to the National Association of Home Builders about 71 percent of home builders used incentives to draw in prospective buyers to their communities in June. Orange County, NY real estate ha...
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