Costa Mesa, California Costa Mesa, California City of Costa Mesa An aerial view of Costa Mesa in March 2011.
An aerial view of Costa Mesa in March 2011.
Flag of Costa Mesa, California Flag Official seal of Costa Mesa, California Location of Costa Mesa inside Orange County, California Location of Costa Mesa inside Orange County, California Costa Mesa, California is positioned in the US Costa Mesa, California - Costa Mesa, California Costa Mesa is a town/city in Orange County, California.
Since its incorporation in 1953, the town/city has grown from a semi-rural farming improve of 16,840 to a primarily suburban and edge town/city with an economy based on retail, commerce, and light manufacturing.
Yorba's great rancho encompassed the lands where the communities of Olive, Orange, Villa Park, Santa Ana, Tustin, Costa Mesa and Newport Beach stand today.
After the Mexican-American war, California became part of the United States and American pioneer appeared in this region and formed the town of Fairview in the 1880s near the undivided intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Adams Avenue.
On May 11, 1920, Harper changed its name to Costa Mesa, which literally means "coast table(land)" in Spanish.
Costa Mesa surged in populace during and after World War II, as many thousands trained at Santa Ana Army Air Base and returned after the war with their families.
Costa Mesa is positioned 37 miles (60 km) southeast of Los Angeles, 88 miles (142 km) north of San Diego and 425 miles (684 km) south of San Francisco, Costa Mesa encompasses a total of 16 square miles (41 km2) with its southernmost border only 1-mile (1.6 km) from the Pacific Ocean.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 15.7 square miles (41 km2).
Costa Mesa has a semi-arid climate (Koppen climate classification BSh/BSk) with mild temperatures year round.
Climate data for Costa Mesa, California The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Costa Mesa had a populace of 109,960.
The ethnic makeup of Costa Mesa was 75,335 (68.5%) White (51.8% Non-Hispanic White), 1,640 (1.5%) African American, 686 (0.6%) Native American, 8,654 (7.9%) Asian, 527 (0.5%) Pacific Islander, 17,992 (16.4%) from other competitions, and 5,126 (4.7%) from two or more competitions.
The Enumeration reported that 106,990 citizens (97.3% of the population) lived in homeholds, 2,232 (2.0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 738 (0.7%) were institutionalized.
There were 39,946 homeholds, out of which 12,298 (30.8%) had kids under the age of 18 living in them, 16,478 (41.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 4,369 (10.9%) had a female homeholder with no husband present, 2,392 (6.0%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.
The populace was spread out with 23,682 citizens (21.5%) under the age of 18, 12,847 citizens (11.7%) aged 18 to 24, 38,211 citizens (34.7%) aged 25 to 44, 25,106 citizens (22.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 10,114 citizens (9.2%) who were 65 years of age or older.
42,517 citizens (38.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 64,473 citizens (58.6%) lived in rental housing units.
During 2009 2013, Costa Mesa had a median homehold income of $65,830, with 15.1% of the populace living below the poverty line. As of the census of 2000, there were 108,724 citizens , 39,206 homeholds, and 22,778 families residing in the city.
There were 39,206 homeholds out of which 29.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 39.0% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
Costa Mesa's small-town economy relies heavily on retail and services.
It generates more than $1 billion per year in revenue. Some manufacturing activeness also takes place in the city, mostly in the industrial, southwestern quarter, which is home to a number of electronics, pharmaceuticals and plastics firms.
Business services business Experian is the biggest employer in the city, and has its North American command posts in Costa Mesa.
The commercial precinct encircling South Coast Plaza, which contains parts of northern Costa Mesa and southern Santa Ana, is sometimes called South Coast Metro.
Ceradyne, El Pollo Loco, Emulex, Hurley, RVCA, Toyota Racing Development, the Trinity Broadcasting Network, and Volcom are among the businesses headquartered in Costa Mesa.
Costa Mesa offers 26 parks, a municipal golf course, 26 enhance schools and 2 libraries.
According to the City's 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: The Orange County Fair takes place at the fairgrounds in Costa Mesa each July.
The Segerstrom Center for the Arts and South Coast Repertory Theater are based in the city.
A general law city, Costa Mesa has a council-manager form of government.
Day to day, the town/city is run by a experienced town/city manager and staff of approximately 600 full-time employees.
Management of the town/city and coordination of town/city services are provided by: In the California State Legislature, Costa Mesa is in the 37th Senate District, represented by Republican John Moorlach, and in the 74th Assembly District, represented by Republican Matthew Harper. In the United States House of Representatives, Costa Mesa is in California's 48th congressional district, represented by Republican Dana Rohrabacher. Institutions of higher learning positioned in Costa Mesa include Orange Coast College, Vanguard University (affiliated with the Assemblies of God), Whittier Law School (a satellite of Whittier College) and National University (a private college based in La Jolla, California).
Costa Mesa has two high schools, Costa Mesa High School and Estancia High School.
Costa Mesa has two enhance middle schools; Tewinkle Middle School, which was titled after Costa Mesa's first mayor, and Costa Mesa Middle School which shares the same ground as Costa Mesa High School.
Costa Mesa also has two alternative high schools that share the same campus, Back Bay High School and Monte Vista High School and another, Coastline Early College High School which is on its own facility.
Olympic high jumper, Sharon Day, graduated from Costa Mesa High School in 2003. Costa Mesa is served by a several bus lines of the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), but most transit is by automobile.
Two freeways terminate here, State Route 73 and State Route 55 (also known as the Costa Mesa Freeway).
The 9.5 acre (38,000 m ) Costa Mesa Civic Center is positioned at 77 Fair Drive.
City Hall is a five-story building where the major administrative functions of the town/city are conducted.
Fire protection is provided by the Costa Mesa Fire Department.
Law enforcement is the responsibility of the Costa Mesa Police Department.
Emergency Medical Services are provided by the Costa Mesa Fire Department and Care Ambulance Service.
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