Yorba Linda, California Yorba Linda, California Official seal of Yorba Linda, California Yorba Linda ("Beautiful Yorba", in English) is a suburban town/city in Orange County, California, approximately 37 miles (60 km) southeast of Downtown Los Angeles.
Its most famous resident was Richard Nixon, who was born there, although his father moved the family away before Yorba Linda incorporated.
The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum is in Yorba Linda.
In 1834, Jose Antonio Yorba's most prosperous son, Bernardo Yorba (after whom the town/city would later be named), was granted the 13,328-acre (53.94 km2) Rancho Canon de Santa Ana by Mexican governor Jose Figueroa.
Most of this initial land was retained after the Mexican American war in 1848 by descendants of the Yorba family.
A portion of the city's territory is still owned and advanced by descendants of Samuel Kraemer, who acquired it through his marriage to Angelina Yorba, the great-granddaughter of Bernardo Yorba.
The site of the Bernardo Yorba Hacienda, referred to as the Don Bernardo Yorba Ranch House Site, is listed as a California Historical Landmark. Near that same site sits the second earliest private cemetery in the county, the historic Yorba Cemetery. The territory was given to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles by Bernardo Yorba in 1858 since Orange County was not established out of Los Angeles County as a separate county until 1889. The cemetery closed in 1939 and was later vandalized; however, in the 1960s, the Orange County Board of Supervisors took possession of the property to repair the damage, and tours are now available one day per month. Yorba Linda School, assembled 1913.
In 1910, the agricultural aspect of that endeavor materialized, and the first of many lemon and orange groves were planted: at the time, the populace was still less than 50. A year later, The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company began serving Yorba Linda, and the first school was constructed. In 1912, a several things happened in Yorba Linda: it received its first postal service; the Yorba Linda Citrus Association was founded; the Southern California Edison Company began providing electricity; and the first church was constructed. The region that would later turn into downtown was also connected to Los Angeles by the Pacific Electric Railway in 1912, primarily for citrus transport. In 1913, Richard Nixon was born in Yorba Linda, the chamber of commerce was set up, a library opened as part of the school, and avocado trees were first planted. A year later, a separate precinct was established for the library system. In 1917, the Yorba Linda Star began publication. It has since turn into an online section of the OC Register. However, a printed version of just the Star still exists and is available at various town/city buildings no-charge of charge and is bringed to every homehold in Yorba Linda each Thursday.
Moreover, its past articles are available for viewing on microfilm at the Yorba Linda Public Library. In that same year, the first street was paved, Yorba Linda Boulevard. The populace exceeded 300 for the first time before to 1920. In 1929, the citrus association's packing home burned down, as it was made of wood. It reopened the next year. During this period, the easterly two-thirds of Yorba Linda (east of the Yorba Linda Country Club) remained part of cattle and agricultural ranches controlled by pioneer families such as the Yorba, de los Reyes, Kraemer, Travis, Dominguez, Friend, and Bryant ranches.
The Sunkist citrus packing home (later a 24 Hour Fitness gym) positioned on Yorba Linda Blvd in 1961.
Soon after this was taken, Yorba Linda would transform from a non-urban improve to a suburban one.
With over 20,000 housing units in the town/city as of 2016, many inhabitants now oppose further urban evolution and have organized the Preserve Yorba Linda boss in an accomplishment to maintain the natural surrounding and reduce traffic congestion, among other things. The Preserve Yorba Linda boss is unaffiliated with the Yorba Linda Preservation Foundation, which seeks to protect historical buildings in the city.
In 2005, CNN ranked Yorba Linda 21st among the best places in the U.S.
To live. In 2012, Yorba Linda was ranked 42nd on Money magazine's list of America's best small cities. Similarly, in an article by CNN Money, Yorba Linda was one of the richest U.S.
Cities and the richest in Orange County as reported by the Enumeration data, showing a median homehold income of more than $120 - K: "Among suburbs of between 65,000 and 250,000 in population, Yorba Linda, California, where six-figure incomes are the rule, had the highest median income at $121,075". Yorba Linda has been identified as one of the richest metros/cities in the U.S.
In 2007, Yorba Linda High School broke ground after many years of planning. In November 2008, easterly Yorba Linda suffered from fires that finished 113 homes and damaged 50 others.
Climate data for Yorba Linda, California The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Yorba Linda had a populace of 65,237.
The ethnic makeup of Yorba Linda was 48,246 (75.1%) White (65.7% Non-Hispanic White, 9.4% White Hispanic), 835 (1.3%) African American, 230 (0.4%) Native American, 10,030 (15.6%) Asian, 85 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 2,256 (3.5%) from other competitions, and 2,552 (4.0%) from two or more competitions.
The populace was spread out with 15,792 citizens (24.6%) under the age of 18, 5,574 citizens (8.7%) aged 18 to 24, 13,848 citizens (21.6%) aged 25 to 44, 21,414 citizens (33.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 7,606 citizens (11.8%) who were 65 years of age or older.
54,464 citizens (84.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 9,580 citizens (14.9%) lived in rental housing units.
During 2009 2013, Yorba Linda had a median homehold income of $112,259, with 3.1% of the populace living below the federal poverty line. In the city, the populace 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 major commercial precinct in Yorba Linda is Savi Ranch. Yorba Linda Station Plaza There are over 1,000 businesses in the city, not including an additional 1,500 operating out of residentiary homes. Yorba Linda has a strong small company community; Fundera ranked the town/city the 2nd best place in California for small business. The town/city also owns Black Gold Golf Club. Nonprofits based in Yorba Linda include International Student Volunteers and STEMpowerment Inc.
Originally, the town/city pursued assembly of an auto mall on the entire Savi Ranch site. Although multiple car lots do presently exist, the initial plan was rejected by residents, in favor of a combination of retail stores, restaurants, hotels, and office buildings.
As a momentous source of revenue tax revenue to Yorba Linda and as one of the first anchor tenants (along with Best Buy), The Home Depot became a political talking point in its own right. Savi Ranch East is the Yorba Linda side, which is larger, while Savi Ranch West lies inside the adjoining City of Anaheim.
Also positioned in the Yorba Linda side of Savi Ranch is the command posts of John Force Racing, which home 16-time NHRA Funny Car Champion John Force, his team of drivers, and their cars.
According to the City's 2008 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: 4 City of Yorba Linda 194 56.7% of Yorba Linda's registered voters are Republicans, while 21.7% are Democrats.
3.77% of voters are registered with a third party, while 17.9% declined to state. The town/city voted for California Proposition 8 by 65.8% and for Proposition 4 by 59.3%. Yorba Linda was one of just three California metros/cities to pass a measure in their town/city council proclaiming its support for the controversial Arizona immigration law, SB1070. The town/city council consists of five members that are propel by inhabitants to four-year terms, with a three-term limit. The council elects its own mayor at the end of every year, whose duties are largely ceremonial because the town/city employs a council-manager form of government and the town/city manager runs day-to-day operations. Management of the town/city and coordination of town/city services is provided by: Yorba Linda has four commissions, which meet monthly or bimonthly, to advise the town/city council about their respective projects. The library commission operates the Yorba Linda Public Library, which has existed in some form since 1913, and is composed of five inhabitants whose duties include selecting new materials for the library to acquire and establishing guidelines and regulations, among other things. In the California State Legislature, Yorba Linda is in the 29th Senate District, represented by Democrat Josh Newman, and in the 55th Assembly District, represented by Republican Phillip Chen. In the United States House of Representatives, Yorba Linda is in California's 39th congressional district, represented by Republican Ed Royce. Beginning in 1971, this marked the first time in the state's history that a municipality, as opposed to a county sheriff's department, provided police services to another municipality. Prior to this setup, but after the city's incorporation in 1967, Yorba Linda did contract with the Orange County Sheriff's Department, which was and still is typical for municipalities that are not large enough or simply choose not to maintain an in-house police department.
In 2012, the Yorba Linda City Council met with people and police chiefs from the Anaheim and Brea police departments, along with Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, to vote on a new enhance safety contract.
The verdict, Yorba Linda would end its 42 years of service with the Brea Police Department.
The town/city signed a 5-year contract with the Orange County Sheriff's Department that would turn into effective starting May 2013.
The Yorba Linda Water District, headquartered in Placentia, serves nearly all residents. Golden State Water, which also has a field office in Placentia, serves the remainder. The town/city contracts out waste compilation to Yorba Linda Disposal. Yorba Linda has a history of equestrianism with 30 horse trails totaling over 100 miles. As of August 2013, there are plans to construct enhance stables. Yorba Linda is part of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, which enrolled approximately 25,000 students as of the 2015-2016 school year. Many parents seeking a private school education for their kids send their PS-8th graders to Heritage Oak Private School and high schoolers to close-by Lutheran High School of Orange County in the town/city of Orange, Servite High School (boys) or Rosary High School (girls) in Anaheim, Mater Dei High School (co-ed) in Santa Ana, or Santa Margarita Catholic High School (co-ed) in Rancho Santa Margarita.
Yorba Linda High School opened its doors in 2009.
As of 2015, one private high school, Friends Christian High School, is presently under construction. Historically, a majority of Yorba Linda students also attend Esperanza in Anaheim, Troy High School in close-by Fullerton, or Valencia and El Dorado in Placentia.
Yorba Linda also has a several Montessori preschools: Yorba Linda Montessori Jessamyn West Park sign on Yorba Linda Blvd.
Duvall former Yorba Linda mayor and California State Assemblyman Richard Nixon was born in Yorba Linda in 1913 and lived there until 1922.
Jessamyn West writer, second cousin to Richard Nixon on her mother's side of the family; moved to California from Indiana in 1909 and attended schools in Yorba Linda and Fullerton; later authored books and poems, including 1945 novel The Friendly Persuasion, which was turned into a film, Friendly Persuasion, in 1956, starring Gary Cooper, Dorothy Mc - Guire, and Anthony Perkins; a town/city park titled in her honor, Jessamyn West Park on Yorba Linda Boulevard at Club Terrace Drive, is situated on the West family's former farm property Yorba Linda Water District Friends Church (Yorba Linda) Yuskaitis, Linda (November 18, 1990).
"Gracious Living and Rapid Growth : Yorba Linda: Although it is Orange County's fastest-growing city, citizens come here for the quiet neighborhoods and open space.".
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