Yorba Linda, California
city in northeastern Orange County, California, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
city in northeastern Orange County, California, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yorba Linda is a city in southern California, in the United States. It is approximately 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Downtown Santa Ana, and 40 miles (64 km) southeast of Downtown Los Angeles. As of the 2020 census, there are 68,336 people living in the city.[5] In 2006 it was identified as the richest city in the United States by the U.S. Census Bureau that shows a median household income of $121,075 higher than any other.[6][7][8]
Yorba Linda, California | |
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![]() Nixon Library and Gardens (2006) | |
Motto: Land of Gracious Living[1] | |
![]() Location within California and Orange County | |
Coordinates: 33.889°N 117.813°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Orange |
Incorporated | November 2, 1967[2] |
Government | |
• Type | Council-manager |
Area | |
• Total | 19.86 sq mi (51.44 km2) |
• Land | 19.84 sq mi (51.39 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 2.67% |
Elevation | 381 ft (116 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 68,336 |
• Density | 3,400/sq mi (1,300/km2) |
Demonym | Yorba Lindan |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
ZIP codes | 92885-92887 |
Area codes | 657/714 |
FIPS code | 06-86832 |
GNIS feature IDs | 1652817, 2412321 |
Website | yorbalindaca.gov |
Yorba Linda is known to have big residential properties.[9] It is also known to have 30 horse trails[10] which are 100 miles (160 km) in overall length.[11]
Richard Nixon, President of the United States, from 1969 to 1974, and Vice President of the United States, from 1953 to 1961, was born there and is the most well known resident there, however his father moved there before it became a city.
This place was home to Native American tribes once.
In 1834, Jose Antonio Yorba's most successful son Bernardo Yorba (whom the city would be later be named after) was granted the 13,328-acre (53.94 km2) Rancho Cañón de Santa Ana by Mexican governor José Figueroa.
On November 2, 1967, Yorba Linda was incorporated as a city.
In November 2008, the eastern part of the city was struck by a brush fire that destroyed 113 homes and damaged 50 other homes.
It is bordered by Anaheim on the south, Placentia on the west and southwest, Brea on the northwest, Chino Hills State Park on the north, and Corona on the east and bordered by the counties of San Bernardino and Riverside.
Yorba Linda is the sixth largest city in Orange County after Santa Ana, Irvine, Anaheim, Huntington Beach and Newport Beach.
The two nearest seismic faults are the Whittier Fault and the other is Chino Fault, both of which are part of the Elsinore Fault Zone.[12]
Climate data for Yorba Linda, CA | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °F (°C) | 71 (22) |
71 (22) |
73 (23) |
76 (24) |
78 (26) |
81 (27) |
87 (31) |
89 (32) |
87 (31) |
82 (28) |
76 (24) |
70 (21) |
78 (26) |
Average low °F (°C) | 48 (9) |
48 (9) |
51 (11) |
53 (12) |
57 (14) |
61 (16) |
65 (18) |
65 (18) |
63 (17) |
58 (14) |
52 (11) |
47 (8) |
56 (13) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.86 (73) |
3.18 (81) |
1.90 (48) |
0.80 (20) |
0.28 (7.1) |
0.10 (2.5) |
0.03 (0.76) |
0.01 (0.25) |
0.25 (6.4) |
0.72 (18) |
1.38 (35) |
2.02 (51) |
13.53 (343.01) |
Source: [13] |
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