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Ventura County California Real Estate
Ventura California homes for
sale. Residential real estate properties for Ventura County
(CA). House for sale for Ventura County homebuyers. Home
finders, home seekers, house hunters in Agoura Hills,
Camarillo, Carpinteria, Casitas Springs, Fillmore, Lake
Casitas, Lake Sherwood, Moorpark, Newbury Park, Oak Park,
Oak View, Ojai, Oxnard, Point Mugu, Port Hueneme, Santa
Paula, Seaclif, Simi Valley, Somis, Thousand Oaks, Ventu
Park, Ventura, and Westlake Village in Ventura County
in California, USA, United States.
Quick Facts About Ventura County California
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Formed in 1873 from Santa Barbara
County
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Ranks 26th in land size among
California's 58 counties
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Coastal areas offer a
Mediterranean climate often described as the best in the
world, with average annual temperatures of 74.2 degrees
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Ventura County's mountains,
valleys and seashore give the area SIX different micro-climates,
more than any other county in the nation
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Population of 742,000 makes
Ventura County the 12th most populous county in the State
of California
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Located northwest of Los Angeles
County, and bordered by Kern County to the north, Santa
Barbara County to the west, and the Pacific Ocean on the
southwest
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7.5 miles of shoreline are public
beaches and 411 acres are State beach parks
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Covers an area of 1,873 square
miles, including 43 miles of coastline
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Elevation ranges from sea level
to the highest point on Mount Pinos at 8,831 feet
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Before the first Europeans passed
through Ventura County in 1769, the land had been inhabited
by the Chumash Indians for more than 10,000 years
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Early Spanish settlers described
the area as the "land of everlasting summers" and named
the region "San Buenaventura", which means "good fortune"
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Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
scores have consistently exceeded both State and National
averages for the past 10 years
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Three community colleges located
in Ventura, Oxnard and Moorpark
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Has a strong economic base with
a large and diverse labor pool, the area includes major
industries: Agriculture, Biotechnology, Telecommunications
& Advanced Technologies, Manufacturing, Tourism, Military
Testing and Development
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The United States Navy has had
a presence in Ventura County since the 1940's. - The Naval
Air Station at Point Mugu was founded in 1947; it is home
to research, development and test evaluation for weapons
system
- The Naval Construction Battalion Center in Port Hueneme
was founded in 1942 and is one of two bases in the United
States dedicated to the support of the naval construction
force, known as the Seabees
- The combined economic impact to the County from these
naval operations is about $1.2 billion and represents
the largest employer in the region
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With several hotels and
attractions at or near the beaches and harbors in Ventura
and Oxnard, tourism is important to west Ventura County's
economy. Both cities are popular weekend destinations
for visitors from the Central Valley and Los Angeles areas
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Ventura County is home
to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum located
in Simi Valley
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Some of the best soil
in the nation for agriculture production, resulting in
crop value totaling over $1 billion in 1999 and ranking
Ventura County 10th in agricultural production among California
counties
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U.S. Highway 101 is the
major route linking Ventura County from Los Angeles; also
available are Metrolink commuter trains and Amtrak
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The cities of Thousand
Oaks and Simi Valley consistently rank at the top (one
and two) of the FBI's annual ranking of safest cities
in the nation with populations of 100,000+
More Facts About California
- Capital: Sacramento
- Governor: Arnold Schwarzenegger, R (to Jan.
2007)
- Lieut. Governor: Cruz M. Bustamante, D (to Jan. 2007)
- Senators: Barbara Boxer, D (to Jan. 2005);
Dianne Feinstein, D (to Jan. 2007)
- Secy. of State: Kevin Shelley, D (to Jan. 2007)
- Atty. General: Bill Lockyer, D (to Jan. 2007)
- Treasurer: Phil Angelides, D (to Jan. 2007)
- Entered Union (rank): Sept. 9, 1850 (31)
- Present constitution adopted: 1879
- Motto: Eureka (I have found it)
- Nickname: Golden State
- Origin of name: From a book, Las Sergas de Esplandián,
by Garcia Ordóñez de Montalvo, c. 1500
- 10 largest cities (2003 est.): Los Angeles,
3,819,951; San Diego, 1,266,753; San Jose, 898,349; San
Francisco, 751,682; Long Beach, 398,844; Fresno, 451,455;
Sacramento, 445,335; Oakland, 398,844; Santa Ana, 342,510;
Anaheim, 332,361
- Land area: 155,959 sq mi. (403,934 sq km)
- Geographic center: In Madera Co., 38 mi. E of Madera
- Number of counties: 58
- Largest county by population and area: Los Angeles,
9,637,494 (2001); San Bernardino, 20,062 sq mi
- National forests: 18
- State parks and beaches: 264
- Residents: Californian
- 2003 resident population est.: 35,484,453
- 2000 resident census population (rank): 33,871,648
(1)
- Male:
16,874,892 (49.8%)
- Female:
16,996,756 (50.2%)
- White:
20,170,059 (59.5%)
- Black:
2,263,882 (6.7%)
- American
Indian: 333,346 (1.0%)
- Asian:
3,697,513 (10.9%)
- Other
race: 5,682,241 (16.8%)
- Two or
more races: 1,607,646 (4.7%)
- Hispanic/Latino:
10,966,556 (32.4%)
- 2000 percent
population 18 and over: 72.7; 65 and over: 10.6;
median age: 33.3
State Symbols:
- Flower: Golden poppy (1903)
- Tree: California redwoods (Sequoia
sempervirens & Sequoiadendron giganteum) (1937,
1953)
- Bird: California valley quail
(1931)
- Animal: California grizzly bear
(1953)
- Fish: California golden trout
(1947)
- Colors: Blue and gold (1951)
- Song: "I Love You, California"
(1951)
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