| Tustin is a city in Orange County,
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| | Juan Capistrano became the areas first
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| California, United States. As of the 2006
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| | permanent European settlement in Alta
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| census, the city had a total population
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| | California, New Spain.
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| of 70,871. The city is located next to
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| | In 1801, the Spanish Empire granted
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| the county seat, Santa Ana, and does not
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| | 62,500 acres to Jose Antonio Yorba, which
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| include the Tustin Foothills. The city is
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| | he named Rancho San Antonio. Yorba's
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| home to mostly middle and upper middle
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| | great rancho included the lands where the
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| class residents, but some lower income
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| | cities of Olive, Orange, Villa Park,
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| persons live in Tustin as well.
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| | Santa Ana, Tustin, Costa Mesa and Newport
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| Unincorporated Northern Tustin contains
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| | Beach stand today. Smaller ranchos
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| areas of exceptional wealth, including
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| | evolved from this large rancho including
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| Lemon Heights and Cowan Heights. The East
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| | the Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana.
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| side and Tustin Ranch communities are
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| | After the Mexican-American war, Alta
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| home to upper income residents.
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| | California became part of the United
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| Geography
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| | States and American settlers arrived in
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| Tustin is located at 33°44'23?N,
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| | this area. Columbus Tustin, a carriage
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| 117°48'49?W (33.739618, -117.813533)GR1.
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| | maker from Northern California, founded
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| According to the United States Census
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| | the city in the 1870s on 1,300 acres (5
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| Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.5
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| | km²) of land from the former Rancho
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| km² (11.4 mi²), all land.
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| | Santiago de Santa Ana. The city was
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| Demographics
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| | incorporated in 1927 with a population of
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| As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were
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| | about 900. During World War II, a Navy
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| 67,504 people, 23,831 households, and
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| | anti-submarine airship base (later to
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| 16,062 families residing in the city. The
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| | become a Marine Corps helicopter station)
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| population density was 2,286.3/km²
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| | was established in unincorporated land
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| (5,921.4/mi²). There were 25,501 housing
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| | south of the city; the two blimp hangars
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| units at an average density of 863.7/km²
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| | are among the largest wooden structures
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| (2,236.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the
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| | ever built and are listed on the National
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| city was 58.72% White, 2.92% African
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| | Register of Historic Places and ASCE List
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| American, 0.66% Native American, 14.90%
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| | of Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks.
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| Asian, 0.30% Pacific Islander, 17.94%
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| | Suburban growth after the war resulted in
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| from other races, and 4.55% from two or
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| | rapid increase in population, annexation
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| more races. Hispanic or Latino of any
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| | of nearby unincorporated land including
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| race were 34.24% of the population.
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| | the base, and development of orchards and
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| There were 23,831 households out of which
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| | farmland into housing tracts and shopping
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| 36.8% had children under the age of 18
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| | malls.
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| living with them, 50.2% were married
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| | Government
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| couples living together, 12.3% had a
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| | The Tustin City Council is composed of
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| female householder with no husband
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| | five members elected at large; the
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| present, and 32.6% were non-families.
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| | Mayorship rotates among the council
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| 24.1% of all households were made up of
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| | members and is primarily a ceremonial
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| individuals and 5.2% had someone living
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| | role.
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| alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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| | Local politics in the late 1990s and
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| The average household size was 2.82 and
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| | early 2000s have been dominated by the
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| the average family size was 3.37.
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| | 1997 closure of the local Marine Corps
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| In the city the population was spread out
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| | Air Station and plans for subsequent
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| with 26.8% under the age of 18, 9.3% from
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| | commercial development of the land,
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| 18 to 24, 38.1% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from
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| | including an unsuccessful bid by
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| 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of
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| | neighboring Santa Ana to build a school
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| age or older. The median age was 32
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| | on the land, part of which is within
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| years. For every 100 females there were
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| | Santa Ana Unified School District's
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| 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18
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| | territory.
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| and over, there were 92.9 males.
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| | Emergency services
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| The median income for a household in the
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| | Fire protection in Tustin is provided by
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| city was $55,985, and the median income
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| | the Orange County Fire Authority with
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| for a family was $60,092. Males had a
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| | ambulance service by Doctor's Ambulance.
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| median income of $42,456 versus $33,688
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| | Law enforcement is provided by the Tustin
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| for females. The per capita income for
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| | Police Department.
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| the city was $25,932. About 5.8% of
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| | Education
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| families and 8.5% of the population were
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| | Primary and secondary education in Tustin
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| below the poverty line, including 10.8%
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| | and surrounding unincorporated areas is
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| of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those
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| | overseen by the Tustin Unified School
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| age 65 or over.
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| | District. Tustin High School is a
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| History
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| | California Distinguished School as is
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| Members of the Tongva and Juaneño
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| | Foothill High school. Tustin High School
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| Luiseño nations long inhabited this
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| | is also well-known regionally for its
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| area. After the 1769 expedition of Gaspar
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| | strong Model United Nations program.
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| de Portolà, a Spanish expedition led by
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| | About half of university-bound high
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| Father Junipero Serra named the area
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| | school graduates attend nearby University
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| Vallejo de Santa Ana (Valley of Saint
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| | of California, Irvine.
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| Anne). On November 1, 1776, Mission San
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