| Orange County is a county located in
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| | most northern part of the county sits on
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| Southern California, U.S.A. With a
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| | the coastal plains of the Los Angeles
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| current estimated population of three
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| | Basin. The southern half sits on the
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| million, it has the second most people
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| | foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains.
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| for any county in the state of
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| | The majority of the population of Orange
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| California, and has the fifth most people
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| | County reside in one of two shallow
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| for any county in all of the Unites
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| | coastal valleys that are in the basin.
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| States. Known for its wealth and
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| | These two shallow coastal basins are: the
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| political conservatism, the county, in
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| | Santa Ana Valley and the Saddleback
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| actual reality is neither as consistently
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| | Valley.
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| wealthy or as politically conservative as
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| | The cities in Orange County are connected
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| the stereotypical image it has gained
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| | by a network of freeways. Residents of
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| suggests. Famous for tourism, Orange
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| | Orange County typically call these
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| County is home to Disneyland as well as
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| | freeways by their route number rather
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| miles upon miles of sandy beaches. Orange
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| | than their formal name. One of the most
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| County is located right at the center of
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| | important Orange County roadways is the
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| Southern California's Tech Coast.
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| | Santa Ana Freeway, or Interstate 5, which
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| Despite its massive population, Orange
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| | runs north-south bisecting the length of
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| County has a total area of 2,455 km²
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| | the county. It is so important as it
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| which makes it the smallest county in all
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| | connects with another key north-south
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| of Southern California. Four Hundred and
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| | road, the San Diego Freeway. Orange
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| Eleven of those square kilometers are
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| | County is often divided into "North
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| also made up of water. The county is
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| | County" and "South County" by the
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| bordered on the north by Los Angeles
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| | residents. This idea is opposed to an
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| County, on the west by the Pacific Ocean,
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| | East-West ision characterized by coastal
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| on the east by Riverside County, on the
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| | and inland cities. There is no actual
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| northeast by San Bernardino County, and
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| | geographical division of North and South
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| on the south by San Diego County. The
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| | County.
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