Orange County California

Orange County is a county located in Southernpart of the county sits on the coastal plains of the
California, U.S.A. With a current estimated populationLos Angeles Basin. The southern half sits on the
of three million, it has the second most people forfoothills of the Santa Ana Mountains.
any county in the state of California, and has theThe majority of the population of Orange County
fifth most people for any county in all of the Unitesreside in one of two shallow coastal valleys that are
States. Known for its wealth and politicalin the basin. These two shallow coastal basins are:
conservatism, the county, in actual reality is neitherthe Santa Ana Valley and the Saddleback Valley.
as consistently wealthy or as politically conservativeThe cities in Orange County are connected by a
as the stereotypical image it has gained suggests.network of freeways. Residents of Orange County
Famous for tourism, Orange County is home totypically call these freeways by their route number
Disneyland as well as miles upon miles of sandyrather than their formal name. One of the most
beaches. Orange County is located right at the centerimportant Orange County roadways is the Santa Ana
of Southern California's Tech Coast.Freeway, or Interstate 5, which runs north-south
Despite its massive population, Orange County has abisecting the length of the county. It is so important
total area of 2,455 km² which makes it theas it connects with another key north-south road,
smallest county in all of Southern California. Fourthe San Diego Freeway. Orange County is often
Hundred and Eleven of those square kilometers aredivided into "North County" and "South County" by
also made up of water. The county is bordered onthe residents. This idea is opposed to an East-West
the north by Los Angeles County, on the west byision characterized by coastal and inland cities. There
the Pacific Ocean, on the east by Riverside County,is no actual geographical division of North and South
on the northeast by San Bernardino County, and onCounty.
the south by San Diego County. The most northern