Tustin town overview

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