City of Yorba Linda

Orange County, California

City of Yorba Linda

General Law City
Incorporated: November 2, 1967
City Hall: 4845 Casa Loma Ave, PO Box 87014, Yorba Linda, CA 92886
City Telephones: (714) 961-7100; Fax (714) 524-7261
Internet: http://www.ci.yorba-linda.ca.us
Population (2000 Census): 58,918 (1990 Census: 52,422) (For latest estimated population, click here)
Population Density (2000 Census): 3,042
Population Under Age 18 (2000 Census): 29.3% (1990 Census: 29.8%)
Population Over Age 64 (2000 Census): 7.7% (1990 Census: 5.0%)
Land Area: 19.37 square miles (50.16 square kilometers)
Water Area: 0.49 square miles (1.28 square kilometers)
Geographic Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude): 33.886014-117.789089

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Yorba Linda Chamber of Commerce: 17670 Yorba Linda Blvd, Yorba Linda, CA 92886; (714) 993-9537; Fax (714) 993-7764

One of the soldiers escorting the Portola expedition through California in 1769 was Jose Yorba. Years later, in 1809, Yorba returned to the future Orange County and petitioned the King of Spain for a land grant there. He was granted 62,000 acres of land which was named Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. Almost a century later, in 1907, the Janss Corporation acquired a portion of these former Yorba lands and subdivided it for a new town named Yorba Linda. The name honored the former landowning family and Linda, the Spanish word for "pretty," was added.

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