About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 106. Chapters: Huntington Beach, California, Anaheim, California, Santa Ana, California, Tustin, California, Fountain Valley, California, Newport Beach, California, Yorba Linda, California, Garden Grove, California, San Clemente, California, Mission Viejo, California, Aliso Viejo, California, Costa Mesa, California, Orange, California, Laguna Beach, California, Brea, California, Fullerton, California, Buena Park, California, Laguna Hills, California, Laguna Woods, California, Cypress, California, Seal Beach, California, Dana Point, California, San Juan Capistrano, California, Westminster, California, Laguna Niguel, California, Lake Forest, California, Villa Park, California, La Habra, California, Rancho Santa Margarita, California, Los Alamitos, California, Stanton, California, La Palma, California, Irvine, California, Surfside, California, La Jolla, Placentia, California. Excerpt: Irvine (pronounced -vyn) is an incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the 66 square mile (172 km) city has a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census. However, the California Department of Finance estimates its 2011 population to be 219,156. It has annexed in the past an undeveloped area to the north, and has also annexed the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, most of which is planned to be converted into the Orange County Great Park. Because of its good schools, jobs, and housing, the city was chosen in 2008 by CNNMoney.com as the fourth best place to live in the United States. In June 2010, the Federal Bureau of Investigation reported that Irvine had the lowest violent crime rate among cities in the United States with populations of more than 100,000, and in August 2008 the Census Bureau ranked Irv...
