Placentia () is a city in northern

Orange County, California Orange County is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in Southern California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,186,989, making it the third-most-populous county in California, the sixth-most-populous in the United States, a ...

. The population was 51,233 during the 2020 census, up from 46,488 in the 2000 census. This includes the community of Atwood, which is included in the city of Placentia, and is located in its southeastern quadrant. Primarily referred to as a

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, Placentia is known for its quiet neighborhoods. In 1971, Placentia was honored with the prestigious "All America City" Award, given out annually by the

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to ten cities in the United States.

History

Native Americans referred to by the Spanish as Gabrielenos (

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) lived in the area for thousands of years. One estimate wrote that the Native population in what was to become northern Orange County was at least one thousand. In 1837, the Mexican government granted the area that is now Placentia to Juan Pacifico Ontiveros as part of the Rancho San Juan Cajón de Santa Ana land grant. In 1865, American pioneer Daniel Kraemer arrived and purchased Many other American pioneers soon followed and the community developed. The local school district was originally named the Cajon School District. In 1878, the school district's name was changed to Placentia School District by Sarah Jane McFadden, Placentia being derived from a Latin word meaning "pleasant place to live." She was the wife of William McFadden, who was the second white settler to arrive in Placentia. The town eventually took its own name after the school district. The first commercial orange grove was established in 1880, worked by mostly Mexican and Anglo laborers. From a handful of scattered ranches, the core of the town was developed around 1910. It functioned as a major railroad stop along the

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for processing oranges. Later, during the Great Depression, there was a brief strike of citrus workers in Placentia. Oil was found in 1919, which led to the development of numerous oil wells in eastern and northern Placentia. The town of Richfield, which would later become Atwood, was built to house oil workers. Mexican laborers formed the majority of the labor force and also constructed the town of La Jolla, Placentia. Several schools were constructed in Placentia from the 1910s to the 1930s that were segregated between white and Mexican students. Isabel Martínez was the first student of Mexican parentage to graduate from Fullerton High School in 1931, being celebrated in the ''Placentia Courier'' as an "exceptional" Mexican. Within six years, the number of Placentia students graduating high school numbered only six. Mexican American

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from

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worked to end school segregation in Placentia in 1948. This campaign was led by Alfred Aguirre, who noted that some white ranchers believed Mexicans were good fruit pickers but that "the white kids are too advanced" for Mexican students to keep up in the classroom. The Mexican American community in Placentia developed its own political power base in the 1950s. This resulted in the election of Aguirre to Placentia's city council from 1958 to 1962 and the registration of hundreds of

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voters in the city. In July 2020, Placentia Organized and established their own Fire Department, Placentia Fire & Life Safety Department, Leaving The Orange County Fire Authority, The first city to ever disband from the OCFA.

Geography

Placentia is located in Orange County at (33.882364, -117.855130). According to the

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, the city has a total area of . of it is land and 0.22% is water. State Route 57 (the Orange Freeway) runs through the southwest section of Placentia. State Route 91 (the Riverside Freeway) passes directly south of the city. Districts in Placentia include the neighborhood of

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and the formerly unincorporated community of Atwood.

Climate

According to the

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system, Placentia has a

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, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.

Demographics

2010

The

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reported that Placentia had a population of 50,533. The

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was . The racial make-up of Placentia * 31,373 (62.1%)

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(44.7% Non-Hispanic White) * 914 (1.8%)

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* 386 (0.8%) Native American * 7,531 (14.9%) Asian * 74 (0.1%)

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* 8,247 (16.3%) from

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* 2,008 (4.0%) from two or more races. * 18,416 persons (36.4%)

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or Latino of any race The census reported that 50,196 people (99.3% of the population) lived in households, 253 (0.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 84 (0.2%) were institutionalized. There were 16,365 households, of which 6,310 (38.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 9,399 (57.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 2,070 (12.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 897 (5.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 747 (4.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 91 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 2,880 households (17.6%) were made up of individuals, and 1,274 (7.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07. There were 12,366

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(75.6% of all households); the average family size was 3.44. 12,445 people (24.6%) were under the age of 18, 5,202 people (10.3%) aged 18 to 24, 13,945 people (27.6%) aged 25 to 44, 12,598 people (24.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 6,343 people (12.6%) were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males. There were 16,872 housing units at an average density of , of which 10,681 (65.3%) were owner-occupied and 5,684 (34.7%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.7%. 31,761 people (62.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 18,435 people (36.5%) lived in rental housing units. The

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was $75,693, with 12.2% of the population living below the federal poverty line.

2000

At the 2000 census, there were 46,488 people, 15,037 households and 11,683 families residing in the city. The

was . There were 15,326 housing units at an average density of . The racial make-up was 67.76%

, 1.77%

, 0.83% Native American, 11.16% Asian, 0.18%

and 13.58% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 31.10% of the population. There were 15,037 households, of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married alternative couples living together, 50.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.42. 27.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64 and 9.1% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males. The median household income was $62,803 and the median family income was $68,976. These figures had risen to $77,496 and $83,674 respectively in a 2007 estimate. Males had a median income of $46,956 and females $34,184. The

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was $23,843. About 5.7% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the

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, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Placentia has a $20 million Metrolink project that started in the downtown area in 2013. This project is in conjunction with the

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(OCTA), and will assist in the continued revitalization of the area, which is also scheduled for the building of more transit oriented housing to complement the train station, mixed use, retail and entertainment. All designed to enhance Placentia's unique presence in Orange County. Placentia is also working with the

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on the OC Bridges project. The project, combined with the city of Fullerton, provides approximately $580 million in funding to build underpasses and/or overpasses at the major north-south roadways in the two cities. The roadways are Lakeview Avenue, Rose Drive/Tustin Avenue, Orangethorpe Avenue, Kraemer Boulevard, Placentia Avenue, State College Boulevard and Raymond Avenue. The underpasses and overpasses at Placentia, Kraemer, Rose/Tustin and Lakeview are complete.

Top employers

According to Placentia's 2012 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:

Arts and culture

The George Key Ranch Historic District is a historic citrus ranch and Victorian ranch house in Placentia. It is now within the George Key Ranch Historic Park, with the

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, outdoor displays, and a citrus grove. It is on the

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. The Placentia-Santa Fe District is in the southwest or downtown area. The town is home to the A. S. Bradford House, a historic house museum. It is also home to the 100 year old Berkenstock Mansion. In 1973
Chicano Park's "founding lead artist
Guillermo Aranda and "founding apprentice artist" Ernesto "Neto" Paul (San Diego, CA natives) collaborated with the art students of the University of California, Irvine (UCI) in painting a mural (approxitmately 8' x 36') on the walls of th
Tlatepaque Restaurant
Aranda was invited by a Professor at UCI. The following year the chairman of Toltecas en Aztlan, and the board director of The Centro Cultural De La Raza, Guillermo Aranda, also invited these same Orange County artists referred to as the "Santa Ana Muralists/Santa Ana Artists," to come to

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and paint on one of the first pillars
2nd painted pillar
of Chicano Park.

Government and politics

Local

Placentia is a

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with an elected city council, elected city clerk, and elected city treasurer and professional city manager. ;Elected officials *

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Rhonda Shader *

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Ward Smith * Council Member Craig Green * Council Member Chad P. Wanke * Council Member Jeremy B. Yamaguchi * City Clerk Patrick J. Melia * City Treasurer Kevin A. Larson ;Appointed officials * City Administrator – Damien R. Arrula * City Attorney – Christian L. Bettenhausen ;Mayors since 1989 Unless otherwise noted, mayoral terms begin and end in December. The voters of Placentia also elect the Boards of the Placentia Library District and the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District.

State and federal representation

In the California State Legislature, Placentia is in , and in . In the

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, Placentia is in . According to the California Secretary of State, as of February 10, 2019, Placentia has 27,328 registered voters. Of those, 10,285 (37.64%) are registered Republicans, 8,510 (31.14%) are registered Democrats, and 7,400 (27.08%) have no political party preference/are independents.

Education

Placentia Library District

Placentia is home to one of the 13 special district libraries in California. The Placentia Library District is a single-purpose

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district governed by an elected Board of Trustees. Its principal source of income is

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proration. The library's early history is much like other communities. Beginning in 1914, the

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established a reading and recreation room for boys in a storefront on Bradford Avenue.Carpenter, Virginia L. (1977). ''Placentia, A Pleasant Place''. Santa Ana, CA: Friis-Pioneer Press. After a successful

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and

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by the residents, the Placentia Library District was officially formed on September 2, 1919. The new library district included seven square miles of the Placentia area: the north line was beyond Golden Avenue, the east line along Linda Vista through Hazard's subdivision,the south through Golden State Tract but not as far as Miraloma Avenue and the west line along the Fullerton boundary. The Library Board of Trustees hired Placentia's first Librarian, Sara Rideout, for $0.25 an hour, and the Women's Christian Temperance Union turned over their reading room and 193 books. The library officially opened to the public on January 15, 1920, from 2:00–5:00 p.m. and 7:00–9:00 p.m. By 1926, a new library building was needed to meet the needs of the growing community. The building, designed in the

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style by renowned architect Carleton Monroe Winslow, features beautiful Talavera tiles created by Mexican potter, Pedro Sanchez. In March 1927, the grand opening was held for the new library building located at 143 S.Bradford Avenue. In 1974, the library again become too small for its growing collection and was moved to its current location in the Civic Center Plaza. That same year the library boundaries expanded to reflect the same boundaries as the city. Today the Placentia Library District has over 330,000 visitors annually, with over 42,000 library cards issued. The Library holds over 102,000 materials. In September 2018 the Placentia Library began a major $2.3 million renovation/modernization project as part of the library’s centennial anniversary. The project was completed on September 14, 2019.

Public schools

Placentia is a part of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (PYLUSD). There are three high schools in the city: * El Dorado High School. * Valencia High School. The oldest high school in Placentia, opened in 1933. VHS offers an

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program as well as a technology track known as ValTech. * El Camino Real High School. Named a "Model Continuation High School" by the California State Department of Education. In addition, Placentia supports three public middle schools: Kraemer Middle School, Valadez Middle School Academy, and

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. The city houses numerous public elementary schools: Brookhaven Elementary, George Key Elementary, Golden Elementary, Morse Elementary, Melrose Elementary, Ruby Drive Elementary, Sierra Vista Elementary, Tynes Elementary, Van Buren Elementary, and Wagner Elementary.

Independent schools

The Parkview School provides an independent study K-12 school for students who are "homeschoolers, student actors, junior athletes, chronically ill, or in various other situations for which an alternative to classroom-based instruction is desirable."

Transportation

The Metrolink 91/Perris Valley Line passes through the southern portion of the city. The city has been preparing the area of a proposed new station located at Melrose Avenue and Crowther Avenue in Old Town Placentia.

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is estimated to cost $35 million; the city will contribute $5.4 million. A tenative completion date was set for June 2022, but construction is now "on hold" pending further negotiations with

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. In 2007, the city became the first city to implement a quiet zone for the cargo-carrying trains which pass through the city regularly every day, utilizing locomotive grade crossing predictors and inter-crossing ground-based radio communications to effect a corridor where crossing gate arms become actuated prior to the train's approach, enabling trains to not be required to announce their approach by sounding the Morse Code letter "Q" on its whistle which is otherwise mandated by the

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. The city'
Quiet-Zone-Update web pages
offer information on the Zone's scope and any temporary or long-term alterations to the Quiet Zone. The city is served by the

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with * Route 153 running along Placentia Avenue * Route 129 running also Kraemer Blvd * Route 71 running along Rose Drive * Route 26 running along Yorba Linda Blvd * Route 123 running along Chapman Avenue * Route 30 running along Orangethorpe Avenue. The 2002 Placentia train collision occurred on April 23, 2002, when a BNSF Railway freight train collided head-on with a Metrolink train in Placentia, near the Atwood Junction, at the intersection of Orangethorpe Avenue and Van Buren Street. Two people died in the crash and twenty-two were seriously injured.

Notable people

* Agent Orange, punk rock band formed in

in 1979 * Kevin Blankenship, professional baseball player from Placentia and an El Dorado High School class of 1981 graduate * Gavin Magnus, child actor and singer *

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, professional tennis player, French Open champion, member of Hall of Fame * Peter Daut, news presenter,

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; grew up in Placentia and graduated from El Dorado High School *

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, NFL professional football player *

Janet Evans Janet Beth Evans (born August 28, 1971) is an American former competition swimmer who specialized in distance freestyle events. Evans was a world champion and world record-holder, and won a total of four gold medals at the 1988 and the 1992 Ol ...

, Olympic swimmer, four-time gold medalist * Jackie Francois, musician * Josh Freese, musician * Michele Granger, softball pitcher; born in Placentia * Courtney Hicks, figure skater; born in Placentia *

Kottonmouth Kings The Kottonmouth Kings is an American hip hop group formed in Placentia, California in 1996 by D-Loc and Saint Dog. The group advocates for legalizing cannabis, and their lyrics frequently refer to smoking marijuana. The group plays hip hop, ...

, hip hop group *

Kingspade Kingspade was an rap duo Johnny Richter (Tim McNutt) and D-Loc (Dustin Gary Miller) of Kottonmouth Kings. History Kingspade Kingspade debuted with the track "The Adventures of This" on the ''Subnoize Rats Compilation'' in 2003. One year ...

, hip hop group *

Phil Nevin Phillip Joseph Nevin (born January 19, 1971) is an American professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He is the manager for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for 12 seasons, appearing in 1,217 gam ...

, baseball player *

Kherington Payne Kherington Taylor Payne (born January 26, 1990) is an American dancer, actress, choreographer, television personality and singer who came to prominence as a Top 10 Finalist in Season 4 of the hit reality-dance show ''So You Think You Can Dance ...

, ''

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'' contestant, Pussycat Doll *

Shawn Ray Shawn Ray (born September 9, 1965 in Placentia, California, U.S.) is a former professional bodybuilder and author. Bodybuilding career In his 2005 interview, Ray said, "the two influences that were the main reasons that I got into bodybuilding ...

, bodybuilder * Johnny Richter, rapper * Equanimeous St. Brown, NFL professional football player * Corrie ten Boom,

Holocaust The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe; ...

survivor and rescuer in the Dutch Underground during World War II, author; emigrated to Placentia in 1977 and died there in 1983 *

Brett Tomko Brett Daniel Tomko (born April 7, 1973) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Los Ange ...

, baseball player, attended El Dorado High School *

Bret Boone Bret Robert Boone (born April 6, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman. During his career Boone was a three-time All-Star, four-time Gold Glove winner, and two-time Silver Slugger Award winner. He is a third generation professio ...

, Major League Baseball player, attended El Dorado HS * Gabriel Rose, Musical Artist/DJ, Producer/Composer

References

External links

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