Fountain Valley is a

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an city in

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, ...

. The population was 57,047 at the 2020 census.

History

Ramon Yorba (owner of Rancho Las Bolsas)

Harbor Blvd at Heil Ave, Fountain Valley, CA, 1960s

The area encompassing Fountain Valley was originally inhabited by the

Tongva people The Tongva ( ) are an Indigenous people of California from the Los Angeles Basin and the Southern Channel Islands, an area covering approximately . Some descendants of the people prefer Kizh as an endonym that, they argue, is more historicall ...

. European settlement of the area began when Manuel Nieto was granted the land for Rancho Los Nietos, later Rancho Las Bolsas, which encompassed over , including present-day Fountain Valley. Control of the land was subsequently transferred to

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upon independence from

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, and then to the

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as part of the

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Talbert

Talbert was a settlement at what is now the intersection of Talbert and Bushard. It was also known as Gospel Swamp by residents. Thomas B. Talbert was born outside Montecello in Piatt County, Illinois, in 1878. When Talbert was 13, his family moved to

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. Around 1896, the family purchased more than of peat and swampland in what is now Fountain Valley. The Talberts opened a general store and thus the settlement of Talbert was established. The area was full of farms growing beets that were processed at some of the nation's largest plants at Huntington Beach (Holly Sugar Plant) and at Delhi, now part of southwestern Santa Ana. The post office was established in 1899, with Thomas B. Talbert serving as the first postmaster. The All-Saints Church is the only structure remaining from that era. The Santa Ana-Huntington Beach line of the

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passed through Talbert and opened on July 5, 1909.

Incorporation

The city was incorporated in 1957. The name of Fountain Valley refers to the very high

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in the area at the time the name was chosen, and the many corresponding artesian wells in the area. Early settlers constructed drainage canals to make the land usable for agriculture, which remained the dominant use of land until the 1960s, when construction of large housing tracts accelerated. The first mayor of Fountain Valley was

James Kanno James Kanno (December 22, 1925 – July 15, 2017) served as the first mayor of Fountain Valley, California from 1957 to 1962. He was one of the first mayors of Asian descent in the United States. Biography Kanno was born in an unincorporated ...

, who with this appointment became one of the first Japanese-American mayors of a mainland United States city. After the

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in 1975, there was a large influx of Vietnamese

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settling in Fountain Valley, especially in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s, forming a large percentage of

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in the city.

Geography

The city is located southwest and northeast of the

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(Interstate 405), which diagonally bisects the city, and is surrounded by

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on the south and west,

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and Garden Grove on the north, Santa Ana on the northeast, and Costa Mesa on the southeast. Its eastern border is the

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. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , 0.14% of which is water.

Community amenities

Fountain Valley is home to

Mile Square Regional Park Mile Square Regional Park is a park located in Fountain Valley, California, United States. It includes two lakes, three 18-hole golf courses, archery range, baseball and softball fields, picnic shelters, and a urban nature area planted with Califor ...

, a park containing two lakes, three 18-hole golf courses, playing fields, picnic shelters, and a urban nature area planted with

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, a recreation center with tennis courts, basketball courts, racquetball courts, a gymnasium, and the Kingston Boys & Girls Club; There is also a community center and a senior center that opened in September 2005. A major redevelopment of the recreation center and city-administered sports fields was completed in early 2009. Fire protection and emergency medical services are provided by two stations of the Fountain Valley Fire Department. Law enforcement is provided by the Fountain Valley Police Department. Ambulance service is provided by Care Ambulance Service. The Orange County Sanitation District's administrative offices and primary plant is located in Fountain Valley next to the Santa Ana River. The agency is the third-largest sanitation district in the western United States. Fountain Valley is also home to the offices of the Municipal Water District of Orange County, a member of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and of the Orange County Water District. The Orange County Water District manages the groundwater basin in central and northern Orange County and operates the Groundwater Replenishment System, the world's largest water purification plant for

groundwater recharge Groundwater recharge or deep drainage or deep percolation is a hydrologic process, where water moves downward from surface water to groundwater. Recharge is the primary method through which water enters an aquifer. This process usually occurs ...

. Fountain Valley has two fully accredited major medical centers: the Fountain Valley Regional Hospital with 400 beds available, and Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center with 230 beds, a medical clinic, and an outpatient medical building. The city also has 18 churches, one Reform

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, a mosque and a public library. Fountain Valley has its own newspaper, the ''Fountain Valley View,'' operated by the ''

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.''

Economy

As a

an city, most of Fountain Valley's residents commute to work in other urban centers. However, in recent years, the city has seen an increase in commercial jobs in the city, with the growth of a commercial center near the

known as the "Southpark" district. Although the economy of the area was once based mainly on agriculture, the remaining production consists of several fields of

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or other small crops, which are gradually being replaced by new office development. Efforts to bolster economic activity are evidenced by the city enacting policies to benefit small businesses, and even going so far as to paint a mural on the facade of a large water treatment building facing the freeway that depicts two shopping bags headlined by the words, "Shop in Fountain Valley." Fountain Valley is home to the national headquarters of Hyundai Motor America and

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Corporation, the global headquarters of memory chip manufacturer Kingston Technology, and the corporate headquarters of Surefire, LLC, maker of military and commercial flashlights. The Southpark commercial area is also home to offices for companies such as

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, Satura and the Orange County Register. There are also a limited number of light industrial companies in this area. In addition, Fountain Valley is the location for Noritz, a

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manufacturer, and the main west coast offices of Ceridian, a professional employer organization. The increasing commercial growth can be evidenced by the frequent rush-hour traffic bottlenecks on the San Diego (405) Freeway through Fountain Valley.

Top employers

According to the city's 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:

Arts and culture

Fountain Valley holds an annual Summerfest in June in

. The event features a car show, rides, music, and booths.

Education

There are three

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s, three

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s, nine

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s, one K-12 school, and two K-8 schools. However, some students who live in the city of Fountain Valley actually attend schools in other cities. Fountain Valley is also home to

Coastline Community College Coastline Community College is a public community college with three mini-campuses in Westminster, Garden Grove, and Newport Beach and an administration building in Fountain Valley, California. The college offers Associate in Arts degrees, Assoc ...

. Community colleges in the area include

Orange Coast College Orange Coast College (OCC) is a public community college in Costa Mesa in Orange County, California. It was founded in 1947, with its first classes opening in the fall of 1948. It provides Associate of Art and Associate of Science degrees, cert ...

and Golden West College, located nearby in the cities of Costa Mesa and Huntington Beach, respectively. High schools in

Huntington Beach Union High School District The Huntington Beach Union High School District (HBUHSD) is a public school district serving portions of the Orange County cities of Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, and Westminster. It oversees eleven sites, offering course ...

Fountain Valley High School Fountain Valley High School (FVHS) is a public high school in Fountain Valley, California, USA. It was established in 1966 and is a part of the Huntington Beach Union High School District. It is notable for its rivalry with Edison High School, ...

* Valley Vista High School High schools in

Garden Grove Unified School District The Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) is the 14th-largest school district in California. It includes boundaries in Anaheim, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Stanton, and Westminster. The district includes for ...

* Los Amigos High School Middle schools in

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*Harry C. Fulton Middle School *Kazuo Masuda Middle School: Named for Kazuo Masuda, a soldier who fought in

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and now is buried in Midway City, California. *Talbert Middle School Middle schools in Ocean View Middle School District *Vista View Middle School Elementary schools in Garden Grove Unified School District *Allen Elementary School, a 2011 Blue Ribbon Award winner *Monroe Elementary School *Northcutt Elementary School Elementary schools in Fountain Valley School District *Courreges Elementary School *Cox Elementary School *Gisler Elementary School *Plavan Elementary School *Tamura Elementary School *Newland Elementary School *Oka Elementary School (located in Huntington Beach) Private schools *Shoreline Christian School (K-8) The

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previously had its Orange County campus in Fountain Valley, but it moved to Orange by 2001.

Transportation

In addition to the San Diego Freeway, which bisects the city, Fountain Valley is served by several bus lines operated by the Orange County Transportation Authority. Bus routes 33, 35, 37, 43, 70, 72, 76 and 543 cover the city's major streets. Most of the major roads are equipped with

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, especially around Mile Square Park, which offers wide bike paths along the major streets that mark its boundary. Dedicated bike paths along the

run from the city of Corona to the

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. Historically, Fountain Valley had Red Car service along the Santa Ana/Huntington Beach Pacific Electric Spur Line. This line ran along Bushard Street. Passenger service started in 1909, ended in 1922, and the lines were torn out in 1930.

Demographics

2010

The

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reported that Fountain Valley had a population of 55,313. The population density was . The racial makeup of Fountain Valley was 31,225 (56.5%)

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(49.2% Non-Hispanic White), 510 (0.9%)

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, 229 (0.4%) Native American, 18,418 (33.3%) Asian, 171 (0.3%)

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, 2,445 (4.4%) from other races, and 2,315 (4.2%) from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 7,250 persons (13.1%). The Census reported that 54,876 people (99.2% of the population) lived in households, 257 (0.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 180 (0.3%) were institutionalized. There were 18,648 households, out of which 6,341 (34.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 11,142 (59.7%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 2,102 (11.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 970 (5.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 646 (3.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 108 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 3,451 households (18.5%) were made up of individuals, and 1,772 (9.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94. There were 14,214 families (76.2% of all households); the average family size was 3.34. The population was spread out, with 11,643 people (21.0%) under the age of 18, 4,624 people (8.4%) aged 18 to 24, 13,310 people (24.1%) aged 25 to 44, 16,020 people (29.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 9,716 people (17.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males. There were 19,164 housing units at an average density of , of which 13,458 (72.2%) were owner-occupied, and 5,190 (27.8%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.8%. 40,718 people (73.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 14,158 people (25.6%) lived in rental housing units. According to the 2010 United States Census, Fountain Valley had a median household income of $81,212, with 6.7% of the population living below the federal poverty line.

2000

According to the

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of 2000, there were 54,978 people, 18,162 households, and 14,220 families residing in the city. The

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was 6,167.8 inhabitants per square mile (2,382.4/km²). There were 18,473 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 64.02%

, 1.11% Black or African American, 0.46% American Indian or Alaskan Native, 10.68% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 25.76% Asian, 0.40% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 3.95% from other races, and 4.3% from two or more races. There were 18,162 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were

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living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.35. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $78,729, and the median income for a family was $90,335. Males had a median income of $60,399 versus $43,089 for females. The

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for the city was $48,521. About 1.6% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the

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, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.

Government

In the

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, Fountain Valley is in , and in . In the

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, Fountain Valley is in .

Politics

Fountain Valley is a reliably Republican stronghold in presidential elections; however, former Secretary of State

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won a plurality of the city in 2016, becoming the first Democrat in over four decades to carry the municipality. However, in

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

, the city moved back into the Republican column, as

Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of P ...

carried the city with 51.0% of the vote, having made gains in Orange County's Vietnamese community. According to the

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, as of October 22, 2018, Fountain Valley has 32,884 registered voters. Of those, 12,935 (39.34%) are registered Republicans, 9,674 (29.42%) are registered Democrats, and 8,967 (27.27%) have declined to state a political party/are independents.

Notable people

Summer Altice Summer Danielle Altice (born December 23, 1979) is an American model and former actress. She was named after Miss USA 1975, Summer Bartholomew. Early life and education Altice was born in Fountain Valley, California. She studied and played vo ...

, model, actress, August 2000 ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month. * Nicholas Altobelli, musician. * Rony Argueta, soccer player. * Mary Astor, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; moved to Fountain Valley. *

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, actress; raised in Fountain Valley. * Jenny Benson, soccer player. * Kenney Bertz, soccer player. *

Brian Brushwood Brian Allen Brushwood (born January 17, 1975) is an American magician, podcaster, author, lecturer, YouTuber and comedian. Brushwood is known for the series ''Scam Nation'' (previously ''Scam School''), a show where he teaches the audience enter ...

, magician, podcaster, author, lecturer known for ''Scam School'' *

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, businessman; moved to Fountain Valley. * Don Clark, football player. * Brandon Crouch, evangelist. *

Travis Denker Travis Norton Denker (born August 5, 1985) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants. Prior to playing professional baseball, Denker attended Brea Olinda High Sc ...

, baseball player. * Jack Evans, professional wrestler. *

Willie Eyre William Mays Eyre (born July 21, 1978) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He played for the Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles. Baseball career High school & college Eyre was All-State at Cyprus High School (U ...

, baseball player. *

Amanda Freed Amanda Louise Freed (born December 26, 1979) is an American, former professional softball utility player and pitcher. She played college softball for UCLA, winning the national title for the Bruins in the 1999 Women's College World Series. In ...

, Olympic gold medal-winning softball player. *

Freddie Freeman Frederick Charles Freeman (born September 12, 1989) is an American-Canadian professional baseball first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Previously, Freeman played for the Atlanta Braves for 12 seasons. He mad ...

, baseball player. * K. J. Gerard, football player. * Kim Gruenenfelder, writer, attended high school in Fountain Valley * Ryan Hansen, actor. * Carl Harry, football player. * Mike Hessman, baseball player. *

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, soccer player. *

Luke Hudson Luke Stephen Hudson (born May 2, 1977) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played professionally with the Cincinnati Reds and the Kansas City Royals. Amateur career Hudson was born in Fountain Valley, California and graduated from Foun ...

, baseball player:

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pitcher. * Justin Huish, Olympic gold medalist. *

Casey Janssen Robert Casey Janssen (born September 17, 1981) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched for two seasons in various levels of the Toronto Blue Jays' minor league organization before his debut in 2006 as a starting pitcher ...

, baseball player. * Duy Khánh, musician; lived in Fountain Valley. * Chay Lapin, Olympian.
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*

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, football player,

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and

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wide receiver, San Jose State college football assistant coach *

Dan McClintock Daniel Raymond McClintock (born April 19, 1977) is a retired American professional basketball player at the center position. He is 7'0" and weighs 260 lb. He attended Northern Arizona University before being selected with the 53rd overall pi ...

, basketball player. *

Jerry M. Patterson Jerry Mumford Patterson (born October 25, 1934) is an American lawyer in California and the District of Columbia, educator and politician, who was a five-term United States Representative from California, serving from 1975 to 1985. Early life, ...

, U.S. House of Representatives,

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(1975–1985); Resident of Fountain Valley. *

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, actress, graduate of

Class of 1976 *

Mike Pompeo Michael Richard Pompeo (; born December 30, 1963) is an American politician, diplomat, and businessman who served under President Donald Trump as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 2017 to 2018 and as the 70th United State ...

, Los Amigos High School Grad (Class of 1982), US Secretary of State (2018–2021), Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2017–18), Former Member of United States House of Representatives – Kansas 4th Congressional District (2011–2017) *

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, NFL player,

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; lived in Fountain Valley. * Keri Russell, actress. * Art Satherley, record producer. * Nick Scandone, Paralympian. * Aaron Schoenke, actor, screenwriter, director, editor, producer, cinematographer. * M. Shadows, lead singer of Avenged Sevenfold * David Sias, soccer player. * Andre Sommersell, football player. *

Vai Taua Vai or VAI has several possible meanings: * Vai people ** Vai language ** Vai syllabary ** Vai (Unicode block) * Vai (Crete) * Văi, a village in Lupșa Commune, Alba County, Romania Abbreviation * VAI, Video Artists International, a classical m ...

, football player. * Dale Thayer, baseball player. * Chris Tillman, baseball player. * Brian Van Holt, actor, graduate of

Class of 1987 * Craig Wilson, baseball player. * C. J. Wilson, baseball player. * Beau Wirick, actor. * Chung Yong Taek, martial artist; lived in Fountain Valley. * Tom McEwen, drag racer, lived in Fountain Valley. * Laura Yeager, U.S. Army general, grew up in Fountain Valley.

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