The following is a timeline of the

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of the city of Santa Ana,

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, USA.

Prior to 20th century

* 1877 –

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begins operating. * 1886 – Santa Ana incorporated. * 1889 ** Santa Ana becomes seat of Orange County. ** Howe-Waffle House (residence) built.

20th century

* 1901 – County Courthouse built. * 1905 – '' Santa Ana Daily Register'' newspaper begins publication. * 1912 – Auditorium Theatre built. * 1919 – Orange County Historical Society founded. * 1923 – Santa Ana Business and Professional Women's Club active (approximate date). * 1924 – Walker Theatre opens. * 1933 – The 6.4

Long Beach earthquake The 1933 Long Beach earthquake took place on March 10 at south of downtown Los Angeles. The epicenter was offshore, southeast of Long Beach, California, on the Newport–Inglewood Fault. The earthquake had a magnitude estimated at 6.4 , and a m ...

shakes the

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and the South Coast of California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (''Severe''), killing 115–120 people. * 1935 – ''Santa Ana Independent'' newspaper begins publication. * 1970 – Population: 156,601. * 1973 – Orange County Historical Commission established. * 1974 – Heritage Orange County founded. * 1983 – Discovery Museum of Orange County founded. * 1985 – ''

Orange County Register ''The Orange County Register'' is a paid daily newspaper published in California. The ''Register'', published in Orange County, California, is owned by the private equity firm Alden Global Capital via its Digital Fiest/Media News subsidiaries. ...

'' newspaper in publication. * 1988 – Habitat for Humanity of Orange County and Old Courthouse Museum established. * 1990 ** Sikh Center of Orange County established.
** Population: 293,742. * 1994 – Miguel A. Pulido becomes mayor. * 1997 ** City website online (approximate date). **

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becomes

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for

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. * 2000 – Population: 337,977.

21st century

* 2015 – Population: 335,264. * 2017 – Santa Ana becomes an immigrant

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