YORBA LINDA 'Land of Gracious Living'
A small city in Orange County with a population of nearly 68,000 (2018), Yorba
Ranch houses and citrus groves proliferated and the Pacific Electric Railroad,
Linda is perhaps best known as the birthplace of former President Richard M.
connecting Yorba Linda to Los Angeles, assured that growers could get their
Nixon and site of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. Indeed,
crops to market. The city continued to thrive through the early part of the 20th
it is a place that is rich with history. But it is also a city of unusual affluence
century, maintaining its small-town feel. Finally, in the 1960s, the town began
and a distinguished educational profile.
to grow in earnest, and in 1967, Yorba Linda was incorporated as Orange County’s 25th city.
Early missionaries and Spanish explorers found settlements of Luiseño, Tongva and Juaneño peoples throughout the coastal region of what is now Orange
As the population grew, Yorba Linda and its surrounding neighbors responded
County. When Spanish land grants were awarded in the early 19th century,
by building a robust service economy and an extensive network of schools. More
José Antonio Yorba was granted a spread of 62,000 acres.
than 60 high schools, four community colleges, two large state universities, private colleges and many award-winning schools at every level serve a
As they farmed their expansive holdings, the Yorba family and other settlers
community with high expectations of its teachers and its children.
saw periods of boom and bust development. Finally, in 1907, Porfirio Yorba sold the property. The Janss Investment Co. of Los Angeles, envisioning a
In addition to a well-educated population, Yorba Linda has been distinguished
family community of small farms, subdivided the land and named the town
as one of the wealthiest U.S. cities and one of the richest in Orange County,
Yorba Linda, after the first family.
and in 2012 was ranked 42nd on Money magazine’s list of America’s best small cities. It is indeed the “Land of Gracious Living.”
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