Editing Aliso Viejo, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Aliso Viejo, California
| settlement_type    = [[List of municipalities in California|City]]
| motto              = "Live, Work, Learn, Shop and Play."<ref>[http://www.cityofalisoviejo.com/about_us/ "About"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311205445/http://cityofalisoviejo.com/about_us/ |date=March 11, 2011 }} on the City of Aliso Viejo website</ref>
| etymology          = Spanish for "Old Alder Tree"
| image_skyline      = Aliso Viejo Town Center.jpg
| image_caption      = The Aliso Viejo Town Center
| image_flag         = Flag of Aliso Viejo, California.gif
| image_seal         = Seal of Aliso Viejo, California.png
| image_map          = Orange_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Aliso_Viejo_Highlighted.svg
| map_caption        = Location of Aliso Viejo within [[Orange County, California]]
| pushpin_map        = California#USA#North America
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in California
| pushpin_label      = Aliso Viejo
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = [[United States]]
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[California]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in California|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Orange County, California|Orange]]
| government_type    = [[Council-Manager]]
| leader_title       = [[List of mayors of Aliso Viejo, California|Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Tiffany Ackley
| leader_title2      = [[Mayor Pro Tem]]
| leader_name2       = Max Duncan
| leader_title3      = Council members
| leader_name3       = {{ublist|Richard Hurt|Mike Munzing|Tim Zandbergen}}
| leader_title4      = City Manager
| leader_name4       = David Doyle
| established_title  = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date   = July 1, 2001<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc 
 |title=California Cities by Incorporation Date 
 |format=Word 
 |publisher=California Association of [[Local Agency Formation Commission]]s 
 |access-date=August 25, 2014 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103002921/http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc 
 |archive-date=November 3, 2014 }}</ref>
<!-- Area------------------>| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 30, 2021}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi   = 6.93
| area_land_sq_mi    = 6.93
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00
| area_total_km2     = 17.94
| area_land_km2      = 17.94
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_water_percent = 0
| elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite GNIS|252532|Aliso Viejo|access-date=February 23, 2015}}</ref>
| elevation_ft       = 410
| elevation_m        = 125
| coordinates        = {{coord|33|34|30|N|117|43|32|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 52176
| pop_est_as_of      = 
| pop_est_footnotes  = 
| population_est     = 
| population_density_km2 = 2908.80
| timezone           = [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
| utc_offset         = -8
| timezone_DST       = PDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -7
| area_code          = [[Area code 949|949]]
| postal_code_type   = ZIP code
| postal_code        = 92656, 92698
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = {{FIPS|06|00947}}
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature IDs
| blank1_info        = {{GNIS 4|252532}}, {{GNIS 4|2409683}}
| website            = {{URL|avcity.org}}
| population_density_sq_mi = 7533.35
}}

'''Aliso Viejo''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] for "Old [[Platanus racemosa|Sycamore]]") is a city in the [[San Joaquin Hills]] of southern [[Orange County, California]]. It had a population of 52,176 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], up from 47,823 as of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]]. It became Orange County's 34th city on July 1, 2001, the only city in Orange County to be [[municipal corporation|incorporated]] since 2000. It is bordered by the cities of [[Laguna Beach, California|Laguna Beach]] on the west and southwest, [[Laguna Hills, California|Laguna Hills]] on the east, [[Laguna Niguel, California|Laguna Niguel]] on the southeast, and [[Laguna Woods, California|Laguna Woods]] on the north. It is similarly named to another nearby city, [[Mission Viejo, California|Mission Viejo]]. Early Aliso Villas advertising photograph from 1972. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Early_Aliso_Villas_advertising_photograph_from_1972.jpg] Aliso Viejo Library Construction photograph in 1997. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aliso_Viejo_Library_Construction.jpg]

==History==
The [[Acjachemen]] are the Indigenous people of Aliso Viejo, who lived in the area for thousands of years. The people established numerous villages along [[Aliso Creek (Orange County)|Aliso Creek]] as well dividing the Acjachemen and the Tongva.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History {{!}} OC Parks |url=https://ocparks.com/parks-trails/aliso-and-wood-canyons-wilderness-park/history#:~:text=Aliso%20Creek%20formed%20the%20boundary%20line%20between,(Juaneno%20Mission)%20and%20the%20Tongva%20(Gabrieleno%20Mission).&text=It%20was%20once%20used%20as%20a%20temporary,the%20San%20Diego%20and%20Los%20Angeles%20stagecoach. |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=ocparks.com |language=en}}</ref> With the arrival of settlers, the Acjachemen village sites would later become the southern areas of the Moulton Ranch.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bunyan |first=Bob |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/727702144 |title=Aliso Viejo |date=2011 |publisher=Arcadia Pub |others=Aliso Viejo Community Foundation |isbn=978-0-7385-7424-0 |location=Charleston, S.C. |pages=12 |oclc=727702144}}</ref>

The planned community of Aliso Viejo's original {{Convert|6,600|acre|ha}} were once part of the {{Convert|26,000|acre|ha|adj=on}} Moulton Ranch, owned by the Moulton family, who took title in the 1890s to land originally granted to [[Juan Avila]] by the Mexican government in 1842.  Over the years, portions of the ranch were sold and became [[Leisure World, Laguna Woods, California|Leisure World]], [[Laguna Hills, California|Laguna Hills]] and [[Laguna Niguel]].<ref name="today" />

In 1976, the [[Mission Viejo, California|Mission Viejo Company]] purchased the remaining 6,600 acres to create a new planned community &ndash; Aliso Viejo &ndash; with a master plan for 20,000 homes for a planned population of 50,000. The master plan was approved by the [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] in 1979, and homes were first offered for sale in March 1982. Aliso Viejo's first family moved in that November. As part of the project, {{Convert|2,600|acre|ha}} were dedicated to Orange County as part of the [[Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park]], and {{Convert|800|acre|ha}} were set aside for local parks, recreation, schools and community facilities.<ref name="today" />

The Aliso Viejo Community Association (AVCA) was set up to manage the local parks and community open space. It was the first community-wide association of its kind in California and has the unique ability to provide a full range of community services and facilities.<ref name="today" />

Aliso Viejo was the first planned community in California to plan a balance between the projected resident work force and the number of projected jobs within its borders. Pacific Park, the centrally located {{Convert|900|acre|ha|adj=on}} business park and town center, was expected to ultimately provide more than 22,000 jobs. Every home in Aliso Viejo was located within {{Convert|1+1/2|mi|km}} of Pacific Park, to encourage live-and-work opportunities.<ref name=today>"Aliso Viejo ... for today and tomorrow" Mission Viejo Company</ref>

==Incorporation==
Aliso Viejo had been an unincorporated community since 1979, and incorporated as a city in 2001 due to the efforts of the Aliso Viejo Cityhood 2000 Committee, which was responsible for introducing an initiative on the ballot for the 2001 special election. Voters passed the initiative with 93.3% in favor of incorporation.<ref name="oc.ca.gov">{{cite web|url=http://www.oc.ca.gov/election/Live/e6/frame6.htmOrange|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130710023625/http://www.oc.ca.gov/election/Live/e6/frame6.htmOrange|url-status=dead|title=The County of Orange California|date=July 10, 2013|archive-date=July 10, 2013|access-date=October 17, 2018}}</ref> [[Carmen Vali-Cave]], the co-founder and president of the committee, became the new city's first [[mayor]].

The seal of the city of Aliso Viejo was adopted in 2001 at incorporation. The seal features several mountains, a sunset, a tree, and several buildings. Also, the seal features the slogan "July 2001", in celebration of the city's incorporation date.

Aliso Viejo is a general law city with a [[council-manager government|council-manager system of government]]. Day-to-day operations are handled by a professional [[city manager]] overseen by a volunteer city council. The City Council of Aliso Viejo consists of five members serving staggered four-year terms. Each year, the Council votes for its next [[Mayor]] and [[Acting Mayor|Mayor ''pro tem'']]. The current City Council consists of Mayor Mike Munzing, Mayor Pro-Tem [[Tiffany Ackley]], and Council Members David C. Harrington, Ross Chun, and William Phillips .

[[File:Aliso Viejo Library clock tower.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Clock tower of the Aliso Viejo Library]]

===State, Federal, and County Representation===
In the [[California State Legislature]], Aliso Viejo is in {{Representative|casd|37|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|72|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web
 | url = https://statewidedatabase.org/gis/districtscomp.html
 | title = California Districts
 | publisher = UC Regents
 | access-date = January 5, 2023
}}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Aliso Viejo is in {{Representative|cacd|40|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|40}}</ref>

Additionally, in the [[Orange County Board of Supervisors]], Aliso Viejo is in the 5th County District,<ref>{{Cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://ocvote.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=3233540be31b4dd4bb6b114317d7ead4 |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=ocvote.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref> represented by [[Katrina Foley]] since 2025.

===Politics===
Aliso Viejo is a swing city at the presidential level. According to the [https://ocvote.gov/ Orange County Registrar of Voters], as of May 15, 2025, Aliso Viejo has 33,064 registered voters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Experience |url=https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/cd9f3c5183514912af58b66dc9b37744/page/Map-Central-Main/?views=Daily-Stats%E2%80%8B |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=experience.arcgis.com}}</ref> Of those, 9,210 (33.25%) are registered Republicans, 8,800 (31.77%) are registered Democrats, and 8,388 (30.28%) have [[Decline to State|declined to state]] a political party/are independents.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/15day-gen-2018/politicalsub.pdf|title=CA Secretary of State – Report of Registration – October 22, 2018|website=ca.gov|access-date=February 16, 2019}}</ref>

=== Crime ===
The Uniform Crime Report (UCR), collected annually by the FBI, compiles police statistics from local and state law enforcement agencies across the nation. The UCR records Part I and Part II crimes. Part I crimes become known to law enforcement and are considered the most serious crimes including homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson. Part II crimes only include arrest data.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Offense Definitions |url=https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/offense-definitions |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=FBI |language=en-us}}</ref> The 2023 UCR Data is listed below:
{| class="wikitable"
|+2023 UCR Data<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Data |url=https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250512145102/https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/ |archive-date=2025-05-12 |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=cde.ucr.cjis.gov |language=en}}</ref>
!
!Aggravated 
Assault
!Homicide
!Rape
!Robbery
!Burglary
!Larceny 
Theft
!Motor 
Vehicle Theft
!Arson
|-
|Aliso Viejo
|44
|0
|0
|13
|39
|267
|54
|4
|}
{| class="wikitable"  style="float:right; margin:1em; font-size:95%;"
|+ '''Aliso Viejo city vote<br/> by party in presidential elections'''
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
![[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/live/GEN2020/Run_27/sov.pdf|title=Votes cast|website=www.ocvote.com |access-date=January 18, 2021}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.48%''' ''15,754''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.30% ''11,519''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.22% ''619''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/live/gen2016/sov.pdf|title=Votes cast|website=www.ocvote.com |access-date=July 26, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.63%''' ''10,968''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.99% ''8,708''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|7.37% ''1,566''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/live/gen2012/sov-for-web.pdf|title=Votes cast|website=www.ocvote.com |access-date=July 26, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.27% ''9,430''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.09%''' ''9,991''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.64% ''527''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sov/gen2008/sov.pdf |title=Votes cast|website=www.ocvote.com |access-date=July 26, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.65%''' ''10,645''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.54% ''9,207''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.81% ''366''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sov/e13/sov1.pdf|title=Votes cast|website=www.ocvote.com |access-date=July 26, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.73% ''7,648''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.39%''' ''10,964''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.88% ''166''
|}

==Geography==
Aliso Viejo is located at {{Coord|33|34|30|N|117|43|32|W|type:city}} (33.575096, -117.725431)<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> in the [[San Joaquin Hills]] of Orange County. According to the [[United States Census Bureau|Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|7.5|sqmi|km2}}, all of which is land. Aliso Viejo is one of several cities bordering [[Aliso and Wood Canyons Regional Park]]. [[Aliso Creek (Orange County)|Aliso Creek]] forms part of the city's boundary with [[Laguna Niguel, California|Laguna Niguel]] to the south, and [[Wood Canyon Creek]] forms part of the city's western boundary. Much of the city rests on the east slope of the [[San Joaquin Hills]], which are a coastal mountain range extending for about {{convert|15|mi|km}} along the Pacific coast.

=== Biogeography ===
The most common native species: Red Sand Verbena, Pink Sand Verbena, and Big Leaf Maple <ref>{{Cite web |last=Calscape |title=Search California Native Plants |url=https://calscape.org/search/?plant=&orderBy=&location_name=Brea,%20CA,%20USA&lat=33.916475&lng=-117.9002918&page=1&perPage=60&height_from=&height_to=&width_from=&width_to= |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=calscape.org |language=en}}</ref>{{climate chart|Aliso Viejo|59|79|0.82|59|78|1.49|58|70|0.72|59|87|0.94|61|71|0.0.06|70|87|0.00|70|84|0.00|70|90|0.00|76|105|0.00|69.5|83|0.00|58|80|0.00|55|80|0.00|float=right|source=Weather Underground [https://www.wunderground.com/]|clear=right|units=imperial}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 7612
|2000= 40166
|2010= 47823
|2020= 52176
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=|archive-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706023553/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br>1850–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title=1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=September 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907072108/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title=1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828190324/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1880-1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812164053/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823050629/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828162810/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=September 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918190408/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=September 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921120611/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><br> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812164028/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812164028/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823052400/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><br> 1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814213918/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=February 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204210903/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

Aliso Viejo first appeared as a [[census designated place]] in the [[1980 U.S. Census]];<ref name=1980CensusCA/> and after incorporation in 2001, as a city in the [[2010 U.S. Census]].<ref name=2010CensusCA/>

===2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Aliso Viejo city, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Aliso Viejo CDP, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0600947&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Aliso Viejo city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0600947&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Aliso Viejo city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0600947&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|28,599
|29,538
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29,044
|71.20%
|61.77%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |55.67%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|790
|892
|style='background: #ffffe6; |949
|1.97%
|1.87%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.82%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|107
|82
|style='background: #ffffe6; |48
|0.27%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.09%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|4,367
|6,902
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,509
|10.87%
|14.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16.31%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|78
|75
|style='background: #ffffe6; |155
|0.19%
|0.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|102
|136
|style='background: #ffffe6; |323
|0.25%
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.62%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1,443
|2,034
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,312
|3.59%
|4.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.35%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|4,680
|8,164
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,836
|11.65%
|17.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18.85%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''40,166'''
|'''47,823'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''52,176'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

The [[2020 United States census]] reported a population of 52,176. The racial makeup (including Hispanics in the racial counts) was 68.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 15.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 18.8%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Aliso Viejo city, California |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/alisoviejocitycalifornia |access-date=August 17, 2022 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref>

===2010===
The [[2010 United States census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0600947|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715023233/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0600947|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Aliso Viejo city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Aliso Viejo had a population of 47,823. The population density was {{convert|6,400.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Aliso Viejo was 34,437 (89.0%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (77.8% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts: Aliso Viejo (city), California|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0600947.html|access-date=March 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329061040/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0600947.html|archive-date=March 29, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> 967 (2.0%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 151 (0.1%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 6,996 (14.6%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 89 (0.2%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2,446 (5.1%) from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 2,737 (5.7%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 8,164 persons (17.1%).

The Census reported that 47,354 people (99.0% of the population) lived in households, 450 (0.9%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 19 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 18,204 households, out of which 7,095 (39.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 9,358 (51.4%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 1,966 (10.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 791 (4.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 987 (5.4%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 206 (1.1%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 4,416 households (24.3%) were made up of individuals, and 638 (3.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60.  There were 12,115 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (66.6% of all households); the average family size was 3.16.

The population was spread out, with 12,395 people (25.9%) under the age of 18, 3,739 people (7.8%) aged 18 to 24, 17,138 people (35.8%) aged 25 to 44, 12,003 people (25.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 2,548 people (5.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

There were 18,867 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,525.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 11,049 (60.7%) were owner-occupied, and 7,155 (39.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.6%.  29,819 people (62.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 17,535 people (36.7%) lived in rental housing units.

===2000===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 40,166 people, 16,147 households, and 10,689 families residing in what was, at the time, a Census Designated Place (CDP). The population density was {{convert|3,927.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 16,608 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,624.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 78.16% [[Race (United States census)|White]], 10.99% [[Race (United States census)|Asian]], 2.06% [[Race (United States census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States census)|African American]], 0.39% [[Race (United States census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Race (United States census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.51% from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 4.66% from two or more races. 11.65% of the population were [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 16,147 households, out of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.01.

The population was distributed with 26.1% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 48.8% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 3.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the CDP was $92,280, and the median income for a family was $99,853.<ref>[https://archive.today/20200210213835/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US0600394&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US06%7C16000US0600394&_street=&_county=aliso+viejo&_cityTown=aliso+viejo&_state=04000US06&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= American FactFinder]. Factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on September 19, 2013.</ref> Males had a median income of $61,316 versus $44,190 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $35,244. About 2.3% of families and 2.8% of the population lived below the [[poverty line]], including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==

Companies located in Aliso Viejo include:

*3tera, a [[cloud computing]] software vendor
*[[AND1]], a shoe and apparel company
*[[Buy.com]], an online retailer
*[[Centon Electronics, Inc.]], a manufacturer of computer memory and flash-based storage devices
*[[Fluor Corporation|Fluor]], an international construction contractor for [[petrochemical]], infrastructure, and environmental projects, headquartered in Aliso Viejo until it was relocated to the [[Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex]] suburb of [[Irving, Texas]] in March 2006. Some divisions still reside in Aliso Viejo.
*[[Ketel One]], a vodka company
*[[Marie Callender's]], a restaurant chain
*[[Microsoft]]'s office after the purchase of [[DATAllegro]]
*[[Nimbus Data]], a network storage systems and software company
*[[Pacific Life]], an insurance company
*[[QLogic]], a network storage manufacturer
*[[Quest Software]] (formerly [[Dell Software]]), a software manufacturer
*[[Smith Micro Software]], a software developer
*[[Tamiya Corporation|Tamiya America]], US subsidiary of the manufacturer of model cars [[Tamiya Corporation]], headquartered in Aliso Viejo until it was relocated to Irvine, CA.
*[[UST Global]], an IT, Technology and Digital Transformation company
*[[USWeb]], an Internet marketing company
*[[Microsemi Corporation]], a semiconductor company
*[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]], a multinational video game and digital entertainment company
*[[Carbine Studios]], a video game developer, partnered with NCSOFT
*[[Metagenics]], a medical manufacturing company
*[[Meta Solar]], a solar energy installation company
*[[Vertos Medical]], a manufacturer of surgical instruments used to perform minimally invasive procedures
*[[Ambry Genetics]], a health care genetic lab, a subsidiary of parent company Konica Minolta

===Top employers===
According to the city's 2016 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref name="cafr">[http://ci.aliso-viejo.ca.us/files/CAFR_2010-11.pdf City of Aliso Viejo CAFR]{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of employees
|-
| 1
|[[United Parcel Service]]
|1,000
|-
| 2
|[[Pacific Life]]
|811
|-
| 3
|[[Capistrano Unified School District]]
|679
|-
| 4
|[[Fluor Corporation|Fluor]]
|630
|-
| 5
|[[Quest Software]]
|600
|-
| 6
|[[QLogic]]
|490
|-
| 7
|[[Renaissance Hotels]] ClubSport Aliso Viejo 
|259
|-
| 8
|[[Pepsi Beverages Company]]
|215
|-
| 9
|[[Smith Micro Software]]
|200
|-
| 10
|Merit Property Management
|199
|-
| 11
|[[Buy.com]]
|185
|-
| 12
|[[Lennar]]
|175
|-
| 13
|[[Target Corporation]]
|170
|-
| 14
|[[Bausch & Lomb]]
|160
|-
| 15
|Ambry Genetics 
|777
|-
| 16
|The Covington 
|153
|-
| 17
|LenSx Laser
|150
|-
| 18
|[[Lowe's]]
|130
|}

==Points of interest==
* The '''Aliso Viejo Library''', a branch of the Orange County Public Library system, opened on January 31, 1998<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jan-31-me-13962-story.html|title=Library Officially Opens to Public|first=FRANK|last=MESSINA|date=January 31, 1998|access-date=October 17, 2018|newspaper=LA Times}}</ref> and was closed for tenant improvements on April 15, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aliso Viejo Library {{!}} OC Public Libraries |url=https://ocpl.org/libraries/aliso-viejo |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=ocpl.org |language=en}}</ref>
* '''Aliso Viejo Golf Course''' was designed by Nicklaus Design in 1999 and became the '''Aliso Viejo Country Club''' with a redesign in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clubcorp.com/Clubs/Aliso-Viejo-Country-Club/Our-Story/General-Information/History|title=History|last=ClubCorp|website=Aliso Viejo Country Club|access-date=October 17, 2018}}</ref>
* '''[[Soka University of America]]''' was dedicated on May 3, 2001, with a 103-acre campus and 18 buildings, a $250 million (land and construction) project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soka.edu/about_soka/a_proud_heritage.aspx|title=A Proud Heritage -|website=www.soka.edu|access-date=October 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106210712/http://www.soka.edu/about_soka/a_proud_heritage.aspx|archive-date=November 6, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* '''Soka Performing Arts Center''', a 1,000-seat concert hall with acoustics designed by Yasuhisa Toyota (who also designed Walt Disney Concert Hall); opened in September 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.performingarts.soka.edu/about/default.aspx |title=Soka.edu |access-date=June 11, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140604173651/http://www.performingarts.soka.edu/about/default.aspx |archive-date=June 4, 2014 }}</ref>

==Sports teams==
* The [[Orange County Gladiators]] were an [[American Basketball Association (2000–present)|American Basketball Association]] (ABA) expansion team founded in November 2007 until 2009. They played their home games at [[Aliso Niguel High School]].

==Controversy==

==="Dihydrogen monoxide" incident===
Aliso Viejo city officials famously came close to banning [[polystyrene]] cups in 2004 after a [[paralegal]] working for the city discovered the dhmo.org parody website and learned that they contain "[[Dihydrogen monoxide parody|dihydrogen monoxide]]", failing to realize that this is simply an alternative name for water.<ref name="DHMO">"[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4534017 Local officials nearly fall for H2O hoax]." ''[[NBC News]].'' March 15, 2004. Retrieved on September 4, 2008.</ref>

===William Freund murder-suicide===
In October 2005, the city gained national media attention once again when 19-year-old resident William Freund donned a cape and mask, and murdered two of his neighbors, 22-year-old Christina Smith and her father Vernon, before killing himself.<ref name="yoshinok">{{cite news|last1=Yoshino|first1=Kimi|last2=Tran|first2=Mai|last3=Berthelsen|first3=Christian|date=November 1, 2005|title=Killer Sought Solace Online|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-nov-01-me-shooting1-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles|access-date=February 22, 2018}}</ref><ref name="connellyl">{{cite news|last=Connelly|first=Laylan|date=November 3, 2005|title=Tragedy's aftermath|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2005/11/03/tragedys-aftermath/|work=Orange County Register|location=Anaheim, Calif.|access-date=February 22, 2018}}</ref> Freund had Asperger syndrome and posted on an Internet message board for people with the disorder, in which he talked of suicide and acts of violence.<ref>{{cite news|last=Maugh|first=Thomas|date=November 3, 2005|title=An Obscure Disorder Leaves Tragic Mystery |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-nov-03-me-explainer3-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles|access-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref> On November 17, 2006, the family of the two victims sued Freund's parents for "wrongful death and emotional distress."<ref name="tranm">{{cite news|last=Tran|first=Mai|date=November 18, 2006|title=Relatives sue over shotgun slayings|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-nov-18-me-asperger18-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles|access-date=February 22, 2018}}</ref> Freund lived with his parents at the time of the shooting and had a history of mental disorders including [[Asperger syndrome]] and [[attention deficit disorder]], but the court ruled that Freund's parents were not liable for his actions because he was an adult at the time and the attacks were unforeseen.<ref>{{cite court|url=https://casetext.com/case/smith-v-freund|access-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref>

===School dance ban===
In September 2006, Charles Salter, the principal of [[Aliso Niguel High School]], Aliso Viejo's high school, gained widespread media attention when he banned all school dances until further notice. Salter came under fire for his decision. The decision was based on the school's "Welcome Back Dance", at which several students arrived intoxicated, while others engaged in "[[freak dancing]]", which Salter views as inappropriate at a school dance. At the end of the month, Salter stood his ground and cancelled the school's annual [[Homecoming]] Dance, which gained both Salter and the school notoriety.<ref name="homecoming">Hernandez, Salvador. "[http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1291656.php Homecoming dance gets boot]." ''[[The Orange County Register]].'' September 29, 2006. Retrieved on March 18, 2007.</ref> A story on the school was featured on the national television program, ''[[Geraldo at Large]]'' and the [[BBC]] also covered the dance ban. In late November, it was announced that the dances would return to the school, but under new rules that banned "freak dancing".<ref name="homecoming2">Hernandez, Salvador. "[http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1368001.php School dances return under new rules]." ''[[The Orange County Register]].'' November 29, 2006. Retrieved on March 18, 2007.</ref>

===Proposed mail distribution center===
In 2008–early 2009, Aliso Viejo residents were protesting the [[United States Postal Service]]'s plan to build a large mail distribution facility. The proposed facility would have up to 500 employees and USPS trucks traveling over residential streets 24 hours per day. Residents were concerned about damage to city streets, traffic and the trucks traveling through city neighborhoods. On March 9, 2009, the USPS announced that it would not move forward with plans to build the distribution facility due to the economic outlook at the time.<ref>{{cite news|last=Evezich|first=Lois|title=Postal Service Facility a No-Go|newspaper=The Orange County Register|date=March 3, 2009}}</ref>

==Emergency services==
Fire protection in Aliso Viejo is provided by the [[Orange County Fire Authority]] with ambulance service by [[Care Ambulance]]. Law enforcement is provided by the [[Orange County Sheriff's Department (California)|Orange County Sheriff's Department]].

'''Health Care'''

* [https://www.ocspecialtyhealth.com/aliso-ridge-behavioral-health/ Aliso Ridge Behavioral Health] (Hospital)
* [https://hoagurgentcare.com/locations-urgent-care-near-me-open-now/urgent-care-aliso-viejo-2/ Hoag Urgent Care Aliso Viejo] (Urgent Care)

[[File:Aliso Niguel High School.jpg|thumb|right|287px|[[Aliso Niguel High School]]]]
[[File:Soka University Founders Hall.jpg|right|thumb|287px|Founders Hall of [[Soka University of America]]]]

==Education==
===Public K–12===
A tiny portion of the city, the Bells Vireo neighborhood of El Toro Road, are contracted out to the [[Laguna Beach Unified School District]] in [[Laguna Beach, California|Laguna Beach]]. Due to the city's inaccessibility at times, students who live in that portion may choose to attend the [[Capistrano Unified School District]], which includes these schools:

'''Elementary'''
* Canyon Vista Elementary School
* Don Juan Avila Elementary School
* Oak Grove Elementary School
* Wood Canyon Elementary School

'''Middle school'''
*[[Aliso Viejo Middle School]]
*[[Don Juan Avila Middle School]]

'''High school'''
*[[Aliso Niguel High School]]

===Private K–12===
*VanDamme Academy
*St. Mary and All Angels School 
*Aliso Viejo Christian School

===Higher education===
*[[Saddleback College]] ([[Mission Viejo, California]])
*[[Irvine Valley College]] ([[Irvine, California]])
*[[Orange Coast College]] ([[Costa Mesa, California]])
*[[Soka University of America]]

== Infrastructure ==

=== Transportation ===
'''Bus'''

The [[Orange County Transportation Authority|Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)]] operates three local bus routes servicing thirteen stops within Aliso Viejo: Route 87 and Route 177 via Alicia Parkway and Route 90 via Moulton Parkway.<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 Aliso Viejo Fact Sheet |url=https://octa.net/pdf/fact-sheet/Aliso-Viejo-Fact-Sheet.pdf |website=www.octa.net |publisher=Orange County Transportation Authority |access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Routes and Schedules |url=https://www.octa.net/getting-around/bus/oc-bus/routes-and-schedules/routes-and-schedules/ |website=www.octa.net |publisher=Orange County Transportation Authority |access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref>

==Notable people==
{{main category|People from Aliso Viejo, California}}
* [[Farzad Bonyadi]], professional poker player
* [[Ryan Coiner]], soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 7, 2002 |title=November 7-San Diego senior Ryan Coiner and Portland junior Nate Jaqua were selected as two of the 30 finalists (15 men, 15 women) for the Missouri Athletic Club?' Hermann Trophy, awarded to the top players in NCAA Division I soccer |url=https://wccsports.com/news/2002/11/7/November_7_San_Diego_senior_Ryan_Coiner_and_Portland_junior_Nate_Jaqua_were_selected_as_two_of_the_30_finalists_15_men_15_women_for_the_Missouri_Athletic_Club_s_Hermann_Trophy_awarded_to_the_top_players_in_NCAA_Division_I_soccer.aspx |access-date=April 16, 2025 |website=[[West Coast Conference]]}}</ref>
* [[Ryan Getzlaf]], center for the [[Anaheim Ducks]]
* [[Jim Gilchrist]], politician and founder of the [[The Minuteman Project Inc.|Minuteman Project]]
* [[Kenneth Kizer]], CEO and former Under Secretary of Health in the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]]
* [[Ivan Koumaev]], contestant on the reality series ''[[So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series)|So You Think You Can Dance]]''
* [[Royce Lewis]], baseball player, first selection of [[2017 MLB Draft]]
* [[Jason Martin (musician)|Jason Martin]], indie rock musician<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bon-voyage-mn0000080573|title=Bon Voyage &#124; Biography, Albums, Streaming Links|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
* [[Marc Maiffret]], computer security expert/computer hacker
* [[McKayla Maroney]], gymnast, 2012 Olympic champion
* [[Alex Michelsen]], tennis player, 2022 Wimbledon Boys' Doubles champion
* [[Ashley Palmer (actress)|Ashley Palmer]], actress, ''Paranormal Activity''
* [[Kathryn Plummer]], professional volleyball player for [[Imoco Volley]]
* [[Kyla Ross]], gymnast, 2012 Olympic champion
*[[Blake Sabol]], baseball player for the [[San Francisco Giants]]
* [[Toni Turner]], author
* [[Alisa Valdez-Rodriguez]], author
* [[Ashley Wagner]], figure skater, 3-time U.S. champion
* [[Alicia Leigh Willis]], actress known for her role as [[Courtney Matthews]] on ''[[General Hospital]]''

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Official website|www.cityofalisoviejo.com}}
*[http://aroundalisoviejo.com/ Around Aliso Viejo Webshow]
*[http://www.orangecounty.net/cities/AlisoViejo.html OrangeCounty.net City Guide]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061215083616/http://www.ocpl.org/73brnch.asp Orange County Public Library, Aliso Viejo Branch]

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