Editing Orange, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Orange, California
| settlement_type    = [[List of municipalities in California|City]]
| motto              = A Slice of Old Towne Charm
| image_skyline      = {{Photomontage|position=center
| photo1a = Starbucks at Wells Fargo building, Plaza, 101 E. Chapman Ave., Orange, California.jpg
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| photo2a = Orange Circle Central Fountain-15.jpg
| photo2b = CHOC_Main_Campus.jpg
| photo2c = Chapman U 2010-03-04 09-15-58 (4407506164) (cropped).jpg
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| color_border = white 
| color =  white
| size = 280
| foot_montage = Clockwise from top: [[Old Towne, Orange Historic District|Orange Historic District]]; Memorial Hall; [[Chapman University]]; The Bill Holmes Tower at [[Children's Hospital of Orange County|CHOC Main Campus]]; [[Plaza Park (Orange, California)|Plaza Park]].
}}
| image_flag         = Flag of Orange, California.gif
| image_seal         = Seal of Orange, California.png
| image_map          = Orange_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Orange_Highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 250x200px
| map_caption        = Location of Orange within [[Orange County, California]]
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| pushpin_map        = Los Angeles#California#USA
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within [[Greater Los Angeles]]##Location within California##Location within the United States
| pushpin_label      = Orange
| 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 government|Council–Manager]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Dan Slater
| leader_title2      = [[City council]]<ref name=officials>{{Cite web|title=City Council|url=https://cityoforange.org/183/City-Council|access-date=July 5, 2021|website=cityoforange.org|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183645/https://cityoforange.org/183/City-Council|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| leader_name2       = Arianna Barrios, District 1<br />Jon Dumitru, District 2<br />Kathy Tavoularis, District 3<br />Denis Bilodeau, District 4<br />Ana Gutierrez, District 5<br />John Gyllenhammer, District 6
| leader_title3      = [[City treasurer]]
| leader_name3       = Richard Rohm<ref name=officials/>
| leader_title4      = [[City Manager]]
| leader_name4       = Tom Kisela, Interim City Manager
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1869
| established_title2 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date2  = April 6, 1888<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>

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| area_total_sq_mi   = 25.81
| area_land_sq_mi    = 25.66
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.15
| area_total_km2     = 66.86
| area_land_km2      = 66.47
| area_water_km2     = 0.39
| area_water_percent = 1.75
| elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite GNIS|1652765|Orange|access-date=January 5, 2015}}</ref>
| elevation_ft       = 190
| elevation_m        = 58
| coordinates        = {{coord|33|48|11|N|117|49|57|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="QuickFacts">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Orange city, California |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/orangecitycalifornia/POP010220 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 2, 2021 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213084047/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/orangecitycalifornia/POP010220 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| population_total   = 139,911
| population_rank    = [[Orange County, California|7th]] in Orange County<br />[[List of largest California cities by population|43rd]] in California<br />[[List of United States cities by population|208th]] in the United States
| population_density_km2 = 2104.87
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| timezone           = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific]]
| utc_offset         = −08:00
| timezone_DST       = PDT
| utc_offset_DST     = −07:00
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code        = 92856–92869
| area_code_type     = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area codes]]
| area_code          = [[Area codes 714 and 657|657/714]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS]] code
| blank_info         = {{FIPS|06|53980}}
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature IDs
| blank1_info        = {{GNIS 4|1652765}}, {{GNIS 4|2411325}}
| website            = {{URL|www.cityoforange.org|cityoforange.org}}
| population_density_sq_mi = 5452.49
}}

'''Orange''' is a city located in northern [[Orange County, California]], United States. It is approximately {{convert|3|mi}} north of the [[county seat]], [[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana]]. Orange is unusual in this region because many of the homes in its Old Town District were built before 1920. While many other cities in the region demolished such houses in the 1960s, Orange decided to preserve them. The small city of [[Villa Park, California|Villa Park]] is surrounded by the city of Orange. The population of Orange was 139,911 as of [[2020 United States census|2020]].<ref name="QuickFacts"/>

==History==
{{more citations needed section|date=July 2013}}
Members of the [[Tongva]] and [[Juaneño]]/[[Luiseño]] ethnic group long inhabited this area. After the 1769 expedition of [[Gaspar de Portolá]], an expedition out of [[San Blas, Nayarit]], Mexico, led by Father [[Junípero Serra]], named the area Vallejo de Santa Ana (Valley of Saint Anne). On November 1, 1776, [[Mission San Juan Capistrano]] became the area's first permanent European settlement in [[Alta California]], [[New Spain]].<ref>[https://www.historicalorange.org/new-page#:~:text=The%20Tongva%2C%20later%20know%20as,as%20far%20inland%20into%20Temecula History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213084117/https://www.historicalorange.org/new-page#:~:text=The%20Tongva%2C%20later%20know%20as,as%20far%20inland%20into%20Temecula|date=February 13, 2023}}.</ref>

[[File:CityOfOrange-1891.jpg|thumb|left|Orange, 1891]]

In 1801, the [[Spanish Empire]] granted {{convert|62500|acre|km2}} to [[José Antonio Yorba]], which he named ''Rancho San Antonio''. Yorba's great rancho included the lands where the cities of [[Olive, California|Olive]], Orange, [[El Modena]], [[Villa Park, California|Villa Park]], [[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana]], [[Tustin]], [[Costa Mesa]] and [[Newport Beach]] stand today. Smaller ranchos evolved from this large rancho, including the [[Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana]].{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

Don Juan Pablo Grijalva, a retired known Spanish [[soldier]] and the area's first landowner, was granted permission in 1809 by the Spanish [[Colonialism|colonial]] government to establish a [[Ranchos of California|rancho]] in "''the place of the Arroyo de Santiago''".{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

=== American era ===
After the [[Mexican–American War]], Alta California was ceded to the United States by [[Mexico]] with the signing of the [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]] in 1848, and though many [[Californio]]s lost titles to their lands in the aftermath, Grijalva's descendants retained ownership through marriages to [[Anglo]]-[[United States|Americans]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 25, 2021 |title=Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) |url=https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/treaty-of-guadalupe-hidalgo |access-date=September 28, 2022 |website=National Archives |language=en |archive-date=September 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928083014/https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/treaty-of-guadalupe-hidalgo |url-status=live }}</ref>

Since at least 1864, Los Angeles attorneys [[Alfred Chapman]] and [[Andrew Glassell]], together and separately, held about {{convert|5400|acre|km2}} along both sides of the [[Santiago Creek]] (Glassell also had a {{convert|4000|acre|km2|adj=on}} parcel where Costa Mesa is today). Water was the key factor for the location of their townsite (bordered by Almond Avenue on the south, Lemon Street on the west, Glassell Street on the east, and Maple Avenue on the north). Glassell needed a spot he could irrigate, bringing water down from the Santa Ana Canyon and the quality of the soil may have influenced his choice. Originally, the community was named ''Richland'', but in 1873 Richland got a new name.
In the book, ''Orange, The City 'Round The Plaza'' by local historian [[Phil Brigandi]], it states, "In 1873 the town had grown large enough to require a post office, so an application was sent to Washington. It was refused, however, as there was (and is) already a Richland, California in [[Sacramento County]]. Undaunted, the Richlanders proposed a new name – Orange."<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Orange |url=https://www.historicalorange.org/new-page |access-date=September 28, 2022 |website=Orange Community Historical Society |language=en-US |archive-date=September 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928082947/https://www.historicalorange.org/new-page |url-status=live }}</ref>

The small town was incorporated on April 6, 1888, under the general laws of the state of California. Orange was the only city in Orange County to be planned and built around a plaza, earning it the nickname ''Plaza City''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.cityoforange.org/localhistory/plaza/history.htm|title= The Plaza – History|publisher= City of Orange CA|access-date= May 3, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090626064402/http://www.cityoforange.org/localhistory/plaza/history.htm|archive-date= June 26, 2009|url-status= dead|df= mdy-all}}</ref> Orange was the first developed town site to be served by the [[California Southern Railroad]] when the nation's second [[Transcontinental railroad|transcontinental rail line]] reached Orange County.<ref>According to company records{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}</ref>

The town experienced its first growth spurt during the last decade of the 19th century (as did many of the surrounding communities), thanks to ever-increasing demands for California-grown citrus fruits, a period some refer to as the "Orange Era". Southern California's real estate "boom" of 1886–1888, fueled by railroad rate wars, also contributed to a marked increase in population. Like most cities in Orange County, agriculture formed the backbone of the local economy, and growth thereafter was slow and steady until the 1950s, when a second real estate boom spurred development. Inspired by the development of a region-wide [[freeway]] system which connected Los Angeles' urban center with outlying areas like Orange, large tracts of housing were developed from the 1950s to the early 1970s and continues today, albeit at a much slower pace, at the eastern edge of the city.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Brief History of Orange – Orange County Historical Society |url=https://www.orangecountyhistory.org/wp/?page_id=197 |access-date=2024-07-16 |language=en-US |archive-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716061225/https://www.orangecountyhistory.org/wp/?page_id=197 |url-status=live }}</ref>

During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the City of Orange approved the closure of North and South Glassell Street to open the Orange Plaza Paseo, where businesses located on each street could open [[Social distancing|socially-distant]] outdoor seating and patios. On December 8, 2020, the city council voted unanimously to continue to keep the street closed until state or local restrictions end or by council direction.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Hicks|first1=Angelina|last2=Joukhadar|first2=Joy|date=December 22, 2020|title=Orange City Council Extends Glassell Street Closure in Orange Plaza Paseo|url=https://voiceofoc.org/2020/12/orange-city-council-extends-glassell-street-closure-in-orange-plaza-paseo/|access-date=February 23, 2021|work=Voice of OC|language=en-US|archive-date=January 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129015636/https://voiceofoc.org/2020/12/orange-city-council-extends-glassell-street-closure-in-orange-plaza-paseo/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Geography==
The city has a total area of {{convert|25.2|sqmi|km2}}, {{convert|24.8|sqmi|km2}} of which is land and {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}} of which is water. The total area is 1.75% water.

===Climate===
Southern California is well known for year-round pleasant weather: 
* On average, the warmest month is August.<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/today/Orange,CA,United-States/we-city iso=US&form=PRWLAS&q=335%20E%20Maple%20Ave%2C%20Orange%2C%20CA%2092866&el=g7Ozp8CoFMezIlEtUYVYMw%3D%3D: MSN Weather] Retrieved September 9, 2017</ref>{{better source needed|date=May 2025}}
* The highest recorded temperature was {{convert|113|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in June 2016.
* On average, the coolest month is December.
* The lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|25|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in December 1990.
* The maximum average precipitation occurs in January.<ref>[http://www.weather.com Orange, CA: Weather Facts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070323015551/http://www.weather.com/ |date=March 23, 2007 }} Retrieved May 7, 2009</ref>

The period of April through November is warm and dry with average high temperatures of {{convert|74|to|84|°F|0}} and lows of {{convert|52|to|64|°F|0}}. The period of November through March is somewhat rainy, as shown in the table to the right.<ref>{{cite web|title=National and Local Weather Forecast, Hurricane, Radar, and Report|url=http://www.weather.com/|work=The Weather Channel|access-date=May 8, 2009|archive-date=March 23, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070323015551/http://www.weather.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{climate chart|Orange|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}}The Orange County area is also subject to the phenomena typical of a [[microclimate]]. As such, the temperatures can vary as much as {{convert|18|F-change}} between inland areas and the coast, with a temperature gradient of over 1&nbsp;°F per mile (0.3&nbsp;°C/km) from the coast inland. California also has a weather phenomenon called "[[June Gloom]]" or "May Gray," which sometimes brings overcast or foggy skies in the morning on the coast. Usually, it gives way to sunny skies by noon during late spring and early summer.
The Orange County area averages {{convert|15|in|mm|abbr=on}} of precipitation annually, which mainly occurs during the winter and spring (November through April) with generally light rain showers, but sometimes as heavy rainfall and thunderstorms. Coastal Torrance receives slightly less rainfall, while the mountains receive somewhat more. Snowfall is infrequent in the city basin, but the mountains in the surrounding areas receive snowfall every winter.

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| Jan high F              = 68
| Feb high F              = 69
| Mar high F              = 70
| Apr high F              = 74
| May high F              = 75
| Jun high F              = 80
| Jul high F              = 85
| Aug high F              = 86
| Sep high F              = 85
| Oct high F              = 80
| Nov high F              = 74
| Dec high F              = 69
| Jan record high F       = 91
| Feb record high F       = 91
| Mar record high F       = 97
| Apr record high F       = 108
| May record high F       = 110
| Jun record high F       = 113
| Jul record high F       = 112
| Aug record high F       = 105
| Sep record high F       = 112
| Oct record high F       = 105
| Nov record high F       = 97
| Dec record high F       = 93
| year record high F      = 113
| year high F             = 76
| Jan low F               = 44
| Feb low F               = 46
| Mar low F               = 47
| Apr low F               = 50
| May low F               = 54
| Jun low F               = 58
| Jul low F               = 61
| Aug low F               = 62
| Sep low F               = 60
| Oct low F               = 55
| Nov low F               = 48
| Dec low F               = 43
| Jan record low F        = 28
| Feb record low F        = 29
| Mar record low F        = 31
| Apr record low F        = 34
| May record low F        = 38
| Jun record low F        = 42
| Jul record low F        = 45
| Aug record low F        = 48
| Sep record low F        = 44
| Oct record low F        = 35
| Nov record low F        = 32
| Dec record low F        = 25
| year record low F       = 25
| year low F              = 52
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch  = 3.18
| Feb precipitation inch  = 3.08
| Mar precipitation inch  = 2.72
| Apr precipitation inch  = 0.73
| May precipitation inch  = 0.25
| Jun precipitation inch  = 0.11
| Jul precipitation inch  = 0.02
| Aug precipitation inch  = 0.12
| Sep precipitation inch  = 0.32
| Oct precipitation inch  = 0.38
| Nov precipitation inch  = 1.15
| Dec precipitation inch  = 1.78
| year precipitation inch = 13.84
| source 1                = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.plantmaps.com/92856|title=Zipcode 92856|website=www.plantmaps.com|access-date=April 27, 2021|archive-date=April 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428010038/https://www.plantmaps.com/92856|url-status=live}}</ref>
| date                    = March 2021
}}

===Cityscape===
[[Old Towne, Orange Historic District]], a one square mile around the [[Plaza Park (Orange, California)|original plaza]], contains many of the original structures built in the period after the city's incorporation. It is a vibrant commercial district containing Orange County's oldest operating bank and many dining and retail amenities. The Historic District was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1997,<ref name="rhp2">{{cite web|title=CALIFORNIA – Orange County, part2|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/CA/Orange/state2.html|access-date=May 10, 2009|publisher=National Register of Historic Places|archive-date=March 6, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306075800/http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/CA/Orange/state2.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and is the largest National Register District in California. The Old Towne Preservation Association is a non-profit organization that maintains the district.

Orange is unique among the region and the state because it has the second largest concentration of historic buildings.<ref>According to State Historic Resource Surveys.</ref> A list of all of the buildings and sites in Orange appears in the National Register of Historic Places.<ref name="rhp2" /><ref>{{cite web|title=CALIFORNIA – Orange County, part1|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/CA/Orange/state1.html|access-date=May 10, 2009|publisher=National Register of Historic Places}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=CALIFORNIA – Orange County, part3|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/CA/Orange/state3.html|access-date=May 10, 2009|publisher=National Register of Historic Places|archive-date=March 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309062537/http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/CA/Orange/state3.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Civic Center was designed by [[Welton Becket]] in 1963.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laconservancy.org/learn/architect-biographies/welton-becket/|title=Welton Becket|website=LA Conservancy|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-date=March 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303022556/http://www.laconservancy.org/learn/architect-biographies/welton-becket/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Though Orange is now a fully developed city, there are still several unincorporated portions of land within the city that have not yet been annexed, including El Modena and North El Modena, [[Orange Park Acres]], and Olive.

=== Biogeography ===
The most common native species: Hairy Sand Verbena, Red Sand Verbena, and Pink Sand Verbena.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Calscape |title=Calscape {{!}} California's Native Plant Gardening Destination |url=https://calscape.org/ |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=calscape.org |language=en}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 679
|1890= 866
|1900= 1216
|1910= 2920
|1920= 4884
|1930= 8066
|1940= 7901
|1950= 10027
|1960= 26444
|1970= 77365
|1980= 91450
|1990= 110658
|2000= 128821
|2010= 136416
|2020= 139911
|estyear= 2022
|estimate= 136178
|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>1860–1870<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><br> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

Los Alamitos was first listed as a city in the [[1880 United States census]].<ref name=1890CensusCA/>

===2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Orange 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 – Orange city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?q=p004&g=160XX00US0653980|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 30, 2023|archive-date=December 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230154446/https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?q=p004&g=160XX00US0653980|url-status=live}}</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) – Orange city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0653980&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</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) – Orange city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0653980&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|70,292
|63,805
|style='background: #ffffe6; |55,330
|54.57%
|46.77%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |39.55%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,798
|1,895
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,221
|1.40%
|1.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.59%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|393
|357
|style='background: #ffffe6; |289
|0.31%
|0.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|11,898
|15,116
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18,058
|9.24%
|11.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12.91%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|268
|321
|style='background: #ffffe6; |328
|0.21%
|0.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.23%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|162
|244
|style='background: #ffffe6; |666
|0.13%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.48%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|2,576
|2,664
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,444
|2.00%
|1.95%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.89%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|41,434
|52,014
|style='background: #ffffe6; |57,575
|32.16%
|38.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41.15%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''128,821'''
|'''136,416'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''139,911'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010===
The [[2010 United States census]]<ref>{{cite web|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA – Orange city|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0653980|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141118093450/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0653980|archive-date=November 18, 2014|access-date=July 12, 2014|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> reported that Orange had a population of 136,416. The population density was {{convert|5,404.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Orange was 91,522 (67.1%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (46.8% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name=quif>{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0653980.html|title=Orange (city) QuickFacts|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724233750/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0653980.html|archive-date=July 24, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> 2,227 (1.6%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 993 (0.7%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 15,350 (11.3%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 352 (0.3%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 20,567 (15.1%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5,405 (4.0%) from two or more races. There were 52,014 [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents, of any race  (38.1%).

The Census reported that 130,163 people (95.4% of the population) lived in households, 2,587 (1.9%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 3,666 (2.7%) were institutionalized.

There were 43,367 households, out of which 16,303 (37.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 23,572 (54.4%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 5,260 (12.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 2,424 (5.6%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 2,442 (5.6%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 373 (0.9%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 8,480 households (19.6%) were made up of individuals, and 3,115 (7.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00.  There were 31,256 [[family (US Census)|families]] (72.1% of all households); the average family size was 3.42.

In Orange, there were 32,096 people (23.5%) under the age of 18, 16,420 people (12.0%) aged 18 to 24, 39,574 people (29.0%) aged 25 to 44, 33,698 people (24.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 14,628 people (10.7%) who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.

There were 45,111 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,787.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 26,319 (60.7%) were owner-occupied, and 17,048 (39.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.1%.  77,179 people (56.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 52,984 people (38.8%) lived in rental housing units.

During 2009{{ndash}}2013, Orange had a median household income of $78,838, with 11.8% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name="quif" />

===2000===
As of the [[census]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Orange, CA Population - Census 2010 and 2000 Interactive Map, Demographics, Statistics, Quick Facts - CensusViewer|url=http://www.censusviewer.com/city/CA/Orange|access-date=December 20, 2019|website=www.censusviewer.com|archive-date=November 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101205251/http://www.censusviewer.com/city/CA/Orange|url-status=dead}}</ref> of 2000, there were 128,821 people, 40,930 households, and 30,165 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|5,506.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 41,904 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,791.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

The racial makeup of the city was 70.60% White, 1.59% African American, 0.78% Native American, 9.22% Asian, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 13.84% from other races, and 3.74% from two or more races. 32.21% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 40,930 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.43.

In Orange, 26.7% of the population was under the age of 18, 9.9% was from 18 to 24, 33.3% was from 25 to 44, 20.5% was from 45 to 64, and 9.6% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $58,994, and the median income for a family was $64,573 (these figures had risen to $75,024 and $85,730 respectively as of a 2007 estimate<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov/|access-date=April 29, 2019|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/|url-status=live}}</ref>). Males had a median income of $42,144 versus $34,159 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $24,294. 10.0% of the population and 6.8% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population, 12.5% of those under the age of 18 and 7.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

===Crime===
Crime data showed that Orange was safer than 35% of U.S. cities, and that its violent crime rate of about one per 1,000 residents was lower than the national average of four per 1,000. Its property crime rate was higher, at almost 16 property crimes per 1,000 residents, though still lower than the national and state averages. There were 94 crimes per square mile in Orange, higher than the state average of 83 and national average of about 28.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Orange, CA Crime Rates and Statistics - NeighborhoodScout|url=https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ca/orange/crime|access-date=March 16, 2021|website=www.neighborhoodscout.com|archive-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121155203/https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ca/orange/crime|url-status=live}}</ref>

2020 data indicated that year after year{{Vague|reason=Provide years|date=February 2022}} crime had continually decreased by 10%.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Orange, CA Crime Rates & Map|url=https://www.areavibes.com/orange-ca/crime/|access-date=March 16, 2021|website=[[AreaVibes]]|archive-date=December 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203103255/https://www.areavibes.com/orange-ca/crime/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On March 31, 2021, [[2021 Orange, California office shooting|four people were killed and two more were injured in a mass shooting]] at an office complex along Lincoln Avenue in north Orange.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Vives|first1=Ruben|last2=Fry|first2=Hannah|last3=Do|first3=Anh|last4=Ormseth|first4=Matthew|date=April 1, 2021|title=4 killed, including child, in mass shooting at Orange office complex|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-31/orange-mass-shooting-reported|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 1, 2021|archive-date=June 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607164109/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-31/orange-mass-shooting-reported|url-status=live}}</ref>

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 for Orange is listed below:
{| class="wikitable"
|+2023 UCR Data<ref>{{Cite web |title=https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend |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
|-
|Orange
|196
|2
|14
|84
|933
|1,234
|281
|8
|}

==Economy==
===Largest employers===
According to the city's 2023 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 City of Orange Annual Comprehensive Financial Report |url=https://www.cityoforange.org/home/showpublisheddocument/5525/638520543772470000 |url-status=live |access-date=}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of employees
|-
| 1
|[[University of California, Irvine Medical Center]]
|4,995
|-
|2
|[[Children's Hospital of Orange County]] 
|3,938
|-
|3
|[[Sisters of St. Joseph|Sisters of St. Joseph Hospital]]
|3,500
|-
|4
|[[Chapman University]]
|1,300
|-
|5
|[[Santiago Canyon College]]
|950
|-
|6
|CalOptima Health Plans
|930
|-
|7
|City of Orange
|800
|-
|8
|Chapman Integrated Healthcare Holdings
|700
|-
|9
|[[Orange County Transportation Authority]]
|500
|-
|10
|Hilton Hotel Fera
|477
|}

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Civic Center, Welton Becket and Associates, architects, planned 1963.jpg|thumb|Civic Center (1964), architect [[Welton Becket]]]]

===Points of interest===
The Orange International Street Fair has occurred annually over Labor Day Weekend in Downtown Orange since 1973. The fair draws an average of 400,000 in attendance every year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History – OISF 2022 |url=https://www.orangestreetfair.org/about/history/ |access-date=August 9, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>[https://www.orangestreetfair.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Media-Kit.pdf Sponsorship Kit]</ref>

The [[Orange County Zoo]] is located in Orange at [[Irvine Regional Park]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=OC Zoo {{!}} OC Parks |url=https://www.ocparks.com/oc-zoo |access-date=August 9, 2022 |website=www.ocparks.com |language=en |archive-date=August 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809173316/https://www.ocparks.com/oc-zoo |url-status=live }}</ref>

Shopping includes [[The Village at Orange]] and [[The Outlets at Orange]], an outdoor shopping and entertainment center that includes a skatepark and bowling center.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

The Woman's Club of Orange, organized in 1915, holds an annual flower show. Their clubhouse, built in 1923–1924, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref># 97000617</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=冬のボディ磨き|url=http://wcorange.org|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810015452/http://wcorange.org/|archive-date=August 10, 2018|access-date=February 16, 2019|work=wcorange.org}}</ref>

The "Villa Park Orchards Association" [[packing house]], located along the former [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] mainline, is the sole remaining fruit packing operation in Orange County.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

The [[Lewis Ainsworth House]] is a restored house museum.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

===Architectural styles in Old Towne Orange===
Architectural styles in Old Towne Orange include [[Bungalow]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Bungalow Style 1910–1929|url=http://www.cityoforange.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=2082|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050716084640/http://www.cityoforange.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=2082|archive-date=July 16, 2005|access-date=May 22, 2005}}</ref> [[Craftsman Bungalow]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Craftsman Bungalow Style 1904–1921|url=http://www.cityoforange.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=2083|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050224052518/http://www.cityoforange.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=2083|archive-date=February 24, 2005|access-date=May 22, 2005}}</ref> [[Arts and Crafts Movement]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Craftsman Style 1909–1918|url=http://www.cityoforange.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=2084|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050224053012/http://www.cityoforange.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=2084|archive-date=February 24, 2005|access-date=May 22, 2005}}</ref> [[Hip roof|Hip roof cottage]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Classical Revival and Hip Roof Cottage Styles 1904 – 1911|url=http://www.cityoforange.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=2085|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050224053157/http://www.cityoforange.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=2085|archive-date=February 24, 2005|access-date=May 22, 2005}}</ref> [[Mediterranean Revival architecture]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Mediterranean Style 1920 – 1935|url=http://www.cityoforange.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=2086|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050224053442/http://www.cityoforange.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=2086|archive-date=February 24, 2005|access-date=May 22, 2005}}</ref> [[Prairie School|Prairie Style architecture]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Prairie Style 1916 – 1921|url=http://www.cityoforange.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=2087|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050224053702/http://www.cityoforange.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=2087|archive-date=February 24, 2005|access-date=May 22, 2005}}</ref> [[Spanish Colonial Revival architecture]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Spanish Colonial Style 1913 – 1931|url=http://www.cityoforange.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=2088|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050224053955/http://www.cityoforange.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=2088|archive-date=February 24, 2005|access-date=May 22, 2005}}</ref> and [[Victorian architecture]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Victorian Style 1886 – 1910|url=http://www.cityoforange.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=2089|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050224054135/http://www.cityoforange.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=2089|archive-date=February 24, 2005|access-date=May 22, 2005}}</ref>

==Registered Historic Places==

* [[C. Z. Culver House|C Z Culver House]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=National Register of Historic Places |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/SearchResults/e5277350-5102-445a-bccd-2337851299f8?page=1&view=grid&sort=default |url-status=live |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=National Park Service}}</ref>
* [[Cypress Street Schoolhouse]]<ref name=":0" />
* [[First Baptist Church of Orange]]<ref name=":0" />
* [[Irvine Park (Orange, California)|Irvine Park]]<ref name=":0" />
* [[Lewis Ainsworth House]]<ref name=":0" />
* [[Lydia D. Killefer School]]<ref name=":0" />
* [[Old Towne, Orange Historic District|Old Towne Orange Historic District]]<ref name=":0" />
* Olive Civic Centre<ref name=":0" />
* Orange Intermediate School– Central Grammar School<ref name=":0" />
* [[Orange High School (Orange, California)|Orange Union High School]]<ref name=":0" />
* Parker House<ref name=":0" />
* Plaza Historic District <ref name=":0" />
* Porter–French House<ref name=":0" />
* [[St. John's Lutheran Church (Orange, California)|St John’s Lutheran Church]]<ref name=":0" />
* [[Plaza Park (Orange, California)|The Plaza]]<ref name=":0" />

==Sports==
{{more citations needed|date=May 2012}}
In 1978 and 1979, the [[California Sunshine]] was a professional [[soccer]] team that played regular season games in Orange.

The city roots for major league teams: the [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]] of baseball and the [[Anaheim Ducks]] of ice hockey, right along the city borders across the Santa Ana River in [[Anaheim]].

In the city proper: the SoCal A's of the [[Southern California Collegiate Baseball Association]] play in Athletic (or Richland) Field.

==Government==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="float:right; margin:1em; font-size:95%;"
|+ Orange 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|date=2020|title=Precinct results|url=https://www.livevoterturnout.com/Orange/LiveResults/precincts_6.pdf|access-date=November 27, 2020|website=www.ocvote.com|archive-date=December 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206011823/https://www.livevoterturnout.com/Orange/LiveResults/precincts_6.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''52.45%''' ''34,851''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}} |45.19% ''30,025''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}} |2.36% ''1,567''
|-
| align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Election data|url=https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/live/gen2016/sov.pdf|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=www.ocvote.com|archive-date=April 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412181918/https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/live/gen2016/sov.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''47.67%''' ''25,982''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}} |44.98% ''24,519''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}} |7.35% ''4,006''
|-
| align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Election data|url=https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/live/gen2012/sov-for-web.pdf|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=www.ocvote.com|archive-date=April 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412182258/https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/live/gen2012/sov-for-web.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |42.76% ''22,065''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}} |'''54.49%''' ''28,113''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}} |2.75% ''1,418''
|-
| align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Election data|url=https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sov/gen2008/sov.pdf|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=www.ocvote.com|archive-date=April 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412182308/https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sov/gen2008/sov.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |44.33% ''23,317''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}} |'''53.24%''' ''28,001''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}} |2.43% ''1,278''
|-
| align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Election data|url=https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sov/e13/sov1.pdf|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=www.ocvote.com|archive-date=April 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412175322/https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sov/e13/sov1.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |35.47% ''17,549''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}} |'''63.39%''' ''31,361''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}} |1.14% ''566''
|-
| align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Election data|url=https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sov/gen2000/gen2000-SOV.pdf|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=www.ocvote.com|archive-date=April 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412175330/https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sov/gen2000/gen2000-SOV.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |36.41% ''16,615''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}} |'''59.54%''' ''27,169''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}} |4.04% ''1,844''
|-
| align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]<ref>{{cite web|last=California. Secretary of State|date=March 30, 1968|title=Statement of vote|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote51996cali|publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
| align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |34.07% ''14,032''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}} |'''55.23%''' ''22,751''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}} |10.70% ''4,408''
|-
| align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]<ref>{{cite web|last=California. Secretary of State|date=March 30, 1968|title=Statement of vote|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote31992cali|publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
| align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |28.38% ''13,232''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}} |'''47.37%''' ''22,081''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}} |24.25% ''11,305''
|-
| align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote81988cali|title=Statement of the Vote|publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary|year=1968}}</ref>
| align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |27.78% ''11,716''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}} |'''71.02%''' ''29,946''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}} |1.20% ''506''
|-
| align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote61984cali|title=Statement of the Vote|publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary|year=1968}}</ref>
| align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |21.94% ''8,529''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}} |'''77.05%''' ''29,957''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}} |1.02% ''395''
|-
| align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote41980cali|title=Statement of the Vote|publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary|year=1968}}</ref>
| align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |20.44% ''7,341''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}} |'''71.04%''' ''25,518''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}} |8.52% ''3,062''
|-
| align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote1976cali/page/26/mode/2up|title=Statement of the Vote|publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary|year=1968}}</ref>
| align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |33.70% ''10,384''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}} |'''64.16%''' ''19,768''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}} |2.14% ''659''
|}

In the [[California State Senate]], Orange is split between {{Representative|casd|34|fmt=sdistrict}}, and {{Representative|casd|37|fmt=sdistrict}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Communities of Interest&nbsp;— City|url=http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/downloads/meeting_handouts_072011/handouts_20110729_q2_sd_finaldraft_splits.zip|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023054153/http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/downloads/meeting_handouts_072011/handouts_20110729_q2_sd_finaldraft_splits.zip|archive-date=October 23, 2015|access-date=November 30, 2014|publisher=California Citizens Redistricting Commission}}</ref> In the [[California State Assembly]], it is split between {{Representative|caad|59|fmt=adistrict}}, and {{Representative|caad|68|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Communities of Interest&nbsp;— City|url=http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/downloads/meeting_handouts_072011/handouts_20110729_q2_ad_finaldraft_splits.zip|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023054757/http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/downloads/meeting_handouts_072011/handouts_20110729_q2_ad_finaldraft_splits.zip|archive-date=October 23, 2015|access-date=November 30, 2014|publisher=California Citizens Redistricting Commission}}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Orange is split between {{Representative|cacd|40|fmt=district}}, and {{Representative|cacd|46|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Communities of Interest – City|url=http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/downloads/meeting_handouts_072011/handouts_20110729_q2_cd_finaldraft_splits.zip|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930184128/http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/downloads/meeting_handouts_072011/handouts_20110729_q2_cd_finaldraft_splits.zip|archive-date=September 30, 2013|access-date=September 27, 2014|publisher=California Citizens Redistricting Commission}}</ref>

Orange, like much of Orange County, is known for its [[affluence]] and political [[Conservatism in the United States|conservatism]] – a 2005 academic study listed Orange among three Orange County cities as being among America's 25 "most conservative", making it one of two counties in the country containing more than one such city ([[Maricopa County, Arizona]] also has three cities on the list).<ref>{{cite web|date=August 16, 2005|title=Study ranks America's most liberal and conservative cities|url=http://govpro.com/content/gov_imp_31439/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722203607/http://govpro.com/content/gov_imp_31439/|archive-date=July 22, 2012|access-date=July 22, 2010|publisher=Govpro.com}}</ref>

Orange remains a somewhat conservative city in recent years; however, in 2016, [[Hillary Clinton]] defeated [[Donald Trump]] by 1,463 votes (2.7%). Nevertheless, the city voted 3% more Republican than the average of Orange County, and nearly 14% more Republican than the state of California as a whole. In 2020, [[Joe Biden]] carried the city by a larger margin, winning 52.5% of the vote to Donald Trump's 45.2%, though this was still much narrower than his statewide margin.

According to the Orange County Registrar of Voters, as of May 15, 2025, Orange had 81,722 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, 25,744 (36.87%) were registered Republicans, 22,162 (31.74%) are registered Democrats, and 18,759 (26.86%) were independents.<ref>{{cite web|title=CA Secretary of State – Report of Registration – February 10, 2019|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/ror-odd-year-2019/politicalsub.pdf|access-date=June 26, 2019|website=ca.gov|archive-date=March 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323230212/https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/ror-odd-year-2019/politicalsub.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Education==
All public schools (excluding [[Santiago Canyon College]]) in the region are managed by the [[Orange Unified School District]], which serves approximately 28,000 students across the cities of Orange, [[Anaheim]], [[Garden Grove, California|Garden Grove]], Santa Ana, Villa Park, and some unincorporated parts of Orange County. High schools include [[Orange High School (Orange, California)|Orange High School]], [[Villa Park High School]], [[El Modena High School]], and [[Canyon High School (Anaheim, California)|Canyon High School]].

=== Universities and colleges ===
*[[Chapman University]] 
*[[Santiago Canyon College]]

=== Other schools ===
*[[International School of Los Angeles]]<ref>"[http://www.lilaschool.com/campuses/orange-county Orange County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701142911/http://www.lilaschool.com/campuses/orange-county|date=July 1, 2015}}." [[International School of Los Angeles]]. Retrieved on December 6, 2017. "ORANGE COUNTY CAMPUS 1838 N. Shaffer Street Orange, CA 92865"</ref>
*[[Eldorado Emerson Private School]]  — preschool and K-12
*[[Lutheran High School of Orange County]]

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
====Automobile====
Orange is situated near [[Interstate 5 in California|Interstate 5]], also known as the [[Santa Ana Freeway]]. The junction of I-5 with two state highways ([[California State Route 57|SR 57]], the "Orange Freeway" and [[California State Route 22|SR 22]], the "Garden Grove Freeway"), commonly called the [[Orange Crush interchange|"Orange Crush"]], is one of the busiest interchanges in Orange County, and is located on the southwestern edge of the city. The Costa Mesa Freeway ([[California State Route 55|SR 55]]) also passes through Orange, meeting the eastern terminus of SR 22 in the southern part of the city. The eastern areas of Orange are served by the Eastern and Foothill [[toll road|Toll Roads]] ([[California State Route 261|SR 261]] and [[California State Route 241|SR 241]]) which connect the city with the cities of [[Irvine, California|Irvine]] and [[Rancho Santa Margarita, California|Rancho Santa Margarita]].

====Rail====
[[Image:Former ATSF Station in Orange CA 7-14-04.jpg|thumb|right|Former Santa Fe depot, now a restaurant. Metrolink service at [[Orange station (California)|Orange station]] uses the adjacent platforms.]]
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The town's first rail service, the Santa Ana, Orange and Tustin Street Railway, was a {{convert|4.04|mi}} long [[horsecar]] line that ran between Santa Ana and Orange, beginning in 1886. One year later, the Santa Ana and Orange Motor Road Company purchased the line, using a steam "dummy" car and a single gasoline motorcar as its means of conveyance. In 1906, [[Henry E. Huntington]] acquired the company under the auspices of the Los Angeles Inter-Urban Railway and electrified the line.

Passenger service over the new line operated by Huntington's [[Pacific Electric Railway]] began on June 8, 1914, originating at the PE's depot on Lemon Street. The route provided freight service to the local citrus growers, in direct competition with the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]]. Pacific Electric sold out in 1961 to the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]], who ultimately abandoned the line in 1964.

The Santa Fe, under its affiliate the [[Southern California Railway]], laid its first tracks through Orange in 1886, and established its first depot the following year. The route would become part of the railroad's famous "[[Surf Line]]", and by 1925, 16 daily passenger trains (the Santa Fe's ''[[San Diegan (train)|San Diegan]]'') made stops in Orange. During peak growing seasons, as many as 48 carloads of [[citrus]] [[fruit]]s, [[olive]]s, and [[walnut]]s were shipped daily from the Orange depot as well.

Orange's former Santa Fe depot, in [[Mediterranean Revival architecture|Mediterranean Revival]] style, still stands adjacent to the current [[Orange station (California)|Orange station]], which uses the platform area. It was dedicated on May 1, 1938, and was closed with the discontinuation of passenger service in 1971, though commuter service resumed at the adjacent platform in 1993. The building was granted historic landmark status by the city on November 15, 1990. In July 2004, the facility was home to a ''Cask 'n Cleaver'' restaurant and was remodeled and reopened in 2011 as a Ruby's Diner.

Rail connections to Los Angeles, the [[Inland Empire]], and [[San Diego County, California|Northern San Diego County]] are provided by the [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]] regional commuter rail network. The [[Orange station (California)|Orange station's]] platform is situated adjacent to the former Santa Fe depot in the downtown Historic District, which is also home to an [[Orange County Transportation Authority]] (OCTA) [[bus]] station, is the second busiest station of the entire Metrolink train system due to its position serving as a transfer station for the Orange County and the IEOC Metrolink lines. The former Santa Fe mainline links the cities of Los Angeles, [[Riverside, California|Riverside]], and [[San Diego]] via a junction north of the station.

====Airports====
[[John Wayne Airport]] (SNA), in nearby Santa Ana, provides daily scheduled airline service for the area.

===Emergency services===
Law enforcement is provided by the Orange Police Department (OPD), which covers a jurisdictional area of roughly {{convert|27|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}}. OPD polices through three divisions; the Field Services Division, which consists of Patrol, Traffic Bureau, Communications Center, Crime Analysis, Bike Unit and H.E.A.R.T (Homeless Education and Resource Team);<ref>{{Cite web|title=Field Services Division {{!}} Orange, CA|url=https://www.cityoforange.org/726/Field-Services-Division|access-date=May 11, 2021|website=www.cityoforange.org|archive-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512150219/https://www.cityoforange.org/726/Field-Services-Division|url-status=dead}}</ref> the Investigative Services Division, which consists of Crimes Against Person, Property and Economic Crimes, Gang Unit and the Special Investigations Unit;<ref>{{Cite web|title=Investigative Services Division {{!}} Orange, CA|url=https://www.cityoforange.org/725/Investigative-Services-Division|access-date=May 11, 2021|website=www.cityoforange.org|archive-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512150219/https://www.cityoforange.org/725/Investigative-Services-Division|url-status=dead}}</ref> and finally the Support Services Division, which consists of Fiscal Affairs, Information Technology, Timekeeping, Personnel and Training, Crime Prevention/Analysis Unit, Volunteer Program, CERT, Facility and Fleet Services.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Support Services Division {{!}} Orange, CA|url=https://www.cityoforange.org/724/Support-Services-Division|access-date=May 11, 2021|website=www.cityoforange.org|archive-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512150224/https://www.cityoforange.org/724/Support-Services-Division|url-status=dead}}</ref> The department also operates a [[SWAT|SWAT team]].

Fire protection is provided by the [[Orange City Fire Department]] which has eight stations across the city, which house seven fire engines, one fire truck, one quintuple combination pumper, and four rescue ambulances.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Locate a Station {{!}} Orange, CA|url=https://www.cityoforange.org/225/Locate-a-Station|access-date=May 12, 2021|website=www.cityoforange.org|archive-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512150400/https://www.cityoforange.org/225/Locate-a-Station|url-status=dead}}</ref> The department is a member of the Metro Cities Fire Authority which provides emergency communications for multiple departments in and around Orange County.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 19, 2015|title=Home|url=https://www.metronetfire.org/home.html|access-date=May 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219234330/https://www.metronetfire.org/home.html|archive-date=February 19, 2015}}</ref> The department employs three battalion chiefs, which each manage a team of three shifts of 35 firefighters, each cross trained as an [[emergency medical technician]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Emergency Operations {{!}} Orange, CA|url=https://www.cityoforange.org/228/Emergency-Operations|access-date=May 12, 2021|website=www.cityoforange.org|archive-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512140408/https://www.cityoforange.org/228/Emergency-Operations|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Notable people==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline -->
*[[Don Aase]], [[MLB]] player<ref name="The Baseball Encyclopedia">{{cite book |editor= Reichler, Joseph L. |title= The Baseball Encyclopedia |orig-year= 1969 |edition= 4th |year= 1979 |publisher= Macmillan Publishing |location= New York |isbn= 978-0-02-578970-8 |url-access= registration |url= https://archive.org/details/baseballencyclop00reic }}</ref>
*[[Héctor Ambriz]], MLB player for the [[Houston Astros]] and the [[Cleveland Indians]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=ambrihe01|title=Hector Ambriz Stats|publisher=Baseball Almanac|access-date=December 3, 2012|archive-date=November 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112164348/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=ambrihe01|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Mike Ammann]], soccer player
*[[Garrett Atkins]], MLB player for the [[Baltimore Orioles]] and [[Colorado Rockies]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=atkinga01|title=Garrett Atkins Stats|publisher=Baseball Almanac|access-date=December 3, 2012|archive-date=November 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109045114/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=atkinga01|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Jacob Barron]], soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jacob Barron |url=https://ucdavisaggies.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/jacob-barron/2132 |access-date=January 6, 2025 |website=[[UC Davis Aggies]]}}</ref>
* [[Shane Bieber]], MLB player and former Cy Young winner
*[[Erica Blasberg]] (1984–2010), LPGA golfer, born in Orange
*[[James Blaylock]], fantasy author
*[[Bert Blyleven]], MLB player who played in the [[California Angels]] and once owned a cafe in nearby Villa Park
*[[Carlos Borja (soccer, born 1988)|Carlos Borja]], soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carlos Borja |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/carlos-borja/ |access-date=February 7, 2025 |website=[[Major League Soccer]]}}</ref>
*[[Jeff Buckley]] (1966–1997), singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jeffbuckley.com/biography/|title=Biography|access-date=August 10, 2020|archive-date=August 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817092521/http://jeffbuckley.com/biography/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Danny Califf]], retired MLS soccer player.
*[[Lauren Chamberlain]], softball infielder, born in Orange<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lauren Chamberlain - 2015 - Softball|url=https://soonersports.com/sports/softball/roster/lauren-chamberlain/967|access-date=February 4, 2022|website=University of Oklahoma|language=en|archive-date=February 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204124313/https://soonersports.com/sports/softball/roster/lauren-chamberlain/967|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Bud Daley]], MLB player for the [[Cleveland Indians]], [[Kansas City Athletics]], and [[New York Yankees]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=daleybu01|title=Bud Daley Stats|publisher=Baseball Almanac|access-date=December 3, 2012|archive-date=November 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123022229/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=daleybu01|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Mikey Day]], comedian, writer and cast member on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', born in Orange<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mikey Day: Saturday Night Live Repertory Player - NBC.com|url=https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/credits/repertory-player/mikey-day|access-date=January 28, 2021|website=NBC|language=en-US|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125195353/https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/credits/repertory-player/mikey-day|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Deakin (musician)|Deakin]], member of [[Animal Collective]], born in Orange.
*[[Rob Deer]], MLB player for the [[San Francisco Giants]], [[Milwaukee Brewers]], [[Detroit Tigers]], [[Boston Red Sox]], and [[San Diego Padres]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=deerro01|title = Rob Deer Stats
| publisher= Baseball Almanac|access-date= December 3, 2012}}</ref>
*[[Zach Ertz]], tight end for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]], born in Orange<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/15835/type/college/zach-ertz|title=Zach Ertz Stats – Stanford|publisher=ESPN|access-date=January 9, 2015|archive-date=November 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108082308/http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/15835/type/college/zach-ertz|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Placida Gardner Chesley]], WWI worker, bacteriologist<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13654901/placida_and_margaret_gardner_1918/ "Two Graduates of Local High School to Go in Red Cross"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910082644/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13654901/placida_and_margaret_gardner_1918/ |date=September 10, 2017 }} ''Santa Ana Register'' (April 10, 1918): 7. via [[Newspapers.com]]{{open access}}</ref>
*[[David Fletcher (baseball)|David Fletcher]], MLB player for the [[Los Angeles Angels]]
*[[Dominic Fletcher]], MLB Player for the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]]
*[[Charles Gipson]], former MLB player for the [[Baltimore Orioles]], [[New York Yankees]], [[Tampa Bay Rays|Tampa Bay Devil Rays]] and [[Houston Astros]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=gipsoch01|title=Charles Gipson Stats|publisher=Baseball Almanac|access-date=December 3, 2012|archive-date=December 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121226193743/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=gipsoch01|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Ciara Hanna]], born in Orange, martial art actress
*[[Casey Janssen]], MLB player, born in Orange.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=janssca01|title=Casey Janssen Stats|publisher=Baseball Almanac|access-date=November 26, 2012|archive-date=January 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119233752/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=janssca01|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Chris Jent]], NBA assistant coach for the [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
*[[Steve Johnson (tennis)|Steve Johnson]], professional tennis player, two-time [[NCAA Men's Tennis Championship|NCAA champion]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.active.com/tennis/articles/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-steve-johnson| title=10 Things You May Not Know About Steve Johnson| date=August 17, 2011| access-date=July 7, 2016|author-first1=Michael|author-last1=Cramton|website=Active|archive-date=August 22, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822034621/http://www.active.com/tennis/articles/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-steve-johnson| url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Dean Koontz]], novelist, once resided in Orange Hills<ref>{{cite web|url=http://havened.com/master-of-suspense-dean-koontz-2438/|title=Master of Suspense: Dean Koontz|last=Madsen|first=Chris|date=June 10, 2017|website=Havened.com|language=en-US|access-date=April 25, 2019|archive-date=April 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425055259/http://havened.com/master-of-suspense-dean-koontz-2438/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and set many of his novels, such as ''The Bad Place'', in the area.
* [[Rusty Kuntz]], baseball World Series champion player (1984) and coach (2015).
*[[Justin Lehr]], MLB player for the [[Cincinnati Reds]], [[Oakland Athletics]], and [[Milwaukee Brewers]], born in Orange.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=lehrju01|title=Justin Lehr Stats|publisher=Baseball Almanac|access-date=December 3, 2012|archive-date=November 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105185734/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=lehrju01|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Alexander Lévy]] (born 1990), professional golfer<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 9, 2014|title=Fore! » Kaplan's Korner on Jews and Sports|url=http://njjewishnews.com/kaplanskorner/2014/04/29/fore/|access-date=March 24, 2021|website=archive.today|archive-date=July 9, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140709114017/http://njjewishnews.com/kaplanskorner/2014/04/29/fore/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=July 2, 2014|title=Levy c'est grand|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2014/07/02/levy-cest-grand/|access-date=March 24, 2021|website=Orange County Register|language=en-US|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220133951/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/levy-627562-tour-golf.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Hunter Mahan]], PGA Tour golfer, born in Orange.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.pgatour.com/golfers/024781/hunter-mahan/|title= Hunter Mahan|publisher= PGA Tour|access-date= December 3, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121019060937/http://www.pgatour.com/golfers/024781/hunter-mahan/|archive-date= October 19, 2012|url-status= dead|df= mdy-all}}</ref>
*[[Scott McAdams]], former mayor of [[Sitka, Alaska]] and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee for [[2010 United States Senate election in Alaska|U.S. Senate in Alaska in 2010]], born in Orange<ref>{{cite book|title=State of Alaska – Official Election Pamphlet – November 2, 2010|url=http://www.elections.alaska.gov/doc/oep/2010/Region_01_oep.pdf|access-date=October 15, 2010|edition=Region I|year=2010|publisher=State of Alaska Division of Elections|location=[[Juneau]]|page=17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203182200/http://www.elections.alaska.gov/doc/oep/2010/Region_01_oep.pdf|archive-date=December 3, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Mike Pompeo]] (born 1963), [[US Secretary of State]] and past [[CIA Director]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 31, 1986|title=Santa Ana Cadet Wins Top West Point Honor|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-05-31-me-8260-story.html|access-date=March 24, 2021|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|archive-date=April 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427100901/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-05-31-me-8260-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Teresa|title=Pompeo visits mother's childhood home|url=https://www.wellingtondailynews.com/article/20101020/NEWS/310209896|access-date=March 24, 2021|website=Wellington Daily News - Wellington, KS|language=en|archive-date=April 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412230256/https://www.wellingtondailynews.com/article/20101020/NEWS/310209896|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Sunny (singer)|Sunny]] (birth name: Susan Soonkyu Lee), a Korean-American singer and entertainer, based in South Korea, who is a member of K-pop girl group [[Girls' Generation]].<ref name="FamilySearch">{{cite web |title=Susan Soonkyu Lee|url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGDP-H4V |website=FamilySearch.org |accessdate=December 3, 2021 |archive-date=December 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203103741/https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGDP-H4V|url-status=live|quote=Birthplace: Orange, California, United States}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
* [[Gaddi Vasquez]], Orange County supervisor and director of the Peace Corps.
*[[Ginger Zee]], meteorologist, [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] and ''[[Good Morning America]]'', born in Orange.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2016/07/ginger-zee-good-morning-america-weather-girl-meteorologist-dancing-with-the-stars-family-husband-age/|title=Ginger Zee: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|last=Levine|first=Daniel S.|date=July 4, 2016|website=Heavy.com|language=en|access-date=April 25, 2019|quote=Zee, who was born Ginger Renne Zuidgeest in Orange, California ...}}</ref>

==Sister cities==
{{SisterCities|Orange|five}}
*{{flagdeco|Russia}} [[Novokosino District|Novo Kosino, Moscow]], Russia
*{{flagdeco|Australia}} [[Orange, New South Wales|Orange]], [[New South Wales]], Australia
*{{flagdeco|France}} [[Orange, Vaucluse|Orange]], [[Vaucluse]], France
*{{flagdeco|Mexico}} [[Santiago de Querétaro]], Mexico
*{{flagdeco|New Zealand}} [[Timaru]], New Zealand

Orange used to have two community partnerships with [[Utrecht]], the Netherlands; and [[Santiago]], Chile.

==See also==
* [[List of museums in Orange County, California]]
* [[List of Tree Cities USA]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.city-data.com/city/Orange-California.html City Data]

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