Facts About Santa Ana
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Santa Ana is the County Seat and second-largest city in Orange County, and the eleventh largest in California.
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The elevation of Santa Ana is 115 feet above sea level.
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Members of the Tongva and Juaneño/Luiseño are indigenous to the area. The Tongva called the Santa Ana area “Hotuuk.”.
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Santa Ana is located at 33°44′27″N 117°52′53″W.
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The city has a total area of 27.5 square miles. of which 27.3 square miles of it is land and 0.2 square miles of it is water.
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The record high temperature for Santa Ana was 112 °F on June 14, 1917. The record low temperature was 22 °F on December 31, 1918, and January 1, 1919.
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Santa Ana lends its name to the Santa Ana Freeway (I-5), which runs through the city.
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Santa Ana was founded in 1869 by William Spurgeon and started out as a large mustard field.
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The estimated population of Santa Ana is 332,794, as of 2019.
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This city is one of the youngest cities in the population, about 31% of its residents are less than 18 years old.
