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Real Estate Appraisers and Appraisals In
Orange County, City of Santa Ana
| Santa Ana is the
largest city and the county seat of Orange County. It lies approximately 10
miles inland from the Pacific Ocean, on the largely seasonal Santa Ana River.
Santa Ana has the highest percentage of Latinos among the 50 largest cities in
America. The reason for Santa Ana's appeal to a large Hispanic immigrant
population since the 1970's was its proximity to rich job markets, the cost of
cheap housing until recently, the availability of multi-housing units dating
back before the Orange County suburban boom, and a history of Mexican American
culture is appealing to immigrants closely attached to Mexico. Founded in 1869
by Kentuckian William H. Spurgeon on land purchased from the Yorba family,
Santa Ana was incorporated as a city in 1886 with a population of 2000 and in
1889 became the seat of the newly formed Orange County. One of Santa Ana's most
notable businesses is the Rickenbacker musical instrument company, whose
electric guitars and bass guitars earned fame in the hands of many rock and
roll legends. Santa Ana is also the home of the First American Corporation and
Ingram Micro, and the original Glenn L. Martin aviation company, which later
merged with the Lockheed Corporation to form the largest aircraft and weapons
manufacturing corporation on the planet, Lockheed Martin. is home to Santa Ana
College, a community college that is part of the Rancho Santiago Community
College District. Mater Dei High School and Santa Ana High School other major
schools in the area, along with the Orange County High School of the Arts in
the downtown district. It also is home to one of the many post-secondary
private Art Institutions of California. |
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