Population
Growth
Most of the County's population growth, measured in numbers of residents, has occurred in areas generally regarded as North County.
POPULATION BY JURISDICTION
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Population
Increase |
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| Aliso Viejo |
7,612
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40,166
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S
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| Anaheim |
266,406
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328,014
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N
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| Brea |
32,873
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35,410
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N
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| Buena Park |
68,784
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78,282
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N
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| Costa Mesa |
96,357
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108,724
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N
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| Coto de Caza |
2,853
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13,057
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S
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| Cypress |
42,655
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46,229
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N
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| Dana Point |
31,896
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35,110
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S
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| Foothill Ranch |
10,899
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S
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| Fountain Valley |
53,691
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54,978
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N
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| Fullerton |
114,144
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126,003
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N
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| Garden Grove |
143,050
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165,196
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N
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| Huntington Beach |
181,519
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189,594
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N
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| Irvine |
110,330
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143,072
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S
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| Laguna Beach |
23,170
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23,727
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S
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| Laguna Hills |
46,731
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31,178
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S
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| Laguna Niguel |
44,400
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61,891
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S
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| Laguna Woods |
16,507
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S
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| La Habra |
51,266
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55,897
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N
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| Lake Forest |
62,685
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58,707
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S
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| Las Flores |
5,625
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S
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| La Palma |
15,392
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15,408
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N
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| Los Alamitos |
11,676
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11,536
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N
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| Mission Viejo |
72,820
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93,102
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S
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| Newport Beach/Coast |
66,643
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72,703
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N
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| Orange |
110,658
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128,821
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N
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| Placentia |
41,259
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46,488
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N
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| Portola Hills |
2,677
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6,391
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S
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| R. Santa Margarita |
11,390
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47,214
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S
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| Rossmoor |
9,893
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10,298
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N
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| San Clemente |
41,100
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49,936
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S
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| San Juan Capistrano |
26,183
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33,826
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S
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| San Joaquin Hills |
2,959
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S
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| Santa Ana |
293,742
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337,977
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N
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| Seal Beach |
25,098
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24,157
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N
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| Stanton |
30,491
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37,403
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N
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| Tustin |
50,689
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67,504
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N
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| Tustin Foothills |
24,358
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24,044
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N
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| Villa Park |
6,299
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5,999
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N
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| Westminster |
78,118
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88,207
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N
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| Yorba Linda |
52,422
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58,918
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N
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| Total Orange County | 2,351,330 |
2,794,234
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442,904 | |||
| Total North County | 1,867,483 | 2,120,867 | 253,384 |
N
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| Total South County | 483,847 | 673,367 | 189,520 |
S
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1990
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2000 |
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Source: U.S. Census data by city, published in the O.C. Register,
March 30, 2001 pg L3
Page 1 story provides slightly different numbers.
Analysis of data from 1980 to 1998 showed the same
result: North County has experienced greater population growth
than South County.
| Jan 1,
1980 |
Jan 1,
1998 |
Population increase | |
| Total Orange County | 1,921,500 | 2,722,291 | 800,791 |
| Total North County | 1,487,750 | 1,939,935 | 452,185 |
| Total South County | 433,750 | 786,356 | 352,606 |
Sources: California Department of Finance, and Center for Demographic Research, CSU Fullerton.