CITY ANNEXATIONS, 1950-1989

There are 798.5 square miles in Orange County, but how big is each city? Here’s each city’s growth through the years, from dates of incorporation to the present. Figures are for Jan. 1 of the corresponding year. TOTAL AREA (IN SQUARE MILES) *

City At Date (Year of of Incor- Incorporation) poration 1950 1960 1970 1980 Anaheim (1878) 2.6 4.2 24.8 33.3 42.2 Brea (1917) 1.8 1.8 4.1 8.9 10.1 Buena Park (1953) 2.3 -- 9.2 9.8 10.1 Costa Mesa (1953) 3.9 -- 10.7 14.7 15.2 Cypress (1956) 4.0 -- 5.9 6.3 6.5 Dana Point (1989) 6.8 -- -- -- -- Fountain Valley (1957) 6.8 -- 9.6 9.6 9.6 Fullerton (1904) 16.6 16.6 21.3 22.3 22.3 Garden Grove (1956) 11.2 -- 16.5 17.4 17.6 Huntington Beach (1909) 13.8 14.9 39.5 51.4 52.1 Irvine (1971) 28.5 -- -- -- 41.4 La Habra (1925) 0.5 1.0 5.3 6.3 6.5 La Palma (1955) 1.4 -- 1.6 1.6 1.7 Laguna Beach (1927) 1.1 2.2 3.6 5.1 5.4 Laguna Niguel (1990) 14.7 -- -- -- -- Los Alamitos (1960) 3.7 -- 3.7 4.1 4.3 Mission Viejo (1988) 16.4 -- -- -- -- Newport Beach (1906) 3.2 24.8 31.3 34.9 36.5 Orange (1888) 3.1 3.8 8.3 16.0 20.8 Placentia (1926) 0.2 0.2 1.8 5.0 6.6 San Clemente (1928) 6.5 6.5 8.1 30.0 32.5 San Juan Capistrano (1961) 11.4 -- -- 12.4 12.9 Santa Ana (1886) 1.9 10.8 21.2 27.0 27.3 Seal Beach (1915) 7.6 7.6 7.6 14.6 18.1 Stanton (1956) 1.0 -- 2.7 3.0 3.1 Tustin (1927) 0.3 0.3 0.7 3.5 9.6 Villa Park (1962) 2.1 -- -- 2.1 2.1 Westminster (1957) 5.3 -- 8.1 10.1 10.2 Yorba Linda (1967) 4.5 -- -- 5.4 15.5

TOTAL AREA (IN SQUARE MILES) *

City At Date (Year of of Incor- Net Incorporation) poration 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Gain Anaheim (1878) 2.6 45.0 45.0 45.0 45.0 45.0 42.4 Brea (1917) 1.8 10.1 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.4 8.6 Buena Park (1953) 2.3 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 7.8 Costa Mesa (1953) 3.9 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 11.4 Cypress (1956) 4.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 3.0 Dana Point (1989) 6.8 -- -- -- 6.8 6.8 0 Fountain Valley (1957) 6.8 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 2.8 Fullerton (1904) 16.6 22.3 22.3 22.3 22.3 22.3 5.7 Garden Grove (1956) 11.2 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 6.6 Huntington Beach 13.8 52.1 52.1 52.1 52.1 52.1 38.3 (1909) Irvine (1971) 28.5 43.4 43.4 43.4 43.4 43.4 14.9 La Habra (1925) 0.5 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.7 7.2 La Palma (1955) 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.0 0.6 Laguna Beach (1927) 1.1 5.4 5.5 15.8 15.8 17.2 16.1 Laguna Niguel (1990) 14.7 -- -- -- -- 14.7 0 Los Alamitos (1960) 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 0.6 Mission Viejo (1988) 16.4 -- -- 16.4 16.4 16.4 0 Newport Beach (1906) 3.2 36.6 36.7 36.7 36.7 36.7 33.5 Orange (1888) 3.1 22.3 22.3 22.5 23.2 23.2 20.1 Placentia (1926) 0.2 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.4 San Clemente (1928) 6.5 32.7 32.7 32.7 32.7 32.7 26.2 San Juan Capistrano 11.4 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 14.1 2.7 (1961) Santa Ana (1886) 1.9 27.4 27.4 27.4 27.4 27.4 25.5 Seal Beach (1915) 7.6 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 10.5 Stanton (1956) 1.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.1 Tustin (1927) 0.3 10.8 10.8 10.9 11.0 11.0 10.7 Villa Park (1962) 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 0 Westminster (1957) 5.3 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 4.9 Yorba Linda (1967) 4.5 17.9 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 13.5

* Square miles converted from acres; includes land and water acreage. Source: Orange County Environmental Agency, Surveyor/Boundary Unit; California Department of Finance, Demographic Research Unit