Ventura, California | |
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| San Buenaventura | |
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| Coordinates: 34°16′30″N 119°13′40″W / 34.27500°N 119.22778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Ventura |
| Mission | March 31, 1782 |
| Incorporated | April 2, 1866[1] |
| Named for | Saint Bonaventure |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joe Schroeder[2] |
| • City manager | Bill Ayub[3] |
| • CA Senate | Monique Limón (D)[4] |
| • CA Assembly | Steve Bennett (D)[5] |
| • U.S. Congress[6] | CA-24: Salud Carbajal (D) CA-26: Julia Brownley (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.29 sq mi (83.63 km2) |
| • Land | 21.89 sq mi (56.68 km2) |
| • Water | 10.41 sq mi (26.95 km2) 32.53% |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 110,763 |
| • Rank | 4th in Ventura County 62nd in California |
| • Density | 3,400/sq mi (1,300/km2) |
| Demonym | Venturan |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes[10] | 93001–93007, 93009 |
| Area code | 805 |
| FIPS code | 06-65042 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1667934, 2411779 |
| Website | www |
Ventura, officially named San Buenaventura (Spanish for "Saint Bonaventure"),[11] is a city in and the county seat of Ventura County, California, United States. It is a coastal city located northwest of Los Angeles. The population was 110,763 at the 2020 census.[12] Ventura is a popular tourist destination, owing to its historic landmarks, beaches, and resorts.
Ventura has been inhabited by different peoples, including the Chumash Native Americans, for at least 10,000 years.[13] With the arrival of Spanish missionaries in 1782, Mission San Buenaventura was established by Junípero Serra, giving the city its name.[14] Following the Mexican secularization of the Californian missions, San Buenaventura was granted by Governor Pío Pico to Don José de Arnaz as Rancho Ex-Mission San Buenaventura and a small community arose. Following the American Conquest of California, San Buenaventura was eventually incorporated as a city in 1866. The 1920s brought a major oil boom which significantly developed and expanded Ventura, a growth that continued with the post–World War II economic expansion.
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "City Council". City of Ventura. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "Ventura Council Confirms Appointment Of Former Ventura County Sheriff As New City Manager". KVTA. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ^ "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ^ "Final Maps". We Draw the Lines CA. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ "Communities of Interest - City". California Citizens Redistricting Commission. Archived from the original on September 30, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Ventura". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "QuickFacts: San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, California". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ Erwin G. Gudde, California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names, 4th ed., rev. and enlarged by William Bright (University of California Press, 1998), p. 410.
- ^ "San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA". Data USA. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ^ "City of Ventura - About Ventura". City of Ventura official website. © 2006-2023 Ventura, CA. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "Ventura, CA". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved January 6, 2023.