Orange County
Buena Park
A portion of Buena Park is located in the northeast of the 47th district. With a total population of more than 80,000, this post-WWII Orange County suburb is the well-known home to numerous Southern California tourist destinations, most notably Knott’s Berry Farm. The city motto labels the city as “Center of the Southland.”
Cypress
Originally a major U.S. dairy community, following WWII this Orange County city rapidly became a popular suburban destination, changing its name from Dairy City to Cypress in 1957. Between 1955 and 1970, as the dairy farms left and housing developed, the city population grew twenty-fold. Today home to nearly 48,000 residents, Cypress is known for its well-balanced blend of industry, business and residential communities.
Garden Grove
The second largest city in the 47th district, the Orange County city of Garden Grove was incorporated in 1956 and today is home to more than 170,000 residents. Renowned for its ethnic diversity, the city is home to significant Asian communities within its borders, including a major Vietnamese and Korean population. It is also known nationally for its annual Strawberry Festival, one of the largest community festivals in the western United States--attracting more than 250,000 visitors each year.
Los Alamitos
A former farming community, the Orange County city became a suburban residential community for personnel working or stationed at the city’s military air base following WWII, the Korean and Vietnam wars. The base remains today as the Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base, comprising nearly 50 percent of the city’s 4.3 square miles. Incorporated in 1960, and today boasting a population of nearly 12,000, Los Alamitos relishes its small-town atmosphere.
Rossmoor
Often mistakenly thought to be a part of neighboring Los Alamitos, the unincorporated Orange County community of Rossmoor boasts a similar population--just over 10,000. A planned post-war residential community of more than 3,400 homes developed between 1955 and 1961, the entire 1.5 square mile Rossmoor community is surrounded by a signature red brick wall.
Stanton
Sitting just east of Cypress, the Orange County suburban city of Stanton covers roughly 3.5 square miles, but boasts a population of just over 38,000 residents. First incorporated in 1911, the city disincorporated in 1924. Following a post-WWII housing boom, the city incorporated again in 1956. Despite its small size, the city boasts nearly a dozen parks and recreation facilities for its residents, as well as being home to Orange County’s third amusement park, Adventure City.
Westminster
The second most populous city in the Orange County portion of the 47th District, the city of Westminster was incorporated in 1956 and boasts a population of more than 92,000. Long a location of farms and agriculture, the residential areas of the city boomed after WWII, with the population quadrupling in the 1960s. An award-winning “All-American City,” the city is well known for its cultural diversity, such as its world-famous “Little Saigon” community. Westminster has the highest concentration of Vietnamese-American residents of any city in the U.S.