Content deleted Content added
Tag: Reverted |
Change infobox to match https://www.ventura.org/board-of-supervisors/ |
||
| (36 intermediate revisions by 25 users not shown) | |||
Line 1:
{{Use mdy dates|date=
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ventura County
Line 39:
<!-- Government ----------->
| government_type = [[Council–manager government|Council–CEO]]
| governing_body = Board of Supervisors<ref>{{cite web | url=https://voterly.com/politicians/x4QpHpEZXh/matt-lavere | title=Matt LaVere, Supervisor, District 1 from Ventura County, California }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://voterly.com/politicians/WeRbpC8m6J/linda-parks | title=Linda Parks, Supervisor, District 2 from Ventura County, California }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://voterly.com/politicians/uD5PJxESEj/kelly-long | title=Kelly Long, Supervisor, District 3 from Ventura County, California }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://voterly.com/politicians/vPD7m702Aq/bob-huber | title=Bob Huber, Supervisor, District 4 from Ventura County, California }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://voterly.com/politicians/Y3Ym2Lk1aQ/carmen-ramirez | title=Carmen Ramirez, Supervisor, District 5 from Ventura County, California }}</ref>
| leader_title1 = Chair
| leader_name1 =
| leader_title2 = Vice Chair
| leader_name2 =
| leader_title3 = Board of Supervisors<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ventura.org/board-of-supervisors/ | title=Board of Supervisors }}</ref>
| leader_name3 = {{Collapsible list
Line 66 ⟶ 65:
| population_est =
| population_density_sq_mi = 458
<!-- GDP ----------->
| demographics_type2 = Gross Domestic Product
| demographics2_footnotes = <ref name="bea.gov">{{cite web |url = https://www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2023-12/lagdp1223.pdf |title = Gross Domestic Product by County and Metropolitan Area, 2022|publisher = [[Bureau of Economic Analysis]] |website = www.bea.gov}}</ref>
|demographics2_title1 = Total
|demographics2_info1 = US$52.689 billion (2022)
| established_title1 = Created
| established_date1 = March 22, 1872<ref>{{Cite GNIS|277320|Ventura County}}</ref>
| established_title2 = Established
| established_date2 = January 1, 1873<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ventura.org/county-executive-office/about-us/ |title=About Us - Ventura County |website=Ventura.org |publisher=Ventura County Executive Office |access-date=August 28, 2023}}</ref>
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
Line 93 ⟶ 99:
}}
'''Ventura County''' ({{IPAc-en|v|ɛ|n|ˈ|t|ʊər|ə|audio=En-us-ventura.ogg}}) is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in [[Southern California|the southern part]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[California]]. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the population was 843,843.<ref name="QF">{{cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/venturacountycalifornia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ventura County, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US06111|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref> The largest city is [[Oxnard, California|Oxnard]], and the county seat is the city of [[Ventura, California|Ventura]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011
Ventura County comprises the Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the [[Greater Los Angeles]] area (Los
Two of the [[Channel Islands (California)|Channel Islands]] are part of the county: [[Anacapa Island]], which is the most visited island in [[Channel Islands National Park]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/chis/learn/historyculture/anacapaisland.htm|title=Anacapa Island History and Culture - Channel Islands National Park
==History==
===Pre-colonial period===
[[File:Pictographs at the Burro Flats Painted Cave.png|thumb|left|Pictographs in the [[Burro Flats Painted Cave]] in Simi Valley]]
Ventura County was historically inhabited by the [[Chumash people]], who also settled much of [[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara]] and [[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo]] Counties, with their presence dating back 10,000–12,000 years.<ref>Johnson, John R. 1997. ''Chumash Indians in Simi Valley: A Journey Through Time''. Simi Valley, CA: Simi Valley Historical Society. {{ISBN|978-0965944212}}. Page 6.</ref><ref>Starr, Kevin. 2007. ''California: A History. Modern Library Chronicles 23''. New York City, NY: Random House Digital, Inc. {{ISBN|978-0-8129-7753-0}}. Page 13.</ref> The Chumash were [[hunter-gatherers]], fishermen, and also traders with the [[Mojave people|Mojave]], [[Yokuts people|Yokuts]], and [[Tongva people|Tongva]] Indians.<ref>Lynne McCall & Perry Rosalind (ed.). 1991. ''The Chumash People: Materials for Teachers and Students''. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. San Luis Obispo, CA: EZ Nature Books. {{ISBN|0-945092-23-7}}. Page 31.</ref> The Chumash are also known for their rock paintings and for their great basketry. Chumash Indian Museum in Thousand Oaks has several reconstructed Chumash houses (
Several place names in the county has originated from Chumash, including [[Ojai]], which means moon,<ref>Harrington, John Peabody. The Papers of John Peabody Harrington in the Smithsonian Institution 1907-1957. Kraus International Publications, 1981, 3.89.66-73.</ref> and Simi Valley, which originates from the word Shimiyi and refers to the stringy, thread-like clouds that typify the region.<ref>Johnson, John R. 1997. ''Chumash Indians in Simi Valley: A Journey Through Time''. Simi Valley, CA: Simi Valley Historical Society. {{ISBN|978-0965944212}}. Page 8.</ref> Others include [[Point Mugu]] from the word Muwu (meaning
===Spanish period===
Line 120 ⟶ 126:
In 1822, California was notified of Mexico's [[Mexican War of Independence|independence from Spain]] and the [[List of pre-statehood governors of California|Governor of California]], the Junta, the military in Monterey and the priests and [[Catholic novitiate|neophytes]] at Mission San Buenaventura swore allegiance to Mexico on April 11, 1822. California land that had been vested in the King of Spain was now owned by the nation of Mexico.
By the 1830s, Mission San Buenaventura was in a decline with fewer neophytes joining the mission. The number of cattle owned by the mission dropped from first to fifteenth ranking in the California Missions.<ref>Murphy, ''A Comprehensive Story of Ventura County, California,'' p. 11.</ref> The missions [[Mexican secularization act of 1833|were secularized by the Mexican government in 1834]]. The [[List of pre-statehood governors of California|Mexican governors]] began granting land rights to Mexican Californians, often retiring soldiers. By 1846, there were 19 rancho grants in Ventura County.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.venturacogensoc.org/SpanGrants.htm|title=Ventura County Spanish and Mexican Land Grants|access-date=May 26, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828182002/http://www.venturacogensoc.org/SpanGrants.htm|archive-date=August 28, 2008
Several outhouses dating back to the 1800s were discovered in July 2007, at a site that had been cleared to prepare for development. The area proved to be a treasure trove for archaeologists who braved the lingering smell in the dirt to uncover artifacts that showed heavy utilization by mission inhabitants, Indians, early settlers and Spanish and Mexican soldiers.<ref>{{cite news |last=Clerici |first=Kevin |url=http://www.vcstar.com/news/2007/jul/17/venturas-own-ruins-of-pompeii-unearthed-are-at |title=Artifacts are found at site |newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]] |date=July 17, 2007 |archive-date=
===American period===
Line 133 ⟶ 139:
On January 1, 1873, Ventura County was officially split from Santa Barbara County, bringing a flurry of change. That same year, a courthouse and wharf were built in San Buenaventura. A bank was opened and the first public library was created. The school system grew, with the first high school opening in 1890.<ref>Murphy, ''A Comprehensive Story of Ventura County, California,'' pp. 22–23.</ref>
Other towns were
The [[Southern Pacific Railroad]] laid tracks through San Buenaventura in 1887. For convenience in printing their timetables, Southern Pacific shortened San Buenaventura to Ventura. The Post Office soon followed suit. While the city remains officially known as San Buenaventura, it is more commonly referred to as Ventura.<ref>Murphy, ''A Comprehensive Story of Ventura County, California,'' p. 25.</ref> The rail line to [[Northern California]] originally went through [[Saugus, Santa Clarita, California|Saugus]], Fillmore and Santa Paula, providing a boom to those communities along the line. In 1905, Tunnel #26 was completed between [[Chatsworth, Los Angeles|Chatsworth]] and [[Corriganville]] near Simi Valley, shortening the rail route. At a length of {{convert|7369|ft}}, Tunnel #26 was the longest tunnel ever constructed in its day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chatsworthhistory.com/Documents/PastPresent/Train%20Tunnels%20-%20Ann%20CHS.pdf |title=Chatsworth past & present |last=Vincent |first=Ann |access-date=
[[File:SantaBarbaraVenturaOilGasFields.png|thumb|300px|Map of Ventura oil and gas fields]]
Line 151 ⟶ 157:
Starting in the mid-20th century, there was a large growth in population in the East County, moving from the [[San Fernando Valley]] in Los Angeles and out into the Conejo and Simi Valleys. Part of the [[Conejo Valley]] is situated in [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]]. This part consists of [[Calabasas, California|Calabasas]], [[Hidden Hills, California|Hidden Hills]], [[Agoura Hills, California|Agoura Hills]], [[Agoura, California|Agoura]], and [[Westlake Village, California|Westlake Village]]. The other half of the Conejo Valley, which belongs to Ventura County, consists of [[Lake Sherwood, California|Lake Sherwood]], [[Hidden Valley, Ventura County, California|Hidden Valley]], [[Oak Park, California|Oak Park]], [[Thousand Oaks, California|Thousand Oaks]], and [[Newbury Park, California|Newbury Park]], which was formerly an unincorporated area that is now the most westerly part of Thousand Oaks. Many working-class people migrated to this area during the 1960s and 1970s out of [[East Los Angeles (region)|East]] and [[Central Los Angeles]]. As a result, there was a large growth in population into the Conejo Valley and into Ventura County through the [[U.S. Route 101]] corridor. Making the U.S. 101 a full freeway in the 1960s, and the expansions that followed, helped make commuting to Los Angeles easier and opened the way for development westward. The communities that have seen the most substantial development are Calabasas, Hidden Hills, Agoura Hills, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, and Newbury Park. The neighboring East County area of [[Simi Valley, California|Simi Valley]] saw its already considerable population of nearly 60,000 inhabitants in 1970 grow to over 100,000 over the following two decades.
Development moved farther down the [[U.S. Route 101 in California|U.S. 101]] corridor and sent population rising in West County cities as well. The largest population growth there has been in Camarillo, Oxnard, and Ventura. Development in the East County and along the US 101 corridor is rare today, because most of these cities, such as Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley, are approaching build-out. Although the area still has plenty of open space and land, almost all of it is in greenbelts between the cities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Comprehensive Review of Water Service/Outside Area Update |department=Administrative Report:City Council Action Date January 23, 2012 |publisher=[[Ventura, California|City of Ventura]] |date=January 5, 2012 |access-date=
====Thomas Fire====
Line 157 ⟶ 163:
The Thomas Fire was a massive [[wildfire]] that affected Ventura and [[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara]] Counties, and one of [[December 2017 Southern California wildfires|multiple wildfires]] that ignited in [[Southern California]] in December 2017. It burned approximately {{convert|281,893|acre|sqmi ha|0}}, becoming the largest [[List of California wildfires|wildfire in modern California history]], before it was fully contained on January 12, 2018.<ref name="largest wildfire">{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-thomas-fire-size-20171222-20171222-htmlstory.html|title=Thomas fire becomes largest wildfire on record in California|author1=Michael Livingston|author2=Javier Panzar|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=December 23, 2017|access-date=December 23, 2017}}</ref>
The Thomas Fire destroyed at least 1,063 structures, while damaging 280 others;<ref name="31,000 acres">{{cite news|url=http://fox5sandiego.com/2017/12/04/fast-moving-brush-fire-burns-100-acres-in-ventura-county/|title=Deadly Thomas Fire in Ventura County explodes to 31,000 acres overnight, 150 structures burned|work=Fox5News|date=December 5, 2017|access-date=December 5, 2017}}</ref> and the fire caused over $2.176 billion (2018 USD) in damages,<ref name="charting">{{cite web|url=https://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/2018/04/charting-the-financial-damage-of-the-thomas-fire|title=Charting the Financial Damage of the Thomas Fire|author=Annette Ding|publisher=The Bottom Line|date=April 10, 2018|access-date=May 26, 2018}}</ref><ref name="agriculture suffers" /> including more than $204.5 million in suppression costs, becoming the seventh-most destructive wildfire in state history.<ref name="grows">{{cite news|url=http://abc7.com/thomas-fire-chars-230k-acres-moves-into-santa-barbara-county/2764882/|title=Thomas Fire grows to 230,000 acres as it continues destructive path into Santa Barbara County|author=Chelsea Edwards|publisher=ABC 7|date=December 11, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref> The agriculture industry suffered at least $171 million in losses due to the Thomas Fire.<ref name="agriculture suffers">{{cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/money/business/2018/01/23/over-170-million-damage-sustained-ventura-countys-agricultural-industry-thomas-fire-according-data-p/1055678001/|title=Ventura County agriculture suffers over $170 million in damages from Thomas Fire|author=Tyler Hersko|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|date=January 23, 2018|access-date=January 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hersko |first=Tyler |date=January 3, 2018 |title=Burned by Thomas Fire, Ventura County farmers look toward recovery |newspaper=Ventura County Star |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/money/business/2018/01/03/burned-thomas-fire-ventura-county-farmers-look-toward-recovery/971672001/ |access-date=
==Geography==
[[File:AngelesNFmap.png|thumb|right|250px|53 percent of the county's total area is made up of national forest land.<ref name="conservation.ca.gov">{{Cite web |url=http://www.conservation.ca.gov/index/news/2001%20News%20Releases/Pages/NR2001-55%20LA,%20Ventural%20FMMP.aspx |title=Pace of urbanization slows in Los Angeles, Ventura counties, new doc maps show |access-date=October 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023082054/http://www.conservation.ca.gov/index/news/2001%20News%20Releases/Pages/NR2001-55%20LA,%20Ventural%20FMMP.aspx |archive-date=October 23, 2014 |url-status=dead
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|2208|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1843|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|365|sqmi}} (16.5%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=
Parts of the county are on the [[Oxnard Plain]] which includes the cities of [[Oxnard]], [[Camarillo, California|Camarillo]], [[Port Hueneme, California|Port Hueneme]] and much of [[Ventura, California|Ventura]]. Other cities and communities lie in the intermountain valleys of the Transverse Range. The [[Santa Clara River Valley]] is the most prominent valley, while other valleys include [[Conejo Valley]], [[Simi Valley]], [[Santa Rosa Valley]], Tierra Rejada Valley and Las Posas Valley. Other parts of the county are on small coastal mountains, such as the [[Santa Ynez Mountains]], [[Simi Hills]], [[Santa Monica Mountains]] and the Piru Mountains. Most of the population of Ventura County lives in the southern portion of the county. The major population centers are the Oxnard Plain and the Simi and Conejo Valleys. In local media, the county is usually split between the eastern portion, generally associated with the [[San Fernando Valley]], and the western portion, often referred to as “Oxnard-Ventura". To the east is [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]].
Line 167 ⟶ 173:
Because the total amount of precipitation is small, conserving water and obtaining water from additional sources outside of Ventura County are vital concerns.<ref name="Agriculture 1970. Page 142">U.S. Department of Agriculture (C. Robert Elford). 1970. ''Soil Survey: Ventura Area, California''. Oakland, CA: University of California Press. Page 142.</ref> The climate, though mostly mild and dry, varies because of the variations in [[topography]] through for instance differences in elevation and physical geography. The [[Santa Clara River (California)|Santa Clara River]] is the principal waterway. [[Lake Casitas]], an artificial reservoir, is the largest body of water.
The highest peaks in the county include [[Mount Pinos]] ({{convert|8831|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}), [[Frazier Mountain]] ({{convert|8017|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}), and [[Reyes Peak]] ({{convert|7525|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}) in the [[Transverse Ranges]]. The uplands are well-timbered with [[Conifer|coniferous
</ref>
The USDA [[Economic Research Service]] rated Ventura County the most desirable county to live in the 48 contiguous states, using six metrics of climate ("mild, sunny winters, temperate summers, low humidity"), topographic variation, and access to water, "that reflect environmental qualities most people prefer."<ref>{{Cite news|title = Every county in America, ranked by scenery and climate|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/08/17/every-county-in-america-ranked-by-natural-beauty/|newspaper = The Washington Post|date =
=== Physical geography ===
Line 177 ⟶ 183:
There are {{convert|555953|acres}} outside of national forest land in Ventura County, which means that 53 percent of the county's total area is made up of national forest. Of the land outside of national forest land, approximately 59 percent is agricultural and 17.5 percent urban.<ref name="conservation.ca.gov"/> North of Highway 126, the county is mountainous and mostly uninhabited, and contains some of the most unspoiled, rugged and inaccessible wilderness remaining in southern California. Most of this land is in the [[Los Padres National Forest]], and includes the [[Chumash Wilderness]] in the northernmost portion, adjacent to [[Kern County, California|Kern County]], as well as the large [[Sespe Wilderness]] and portions of both the [[Dick Smith Wilderness]] and [[Matilija Wilderness]] (both of these protected areas straddle the line with Santa Barbara County). All of the wilderness areas are within the jurisdiction of Los Padres National Forest.
[[File:Simi-Valley-Aerial-from-west-with-mountains-August-2014.jpg|thumb|right|[[Simi Valley, California|Simi Valley]] in the [[Simi Valley|valley of the same name]], in the southeast corner of the county]]
The coastal plain was formed by the deposition of sediments from the [[Santa Clara River (California)|Santa Clara River]] and from the streams of the Calleguas-Conejo drainage system. It has a mean elevation of {{convert|50|ft|spell=in|abbr=out}}, but at points south of the Santa Clara River, the elevation is as much as {{convert|150|ft}}, and at points north of the river, as much as {{convert|300|ft}}. The coastal plain is generally known as the [[Oxnard Plain]] with the part that centers on Camarillo lying east of the Revelon Slough is called Pleasant Valley. Most of the arable land in the county is found on the coastal plain. Small coastal mountains rim Ventura County on its landward side. They range in elevation from {{convert|50|ft}} along the coast south of the coastal plain, to about {{convert|3100|ft}} in the Santa Monica Mountains. The Santa Ynez Mountains, the [[Topatopa Mountains]], and the Piru Mountains make up the northern boundary of the coastal plain, the Santa Susana Mountains are alongside the eastern boundary of the county, and the Simi Hills and the Santa Monica Mountains are along the southern border with [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2019/03/11/wildlife-corridor-proposal-vote-ventura-county-board-supervisors/3131339002/|title=Wildlife passage proposal goes to Ventura County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday|last=Wilson|first=Kathleen|date=March 11, 2019|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=
[[File:Mount Pinos.jpg|thumb|right|Summit of [[Mount Pinos]], the highest point in the county]]
[[File:Emma-wood-beach.jpg|thumb|left|[[Emma Wood State Beach]] is located west of the City of [[Ventura, California|Ventura]].]]
The intermountain valley of the [[Santa Clara River (California)|Santa Clara River]] is the most prominent valley in the county and trends east–southwest. The Santa Clara River drains an area of {{convert|1,605|mi2|km2}} and flows from its headwaters in Los Angeles to where it empties into the Pacific. Its principal tributaries are [[Piru Creek]], Santa Paula Creek, and [[Sespe Creek]]. The valley of the [[Ventura River]] is a narrow valley north of [[Ventura, California|Ventura]]. [[Ojai Valley]] is connected to the Ventura River Valley by San Antonio Creek. The small [[Upper Ojai, California|Upper Ojai Valley]], east of Ojai Valley and {{convert|300|to|500|ft|m}} higher, drains to the [[Ventura River]] on the west and to Santa Paula Creek on the east. Ojai and Upper Ojai Valleys are surrounded by mountains and are rich agricultural areas. The Ventura River flows south and drains an area of {{convert|226|mi2|km2}}. Over South Mountain and Oak Ridge, south of the Santa Clara River, are Las Posas Valley and Simi Valley. Las Posas Valley extends eastward from the [[Oxnard Plain]] almost to Simi Valley, which is in the east end of Ventura County. The city of [[Simi Valley, California|Simi Valley]] is bounded on the east by the Santa Susana Mountains and on the south by the Simi Hills. To the south, over the Camarillo- and Las Posas Hills, are Santa Rosa- and Tierra Rejada Valleys, which extend from Camarillo eastward for {{convert|10|mi|km|spell=in}}. In the hills south of Santa Rosa Valley is the broad Conejo Valley. Santa Rosa Valley, Conejo Valley, Simi Valley, and Tierra Rejada Valley are drained by [[Calleguas Creek]] and its principal tributary, Conejo Creek. These creeks originate in the [[Santa Susana Mountains|Santa Susana]] and [[Santa Monica Mountains]].<ref name="Agriculture 1970. Page 142"/>
The county's diverse {{convert|43|mi|km|adj=on}}<ref>Ginsberg, Joanne S. (1991). ''California Coastal Access Guide''. University of California Press. Page 185. {{ISBN|9780520050518}}.</ref> coastline features a variety of terrain. There are many State beaches: [[Emma Wood State Beach|Emma Wood]], [[San Buenaventura State Beach|San Buenaventura]], [[McGrath State Beach|McGrath]], and [[Mandalay State Beach]]. Other beaches include [[Channel Islands Beach, California|Channel Islands Beach]], [[Solimar Beach, CA|Solimar Beach]], [[Oxnard Beach Park]], and [[Silver Strand Beach]]. While [[Point Mugu State Park]] is known for its steep coastal terrain with little beach access, nearby [[
The [[Channel Islands
=== Climate ===
Line 191 ⟶ 197:
====Air quality====
{{See also|Ventura County Air Pollution Control District}}
[[Automobile emissions]] account for most of the [[air pollution]]. Other sources include [[chemical plant]]s, [[Filling station|gasoline stations]], paint and [[Environmental impact of cleaning agents|cleaning products]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/politics/2019/09/28/the-environmental-protection-agency-ventura-county-california/3787966002/|title=Ventura County wrongly criticized in EPA air warning, local official says|last=Wilson|first=Kathleen|date=September 28, 2019|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=September 29, 2019}}</ref>
===Adjacent counties===
Line 262 ⟶ 269:
|2010= 823318
|2020= 843843
|estyear=2023
|estimate=829590
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 26, 2024}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=May 31, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ca190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 31, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 31, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}
Line 269 ⟶ 279:
|+'''Ventura County, California - Demographic Profile'''<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=California: 1990, Part 1 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-6-1.pdf |access-date=July 14, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=California: 2000 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2002/dec/phc-1-6.pdf |access-date=July 14, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Ventura County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US06111&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Ventura County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US06111&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 1990
!% 2000
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|440,555
|427,449
|400,868
|360,850
|65.85%
|56.75%
|48.69%
|42.76%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|14,559
|13,490
|13,082
|13,704
|2.18%
|1.79%
|1.59%
|1.62%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|3,430
|3,177
|2,389
|2,020
|0.51%
|0.42%
|0.29%
|0.24%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|32,665
|39,452
|54,099
|63,252
|4.88%
|5.24%
|6.57%
|7.50%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|N/A
|1,379
|1,353
|1,415
|N/A
|0.18%
|0.16%
|0.17%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|855
|1,122
|1,371
|4,451
|0.13%
|0.15%
|0.17%
|0.53%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|N/A
|15,394
|18,589
|32,866
|N/A
|2.04%
|2.26%
|3.89%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|176,952
|251,734
|331,567
|365,285
|26.45%
|33.42%
|40.27%
|43.29%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''669,016'''
|'''753,197'''
|'''823,318'''
|'''843,843'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
Line 367 ⟶ 417:
| 4.0%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Hispanic or Latino (of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved
| 323,735
| 39.7%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved
| colspan=2 | $32,740
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved
| colspan=2 | $76,728
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved
| colspan=2 | $86,321
|}
Line 388 ⟶ 438:
|-
! Place
! Type<ref name="US-CB">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved
! data-sort-type="number" | Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
Line 450 ⟶ 500:
! Place
! Type<ref name="US-CB"/>
! Population<ref name="US-CB-B01003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B01003. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved
! data-sort-type="currency" | Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301"/>
! data-sort-type="currency" | Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013"/>
Line 593 ⟶ 643:
=== 2000 ===
As of the census<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=
There were 243,234 households, of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.46.
Line 604 ⟶ 654:
===Housing===
Ventura County typically has limited housing inventory, making it a consistently expensive location in Southern California, where it is usually the third-most-expensive county behind Orange and Los Angeles counties.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/money/business/2018/04/12/new-construction-might-help-ease-housing-crunch-pricey-ventura-county/439633002/|title=New construction might help ease housing crunch in pricey Ventura County|last=Hersko|first=Tyler|date=April 12, 2018|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=June 12, 2019
===Metropolitan Statistical Area===
The [[United States Office of Management and Budget]] has designated Ventura County as the Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area.<ref name=OMB_13-01>{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b13-01.pdf|title=OMB Bulletin No. 13-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas|publisher=[[United States Office of Management and Budget]]|date=February 28, 2013|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> The [[United States Census Bureau]] ranked the Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area as the [[List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas|66th most populous]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area|metropolitan statistical area]] of the United States as of July 1, 2012.<ref name=PopEstCBSA>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/metro/totals/2012/tables/CBSA-EST2012-01.csv|title=Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|format=[[comma-separated values|CSV]]|work=2012 Population Estimates|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division|date=March 2013|access-date=March 20, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401093220/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/metro/totals/2012/tables/CBSA-EST2012-01.csv|archive-date=April 1, 2013
The Office of Management and Budget has further designated the Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area as a component of the more extensive [[Greater Los Angeles#Combined Statistical Area|Los Angeles–Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area]],<ref name=OMB_13-01 /> the [[List of Combined Statistical Areas|second most populous]] [[combined statistical area]] and [[Statistical area (United States
==Economy==
In 2019, the county faced a weak economic outlook due to the declining housing affordability and lack of job growth.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2019/09/13/ventura-county-population-decrease-where-people-moving/2169024001/|title=Ventura County lost 35,000 residents between 2013-2017. Here's a look at where they went|last=Rode|first=Erin|date=
=== Agriculture ===
[[Lemon]]s are the number two crop in the county according to the 2018 crop and livestock report. The economic value of lemons is more than $244 million a year, [[Valencia orange]]s are nearly $20 million a year, and [[Mandarin orange|mandarin]]s/[[tangelo]]s are more than $17 million a year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/money/business/2019/09/27/new-lab-looks-to-cure-citrus-disease-feared-by-local-growers/3778857002/|title=New lab looks to cure Huanglongbing disease carried by citrus psyllid|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=
The county became a major producer in the state for [[Hemp in the United States|hemp]] after it was [[Removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act|removed from a list of controlled substances]] along with other provisions of the [[Hemp Farming Act of 2018]]. These provisions were included in the [[2018 Farm Bill]] which made hemp legal for agricultural uses.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2019/09/18/cbd-oil-hemp-crop-ventura-county-predicted-to-bring-100-million-payoff/2237319001/|title=CBD oil price likely factor in $100 million payoff predicted for Ventura County hemp crop|last=Wilson|first=Kathleen|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=
Several cities within the county are banning or have a moratorium on the planting, harvesting, drying, processing and manufacture of hemp products.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.toacorn.com/articles/thousand-oaks-proposes-moratorium-on-hemp-industry/|title=Thousand Oaks proposes moratorium on hemp industry|last=Jorrey|first=Kyle|date=
===Cannabis===
{{further|Cannabis in California}}
State law says local governments may not prohibit adults from growing, using or transporting marijuana for personal use but they can prohibit companies from growing, testing, and selling cannabis within their jurisdiction by licensing none or only some of these activities. The state allows deliveries without local agency licensing at the point of delivery.<ref name="VCS 2019/01/02">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2019/01/02/so-far-so-good-legal-marijuana-pot-cannabis-ventura-county/2406687002/|title=So far, so good for legal marijuana sales in Ventura County|last=Martinez|first=Christian|date=January 2, 2019|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=
Under the legalization of the sale and distribution of cannabis in California, Ventura County voters approved Measure O in 2020, which sets up taxes on marijuana cultivation, as well as limits on the amounts of growing.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Orozco|first=Lance|date=November 4, 2020|title=Marijuana-Related Tax Proposals Approved By South Coast Voters|url=https://www.kclu.org/post/marijuana-related-tax-proposals-approved-south-coast-voters|access-date=November 5, 2020
A {{convert|5.5|e6sqft|e6m2|adj=mid|abbr=off}} greenhouse facility, on which construction had begun in 1996 to grow tomatoes and other produce, began preparing to grow cannabis in 2021 under the rules put in place by Measure O.{{r|VCS 2021/08/14}}<ref name="PCBT 2021-08-04">{{Cite news|last=Mercado|first=Jorge|date=August 4, 2021
===Technology===
[[Amgen]], the Thousand Oaks-based biotechnology giant, is the biggest [[publicly-traded company]] in Ventura County by [[market capitalization]]. [[The Trade Desk]], the Ventura-based industry leader in advertising on [[Streaming media|streaming services]], is second.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Biasotti |first=Tony |date=February 15, 2023 |title=Ventura's Trade Desk bucks industry trend, sees hefty profits from ads in streaming TV |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2023/02/15/venturas-trade-desk-bucks-industry-trend-reports-steep-profit-growth/69907294007/ |access-date=
== Arts and culture ==
{{Further|List of museums in the California Central Coast}}
Albinger Archaeological Museum is located at 113 E Main St, Ventura , next to Mission San Buenaventura. It was once the home to 5 different cultures spanning 3,500 years of history including the Chumash Indians, Chinese immigrants and others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Albinger Archaeological Museum {{!}} Ventura, CA |url=https://www.cityofventura.ca.gov/1747/Albinger-Archaeological-Museum |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=www.cityofventura.ca.gov}}</ref>
Channel Islands Maritime Museum preserves maritime heritage, maritime arts and culture, while highlighting the ecology of The Ocean. It is located at the Channel Islands Harbor at 3900 Bluefin Circle, Oxnard.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Museum {{!}} Channel Islands Maritime Museum {{!}} Oxnard |url=https://www.cimmvc.org/ |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=CI Maritime Museum |language=en}}</ref>
The [[Chumash Indian Museum]], in Thousand Oaks, is dedicated to restoring and preserving an awareness of the Chumash people and their history, culture, present-day influence and the historical significance of this site.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chumash Museum |url=https://www.chumashmuseum.org/ |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=www.chumashmuseum.org}}</ref>
Museum of Ventura County located at 100 East Main St, Ventura, promotes interest in and understanding of the history and art of the Ventura County region.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome |url=https://venturamuseum.org/ |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=Museum of Ventura County |language=en-US}}</ref>
The Santa Paula Art Museum occupies two historic buildings in Santa Paula. The Santa Paula Art Museum's Jeanette Cole Art Center 117 N 10th St, is the primary exhibition space in the Limoneira building. The Santa Paula Art Museum's Cole Creativity Center, 123 N 10th St, has art classes and special programs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Santa Paula Art Museum — Visitor Information |url=https://www.santapaulaartmuseum.org/visitorinfo |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=Santa Paula Art Museum |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Sports==
The city of Ventura is home to the soccer club, [[Ventura County Fusion]], of the [[USL Premier Development League]]. In 2024 A MLS Next Pro side Ventura County Football Club formerly Galaxy 2 is the First MLS affiliate to be in Ventura County. Home games are played at Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks.
==Government==
Current county [[County board of supervisors|supervisors]] are Matt LaVere (District 1), Jeff Gorell (District 2), Kelly Long (District 3), Janice Parvin (District 4), and Vianey Lopez (District 5).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Supervisors |url=https://www.ventura.org/board-of-supervisors/ |access-date=March 1, 2023
===Federal and state representation===
Line 646 ⟶ 708:
| publisher = California Citizens Redistricting Commission
| access-date = September 24, 2014
| archive-date = September 30, 2013
}}</ref> For the previous twenty five years, most of Ventura County was represented by [[Elton Gallegly]], a conservative Republican from Simi Valley, who retired in 2012.
Line 656 ⟶ 718:
| publisher = California Citizens Redistricting Commission
| access-date = September 28, 2014
| archive-date = October 23, 2015
}}</ref>
Line 666 ⟶ 728:
| publisher = California Citizens Redistricting Commission
| access-date = September 28, 2014
| archive-date = October 23, 2015
}}</ref>
* {{Representative|caad|37|fmt=adistrict}},
Line 677 ⟶ 739:
===Government and policing===
====County supervisors====
Ventura County is administered by five elected Supervisors who each serve four year terms. They appoint department administrators who manage county functions. The county seal, that was adopted in 1964, was reviewed in 2022 due to prominent depiction of [[Statues of Junípero Serra (Ventura, California)|Junípero Serra]]
|archive-date=July 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723164133/https://www.thecatholictelegraph.com/st-junipero-serra-could-soon-be-removed-from-california-county-seal/68022 |url-status=live }}</ref> A new seal was adopted that depicts Arch Rock off [[Anacapa Island]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Kathleen |date=May 25, 2022 |title=Updated county seal approved without Serra image |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2022/05/25/new-ventura-county-seal-features-channel-island-no-mission/9857829002/ |access-date=
====Ventura County Sheriff====
Line 685 ⟶ 747:
====Municipal police departments====
The incorporated cities of Ventura, Oxnard, Simi Valley, Port Hueneme, and Santa Paula have municipal police departments.
==== Crime ====
Ventura County is home to several of the safest communities in the U.S., including [[Thousand Oaks, California|Thousand Oaks]], [[Simi Valley, California|Simi Valley]], [[Newbury Park, California|Newbury Park]], and [[Moorpark, California|Moorpark]]. Overall, crime in the county is 33% lower than California and U.S. rates.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.conejovalleyguide.com/welcome/thousand-oaks-other-ventura-county-cities-rank-among-safest.html|title=Thousand Oaks, Other Ventura County Cities Rank Among Safest in the Nation in 2012|work=Conejo Valley Guide {{!}} Conejo Valley Events|access-date=September 6, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>
According to a 2019 report, the county is the second safest county among California's most populated counties.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/conejo-valley/2019/07/17/state-region-report-has-both-good-and-bad-news-ventura-county-civic-alliances/1737436001/|title=Ventura County Civic Alliance delivers good news and bad in State of the Region Report|last=Harris|first=Mike|date=July 17, 2019|website=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=July 19, 2019}}</ref>
The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense.
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! colspan="3" | Population and crime rates
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| colspan="2" | 815,745
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Violent crime<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11">Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice, State of California. [http://stats.doj.ca.gov/cjsc_stats/prof09/00/11.pdf Table 11: Crimes – 2009] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222315/http://stats.doj.ca.gov/cjsc_stats/prof09/00/11.pdf |date=December 2, 2013 }}. Retrieved November 14, 2013.</ref>
| 2,021 || 2.48
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Homicide<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 29 || 0.04
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Forcible rape<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 116 || 0.14
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Robbery<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 757 || 0.93
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Aggravated assault<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 1,119 || 1.37
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Property crime<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 7,696 || 9.43
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Burglary<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 2,954 || 3.62
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Larceny-theft<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/><ref name="LT-note" group="note">Only larceny-theft cases involving property over $400 in value are reported as property crimes.</ref>
| 11,221 || 13.76
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Motor vehicle theft<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 1,154 || 1.41
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Arson<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 113 || 0.14
|}
==== Cities by population and crime rates ====
{{Confusing section|date = July 2020}}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! colspan="9" | Cities by population and crime rates
|-
! City
! data-sort-type="number" | Population<ref name="FBI-UCR-T8">United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. [https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2012/crime-in-the-u.s.-2012/tables/8tabledatadecpdf/table-8-state-cuts/table_8_offenses_known_to_law_enforcement_by_california_by_city_2012.xls Crime in the United States, 2012, Table 8 (California)]. Retrieved November 14, 2013.</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Violent crimes<ref name="FBI-UCR-T8"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Violent crime rate<br />per 1,000 persons
! data-sort-type="number" | Property crimes<ref name="FBI-UCR-T8"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Property crime rate<br />per 1,000 persons
|-
| [[Camarillo, California|Camarillo]] || 66,506 || 61 || 0.92 || 955 || 14.36
|-
| [[Fillmore, California|Fillmore]] || 15,298 || 24 || 1.57 || 198 || 12.94
|-
| [[Moorpark, California|Moorpark]] || 35,102 || 41 || 1.17 || 330 || 9.40
|-
| [[Ojai, California|Ojai]] || 7,607 || 13 || 1.71 || 162 || 21.30
|-
| [[Oxnard, California|Oxnard]] || 201,797 || 603 || 2.99 || 4,071 || 20.17
|-
| [[Port Hueneme, California|Port Hueneme]] || 22,142 || 65 || 2.94 || 467 || 21.09
|-
| [[Santa Paula, California|Santa Paula]] || 29,899 || 91 || 3.04 || 590 || 19.73
|-
| [[Simi Valley, California|Simi Valley]] || 126,686 || 141 || 1.11 || 1,916 || 15.12
|-
| [[Thousand Oaks, California|Thousand Oaks]] || 129,171 || 157 || 1.22 || 1,838 || 14.23
|-
| [[Ventura, California|Ventura]] || 108,511 || 310 || 2.86 || 3,885 || 35.80
|}
=== 2040 General Plan ===
In 2020, the County of Ventura updated its [[Comprehensive planning|general plan]] to the Ventura County 2040 General Plan, as mandated by the [[California Office of Planning and Research]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=General Plan Guidelines and Technical Advisories - Office of Planning and Research |url=https://opr.ca.gov/planning/general-plan/guidelines.html |access-date=
* Land Use and Community Character
Line 697 ⟶ 839:
* Agriculture
* Water Resources
* Economic Vitality.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=VC2040 General Plan Update - General Plan Organization |url=https://www.vc2040.org/general-plan-organization |access-date=
The Environmental Impact Review done by the state on the Ventura County 2040 General Plan Update, as required by the California Environmental Quality Act, projects that the county will see a population increase of 13% from 2018 to 2040.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=County |first=Ventura |title=Ventura County 2040 General Plan Update |url=https://ceqanet.opr.ca.gov/2019011026/2 |access-date=
A 2020 lawsuit filed against the county by The Ventura County Coalition of Labor, Agriculture and Business and the Ventura County Agricultural Association opposed policies in the 2040 General Plan which restricted oil and gas development, raised costs of agriculture, set high housing quality standards, and limited brush clearance.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Ventura County 2040 General Plan Update - We've Settled! |url=https://www.colabvc.org/portfolio/general-plan/ |access-date=
==Politics==
Line 757 ⟶ 899:
![[Republican Party (United States)|GOP]]
![[Democratic Party (United States)|DEM]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 2022|2022]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.5% ''127,709''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.5%''' ''153,226''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[California gubernatorial election, 2018|2018]]'''
Line 830 ⟶ 976:
! colspan="3" | Population and registered voters
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved
| colspan="2" | 815,745
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Registered voters<ref name="CA-SS">California Secretary of State. [http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ror/ror-pages/ror-odd-year-2013/political-sub.pdf February 10, 2013 - Report of Registration] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727173649/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ror/ror-pages/ror-odd-year-2013/political-sub.pdf |date=July 27, 2013 }}. Retrieved
| 431,154
| 52.9%
Line 849 ⟶ 995:
| <span style="color: #800080;">'''+2.6%'''</span>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | American Independent<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 11,072
| 2.6%
Line 914 ⟶ 1,060:
| [[Thousand Oaks, California|Thousand Oaks]] || 125,633 || 62.4% || 31.9% || 41.8% || <span style="color: #d6002b;">'''-9.9%'''</span> || 8.0% || 21.0%
|}
== Education==
===K-12 education===
School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06111_ventura/DC20SD_C06111.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ventura County, CA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=
Unified:
Line 1,057 ⟶ 1,091:
* [[Ocean View Elementary School District]]
* [[Oxnard Elementary School District]]
* [[Pleasant Valley School District (California)|Pleasant Valley Elementary School District]]
* [[Rio Elementary School District]]
* [[Santa Clara Elementary School District]]
Line 1,072 ⟶ 1,106:
The colleges and universities in Ventura County support libraries to meet the research needs of their students and faculty and, in some cases, the general public. These include:
* Edward Laurence Doheny Memorial Library and Carrie Estelle Doheny Memorial Library, [[St. John's Seminary (California)|St. John's Seminary]] (Camarillo)
* Evelyn and Howard Boroughs Library, [[Ventura College]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.venturacollege.edu/departments/student-services/library/about-the-library-0|title=About the Library {{!}} Ventura College|website=www.venturacollege.edu|language=en|access-date=
* John Spoor Broome Library, [[California State University Channel Islands]] (Camarillo)
* [[Moorpark College]] Library
* [[Oxnard College]] Library
* Pearson Library, [[California Lutheran University]] (Thousand Oaks)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.callutheran.edu/library/about/|title=Pearson Library: About|website=California Lutheran University|language=en|access-date=
* St. Bernardine of Siena Library, [[Thomas Aquinas College]] (Santa Paula)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thomasaquinas.edu/a-liberating-education/st-bernardine-siena-library|title=St. Bernardine of Siena Library|date=July 7, 2011
==== Other libraries ====
Line 1,083 ⟶ 1,117:
Ventura County Law Library, located in the Ventura County Government Center, makes current legal resources available to judges, lawyers, government officials, and other users.
==Transportation==
===Major highways===
[[File:Pacific Coast Highway in Solromar.jpg|thumb|Pacific Coast Highway ([[California State Route 1|CA 1]]) in [[Solromar, California|Solromar]]]]
[[File:CA 23 overlap US 101 Ventura Freeway.jpg|thumb|Overlap [[California State Route 23|SR 23]]/[[U.S. Route 101|US 101]] (Ventura Freeway)]]
{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}
*[[File:US 101 (1961 cutout).svg|25px|link=|alt=]] [[U.S. Route 101 in California|U.S. Route 101]]
*[[File:California 1.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] [[California State Route 1|State Route 1]]
*[[File:California 23.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] [[California State Route 23|State Route 23]]
*[[File:California 33.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] [[California State Route 33|State Route 33]]
*[[File:California 34.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] [[California State Route 34|State Route 34]]
*[[File:California 118.svg|25px|link=|alt=]] [[California State Route 118|State Route 118]]
*[[File:California 126.svg|25px|link=|alt=]] [[California State Route 126|State Route 126]]
*[[File:California 150.svg|25px|link=|alt=]] [[California State Route 150|State Route 150]]
*[[File:California 232.svg|25px|link=|alt=]] [[California State Route 232|State Route 232]]
{{div col end}}
====Unconstructed====
*[[File:California 257.svg|25px|link=|alt=]] [[California State Route 257|State Route 257]]
===Public transportation===
Ventura County is served by [[Amtrak]] and [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]] trains along the [[Coast Line (Union Pacific Railroad)|main coast rail line]], as well as [[Greyhound Lines]],
[[Gold Coast Transit]] (formerly South Coast Area Transit), and [[Ventura Intercity Service Transit Authority|VISTA]] buses. The cities of [[Camarillo, California|Camarillo]], Moorpark, Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks have their own small bus systems.
Park authorized commercial service operators provide access to the five islands of [[Channel Islands National Park]].<ref>[http://www.nps.gov/chis/planyourvisit/island-transportation.htm "Island Transportation"] National Park Service:Channel Islands National Park. Accessed November 5, 2013</ref>
===Airports===
*[[Oxnard Airport]], just west of Downtown Oxnard and was Ventura County's only commercial airport, it now no longer takes public flights. It is also the county's largest airport.
*[[Camarillo Airport]], formerly a US Air Force Base, is a general aviation airport located south of the City of Camarillo. It is the current base of operations of the [[Ventura County Sheriff's Department]] Aviation Unit and the home of the VCSD's Training Facility and Academy, the [[Ventura County Criminal Justice Training Center]]. The Camarillo Airport also serves as the base of operations for the [[Ventura County Fire Department]] and facilitates the [[Oxnard College Regional Fire Academy]] and the [[Ventura County Reserve Officers Training Center]].
*[[Santa Paula Airport]] is a privately owned airport open to the public for general aviation.
==Communities==
Line 1,113 ⟶ 1,179:
* [[La Conchita, California|La Conchita]]
* [[Lake Sherwood, California|Lake Sherwood]]{{r|CDP| group=note}}
* [[Lockwood Valley, California|Lockwood Valley]]
* [[Meiners Oaks, California|Meiners Oaks]]{{r|CDP| group=note}}
* [[Mira Monte, California|Mira Monte]]{{r|CDP| group=note}}
Line 1,269 ⟶ 1,336:
== In popular culture ==
[[Lake Sherwood, California|Lake Sherwood]] is named for its use as the location for Sherwood Forest in the 1922 film
On July 23, 1982, actor [[Vic Morrow]] and two children actors (My-Ca Dinh Le and Renee Shin-Ye Chen) were filming a helicopter scene for ''[[Twilight Zone: The Movie]]'' in the area of Indian Dunes in Ventura County when the helicopter lost control and crashed on top of them. Morrow and Le were decapitated and Chen was fatally crushed.
In 1963, the [[Korean War]] story ''[[The Young and
In 2009, the VH1 television show ''[[Tool Academy (U.S. TV series)|Tool Academy]]'' was filmed in Ventura County.
Line 1,283 ⟶ 1,348:
Many films, including ''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]'', ''[[Sideways]]'', ''[[Chinatown (1974 film)|Chinatown]]'', ''[[Erin Brockovich (film)|Erin Brockovich]]'', ''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]'', and ''[[The Rock (film)|The Rock]]'' were partly filmed in Ventura.
Downtown Ventura hosts the [[Ventura Theatre|Majestic Ventura Theater]], an early 20th
==See also==
{{Portal|Greater Los Angeles|California}}
*[[Los Angeles Times suburban sections#Daily sections|''Los Angeles Times'' suburban sections]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Ventura County, California]]
==
{{
== References ==
Line 1,324 ⟶ 1,386:
{{Greater Los Angeles Area}}
{{California}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Coord|34.36|-119.15|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-CA_source:UScensus1990}}
Line 1,335 ⟶ 1,396:
[[Category:Populated places established in 1873]]
[[Category:Majority-minority counties in California]]
| |||