Ventura County | |
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Images, from top down, left to right: Ventura City Hall in Old Town Ventura, Ojai Arcade in Ojai, a view of Camarillo, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Point Mugu | |
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Country | United States |
State | California |
Region | Greater Los Angeles California Central Coast |
Established | March 22, 1872[1] |
Named for | Mission San Buenaventura, which was named after Saint Bonaventure |
County seat | Ventura |
Largest city | Oxnard (population) Thousand Oaks (area) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,208 sq mi (5,720 km2) |
• Land | 1,843 sq mi (4,770 km2) |
• Water | 365 sq mi (950 km2) |
Highest elevation | 8,835 ft (2,693 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 843,843 |
• Density | 458/sq mi (177/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time) |
Area codes | 805/820, 818/747 |
FIPS code | 06-111 |
GNIS feature ID | 277320 |
Website | www |
Ventura County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, 843,843 people lived there.[3] The county seat is Ventura.[4]
Ventura County includes Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area. It is the southernmost county along the California Central Coast.[5]
34°22′N 119°09′W / 34.36°N 119.15°W / 34.36; -119.15
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