Irvine, California
Irvine (pronounced /ˈɜrvaɪn/) is a city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mostly made by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. The city was formally incorporated on December 28, 1971. The 69.7 square mile (180.5 km2)[source?] city has a population of about 212,793 (as of January 1, 2009).[12] It has united in the past a green belt or greenbelt is a policy and land use designation used in land use planning to retain areas of largely undeveloped area to the north, and has also united the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, most of which is planned to be converted into the Orange County Great Park.
    .jpg) Clockwise from top: Irvine Civic Center, San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, University of California, Irvine, Balloon ride at Orange County Great Park, "Giant Wheel" at Irvine Spectrum Center | |
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 Location of Irvine in Orange County, California. | |
| Coordinates: 33°40′10″N 117°49′23″W / 33.66944°N 117.82306°WCoordinates: 33°40′10″N 117°49′23″W / 33.66944°N 117.82306°W[2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County |  Orange |
| Incorporated | December 28, 1971[3] |
| Named for | James Irvine |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager[4] |
| • Mayor | Donald P. Wagner |
| • Mayor Pro Tempore | Lynn Schott |
| • City council members[6] | Melissa Fox Jeffrey Lalloway Christina Shea |
| • City Manager | Sean Joyce[5] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 65.92 sq mi (170.74 km2) |
| • Land | 65.58 sq mi (169.86 km2) |
| • Water | 0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2) 0.52% |
| Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 212,375 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 276,176 |
| • Rank | 3rd in Orange County 16th in California 75th in the United States |
| • Density | 4,211.28/sq mi (1,566.75/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes[9] | 92602–92604, 92606, 92612, 92614, 92616–92620, 92623, 92650, 92697 |
| FIPS code | 06-36770[10] |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660804, 2410116 |
| Sphere of influence | 74 miles[11] |
| Website | cityofirvine |
The University of California, the highest level of the state's public higher education system, has a campus in Irvine.
Irvine is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area.
References
- ↑ Municode Library. library.municode.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Irvine. Geographic Names Information SystemUnited States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ↑ California Cities by Incorporation DateCalifornia Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ↑ City CharterCity of Irvine. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
- ↑ City ManagerCity of Irvine. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ↑ City CouncilCity of Irvine. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ↑ 2016 U.S. Gazetteer FilesUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ↑ E-1 Population Estimates for Cities, Counties, and the State — January 1, 2015 and 2016 (May 1, 2016).
- ↑ ZIP Code(tm) LookupUnited States Postal Service. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ↑ American FactFinderUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ Demographics InformationCity of Irvine. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ↑ E-1 Population Estimates for Cities, Counties and the State with Annual Percent Change — January 1, 2008 and 2009 (2009-05)California Department of Finance. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
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