Timeline of Santa Ana, California

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Santa Ana, California, USA.

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## Prior to 20th century

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Part of a series on the

History of California

Periods

* Before 1900
* Province of Las Californias
* Alta California
* California Republic
* Conquest of California
* Interim governments
* California Gold Rush
* Since 1900

Topics

* Maritime
* Wine
* Newspapers
* Bread
* Railroads
* Highways
* Slavery
* Eugenics
* Oil

Cities

* Anaheim
* Chico
* Fresno
* Los Angeles
* Oakland
* Pasadena
* Piedmont
* Riverside
* Sacramento
* San Bernardino
* San Diego
* San Francisco
* San Jose
* Santa Barbara
* Santa Monica
* Visalia

Regions

* Bay Area
* San Fernando Valley
* Santa Catalina Island
* Yosemite

Bibliographies

* Bibliography of California history
* Bibliography of Los Angeles

California portal

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* 1877 – Southern Pacific Railroad begins operating.[1]
* 1886 – Santa Ana incorporated.[2]
* 1889
* Santa Ana becomes seat of Orange County.[2]
* Howe-Waffle House (residence) built.

## 20th century

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* 1901 – County Courthouse built.
* 1905 – Santa Ana Daily Register newspaper begins publication.
* 1912 – Auditorium Theatre built.[3]
* 1919 – Orange County Historical Society founded.[4][5]
* 1923 – Santa Ana Business and Professional Women's Club active (approximate date).[6]
* 1924 – Walker Theatre opens.[3]
* 1933 – The 6.4 Mw Long Beach earthquake shakes the Greater Los Angeles Area and the South Coast of California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 115–120 people.
* 1935 – Santa Ana Independent newspaper begins publication.[7]
* 1970 – Population: 156,601.[8]
* 1973 – Orange County Historical Commission established.[4]
* 1974 – Heritage Orange County founded.[4]
* 1983 – Discovery Museum of Orange County founded.[4]
* 1985 – Orange County Register newspaper in publication.[7]
* 1988 – Habitat for Humanity of Orange County[9] and Old Courthouse Museum established.[4]
* 1990
* Sikh Center of Orange County established.[10][1]
* Population: 293,742.[8]
* 1994 – Miguel A. Pulido becomes mayor.
* 1997
* City website online (approximate date).[11][chronology citation needed]
* Loretta Sanchez becomes U.S. representative for California's 46th congressional district.[12][13]
* 2000 – Population: 337,977.[14]

## 21st century

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* 2015 – Population: 335,264.[2]
* 2017 – Santa Ana becomes an immigrant sanctuary city.[15]

## See also

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* Santa Ana, California history
* Timelines of other cities in the Southern California area of California: Anaheim, Bakersfield, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego

## References

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1. ^ Nergal 1980.
2. ^ a b c Santa Ana Public Library. "Facts and Figures". City of Santa Ana. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
3. ^ a b "Movie Theaters in Santa Ana, CA". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
4. ^ a b c d e American Association for State and Local History (2002). Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). Rowman Altamira. ISBN 0759100020.
5. ^ "List of Past Meetings and Events from 1919 to 2015". Orange County Historical Society. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015.
6. ^ Santa Ana Public Library, Finding Aid: History Room Collection, City of Santa Ana, retrieved May 30, 2015
7. ^ a b "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
8. ^ a b Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
9. ^ "Milestones". Habitat for Humanity of Orange County. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
10. ^ Pluralism Project. "Santa Ana, California". Directory of Religious Centers. Harvard University. Archived from the original on October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
11. ^ "City of Santa Ana". Archived from the original on May 12, 1998 - via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
12. ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
13. ^ "California". Official Congressional Directory for the 105th Congress (1997–1998). Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1997.
14. ^ "Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000". Santa Ana city, California QuickLinks. State & County QuickFacts. US Census Bureau.
15. ^ Lawrence Downes (March 3, 2017), "A 'Sanctuary City' Seizes the Moment, and the Name", New York Times

## Bibliography

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* Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Santa Ana, CA", Encyclopedia of American Cities, New York: E.P. Dutton, OL 4120668M

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Santa Ana, California.

* "Library Services: Santa Ana History Room". City of Santa Ana.
* Items related to Santa Ana, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).

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Santa Ana, California

History|

* Timeline
* 2014 Santa Ana kidnapping accusation
* Orange County Men's Central Jail escape
* Downtown Santa Ana Historic Districts
* Howe-Waffle House and Carriage House
* Odd Fellows Hall
* Old Orange County Courthouse
* Santora Building
* Pacific Electric Sub-Station No. 14
* Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana
* Santa Ana Army Air Base
* Santa Ana Daily Register
* Santa Ana Standard

Education|

| K-12|

| Public|

* Garden Grove Unified School District
* Orange Unified School District
* Santa Ana Unified School District
* Century High School
* Saddleback High School
* Santa Ana High School
* Valley High School
* Segerstrom High School
* Middle College High School
* Godinez Fundamental High School
* Lorin Griset Academy
* Chávez High School
* Orange County School of the Arts
* charter

|

Private|

* Mater Dei High School

Higher education|

* Rancho Santiago Community College District
* Santa Ana College
* Trinity Law School

Culture|

* Bowers Museum
* Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa
* Calvary Church of Santa Ana
* CSUF Grand Central Art Center

Points of interest|

* Discovery Cube Orange County
* MainPlace Mall
* Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse
* Santa Ana Stadium
* Santa Ana Zoo

| Theaters|

* Frida
* New Walker
* West End
* Yost

|

Transportation|

* Santa Ana and Newport Railway (1890–1899)
* Santa Ana Freeway
* Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center
* West Santa Ana Branch
* Santa Ana Line (1905–1950)
* OC Streetcar (2025)

* v
* t
* e

Greater Los Angeles Area

Counties|

* Los Angeles
* Orange
* Riverside
* San Bernardino
* Ventura

Cities
and
towns|

| Central city|

* Los Angeles

|

200k–500k|

* Anaheim
* Fontana
* Irvine
* Long Beach
* Moreno Valley
* Oxnard
* Riverside
* San Bernardino
* Santa Ana
* Santa Clarita

100k−200k|

* Burbank
* Corona
* Costa Mesa
* Downey
* El Monte
* Fullerton
* Garden Grove
* Glendale
* Huntington Beach
* Inglewood
* Jurupa Valley
* Lancaster
* Murrieta
* Menifee
* Norwalk
* Ontario
* Orange
* Palmdale
* Pasadena
* Pomona
* Rancho Cucamonga
* Rialto
* Simi Valley
* Temecula
* Thousand Oaks
* Torrance
* Ventura
* Victorville
* West Covina

50k–100k|

* Alhambra
* Aliso Viejo
* Apple Valley
* Arcadia
* Azusa
* Baldwin Park
* Beaumont
* Bellflower
* Buena Park
* Camarillo
* Carson
* Cathedral City
* Chino
* Chino Hills
* Colton
* Compton
* Covina
* Cypress
* Diamond Bar
* Eastvale
* Fountain Valley
* Gardena
* Glendora
* Hacienda Heights
* Hawthorne
* Hemet
* Hesperia
* Highland
* Indio
* La Habra
* Laguna Niguel
* Lake Elsinore
* Lake Forest
* Lakewood
* Lynwood
* Mission Viejo
* Monrovia
* Montebello
* Monterey Park
* Newport Beach
* Palm Desert
* Paramount
* Perris
* Pico Rivera
* Placentia
* Redlands
* Redondo Beach
* Rosemead
* San Clemente
* San Jacinto
* Santa Monica
* South Gate
* Tustin
* Upland
* Westminster
* Whittier
* Yorba Linda
* Yucaipa

25k–50k|

* Adelanto
* Banning
* Barstow
* Bell
* Bell Gardens
* Beverly Hills
* Brea
* Cerritos
* Claremont
* Coachella
* Culver City
* Dana Point
* Desert Hot Springs
* La Mirada
* La Puente
* La Quinta
* La Verne
* Laguna Hills
* Lawndale
* Manhattan Beach
* Maywood
* Monrovia
* Montclair
* Moorpark
* Norco
* Palm Springs
* Rancho Palos Verdes
* Rancho Santa Margarita
* San Dimas
* San Gabriel
* San Juan Capistrano
* Santa Paula
* Seal Beach
* South Pasadena
* Stanton
* Temple City
* Twentynine Palms
* Walnut
* West Hollywood
* Wildomar

10k–25k|

* Agoura Hills
* Artesia
* Blythe
* Calabasas
* Calimesa
* Canyon Lake
* Commerce
* Cudahy
* Duarte
* El Segundo
* Fillmore
* Grand Terrace
* Hawaiian Gardens
* Hermosa Beach
* La Cañada Flintridge
* La Palma
* Laguna Beach
* Laguna Woods
* Loma Linda
* Lomita
* Los Alamitos
* Malibu
* Palos Verdes Estates
* Port Hueneme
* Rancho Mirage
* San Fernando
* San Marino
* Santa Fe Springs
* Sierra Madre
* Signal Hill
* South El Monte
* Yucca Valley

Under 10k|

* Avalon
* Big Bear Lake
* Bradbury
* City of Industry
* Hidden Hills
* Indian Wells
* Irwindale
* La Habra Heights
* Needles
* Ojai
* Rolling Hills
* Rolling Hills Estates
* Vernon
* Villa Park
* Westlake Village

CDPs
over 25k|

* Altadena
* East Los Angeles
* Florence-Graham
* French Valley
* Hacienda Heights
* Ladera Ranch
* North Tustin
* Rowland Heights
* South Whittier
* Temescal Valley
* West Whittier-Los Nietos
* Westmont

Area
regions|

* Anaheim–Santa Ana edge city
* Antelope Valley
* Central Los Angeles
* Coachella Valley
* Colorado Desert
* Conejo Valley
* Downtown Los Angeles
* East Los Angeles
* Gateway Cities
* Greater Hollywood
* Greater Los Angeles
* Harbor Area
* Inland Empire
* Mojave Desert
* Northeast Los Angeles
* Northwest Los Angeles
* Orange Coast
* Palos Verdes Peninsula
* Pomona Valley
* Saddleback Valley
* San Bernardino Valley
* San Fernando Valley
* San Gabriel Valley
* Santa Ana Valley
* Santa Clarita Valley
* Simi Valley
* South Bay
* South Coast Metro
* South Los Angeles
* Victor Valley
* Westside Los Angeles

Landforms|

* Baldwin Hills (range)
* Channel Islands
* Chino Hills
* Hollywood Hills
* Los Angeles Basin
* Oxnard Plain
* Palos Verdes Hills
* Puente Hills
* San Fernando Valley
* San Gabriel Mountains
* San Gabriel Valley
* San Jacinto Mountains
* Santa Ana Mountains
* Santa Catalina Island
* Santa Monica Mountains
* Santa Susana Mountains
* Sierra Pelona Ridge
* Simi Hills
* Verdugo Mountains

Bodies of
water|

* Aliso Creek
* Arroyo Calabasas
* Arroyo Seco
* Ballona Creek
* Bell Creek
* Big Bear Lake
* Coyote Creek
* Lake Arrowhead
* Lake Gregory
* Lake Perris
* Lake Piru
* Los Angeles Aqueduct
* Los Angeles River
* Malibu Creek
* Mojave River
* Pacific Ocean
* Pyramid Lake
* Rio Hondo
* San Gabriel River
* San Juan Creek
* San Pedro Bay
* Santa Ana River
* Santa Clara River
* Santa Margarita River
* Santa Monica Bay
* Tujunga Wash

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