ORANGE COUNTY POPULATION
The county’s total population rose to an estimated 2.08 million people in 1987, up over 11% from 1.8 million in 1980. The average city population rose to an estimated 57,917 in 1987 from 51,863 in 1980.
Anaheim 241,901 Santa Ana 237,839 Huntington Beach 184,748 Garden Grove 133,121 Fullerton 108,262 Orange 100,703 Costa Mesa 87,820 Irvine 86,938 Westminster 73,954 Mission Viejo 68,502 Newport Beach 66,367 Buena Park 66,081 Fountain Valley 55,551 La Habra 48,418 El Toro 45,328 Cypress 42,593 Laguna Hills 38,901 Placentia 38,477 Yorba Linda 37,795 Tustin 35,152 Brea 33,432 San Clemente 31,240 Tustin Foothills 28,485 Stanton 27,400 Seal Beach 26,244 San Juan Capistrano 23,132 Laguna Beach 18,881 Laguna Niguel 16,236 La Palma 16,208 Dana Point 15,355 Los Alamitos 11,468 Rossmoor 10,575 El Toro Station 7,339 Villa Park 7,019 Capistrano Beach 6,940 South Laguna 6,606
1987 estimates
Source: Donnelley Demographics
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