Back Fennturra (Californie) ANG فينتورا (كاليفورنيا) Arabic ڤينتشورا (كاليفورنيا) ARZ Ventura (Kaliforniya) AZ ونتورا، کالیفورنیا AZB Вентура (град) Bulgarian Ventura (Califòrnia) Catalan Вентура CE Ventura (kapital sa kondado) CEB وێنتورا، کالیفۆرنیا CKB
Ventura, California | |
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| San Buenaventura | |
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_Highlighted.svg) Location in Ventura County | |
  Ventura Location in Southern California  Ventura Location in California  Ventura Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 34°16′30″N 119°13′40″W / 34.27500°N 119.22778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Ventura |
| Mission | March 31, 1782 |
| Incorporated | April 2, 1866[1] |
| Named for | Saint Bonaventure |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joe Schroeder[2] |
| • City manager | Bill Ayub[3] |
| • CA Senate | Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R)[4] |
| • CA Assembly | Steve Bennett (D)[5] |
| • U.S. Congress[6] | CA-24: Salud Carbajal (D) CA-26: Julia Brownley (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.29 sq mi (83.63 km2) |
| • Land | 21.89 sq mi (56.68 km2) |
| • Water | 10.41 sq mi (26.95 km2) 32.53% |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 110,763 |
| • Rank | 4th in Ventura County 62nd in California |
| • Density | 3,400/sq mi (1,300/km2) |
| Demonym | Venturan |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes[10] | 93001–93007, 93009 |
| Area code | 805 |
| FIPS code | 06-65042 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1667934, 2411779 |
| Website | www |
Ventura, officially named San Buenaventura (Spanish for "Saint Bonaventure"),[11] is a city in and the county seat of Ventura County, California, United States. It is a coastal city located northwest of Los Angeles. The population was 110,763 at the 2020 census.[12] Ventura is a popular tourist destination, owing to its historic landmarks, beaches, and resorts.
Ventura has been inhabited by different peoples, including the Chumash Native Americans, for at least 10,000 years.[13] With the arrival of Spanish missionaries in 1782, Mission San Buenaventura was established by Junípero Serra, giving the city its name.[14] Following the Mexican secularization of the Californian missions, San Buenaventura was granted by Governor Pío Pico to Don José de Arnaz as Rancho Ex-Mission San Buenaventura and a small community arose. Following the American Conquest of California, San Buenaventura was eventually incorporated as a city in 1866. The 1920s brought a major oil boom which significantly developed and expanded Ventura, a growth that continued with the post–World War II economic expansion.
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "City Council". City of Ventura. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "Ventura Council Confirms Appointment Of Former Ventura County Sheriff As New City Manager". KVTA. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ^ "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ^ "Final Maps". We Draw the Lines CA. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ "Communities of Interest - City". California Citizens Redistricting Commission. Archived from the original on September 30, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Ventura". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "QuickFacts: San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, California". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ Erwin G. Gudde, California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names, 4th ed., rev. and enlarged by William Bright (University of California Press, 1998), p. 410.
- ^ "San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA". Data USA. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ^ "City of Ventura - About Ventura". City of Ventura official website. © 2006-2023 Ventura, CA. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "Ventura, CA". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved January 6, 2023.