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Welcome to Placentia, CA

Taken from placentia.org

Placentia, "A Pleasant Place", mostly residential with a small town warmth and a strong community spirit within a modern, well developed environment, located along the interstate 405, just north of Huntington Beach, in Orange County. Placentia is a growing community of over 50,000 residents, with beautiful suburban homes, excellent schools, plenty of  churches, and family oriented recreation opportunities.

The many parks and well kept medians give an open space feeling to this . Events such as the annual Heritage Festival and Street Faire bring the residents together each year to renew friendships. Placentia has a moderate mix of commercial and manufacturing and has enjoyed a moderate economic growth.
 

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Placentia history:

The community, once part of Rancho San Juan Cajon de Santa Ana (a Mexican land grant of 1837), was laid out in 1910 and developed as a center for citrus production. Its main growth as a residential center began in the 1950s.
The incorporation date of Placentia: 1926
 

Placentia's colorful history began in 1837 when the Mexican Governor granted the Rancho San Juan Cajon De Santa Ana to Juan Ontiveros. This land grant included the area which today comprises Placentia, Anaheim, Fullerton, La Habra, and Yorba Linda. Our first pioneer was Daniel Kraemer, who purchased 3900 acres in 1865. Three years later, William McFadden and his wife, Sarah Ann, acquired 100 additional acres in this area. Many other settlers arrived in the following years. As our community slowly developed, schools and churches were erected.

In 1876, at the suggestion of Sarah Ann McFadden, the area was named "Placentia", derived from a Spanish word meaning "pleasant place to live".

Placentia was placed on the map in 1910 when A. S. Bradford persuaded the Santa Fe Railroad to re-route their track through this area, thus shortening the rail distance to Los Angeles. A station was built and packing houses were established for the town's growing citrus industry. Mr. Bradford also laid out the main streets of the town; and, in his honor, Bradford Avenue retains his name today.

The climate and rich land attracted an ever-growing number of new residents. Five hundred citizens voted to incorporate in 1926. The area was well suited to the raising of citrus, walnuts, avocados, and grapes. Placentia became the center of Valencia orange growing and packing.

In 1960, Placentia's population had reached only 5000; but, at that time, a phenomenal growth period began. In ten years, by 1970, the population increased five-fold to nearly 25,000.

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