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

Prior to 20th century

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

20th century

• 1901 – County Courthouse built.
• 1905 – Santa Ana Daily Register newspaper begins publication.
• 1912 – Auditorium Theatre built.
• 1919 – Orange County Historical Society founded.
• 1923 – Santa Ana Business and Professional Women's Club active (approximate date).
• 1924 – Walker Theatre opens.
• 1933 – The 6.4 M_w  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.
• 1970 – Population: 156,601.
• 1973 – Orange County Historical Commission established.
• 1974 – Heritage Orange County founded.
• 1983 – Discovery Museum of Orange County founded.
• 1985 – Orange County Register newspaper in publication.
• 1988 – Habitat for Humanity of Orange County and Old Courthouse Museum established.
• 1990
  • Sikh Center of Orange County established.
  • Population: 293,742.
• 1994 – Miguel A. Pulido becomes mayor.
• 1997
  • City website online (approximate date).
  • Loretta Sanchez becomes U.S. representative for California's 46th congressional district.
• 2000 – Population: 337,977.

21st century

• 2015 – Population: 335,264.
• 2017 – Santa Ana becomes an immigrant sanctuary city.

See also

• 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

1. Nergal 1980.
2. ^ Santa Ana Public Library. "Facts and Figures". City of Santa Ana. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
3. ^ "Movie Theaters in Santa Ana, CA". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
4. ^ 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 2015-02-23.
6. Santa Ana Public Library, Finding Aid: History Room Collection, City of Santa Ana, retrieved May 30, 2015
7. ^ "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
8. ^ 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 1998-05-12 – 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

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

External links

• "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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