Ventura, California
Ventura, California | |
|---|---|
| San Buenaventura | |
Location in Ventura County | |
| 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 |
| Named after | Saint Bonaventure |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joe Schroeder |
| • City manager | Bill Ayub |
| • CA Senate | Monique Limón (D) |
| • CA Assembly | Steve Bennett (D) |
| • U.S. Congress | 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 (2020) | |
• 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 | 93001–93007, 93009 |
| Area code | 805 |
| FIPS code | 06-65042 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1667934, 2411779 |
| Website | www |
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Ventura, officially named San Buenaventura (Spanish for "Saint Bonaventure"), 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. 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. With the arrival of Spanish missionaries in 1782, Mission San Buenaventura was established by Junípero Serra, giving the city its name. 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.