LADERA RANCH, CALIFORNIA

'Ladera Ranch' is an unincorporated planned community located in Orange County, California.

The community has several features that differentiate it from most others. For example, many traffic calming measures were put into use. Roundabouts, for example, are commonplace on smaller intersections. Narrow street widths, as well as chokers, are characteristics of Ladera Ranch's small residential streets. Landscaped street medians are common, even on two-lane collector streets such as O'Neill and Sienna Parkways.
Within Ladera Ranch there are two types of areas called villages and neighborhoods. Individual builders produce an area that is called a neighborhood. There are ten or more neighborhoods per village, and there are nine villages. Five of the nine villages have clubhouses themed on a particular architecture style that is emphasized within that village. There are also parks, pools, playgrounds and open areas within each village.

Contents

Geography

History

Education

Demographic estimates

External links

Geography

Ladera Ranch is located at 33°34'14.75" North, 117°38'4.68" West (33.570763, -117.634634).

History

Ladera Ranch is a 4,000 acre (16 km²) master-planned community east of Mission Viejo, California along Antonio Parkway. Construction began in 1999 on portions of the O'Neill, Avery, & Moiso family's 23,000 acre (93 km²) Rancho Mission Viejo cattle ranch, the largest remaining working ranch in Orange County.

Education

The community is served by the Capistrano Unified School District. A branch of the Orange County Public Library is located in Ladera Ranch.
Within the community are the Chaparral and Oso Grande Elementary Schools and the Ladera Ranch School, which consists of both an Elementary and Middle School campus. Ladera Ranch School in the year 2007, received a "California Distinguished School Award." Also, Stoneybrooke Christian School is a private K-8 school that is also located in Ladera Ranch.

Demographic estimates

The United States does not define a census-designated place called Ladera Ranch, but it does define a Zip Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), 92694. Because Ladera Ranch is contained within this Zip Code Tabulation Area, it is possible to obtain Census data from the United States 2000 Census for the area even though data for "Ladera Ranch" is unavailable. Note however, that the community was significantly less completed in 2000 and that many more people now live in the community. These are the 2007 estimates based on the 2005 Census updates for the area. The community has not reached buildout yet, however it is expected to within 2007.

'Population'	21,250
Buildout Projection	29,000
'Median age'	31.2
'Average household size'	3.26
'Population 25 years and over'
With a bachelors degree	46.9%
With a high school degree	96.5%
'Median household income'	$84,205
'Below poverty level'	2.7%
Families	2.1%
Individuals	3.1%
'Race'
White	69.4%
Black or African American	1.0%
Native American	0.5%
Asian	12.3%
Pacific Islander	0.1%
Other Races	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	11.8%
Two or More Races	4.8%

External links

★ Think Green Ladera Ranch

★ LaderaLife

★ LaderaPortal

★ Ladera Ranch official web site

★ The Ladera Post

★ Washington Post article about Ladera's use of social engineering