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Placentia is a city in northern Orange County, California. The population was 46,488 at the 2000 census. The 2004 population estimate for Placentia is 49,949. This includes the community of Atwood, which is included in the city of Placentia, and is located in its southernmost quadrants.

In recent years Placentia has encountered fiscal difficulties due to its limited tax base and the mismanagement of the OnTrac project, a failed railroad realignment project in its Old Town district. As of January 2007, the city was about $30 million in debt, forcing a reduction of city services.

In 1837, the Mexican Governor in charge of what is now Southern California granted a grand swath of land to Juan Ontiveros called the Rancho San Juan Cajón de Santa Ana, comprising the modern cities of Anaheim, Fullerton, La Habra, Placentia and Yorba Linda.

The first English-speaking pioneer to the area, Daniel Kraemer, arrived in 1865. He acquired 3,900 acres (16 km²) of the Rancho. In 1868, William McFadden and Sarah Ann McFadden purchased an additional 100 acres (400,000 m²). Within a few years, enough settlers had been attracted to the area to form the Cajon School District. In 1878, at the suggestion of Sarah Jane McFadden, the name was changed to the Placentia School District, derived from a Spanish word meaning "pleasant place to live." The name was soon applied to the whole town.

Farmer Albert Sumner Bradford was instrumental to Placentia's success. Responsible for laying out the city streets, he convinced the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to re-route a track through Placentia on its way to Los Angeles. He also owned a water company which supplied irrigation to the area's farms. The railroad station, combined with the city’s growing agricultural industry (citrus, walnuts, avocados and grapes), put Placentia on the map. By 1926, there were 500 residents and they voted for incorporation.

Placentia's population swelled with postwar suburbanization. In 1960 its population numbered around 5,000, but swelled to 25,000 in the following decade.

In 1971, the city was honored with the prestigious "All America City" Award, given out annually by the National Civic League to ten cities in the United States. The "All America City" shield, in red, white and blue, appeared on signs along major streets within the city and is painted on the city's landmark water tower, which is located near the corner of Chapman and Bradford avenues.

By the 1990s, Placentia's downtown had become somewhat run-down in comparison to those of its neighbors; city officials pinned much of the blame on the railroad tracks that had once brought the town so much prosperity, but were now largely occupied by trains barrelling through town on their way to the Midwest from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Inspired by the Alameda Corridor project in southern Los Angeles, Placentia created a project, OnTrac, that called for the tracks to be rerouted through a concrete-lined ditch approximately ten feet below grade level, reducing noise and increasing safety via the elimination of grade crossings. However, fiscal mismanagement and the withdrawal of promised federal funds resulted instead in the project nearly bankrupting the city, which was forced to cancel the OnTrac program in 2006 and curtail services drastically.

The city has moved instead to build over/underpasses at 4 major road/rail crossings in an effort to ease traffic. The new plans will cost an estimated $170 million as compared to the $650 million originally needed to sink the railroad tracks.

Placentia is located in northeastern Orange County at 33°52′57″N 117°51′18″W? / ?33.8825°N 117.855°W? / 33.8825; -117.855 (33.882364, -117.855130).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.1 km² (6.6 mi²). 17.1 km² (6.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.15% is water.

The freeways that runs through Placentia is the 57 Freeway (Orange Freeway) and the 91 Freeway (Riverside Freeway) passes through there for a very short time

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The incorporated territory of Placentia includes the small, formerly unincorporated community of Atwood.

Placentia is a general law city with council-manager government, run by a professional city manager overseen by an elected, part-time city council.

Management of the city and coordination of city services is provided by:

The Board of Education for the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District is:

• Chris Norby, Board Supervisor, District Four
• Carol Downey, School Board President
• Karin Freeman, School Board Vice-President
• Janice Wagner, School Board Clerk
• Eric Paget, School Board Trustee
• Judy Miller, School Board Trustee

The current mayor is Greg Sowards, elected in December 2007. Prior mayors (since 1989) are Norman Z. Eckenrode (1989-90, 1993-94, 1996-98), Arthur G. Newton (1990-91), John O. Tynes (1991-92), Maria Moreno (1992-93), Michael Maertzweiler (1994-95, 1999-2000), Carol Downey (1995-96), Constance Underhill (1998-99, 2006-2007), Chris Lowe (2000-02), Scott P. Brady (2002-03, 2004-06) and Judy Dickinson (2003-04). (Unless otherwise noted, mayoral terms begin and end in December.)

In the state legislature Placentia is located in the 29th Senate District, represented by Republican Bob Huff, and in the 72nd Assembly District, represented by Republican Michael D. Duvall. Duvall attended Valencia High School in the city in the mid-1970s.

Federally, Placentia is located in California's 40th and 42nd congressional districts, which have Cook PVIs of R +8 and R +10 respectively and is represented by Republicans Ed Royce and Gary Miller respectively.

Placentia is best known for its simplicity of people, houses, and way of life. There is also the Tri-City park and Tuffree park in the city of Placentia. File:Http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/2585077920 6df4f50d05.jpg

Placentia's location in California

As of the census of 2000, there were 46,488 people, 15,037 households, and 11,683 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,723.7/km² (7,051.3/mi²). There were 15,326 housing units at an average density of 897.9/km² (2,324.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 67.76% White, 1.77% African American, 0.83% Native American, 11.16% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander 13.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 31.10% of the population.

There were 15,037 households out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married alternative couples living together, 50.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.42.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $62,803, and the median income for a family was $68,976 (these figures had risen to $77,496 and $83,674 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $46,956 versus $34,184 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,843. About 5.7% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

Placentia is a part of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (PYLUSD).

There are three high schools in the city:

• El Dorado High School.
• Valencia High School. The oldest high school in Placentia, opened in 1933. VHS offers an IB program as well as a technology track known as ValTech.
• El Camino Real High School.

In addition, Placentia supports three public middle schools: Kraemer Middle School, Valadez Middle School Academy, and Tuffree Middle School.

The city houses numerous public elementary schools: Brookhaven Elementary, George Key Elementary, Golden Elementary, Morse Elementary, Melrose Elementary, Ruby Drive Elementary, Sierra Vista Elementary, Tynes Elementary, Van Buren Elementary, and Wagner Elementary.

The Parkview School provides an independent study K-12 school for students who are "homeschoolers, student actors, junior athletes, chronically ill, or in various other situations for which an alternative to classroom-based instruction is desirable."