Politics & Government
Los Al, Seal Beach Populations Grow by .5 Percent
Overall, Orange County and California saw increases last year, as well.
If you notice a few extra faces around town, you're not alone.
Los Alamitos and Seal Beach population grew by .5 percent last year, new government figures show.
According to statistics released by the state Department of Finance, Los Alamitos gained 61 people, increasing the city's population to 11,626 as of Jan 1. Seal Beach grew by 116, raising the city’s population to 24,487 as of Jan. 1.
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Overall Orange County saw a .8 percent rise, gaining 23,925 people in 2012.
As of Jan. 1 the county’s overall population was 3,081,804.
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The population of all unlisted Orange County areas — including unincorporated communities like Rossmoor — rose by .5 percent, from 119,779 to 120,396.
Numbers show Irvine is the fastest growing city in Orange County and the 7th fastest growing in the state.
The top three largest cities are 1) Los Angeles 2) San Diego and 3) San Jose. Long Beach is the 7th largest and Anaheim was No. 10, the only Orange County city on the top 10 list.
California's population increased by 0.8 percent to 37,966,471.
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Total Population Jurisdiction 1/1/2012 1/1/2013 % Change Orange County3,057,879 3,081,804 0.8 Aliso Viejo 49,025 49,477 0.9 Anaheim 344,017 346,161 0.6 Brea 40,960 41,394 1.1 Buena Park 81,515 81,953 0.5 Costa Mesa 110,830 111,358 0.5 Cypress 48,305 48,547 0.5 Dana Point 33,690 33,863 0.5 Fountain Valley 55,847 56,180 0.6 Fullerton 137,572 138,251 0.5 Garden Grove 172,763 173,075 0.2 Huntington Beach 192,654 193,616 0.5 Irvine 223,870 231,117 3.2 Laguna Beach 22,981 23,105 0.5 Laguna Hills 30,564 30,703 0.5 Laguna Niguel 63,734 64,065 0.5 Laguna Woods 16,427 16,500 0.4 La Habra 60,912 61,202 0.5 Lake Forest 78,089 78,501 0.5 La Palma 15,711 15,818 0.7 Los Alamitos 11,565 11,626 0.5 Mission Viejo 94,262 94,824 0.6 Newport Beach 86,048 86,436 0.5 Orange 138,100 138,792 0.5 Placentia 51,119 51,776 1.3 Rancho Santa Margarita 48,311 48,550 0.5 San Clemente 64,252 64,542 0.5 San Juan Capistrano 35,046 35,321 0.8 Santa Ana 327,988 329,915 0.6 Seal Beach 24,371 24,487 0.5 Stanton 38,524 38,764 0.6 Tustin 76,618 77,983 1.8 Villa Park 5,871 5,900 0.5 Westminster 90,738 91,169 0.5 Yorba Linda 65,821 66,437 0.9 Balance of County 119,779 120,396 0.5
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