Tustin, California | |
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.png)   Clockwise from top: Tustin High School Student Quad, Old MCAS Base Tustin Blimp Hangar, Sherman Stevens House | |
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| Nickname: City of Trees | |
 Location ofOrange County, California (left), and of Tustin in Orange County (right) | |
  Tustin, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates:33°44′23″N117°48′49″W / 33.73972°N 117.81361°W /33.73972; -117.81361 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Orange[1] |
| Incorporated | September 21, 1927[2] |
| Named after | Columbus Tustin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Austin Lumbard[3] |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Barry W. Cooper |
| • City Council | Letitia Clark Ryan Gallagher Rebecca "Beckie" Gomez |
| • City Manager | Matthew S. West |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.12 sq mi (28.81 km2) |
| • Land | 11.12 sq mi (28.81 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 138 ft (42 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 80,276 |
| • Density | 7,219.06/sq mi (18,697.28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 92780–92782 |
| Area code(s) | 657/714,949 |
| FIPS code | 06-80854 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1661590,2412117 |
| Website | www |
Tustin is a city located inOrange County, California, United States, within theLos Angeles metropolitan area. In 2020, Tustin had a population of 80,276. The city does not include theunincorporated community ofNorth Tustin.
On November 1, 1776,Mission San Juan Capistrano became the area's first permanent European settlement inAlta California,New Spain.
In 1801, theSpanish Empire granted 62,500 acres (253 km2) toJosé Antonio Yorba, which he named Rancho San Antonio. Yorba's great rancho included the lands where the cities and communities ofOlive,Orange,Villa Park,Santa Ana, Tustin,Costa Mesa andNewport Beach stand today. Smaller ranchos evolved from this large rancho including theRancho Santiago de Santa Ana.
After theMexican–American War,Alta California became part of the United States and American settlers arrived in this area. Columbus Tustin, a carriage maker from Northern California, founded the city in 1868 on 1,300 acres (5.3 km2) of land from the formerRancho Santiago de Santa Ana. The city was incorporated in 1927 with a population of about 900. The townsite was bordered by Camino Real on the south, Newport Avenue on the east, 1st Street on the north, and Route 43, now known as theCosta Mesa Freeway, on the west.
DuringWorld War II, aNavy anti-submarineairship base (later to become aMarine Corps helicopter station) was established on unincorporated land south of the city; the two dirigible hangars are among the largest wooden structures ever built and are listed on theNational Register of Historic Places andASCE List of Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks. The north hangar burned down in 2023.[5]
Suburban growth after the war resulted in increased population, annexation of nearby unincorporated land, including the formerMarine Corps Air Station, and development of orchards and farmland into housing tracts and shopping centers.
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.1 square miles (28.7 km2). It is bordered byIrvine on the south and east,Orange and theunincorporated communityNorth Tustin on the north, andSanta Ana on the west.
The city is sometimes referred to as "The City of Trees".[6]Sycamores andoaks, native to the area, grew in abundance at the time of the founding of the city, and city founder Columbus Tustin was responsible for planting many more along the streets of the city.[7]
Tustin has aMediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification:Csa).
| Climate data for Tustin | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 70 (21) | 71 (22) | 72 (22) | 75 (24) | 77 (25) | 80 (27) | 85 (29) | 87 (31) | 85 (29) | 80 (27) | 76 (24) | 70 (21) | 78 (26) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 47 (8) | 48 (9) | 50 (10) | 53 (12) | 58 (14) | 61 (16) | 65 (18) | 67 (19) | 63 (17) | 57 (14) | 50 (10) | 46 (8) | 56 (13) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 2.96 (75) | 3.07 (78) | 2.79 (71) | .77 (20) | .28 (7.1) | .10 (2.5) | .01 (0.25) | .14 (3.6) | .34 (8.6) | .40 (10) | 1.22 (31) | 1.79 (45) | 13.87 (352) |
| Source: NOAA[9] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1880 | 227 | — | |
| 1930 | 926 | — | |
| 1940 | 953 | 2.9% | |
| 1950 | 1,143 | 19.9% | |
| 1960 | 2,006 | 75.5% | |
| 1970 | 22,190 | 1,006.2% | |
| 1980 | 32,248 | 45.3% | |
| 1990 | 50,689 | 57.2% | |
| 2000 | 67,504 | 33.2% | |
| 2010 | 75,540 | 11.9% | |
| 2020 | 80,276 | 6.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[10] 1860–1870[11][12] 1880-1890[13] 1900[14] 1910[15] 1920[16] 1930[17] 1940[18] 1950[19] 1960[20] 1970[21] 1980[22] 1990[23]2000[24] 2010[25] 2020[26] | |||
Tustin appeared in the1880 U.S. Census. After incorporation in 1927 it appeared as a city in the1930 U.S. Census[17] as part of Tustin Township (pop 1,691 in 1920).[16]
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[28] | Pop 2010[29] | Pop 2020[26] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 30,264 | 26,317 | 22,901 | 44.83% | 34.84% | 28.53% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 1,785 | 1,535 | 1,619 | 2.64% | 2.03% | 2.02% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 199 | 142 | 95 | 0.29% | 0.19% | 0.12% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 10,008 | 15,147 | 19,043 | 14.83% | 20.05% | 23.72% |
| Native Hawaiian orPacific Islander alone (NH) | 186 | 244 | 193 | 0.28% | 0.32% | 0.24% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 145 | 185 | 418 | 0.21% | 0.24% | 0.52% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 1,807 | 1,946 | 3,295 | 2.68% | 2.58% | 4.10% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 23,100 | 30,024 | 32,712 | 34.24% | 39.75% | 40.75% |
| Total | 67,504 | 75,540 | 80,276 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
The 2020 United States census reported that Tustin had a population of 79,430. The population density was 6,816.7 per square mile (2,631.9/km2). The racial makeup was 39,729 (52.6%) White (34.8% Non-Hispanic White),[30] 1,722 (2.3%) African American, 442 (0.6%) Native American, 15,299 (20.3%) Asian, 268 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 14,499 (19.2%) from other races, and 3,581 (4.7%) from two or more races. There were 30,024 people of Hispanic or Latino origin, of any race (39.7%).
The census reported that 75,020 people (99.3% of the population) lived in households, 340 (0.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and 180 (0.2%) were institutionalized.
There were 25,203 households, of which 10,465 (41.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 12,969 (51.5%) wereopposite-sex married couples living together, 3,494 (13.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,472 (5.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1,568 (6.2%)unmarried opposite-sex partnerships and 193 (0.8%)same-sex married couples or partnerships. 5,178 households (20.5%) were one person and 1,403 (5.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.98. There were 17,935 families (71.2% of households) and the average family size was 3.46.
The age distribution was 20,212 people (26.8%) under the age of 18, 6,856 (9.1%) aged 18 to 24, 25,033 (33.1%) aged 25 to 44, 17,006 (22.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 6,433 (8.5%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 33.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.
There were 26,476 housing units at an average density of 2,389.2 per square mile (922.5/km2). Of the occupied units, 12,813 (50.8%) were owner-occupied and 12,390 (49.2%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.8%. 36,783 people (48.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 38,237 people (50.6%) lived in rental housing units.
According to the 2010 census, Tustin had amedian household income of $74,011, with 12.2% of the population living below the federal poverty line.[30]
According to the city's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[31] the top employers in the city are:
| # | Employer | # of Employees |
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| 1 | Tustin Unified School District | 2,850 |
| 2 | SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union | 983 |
| 3 | Young's Market Company LLC | 681 |
| 4 | Costco | 658 |
| 5 | New American Funding | 645 |
| 6 | City of Tustin | 409 |
| 7 | Avid Bioservices, Inc. | 230 |
| 8 | Vita Best Nutrition | 215 |
| 9 | Kaiser Permanente/Kaiser Foundation Hospitals | 200 |
| 10 | Logomark Inc. | 196 |
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Third Parties |
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| 1980[32] | 20.20%2,273 | 70.16%7,894 | 9.63%1,084 |
| 1984[33] | 23.16%3,166 | 75.88%10,375 | 0.97%132 |
| 1988[34] | 29.28%4,533 | 69.44%10,750 | 1.27%197 |
| 1992[35] | 30.70%5,697 | 45.03%8,357 | 24.27%4,504 |
| 1996[36] | 37.65%6,484 | 52.37%9,020 | 9.99%1,720 |
| 2000[37] | 39.97%7,842 | 56.36%11,058 | 3.67%720 |
| 2004[38] | 40.62%8,882 | 58.03%12,691 | 1.35%295 |
| 2008[39] | 51.53%12,553 | 46.20%11,254 | 2.27%553 |
| 2012[40] | 49.54%11,844 | 47.54%11,366 | 2.93%700 |
| 2016[41] | 56.52%15,143 | 36.17%9,690 | 7.31%1,957 |
| 2020[42] | 60.81%21,096 | 36.91%12,804 | 2.29%793 |
The Tustin City Council is composed of five members elected at large; the mayorship rotates among the council members and is primarily a ceremonial role.
Mayor Allan Bernstein was elected to the Tustin City Council in 2012. In 2019, Letitia Clark was chosen to serve as mayorpro tem, Charles E. "Chuck" Puckett, Barry Cooper and Austin Lumbard are also on the City Council as council members.[3]
Local politics in the late 1990s and early 2000s were dominated by the 1997 closure of the localMarine Corps Air Station and plans for the subsequent commercial development of the land, including an unsuccessful bid by neighboringSanta Ana to build a school on the land, part of which is within Santa Ana Unified School District's territory.
In theCalifornia State Legislature, Tustin is inthe 37th Senate District, represented byRepublican Steven Choi and inthe 73rd Assembly District, represented byDemocrat Cottie Petrie-Norris.[43]
In theUnited States House of Representatives, Tustin is inCalifornia's 40th congressional district, represented byRepublican Young Kim.[44]
Primary and secondary education in Tustin and surrounding unincorporated areas is overseen by theTustin Unified School District.Tustin High School is aCalifornia Distinguished School, as isFoothill High School.Arnold O. Beckman High School is in the Best High Schools according toU.S. News & World Report.[45] Tustin High School is also well-known regionally for its strongModel United Nations program.[citation needed] Springfield College, a non-profit, private, higher education institute, is located in the city of Tustin.
The Tustin Police Department is the locallaw enforcement agency of the city. The department's jurisdiction includes the entire 11.12 square miles (29 km2) of the city of Tustin, as well as the Tustin Legacy development.
Founded in 1928, the Tustin Police Department started with one officer, John Stanton, as "street superintendent", which changed to "chief of police" two months later. Chief Stanton was the only Tustin officer until 1942. At the time of his appointment, there were no police headquarters or stations, and he took calls from his home. The Tustin Police Department had roughly three officers in 1948, twenty years after its founding.[46]
Fire protection in Tustin is provided by theOrange County Fire Authority.
On the television showLost, the characterJohn Locke is said to have worked in Tustin.[50]
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