Ventura County, California

Ventura County
County of Ventura
Images, from top down, left to right: Ventura City Hall in Old Town Ventura, Ojai Arcade in Ojai, a view of Camarillo, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Point Mugu
Flag of Ventura County
Official seal of Ventura County
Map
Interactive map of Ventura County
Location in the state of California
Location in the state of California
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionGreater Los Angeles
California Central Coast
CreatedMarch 22, 1872[1]
EstablishedJanuary 1, 1873[2]
Named forMission San Buenaventura, which was named after Saint Bonaventure
County seatVentura
Largest cityOxnard (population)
Thousand Oaks (area)
Government
 • TypeCouncil–CEO
 • BodyBoard of Supervisors[3][4][5][6][7]
 • ChairMatt LaVere (N.P.)
 • Vice ChairKelly Long (N.P.)
 • Board of Supervisors[8]
Supervisors
 • Chief executive officerSevet Johnson
Area
 • Total2,208 sq mi (5,720 km2)
 • Land1,843 sq mi (4,770 km2)
 • Water365 sq mi (950 km2)
Highest elevation8,835 ft (2,693 m)
Population
 • Total843,843
 • Density458/sq mi (177/km2)
Gross Domestic Product
 • TotalUS$52.689 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Area codes805/820, 818/747
FIPS code06-111
GNIS feature ID277320
Congressional districts24th, 26th, 32nd
Websitewww.countyofventura.org

Ventura County (/vɛnˈtʊərə/ ) is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 843,843.[10][13] The largest city is Oxnard, and the county seat is the city of Ventura.[14]

Ventura County comprises the Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the Greater Los Angeles area (Los Angeles–Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area). It is also considered the southernmost county along the California Central Coast.[15]

Two of the Channel Islands are part of the county: Anacapa Island, which is the most visited island in Channel Islands National Park,[16] and San Nicolas Island.

  1. ^ "Ventura County". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "About Us - Ventura County". Ventura.org. Ventura County Executive Office. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "Matt LaVere, Supervisor, District 1 from Ventura County, California".
  4. ^ "Linda Parks, Supervisor, District 2 from Ventura County, California".
  5. ^ "Kelly Long, Supervisor, District 3 from Ventura County, California".
  6. ^ "Bob Huber, Supervisor, District 4 from Ventura County, California".
  7. ^ "Carmen Ramirez, Supervisor, District 5 from Ventura County, California".
  8. ^ "Board of Supervisors".
  9. ^ "Mount Pinos". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  10. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  11. ^ "Gross Domestic Product by County and Metropolitan Area, 2022" (PDF). www.bea.gov. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
  12. ^ "American FactFinder". Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  13. ^ "Ventura County, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  14. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  15. ^ "Central Coast". California State Parks. California Department of Recreation. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  16. ^ "Anacapa Island History and Culture - Channel Islands National Park". U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved September 6, 2018.

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