Profile for Costa Mesa, California, CA

Costa Mesa is in Orange County

Former and merged names include:
· Harper

Costa Mesa was once grazing land for cattle of the Mission San Juan Capistrano.

World War II brought many people to the Santa Ana Army Air Base, now the site of the Orange County Fairgrounds.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 304. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 2.7 per 1,000 people.

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Diedrich Coffee, Peet's Coffee & Tea, Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Orange County Fair - July 13-Aug. 5, 2007
• Persian Festival of Autumn - Oct. 13-14, 2007

Performing arts: Pacific Symphony Orchestra

Historic sites and museums: Costa Mesa Historical Society Museum

Colleges and universities: Southern California College, Orange Coast College, Vanguard University of Southern California

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 123

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Airports (1)

Archives (2)

Cemeteries (3)

Colleges (6)

Communities (8)

Hotels (66)

Libraries (15)

Museums (2)

Parks (5)

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11% of Costa Mesa residents report German ancestry, and 9% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Costa Mesa ancestry & family history guide.

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• Orange County Ancestry forum
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• Ancestry.com - CA data
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• Cemetery records
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• Pacific Symphony Orchestra

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• Americans with Disabilities Act
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Costa Mesa was $23,342, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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29% of Costa Mesa residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Costa Mesa festival dates:

• Orange County Fair - July 13-Aug. 5, 2007
• Persian Festival of Autumn - Oct. 13-14, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Costa Mesa festival web sites:

• Orange County Fair
• Persian Festival of Autumn

• ePodunk festival listings
• California county fairs
• California festivals (California tourism department)
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• Post history questions in Orange County genealogy forum

Median rent in Costa Mesa, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $903.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,652.

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Libraries in Costa Mesa include Costa Mesa Branch Library, Mesa Verde Branch Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Costa Mesa include Costa Mesa Daily Pilot

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Orange County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Costa Mesa political report.

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Costa Mesa restaurants taking online reservations include AIRe Global Cuisine, Chat Noir, Pinot Provence, Sutra Lounge ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Costa Mesa workers is 23 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 31 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Costa Mesa between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.9 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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