Situated in Orange County, California, Yorba Linda is approximately 40 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. With a growing population of approximately 71,000, Yorba Linda has the highest median income in the United States at $121,075 for cities with populations between 65,000 and 250,000 people. Historically the Yorba Linda area was inhabited by Chumash, Tongva and Juaneno Indians. In 1784 a soldier named Jose Antonio Yorba was granted 15 Spanish Leagues of land. First called "Rancho San Antonio", later through marriage the land was renamed Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. Jose Antonio Yorba's third son, Don Bernardo Yorba was granted lands by the Mexican provisional Governor, Jose Figueroa in 1834 which he combined with his father's lands to create one of the greatest ranchos in the...
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