Ventura County, California

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Time Zone: Ventura County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Ventura is the seat for Ventura County.

Ventura County was founded in 1872 and was created by taking area from Ventura County.

Using the Census estimates for 2008 ^<1>, Ventura had a population of 797,740 people. This is an increase of 5.46% since the 2000 Census, which gave a population of 756,414 people.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Ventura represented 2.22% of the total population of California, making it the state's 12th most populous county (out of 58 counties).

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Ventura County Census page.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	797,740	+5.45%	+0.67% since 2007
2007	792,456	+4.75%	+0.15% since 2006
2006	791,247	+4.59%	+0.34% since 2005
2005	788,565	+4.24%
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2000	756,504	The Last Census

Below are some of the communities located in Ventura County (for more communities, please visit our Nearby Page):

Community	2008 Population	2000 Population	Change (2008 vs. 2000)
Oxnard	185,717	170,358	9.02% increase
Thousand Oaks	123,091	117,005	5.2% increase
Simi Valley	120,543	111,351	8.25% increase
San Buenaventura	103,706	100,916	2.76% increase
Camarillo	63,324	57,077	10.94% increase

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Footnotes

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2000 Census and the next count will be for the 2010 Census. For more information, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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