Santa Ana is the most populous city in Orange County,
California and is the county seat. It lies approximately 10
miles inland from the Pacific Ocean, on the largely seasonal
Santa Ana River. The Santa Ana Freeway (Interstate 5) runs
through the city, and the Costa Mesa Freeway (55 Freeway)
and Garden Grove Freeway (22 Freeway) travel along its
edges. It is today best-known for its enormous Hispanic
population, now comprising over 75% of what was once a
virtually all-white city. It has the highest percentage of
Latinos among the 50 largest cities in America. The Current
OMB metropolitan designation for Santa Ana and the Orange
County Area is “Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA.”