Northwood Irvine Southern California Flashcards
What and where is Northwood?
A community in the northern part of the City of Irvine in Orange Country, California
What was Irvine developed as?
a fully planned city
When did it begin?
1960s
Where was it built?
On the former Irvine Ranch
What type of city is it`
Classic edge
What was the city developed around?
A series of communities called ‘villages’ of which Northwood is one
Where is Northwood located?
On the southern edge of the Los Angeles conurbation about 10km east of Nerport Beach on the Pacific Ocean.
What are to the east?
The low Santa Ana Mountains
How many people live in Northwood?
21,000
How many households are there
2000
What are a third of the households?
Families with children of school age
What is one of the reasons for living in Northwood?
access to employment in Irvine
What is Irvine’s largest employer?
University of California
What other companies are well-established?
Blizzard Entertainment, Broadcom and several medical, pharmaceutical and aerospace firms
What TNCs have their USA HQs in Irvine?
Kia Motors, Mazda Corporation and Toshiba
What is the health care like?
Excellent
Why is the air pollution low?
It is location on the green belt of Los Angeles
What are the schools assessed as?
The best-achieving in the USA
How many schools are there?
`5
How many of the residents possess a master or a doctorate?
20.5%
What is the crime rate like?
70% lower than the national average
How much safer is Irvine than the rest of the cities in California?
96% safer
What are the statistics for violent crime compared nationally?
50 incidents per 100,000 people compared with 366 per 100,000 nationally
What are the statistics for vehicle theft compared nationally?
52 per 100,000 compared with 220 per 100,000 nationally
What is the ethnicity
half the residents are white and the second most numerous group is Asian
What is the housing like?
Single-family houses on relative large ‘lots’
How many households own their own home?
91%
How many households have lived in Northwood for more than 10 years?
two thirds
What is the average household size?
2.8 persons
What are the streets lined with?
mostly eucalyptus trees
What factors does Irvine feature among the highest ranked cities in the USA for?
safety, management and best place to live
