Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in Southern
California, located 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Downtown Los
Angeles. The city is named after American businessman Henry E.
Huntington. The population was 189,992 during the 2010 census, making
it the fourth most populous city in Orange County, the most populous
beach city in Orange County, and the seventh most populous city in the
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical
Area.[citation needed] Its estimated 2019 population was 199,223. It
is bordered by Bolsa Chica Basin State Marine Conservation Area on the
west, the Pacific Ocean on the southwest, by Seal Beach on the
northwest, by Westminster on the north, by Fountain Valley on the
northeast, by Costa Mesa on the east, and by Newport Beach on the
southeast.Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in
Southern California, located 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Downtown
Los Angeles. The city is named after American businessman Henry E.
Huntington. The population was 189,992 during the 2010 census, making
it the fourth most populous city in Orange County, the most populous
beach city in Orange County, and the seventh most populous city in the
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical
Area.[citation needed] Its estimated 2019 population was 199,223. It
is bordered by Bolsa Chica Basin State Marine Conservation Area on the
west, the Pacific Ocean on the southwest, by Seal Beach on the
northwest, by Westminster on the north, by Fountain Valley on the
northeast, by Costa Mesa on the east, and by Newport Beach on the
southeast.Huntington Beach is known for its long 9.5-mile (15.3 km)
stretch of sandy beach, mild climate, excellent surfing, and beach
culture. The ocean waves are enhanced by a natural effect caused by
the edge-diffraction of open ocean swells around Santa Catalina
Island.[citation needed] Swells generated predominantly from the North
Pacific in winter and from a combination of Southern Hemisphere storms
and hurricanes in the summer focus on Huntington Beach, creating
consistent surf all year long, hence the nickname "Surf City".The main
thoroughfare of Huntington Beach, Beach Boulevard, was originally a
cattle route for the main industry of the Rancho. Since its time as a
parcel of the enormous Spanish land grant, Huntington Beach has
undergone many incarnations. One time it was known as Shell Beach, the
town of Smeltzer, and then Gospel Swamp for the revival meetings that
were held in the marshland where the community college Golden West
College can currently be found. Later it became known as Fairview and
then Pacific City, as it developed into a tourist destination. In
order to secure access to the Pacific Electric Red Car lines that used
to criss-cross Los Angeles and ended in Long Beach, Pacific City ceded
enormous power to railroad magnate Henry E. Huntington, and thus
became a city whose name has been written into corporate sponsorship,
and like much of the history of Southern California, boosterism. Huntington Beach, California Top Movies & Young Movies