Thousand Oaks is the second-largest city in Ventura County,
California, United States. It is in the northwestern part of Greater
Los Angeles, approximately 40 miles (64 km) from Downtown Los Angeles,
and is less than 15 miles (24 km) from the Los Angeles neighborhood of
Woodland Hills. It is named after the many oak trees present in the
area.Thousand Oaks is the second-largest city in Ventura County,
California, United States. It is in the northwestern part of Greater
Los Angeles, approximately 40 miles (64 km) from Downtown Los Angeles,
and is less than 15 miles (24 km) from the Los Angeles neighborhood of
Woodland Hills. It is named after the many oak trees present in the
area.The city forms the central populated core of the Conejo Valley.
Thousand Oaks was incorporated in 1964, but has since expanded to the
west and east. Two-thirds of neighboring Westlake Village and most of
Newbury Park were annexed by the city during the late 1960s and 1970s.
The Los Angeles Countyâ€"Ventura County line crosses at the city's
eastern border with Westlake Village. The population was estimated to
be 126,813 in 2019, up from 126,683 at the 2010 census.One of the
earliest names used for the area was Conejo Mountain Valley, as used
by the founder of Newbury Park, Egbert Starr Newbury, in the 1870s.
During the 1920s, today's Thousand Oaks was home to 100 residents. In
the 1920s came talks of coming up with a name for the specific area of
Thousand Oaks. A local name contest was held, where 14-year-old Bobby
Harrington's name suggestion won: Thousand Oaks. The valley was â€"
and still is â€" characterized by its tens of thousands of oak trees
(50,000â€"60,000 in 2012). Thousand Oaks, California Top Movies & Young Movies