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Ventura County

Ventura County
800 S. Victoria Ave., Ventura, CA 93009
(805) 654-2266
www.countyofventura.org
POPULATION: 826,550
INCORPORATION DATE: 1872
FORM OF
GOVERNMENT:		 General Law
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: District 1 - Steve Bennett
District 2 - Linda Parks
District 3 - Kathy Long *
District 4 - Peter Foy 
District 5 - John Zaragoza
  *Denotes Chair of the Board
BOARD MEETS: Tuesdays

VENTURA. County seat, Ventura. Created March 22, 1872. In 1782 the Mission San Buenaventura was founded as San Buenaventura (now known as Ventura). Buenaventura is composed of two Spanish words, buena meaning "good" and ventura meaning "fortune."

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